OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026MMI congratulates Evan Lind to promotion to full Professor, and Isabella Rauch @rauchlab.bsky.social to receiving tenure! 020
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 20/05/2026MMI faculty member Isabella Rauch @rauchlab.bsky.social gave the @globalimmuno.bsky.social seminar today. You can find the recording on youtube at urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...urldefense.comYouTubeShare your videos with friends, family, and the world 041
Reposted by OHSU-MMIJonathan Pruneda @jnpruneda.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Interested in microbiology, immunology, and host-pathogen interactions? Come work with us! Our department at OHSU is opening a search for a new tenure-track faculty position. See the job advertisement for details. Please share within your networks! www.nature.com/naturecareer...nature.comFaculty Position in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology - Portland, Oregon job with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) - Molecular Microbiology and Immunology | 12858852The Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at OHSU invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position. 03336
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Thank you @miketilapia.bsky.social for giving a great talk today about exciting findings from screens using the pathogen effector ORFome (also lovingly called the “evil”ome 😈). 041
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 28/04/2026The Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology is looking to grow! We opened a position for an assistant or associate professor, please distribute ! facultycareers-ohsu.icims.com/jobs/39006/a...facultycareers-ohsu.icims.comFaculty Portal | OHSU 01215
Reposted by OHSU-MMIBella Rauch @rauchlab.bsky.social · 23/04/2026🚨Preprint alert ! Alexis Gibson, a @hhmi-science.bsky.social Hannah Grey fellow, reports on our fun collaboration with PNNL. We used standard label-free MS to analyze caspase cleavage products in primary intestinal epithelial cells post inflammasome activation. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 1/2biorxiv.org 193
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Thank you to Megan Orzalli @virulentmind.bsky.social for giving an exciting and thought provoking talk for our seminar series. The cell and tissue type we study infection in matters! 051
Reposted by OHSU-MMItafesselab.bsky.social @tafesselab.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Glad to see this news story highlighting our recent lipid interactome database, a resource we hope will help the broader scientific community. @ohsummi.bsky.social @ohsunews.bsky.social news.ohsu.edu/2026/02/25/n...news.ohsu.eduNew database may unlock potential of lipids in treating, preventing diseaseOHSU scientists lead development of so-called ‘Google maps’ for how lipids interact with proteins inside cells. 0104
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 13/02/2026A warm welcome to our new Department chair, Fikadu Tafesse @tafesselab.bsky.social !! 040
Reposted by OHSU-MMIBella Rauch @rauchlab.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Can we improve peer review? We think we can! Check out an experiment I helped with as part of @solvingforsci.bsky.social 's mission to make science better. And if you don't want to read the whole bioRxiv manuscript, here's an overview of the main findings: solvingfor.org/news-posts-d...solvingfor.orgThe Results are In: Preview The Discovery Stack Pilot PaperReimagining Peer Review: Feasibility and Value of a Scientist-Designed, Metric-Driven Model 1159
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Congratulations to the Rauch lab @rauchlab.bsky.social on their newest publication! 050
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Last week we had another amazing department retreat, expertly organized by @laurenrodda.bsky.social and @jnpruneda.bsky.social . Thank you to our fantastic invited speaker @harmitmalik.bsky.social and all the trainees for a day of wonderful science discussions. 073
Reposted by OHSU-MMIBella Rauch @rauchlab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Join us at the amazing Midwinter Conference of Immunologists in January 2025 in beautiful Asilomar! 🚨There is a travel grant for underrepresented trainees, apply now! www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/... #blackinImmuno #BlackinMicro #Sacnascvent.comPre-Conference Travel Award application 064
Reposted by OHSU-MMIStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 18/07/2025The Trump admin is erasing critical federal data - including climate trends, water quality, wildfire risk, public health stats, and pollution monitoring. When the data goes dark, the American lives are at risk. This is how To Sabatoge A Nation👇 zurl.co/slECMzurl.coTrump’s Cuts Are Making Federal Data DisappearOnline tools that professionals use for everything from diagnosing diseases to calculating insurance payouts are going dark. 415578
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Congratulations to Bahareh Ajami and her lab @baharehajami.bsky.social ! Dr. Ajami and her team of 6 are studying one of the most promising theories in ALS immunology today. alsnorthwest.org/research-app... 010
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Congratulations to @tafesselab.bsky.social for promotion to Full Professor with tenure!!! Well deserved! 150
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Check out the mucosal Immunology podcast episode with MMI faculty member @rauchlab.bsky.social 010
Reposted by OHSU-MMItafesselab.bsky.social @tafesselab.bsky.social · 10/06/2025It’s finally out! Started this project as a PhD student in the @holthuislab.bsky.social lab & finished by my PhD student. Full-circle moment and the end of an era. 😊 Thanks to Gaelen and everyone who made this happen. @ohsummi.bsky.social @ohsunews.bsky.social pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40473211/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govCharacterization of C. elegans sphingomyelin synthases through heterologous expression - PubMedSphingomyelin (SM) is a major component of mammalian cell membranes and particularly abundant in the myelin sheath that surrounds nerve fibers. Its production is catalyzed by SM synthases SMS1 and SMS... 0123
Reposted by OHSU-MMItafesselab.bsky.social @tafesselab.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Excited to share our latest preprint! Using integrated global lipidomics and proteomics, we show that SARS-CoV-2 variants induce conserved changes in host lipid metabolism pathways. Congrats to Scotty for leading the work. @ohsummi.bsky.social @ohsunews.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgMulti-Omic Profiling Identifies Conserved Metabolic Pathways Critical for SARS-CoV-2 Variants InfectionThe rapid evolution of SARS-CoV-2 has led to the emergence of numerous variants with en-hanced transmissibility and immune evasion. Despite widespread vaccination, infections persist, and the mechanis... 0106
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 24/05/2025This cool study on compounds that can kill Plasmodium inside mosquitoes and can be applied to bed-nets was contributed to by the Riscoe lab at MMI! 054
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Congratulations to the Tafesse lab on their recent publication on the effects on timing in repeat vaccinations! 031
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Congratulations to the groups of Eric Barklis and @tafesselab.bsky.social for reporting an analysis of factors that regulate HIV-1 fusion in reverse pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAnalysis of Factors That Regulate HIV-1 Fusion in ReverseBased on observations that HIV-1 envelope (Env) proteins on the surfaces of cells have the capacity to fuse with neighboring cells or enveloped viruses that express CD4 receptors and CXCR4 co-receptor... 094
Reposted by OHSU-MMILeigh Knodler @leighknodler.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Excitement plus!! The full program is online for the upcoming GRC Salmonella Biology and Pathogenesis meeting. There is still some room in the schedule for short talks, which will be chosen from submitted abstracts. Submit your abstract, if you haven't done so already. www.grc.org/salmonella-b...media.tenor.comkermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain .ALT: kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain . 0129
Reposted by OHSU-MMIPatrick S. Mitchell @psmitchej.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Federal funding of biomedical research has been a remarkably successful partnership, with benefits that are so intertwined in our daily lives that they can be easy to take for granted. So what will we lose if the U.S. continues to defund research? theconversation.com/cuts-to-scie...theconversation.comCuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughsThe National Institutes of Health has been integral to scientific progress in treating countless human diseases. Without its support, patients will ultimately pay the price. 1169
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Thank you to Adair Borges @adairb.bsky.social for giving a great talk about her exciting science at @arcadiascience.com and for discussing careers in biotech with our trainees! 040
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 20/03/2025New research from the @jnpruneda.bsky.social and @michaelnadbio.bsky.social labs: In this collaborative work, the groups show that ubiquitin is directly linked to mono-ADP-ribose modifications on proteins, a process called “MARUbylation". www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....embopress.orgUbiquitin is directly linked via an ester to protein-conjugated mono-ADP-ribose | The EMBO JournalimageimageCertain E3 ligases have been found to ubiquitylate hydroxyl groups on free NAD+ and ADP-ribose in vitro, but the in vivo occurrence of this dual post-translational modification has remained ... 1145
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 14/03/2025New publication out of the @rauchlab.bsky.social at OHSU MMI 074
Reposted by OHSU-MMIBella Rauch @rauchlab.bsky.social · 04/03/2025@laurenrodda.bsky.social, @nicelab.bsky.social , @jnpruneda.bsky.social and I wrote an OpEd on the impacts of NIH cuts on Oregon: www.bizjournals.com/portland/new... It was signed by over 450 OHSU researchers! It’s unfortunately paywalled, DM me if you’d like a gift link or a pdf of it.bizjournals.comOpinion: Scientists on how NIH cuts will hurt all Oregonians. - Portland Business Journal"These cuts will cripple biomedical research and drug development in the U.S. We should be investing more in science, not less." 12011
Reposted by OHSU-MMILauren B. Rodda @laurenrodda.bsky.social · 22/02/2025NIH funding freeze stalls $1.5 billion in medical research grant funding : Shots - Health News www.npr.org/sections/sho...npr.orgNIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research fundsThe National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies. 011
Reposted by OHSU-MMIBella Rauch @rauchlab.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Join me in standing up for science on March 7. in Salem, Oregon! Tell your friends and bring them too!! This is a nation wide event, with every state having at least one gathering. We need to show up strong!!! standupforscience2025.org 13124
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 06/02/2025@laurenrodda.bsky.social and her trainee @georgecelis.bsky.social from our department, together with @joshuamoreau.bsky.social , Rashi Yadav and Abrar Samiea from @ohsuknight.bsky.social wrote a review on B-cells, check it out! 030
Reposted by OHSU-MMIEdelblum Lab @edelblumlab.bsky.social · 06/01/2025If you are female PhD faculty in #GIresearch ( #basicscience or #translational), we invite you to join WINGS, Women Innovating in Gastrointestinal Science, a community for career development, mentorship & networking. Please fill out the form on our website and RT! bit.ly/4fHBWfj #GISky #Gastroskyedelblumlab.comWINGS | edelblumlabWomen Innovating in Gastrointestinal Science is a group of basic & translational GI researchers that provides a community to connect, empower and inspire female faculty. 35232
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 10/12/2024A big thank you to Kelsey Sivick, our invited seminar speaker from Arcus biosciences, for giving a riveting talk about the development of a TIGIT inhibitor and educating our trainees on careers in biotech! 020
OHSU-MMI @ohsummi.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Huber, who successfully defended their thesis on MR1 regulation, done in the Harriff lab, last Friday!! 070