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Mary Weber (Weber lab)

@mweberlab.bsky.social
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Associate Professor at the University of Iowa. Studying host-pathogen interactions, with a focus on Chlamydia and Orientia effector proteins and host cell biology.

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Bella Rauch @rauchlab.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Want to work in a great lab that does amazing science, with a super nice PI? Look no further! Bonus: my lab is their neighbors 😉
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
So sorry to hear this. What a loss on so many levels. Condolences.
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Congrats on the wonderful story!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Huge congrats to Robert and Paige from my lab, and thanks to our fantastic collaborators in the Rudel lab! Grateful to our reviewers and wonderful editor Sunny Shin for helping strengthen the work! Check it out here: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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The Chlamydia trachomatis-secreted effector protein CT181 binds to Mcl-1 and prolongs neutrophil survival | mBio
Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen that must evade early immune defenses to establish infection. This study identifies CT181 as a previously undescribed secreted effector that...
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Excited to share our new paper in mBio! We show that the Chlamydia trachomatis effector protein CT181 binds Mcl-1, prolongs neutrophil survival, enhances bacterial persistence, and promotes infection/pathogenesis in vivo.
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Seeking a Research Intern/Postbac jobs.uiowa.edu/research/vie...
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Research Requisition Details - Jobs@UIOWA: Search and Apply for Jobs at The University of Iowa
Jobs@UIOWA: The official place to search and apply for jobs at The University of Iowa.
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Seeking a Research Assistant/Lab Manager: uiowa.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/researc...
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Research Assistant - Microbiology and Immunology (Weber Lab) in Iowa City, Iowa, United States
This Research Assistant position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Mary Weber in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. The successful...
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Please share!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
We’re hiring in the Weber Lab at the University of Iowa! We study how intracellular pathogens (Chlamydia trachomatis and Orientia tsutsugamushi) manipulate host cells through secreted effector proteins. Two great opportunities for future scientists and research professionals.
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We’re hiring! Join the Weber Lab at the University of Iowa to study Chlamydia effector biology, centrosome regulation, vesicular trafficking, and innate immunity. Please share!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Congrats Nick on getting this up and running!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Sad to hear this. RIP Helene, you will be missed.
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
I got my NCE, but that was back in late Aug. I put in for it back in July when you had to justify it and then the day after I got it you didn't have to justify it anymore. Best of luck!!!!! Hope you all are doing well.
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Congrats! Well deserved
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Thanks for sharing this! Was wondering if ones on the books for next week would proceed. Hopefully the ones that were missed get rescheduled soon.
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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
The GRFP lives!! (due end of October) www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Congrats Sunny!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 Come work with us at the University of Iowa on Orientia tsutsugamushi—a fascinating intracellular pathogen. Projects include building genetic tools + uncovering how effectors hijack host cell cycle + centrosome function. Please share! 📩 mary-weber@uiowa.edu 🔗 weber.lab.uiowa.edu
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Congrats Kaylee!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Congrats all!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Yay Erin! Congrats!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Happy Birthday Robbie!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Happy Mothers Day!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Thank you!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Congrats!!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Nevermind I figured it out. Hope your MIRA came through
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Hey Erin- Did you find out anything about this? My R01 renewal (7th percent) was supposed to go to council June 2nd but now it says council review complete and I never got a JIT request?
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Three very fluffy Maine coons sending positive vibes your way!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Fingers crossed for you!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Congrats Nick! So excited for this!!!!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Congrats! Well deserved.
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Congrats Lauren and @hayleyjnewton.bsky.social on this wonderful story!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Congrats to you both!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Congrats Sunny on yet another beautiful story.
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Sarah Hird, PhD @sarahhird.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
PSA for NIH R35s: My R35 was administratively withdrawn this year because I broke my Future Research into “Aims” & they said this violated the “Do not submit a Specific Aims page or identify specific aims” policy. So. Don’t use the word “Aims” in an R35 - use “Projects”. #critical
Screenshot of email from NIH PO that reads: “Unfortunately, they have become very strict this round with the use of the word Aims (even if the PIs meant program projects) to describe discrete projects in their research strategy.  This was decided at the Director level.  There were a few other PIs that were I the same boat and all the applications were withdrawn.”
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Fingers crossed
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Thanks Igor!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Kids and adults I think I handle it worse than my LO
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Rita Tamayo @ritatamayo.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
BV study section rescheduled for mid-April, posted on the Federal Register yesterday
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Yay! I had been checking and hadn't seen it yet. So glad its a go this time!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
HAHAH I at least caught up on some teaching material. Sigh… really hoping this gets back on track soon. Hope you’re all doing well in Nashville!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Congrats on the elegant study!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
I’m absolutely devastated. My heart goes out to those who put so much effort into these applications and to the panel members who dedicated their time and energy to reviewing them. Hoping for a swift resolution!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Stunning microscopy and fascinating new insights from @lamasonlab.bsky.social on Rickettsia-ER contact sites. Incredible work!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Registration is open for the NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in Microbiology at the Host-Pathogen Interface. This 10-week summer program places students in bacteriology, immunology, parasitology, or virology research labs. bit.ly/3ACBJvt
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
🎉 Big congratulations to MSTP student Xavier Tijerina and Postdoctoral Fellow Jabeena on the release of their exciting preprint! 🚀 Their work sheds new light on CpoS and its interactions with host and other Inc proteins! Check it out here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Tetramer formation of CpoS facilitates Inc-Inc interactions during Chlamydia trachomatis infection
Chlamydia trachomatis ( C.t. ), the leading bacterial cause of sexually transmitted infections, replicates within a unique intracellular compartment called the inclusion, which is modified by secreted...
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Friday we said farewell to our incredible postdoc Jaby, who’s off to do amazing work with Rama Rao Amara at Emory. Best of luck, Jaby—we’ll miss you and can’t wait to see all you accomplish! 👏🎉
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Congrats all!
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Mary Weber (Weber lab) @mweberlab.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
So sorry for your loss
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