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Matt Frieman

@mattfrieman.bsky.social
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Alicia and Yaya Professor of Viral Pathogen Research, Center for Pathogen Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine. #virology #coronavirus #vaccines #Influenza Opinions are my own. FriemanLab.com

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Matt Frieman @mattfrieman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Random FYI. Just got 2 of these for my lab. If you need USB or 4K HDMI adapters for computers, these are on sale. amzn.to/4y78adi
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Matt Frieman @mattfrieman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Favorite line from this article! “The really good people sometimes don’t know why they’re that good,” Dr. Livny said. “They don’t remember the 20 times they did something another way and it failed. They’ve blocked all that sadness out.” 🤌
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Some Scientists Have ‘Magic Hands’ in the Lab. This A.I. Is Learning Why. (Gift Article)
Even the most adept researchers may not know exactly what they do to get successful results. An A.I. model is trying to figure it out by watching every move.
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Shicheng Guo @shihcheng.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Revolutionary findings show LEAPER 2.0 achieves long-term exon skipping in DMD, using circ-arRNAs for muscle regeneration in monkeys and humans. Exciting progress! PMID:42269605, Cell 2026, @Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-86… #Medsky #Pharmsky #RNA #ASHG #ESHG 🧪
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/08/2026
JOSH: So what are you going to do? TOBY: Whatever I can to stave off the chaos, mayhem, and self interest that lies just beneath our civil disguise. (The West Wing)
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Matt Frieman @mattfrieman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Thank you @amersocvirology.bsky.social for a wonderful #ASV2026. It is always great to see old friends and also to meet new ones. It was a nice reminder of why we do what we do. A true celebration of virology at a time when we needed it more than ever. Thank you, from the Frieman Lab #Lovevirology
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
TOTAL (blue dots) and confirmed case accumulation. Onwards and upwards, with an increase in daily case numbers (green bars) signalling worrying, uninterrupted levels of transmission.
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Ariel Kahrl @arielkahrl.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I am thrilled to share that the biology dept at Hamilton College is hiring a TT Evolutionary Ecologist to start in fall of 2027! This position would teach an upper level Evolution lect/lab, a section of Bio-100, rotate through our 200-level Eco/Evo course, and a seminar. apply.interfolio.com/190184
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
She sighed: “it’s getting worse,” and I could not tell if she was describing the cyclospora outbreak or the Ebola outbreak, the dangerous heat or the war, the uptick in Covid cases or the cost of living, and so I simply replied: yeah.
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I have nothing left but this plea-please help my football team 💔 @itsmirdaaa.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Can’t get diarrhea lettuce from a cinnamon bun. Follow me for more health tips!
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🎯 The major point is that the anti-vaccine misinformation machine is worth millions. Vaccines worked so well that Polio & small pox are dim & distant memories, therefore less compelling. I did not see what it was like to live with those outbreaks or watch people suffer from complications. 🧪
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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Reminder — UW #Microbiology has an open search for an Assistant Professor, focusing on fundamental problems in #bacteriology! If you or someone you know would be suitable, here's the ad: apply.interfolio.com/185622
Screenshot of the job listing linked in full above
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Microbes.Info @microbesinfo.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🧬🦠 A surprise discovery in a university #lab helped uncover new insights into #Influenza #biology, advancing our understanding of how #flu #viruses function and evolve. #Virology #Microbiology #Research #PublicHealth #Microsky via @vtdigger.bsky.social
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One UVM lab’s surprise discovery led to flu science breakthrough - VTDigger
Proteins in the two most common types of flu virus enable them to take very different paths to entering human lungs, a finding that could lead to more directed antiviral treatments.
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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
ASV is alarmed by the US HHS to suspend and debar Dr. Ralph Baric from federal funding. Read our open letter below:
Open letter from ASV to protest US HHS actions against Dr. Ralph Baric.
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27 UNIHTED @27unihted.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
We published an article written by a number of current and former peer review workers in their personal capacities outlining the changes to peer review at the NIH over the last 18 months. It’s a great resource, and we’re grateful to the authors who wrote it! open.substack.com/pub/27unihte...
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The Quiet Attack On Science: Subverting NIH Peer Review
Authored by anonymous current and former NIH workers with experience in peer review, this is an overview of all the changes to NIH's peer review over the last 18 months.
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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 04/06/2026
Dr. Ivan Zanoni, Kautilya Jena and Pengxiang Qu have shown that targeting antifungal immune receptors with a mannan-based adjuvant boosts the strength, durability, and variant coverage of #mRNAVaccine responses. 📑: go.nature.com/4uGnuME 🎧: bit.ly/4o7wbx9
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Matt Frieman @mattfrieman.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
What are you doing?
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH
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Lisa Gralinski @lisagralinski.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Bullshit is nicer than anything I have to say about this constant harassment. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Virologist accused of starting COVID-19 will fight U.S. ban on funding
HHS memo says Ralph Baric had a “pattern of deception” in describing virus studies long before pandemic
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
A wild thread: 490 million years ago, the seafloor which would become the city of Baltimore was a serpentinite-hosted hydrothermal vent complex. Those vents laid the ultramafic structures that would, in 1812, be discovered as America's first chromite mine.
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Matt Frieman @mattfrieman.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Bush "Glycerine" from the NPR Tiny Desk Concert. If you are of my generation, this will give you major warm 90's vibes. Still sounds great. #WeOldNow youtu.be/lBuHH7WE4yE?...
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Bush: Tiny Desk Concert
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Hensley Lab @scottehensley.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
We are recruiting 1-2 postdoctoral fellows to investigate the specificity of human anti-influenza virus antibodies, and to determine how these antibodies impact global antigenic drift of influenza viruses. Join our lab at Penn in Philly. Reach out if you are interested in applying! Please repost!
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STAT @statnews.com · 25/03/2026
The FDA approved a new medicine from Denali Therapeutics for Hunter syndrome, a notable decision by the agency after a string of rejections of rare disease drugs. www.statnews.com/2026/03/25/d...
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FDA approves Denali Therapeutics drug for Hunter syndrome
The FDA approved a new medicine from Denali Therapeutics for Hunter syndrome, a notable decision by the agency after a string of rejections of rare disease drugs.
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Jessica Tollkuhn @tollkuhn.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I said “oh no” out loud when ryan gosling didn’t balance the centrifuge
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 11/03/2026
There are at least 60 Pizza Hut Classics (red roofs, checkered tablecloths, salad bar) in the US…but the company does nothing to promote them. “They are like wormholes in the chain restaurant galaxy, portals to the past found by serendipity.” [nytimes.com]
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That Red Roof! Those Tiffany Lamps! It’s a Pizza Hut From the Past.
With heaps of nostalgia but little promotion by their parent chain, Pizza Hut Classics take their fervent fans on a time trip back to a simpler, warmer era.
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Matt Frieman @mattfrieman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
"Stunning bat cave footage captures disease spread risk for first time". Amazing footage of wildlife interacting with bats at the "Python Cave" in Uganda.
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
AAAAAAAHHHHHHH
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Matt Frieman @mattfrieman.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
They continue to make the dumbest possible choice when given options. Its stunning.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/02/2026
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just “take advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 07/02/2026
“While not everyone will be funded, there is some expectation of a fair and transparent review process, and that doesn’t seem to be happening ... For new grad students, or those applying this year, the outright rejection without a clear reason is incredibly discouraging” —@kheyduk.bsky.social
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
No lies detected from @ossoff.senate.gov here 👇🏽 (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/02/2026
BREAKING: The Maryland House passed a congressional map that would eliminate the state’s last GOP-held seat. Democrats say the move is necessary to counter Trump-backed gerrymanders. The bill now heads to the Senate, where its future is uncertain.
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Maryland House greenlights new congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders
The bill now heads to the Maryland Senate, where its future is less certain.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026
All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
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Neeltje van Doremalen @neeltje.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I’m excited to recruit a postdoc to join my lab at NIAID (Rocky Mountain Labs). We study mucosal immunity and vaccine responses to respiratory viruses in a collaborative, supportive environment. Details & apply: www.training.nih.gov/jobs/pdf-miv... #Postdoc #Immunology #Virology #NIHJobs
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 20/01/2026
🇨🇦PM Carney: "...Stop invoking rules-based international order as though it still functions as advertised. Call it what it is: a system of intensifying great power rivalry where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as coercion." (🧵2/6)
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 18/01/2026
Bill Cassidy reportedly voted for RFK Jr because Cassidy was afraid of losing his next primary and feared Trump endorsed his further-right opponent. Trump just endorsed Cassidy’s opponent anyway! Appeasement does not work. Fight or get out of the way.
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 15/01/2026
BREAKING: The controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau has been *cancelled,* I can now report. A senior official with Africa CDC confirmed the cancellation and said GB officials are working to make sure any research is conducted ethically: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
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Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
This needs boosting. How we share data now, determines how prepared we are for tomorrow. That includes having access to *all* who need it (inccitizen scientists like @ryanhisner.bsky.social) & being able to use it in dashboards & apps. Having one place control it all - is dangerous. #OpenScience
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Matt Frieman @mattfrieman.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Continuing elimination of good science by this administration. www.science.org/content/arti...
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NIH official resigns after flap over risks of seasonal flu virus study
Agency may be expanding list of pathogens subject to dangerous “gain-of-function” regulations
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Justin Taraska @taraska.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
My lab in the NIH Intramural Program (Bethesda, MD) will be recruiting postdoctoral fellows over the next year with flexible start dates. We work on nanoscale cellular imaging of the plasma membrane and related organelles. Please reach out if you’re interested. www.training.nih.gov/jobs/pdp-053...
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Now read this paper by Senator Bill Cassidy about how he set up hepatitis B vaccination clinics in East Baton Rouge. The man sold his soul to the devil on this one. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9358383/
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From university to community: the Baton Rouge experience - PubMed
This paper describes a successful hepatitis B vaccination program which expanded from one school vaccinating 475 students to 68 schools vaccinating 3,400 students. Issues associated with success include acquiring resources, organizing program logistics, developing an advisor board, determining eligi …
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Jake Scott, MD @jakescottmd.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
1/ Aaron Siri is presenting to ACIP right now. He's not a vaccine scientist. He's a plaintiff's attorney whose firm profits from vaccine-injury litigation, RFK Jr.'s personal lawyer, and someone who helped vet HHS leadership. He's now advising the committee that sets U.S. vaccine policy.
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April Glick Pulito @aprilglick.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
This is 385 pounds per person.
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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Charlotte Kuperwasser, a member of ACIP, the US panel advicing on vaccines. Writes what?? How little understanding? 2 sources in which journals? Linking COVID-19 vaccinmation with cancer? 1/8
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Matt Frieman @mattfrieman.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
If you need more scary fun this weekend, the documentary “A Shot In The Arm” is free on PBS until 11/9. Lots of interviews with RFK Jr pre-HHS fame. Narrated by @neildegrassetyson.com from @scotthamkennedy.bsky.social. #Virosky #LoveVirology #TruthisScarierThanFiction www.pbs.org/show/shot-in...
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Shot in the Arm
SHOT IN THE ARM explores vaccine hesitancy historically and in the context of Covid-19.
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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
This billionaire is trolling hardworking educators—and making jokes about gutting supports for special needs kids.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
A summary of training, fellowship, and career development awards Fiscal year 2025 (compared to fiscal year 2024) 1/12
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a dog is sitting on a rug in front of a brick wall and a plant .
ALT: a dog is sitting on a rug in front of a brick wall and a plant .
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Matt Frieman @mattfrieman.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
How does an Editor let this get published? I would like to see the blind reviews for this. www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
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COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?
COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ...
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Matt Frieman @mattfrieman.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Congratulations to Jason McLellan on the Genius Grant! I see big things happening soon in your career if you just keep going forward. 😂 www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
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Jason McLellan
Characterizing and engineering viral protein structures to develop vaccines for infectious diseases.
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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
“Any university leader who signs on to this compact wld betray everything good and solid about the university & would do deep and permanent harm to the United States & the world.” Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down newrepublic.com/article/2013... via @newrepublic.com
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Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down
How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education
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