Reposted by @worobey.bsky.socialFrancisco De La Vega @ribozyme.bsky.social · 20/09/2025www.linkedin.com/feed/news/no...linkedin.comNo new fee for existing H-1B visas | LinkedInA new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas that takes effect Sunday will not apply to existing holders of valid visas who are re-entering the U.S., Axios reports, citing an unnamed White House official. 132
worobey.bsky.social @worobey.bsky.social · 20/09/2025My understanding is that the situation for H1B visa holders outside the US today is urgent: if a current H-1B holder seeks entry into the U.S. after 12:01 a.m. EDT on September 21, 2025, it is too late to avoid the fee—entry will be restricted without the newly-imposed $100,000 employer payment. 3218
worobey.bsky.social @worobey.bsky.social · 07/06/2024Hi all - I have a couple of positions open for lab management and research! Please pass this on to creative and enthusiastic folks who might be interested. (And repost if you don't mind.) Ability to learn/adapt more important than specific skills! Thanks so much. arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...arizona.csod.comResearch Professional II (Multiple Positions)-Work independently on defined experiments (e.g., set up, scheduling, data acquisition) and report on the findings to the PI.-Have a general understan... 22529
worobey.bsky.social @worobey.bsky.social · 04/05/2024Scientist here, and the astonishment at what can be gleaned from a set of pathogen sequences still hasn't worn off for me. 0344
worobey.bsky.social @worobey.bsky.social · 03/05/2024If you're interesting in the #H5N1 outbreak in cattle in the US, please have a look at our preliminary analyses just posted. Part 1 of 2: virological.org/t/preliminar... 37027
Reposted by @worobey.bsky.socialHelen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 02/05/2024Great to see #USDA put up a preprint of what their analysis of what #H5N1 #birdflu genetic sequences tells us about the outbreak in dairy cows. Would be even greater if they shared enough data to let other scientists help in the effort. www.statnews.com/2024/05/02/b...statnews.comTracking bird flu virus changes in cows is stymied by missing data, scientists sayScientists are frustrated that the USDA again failed to include basic information about H5N1 genetic sequences from cows when the data were released this week. 14013
Reposted by @worobey.bsky.socialKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 28/04/2024A little more background on our (re)sharing of assembled H5N1 genomes with required metadata that had to be scraped. This is really not a model to follow moving forward. Critical data such as these - generated with public funds - must be fully open and "FAIR". virological.org/t/note-about...virological.orgNote about availability of H5N1 2.3.4.4b consensus sequences from cattle and other species:On Sunday, April 21st, 2024, “in the interest of public transparency and ensuring the scientific community has access to this information as quickly as possible to encourage disease research and devel... 0206
worobey.bsky.social @worobey.bsky.social · 28/04/2024My colleagues and I have just posted a "Note about availability of #H5N1 2.3.4.4b consensus sequences from cattle and other species" on virological.org. Consensus genomes and metadata. virological.org/t/note-about...virological.orgNote about availability of H5N1 2.3.4.4b consensus sequences from cattle and other species:On Sunday, April 21st, 2024, “in the interest of public transparency and ensuring the scientific community has access to this information as quickly as possible to encourage disease research and devel... 24023
