Michele LeRoux @micheleleroux.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Spreading the word on this. We scientists will need to flood the comment section and get lots of press coverage of these potentially catastrophic changes. 000
Reposted by Michele LeRouxTung Le @tunglejic.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Finally published. Many thanks to a wonderful collaborative team and scientific platforms!!! And thanks to editors and reviewers for enthusiasm and a great review. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comA bacterial CARD–NLR-like immune system controls the release of gene transfer agents - Nature MicrobiologyAn immunity-like system functions as a lysis control hub to promote gene transfer agent particle release from host bacterial cells, suggesting that bacterial immune systems may be co-opted to promote ... 48837
Reposted by Michele LeRouxJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 17/03/2026This Russell Vought, trying to usurp the power of the purse. Congress and the people have made it abundantly clear that they want to fund science. But Vought keeps trying to steal those funds. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgAnalysis: Why the research money isn’t flowing from NSF and NIHWhite House review of agency spending plans for this year is causing delays 510960
Reposted by Michele LeRouxMax Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Update 3/16: A very small handful of NIH apportionments have come through — with big exceptions. The ones that OMB has approved are all Congressionally mandated/earmarked. The broad discretionary funds that fund most NIH grants not yet been authorized. (1/2) 27363
Reposted by Michele LeRouxDr. Michael D. L. Johnson @copperbae.bsky.social · 02/02/2026STEM Black History Fact 1/28 Dr. Alice Ball developed the first effective treatment for leprosy in 1915, well before antibiotics were known. Her work went uncredited for years. Dr. Ball - "I work and work and still it seems that I have done nothing." www.womenshistory.org/education-re...womenshistory.orgAlice BallAn Americ 04729
Reposted by Michele LeRouxJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 29/01/2026To the extent that the fate of NIH and ICE funding may continue to be linked, we as scientists may feel forced to choose between protecting our own funding and the safety and wellbeing of our neighbors. This is a false choice. open.substack.com/pub/sciencea...open.substack.comDemanding a Homeland Security bill that reins in lawlessness is the best path for science–even if it stalls NIH fundingThe Senate voted today on a final funding package that included both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), among many other agencies and institutions. 1268
Reposted by Michele LeRouxCaroline Bartman @cbartman.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Can’t do good science in an unfree country. Defund ICE. 1387
Reposted by Michele LeRouxHope Jahren @realhopejahren.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Keep sciencing. We are living through a time when looking at a rock and wondering how old it is qualifies as an act of resistance. 171041259
Reposted by Michele LeRouxTiffany Lowe-Power stands with Minnesota @tlowepower.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Microbiology professor, want to join a slack for microbiology professors, any career stage, diverse career types (pure teaching, med school, R1, community college, pure research fed PIs, ...) Message me for an invite link if you are interested. No imposter syndrome, if you are 1% micro, join! 44642
Reposted by Michele LeRouxStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 06/03/2025WHERE WILL YOU BE TOMORROW? 35792339
Reposted by Michele LeRouxStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 06/03/2025SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING! To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎 261698752
Michele LeRoux @micheleleroux.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Love this reminder of how basic science funded by the federal government has led to transformational new technologies. So many other examples (CRISPR.. Ozempic..) and something we as scientists need to communicate frequently and forcefully to our congress people and taxpayers. 010
Reposted by Michele LeRouxDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs. It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎ucsusa.org48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science 6733021421
Reposted by Michele LeRouxRoby Bhattacharyya @roby-b.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Vaccines are one of the three best things human beings have ever done to extend our own lifespans (along with sanitation and cheap food production at scale). This graphic is amazing (and bc of differences in methodology, this doesn't even include the COVID vaccine, which saved another ~20 million). 13420
Reposted by Michele LeRouxJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10/02/2025NIH Updates Good news: It appears that at least of the submitted F31 diversity supplements for which the study section had disappeared from eRA commons are reappearing with the original study section. Still uncertain future, but it's a step. 1/2media.tenor.comthree minions are standing in front of a sign that says " theres an update "ALT: three minions are standing in front of a sign that says " theres an update " 523341
Reposted by Michele LeRouxAlexander Tin @alexander-a-tin.bsky.social · 10/02/2025A federal judge in Massachusetts has just blocked Trump administration's move to cut NIH's funding of indirect costs A hearing is now scheduled for Feb. 21 in case, which was brought by 22 states earlier today storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 37530
Reposted by Michele LeRouxDr. Ahna Skop @ahnaskop.bsky.social · 17/01/2024“Curiosity-driven, basic science has yielded a deeper understanding of how life forms develop and function in their environment and has had wide implications for health and our planet. Investing in this is vital for scientific progress and is worth protecting in a democracy.” —Ruth Lehmannnature.comBasic science is not just a foundation - Nature Cell BiologyIntellectual freedom for scientists, unconstrained by commercial interests and direct application, fuels unexpected discoveries. Curiosity-driven, basic science has yielded a deeper understanding of h... 15229
Reposted by Michele LeRouxJonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 17/10/2023While we still need to keep on working to limit COVID transmission, don't forget about other microbial pathogens. Two stories here on Acinetobacter baumannii to keep an eye on www.healio.com/news/infecti... and a press release about another paper: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...healio.comLong-term care facilities see far more A. baumannii and C. aurisBOSTON — Mechanically ventilated patients in long-term care facilities are far more likely to be colonized by Acinetobacter baumannii and Candida auris than those in acute-care facilities, a stu... 063
Michele LeRoux @micheleleroux.bsky.social · 26/09/2023This is a great list, but wish there were more emphasis on PARENTAL leave extending to non-birth parents. I can't imagine how I would have navigated faculty job interviews with a newborn if my husband hadn't been able to take 12 weeks of PAID leave (thanks to Massachusetts PFMLA). 051
Reposted by Michele LeRouxCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 26/09/2023Covid testing is a good way to help keep family and friends safe. US residents can now receive 4 free tests in the mail by filling out the short form below.covid.govCOVID.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 testsEvery U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. 511238
Reposted by Michele LeRouxTera Levin @teralevin.bsky.social · 25/09/2023My lab's first big research paper is now out in mBio! 🎉 We ask: how can Legionella antagonize other microbes with reactive oxygen species without hurting themselves? Answer: several dynamics seem to generate a 'toxic moat' of ROS around producers pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37728338/ 811033
Michele LeRoux @micheleleroux.bsky.social · 22/09/2023The Molecular Microbiology department at Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine is recruiting at the Assistant Professor level! Come be a #newPI with me in this stellar research environment and fantastic microbiology community. facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/apply/Postin... 01629