Matt Aliota
@aliotalab.bsky.social
University of Minnesota | Arbovirus virology | Vector Biology | Emerging Infectious Diseases | Host-Pathogen Interactions | Opinions Mine
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The ICE surge may be ending, but retribution comes in many forms- including selective termination of funding. This is retaliation, and will harm Minnesotans
February 12, 2026 at 11:03 PM
The ICE surge may be ending, but retribution comes in many forms- including selective termination of funding. This is retaliation, and will harm Minnesotans
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I updated my map of Minnesota.
February 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I updated my map of Minnesota.
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I noticed a bunch of different accounts across various social media websites are sharing my Minnesota maps, so I thought that I'd make a new one.
February 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I noticed a bunch of different accounts across various social media websites are sharing my Minnesota maps, so I thought that I'd make a new one.
January 31, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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Tom Morello live in Minneapolis
January 30, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Tom Morello live in Minneapolis
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Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello play ‘Ghost of Tom Joad’ together at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸
🎥: Jon Bream
🎥: Jon Bream
January 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello play ‘Ghost of Tom Joad’ together at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸
🎥: Jon Bream
🎥: Jon Bream
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Bruce Springsteen performs ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ for the first time in Minnesota at First Avenue 🎶
🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Bruce Springsteen performs ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ for the first time in Minnesota at First Avenue 🎶
🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
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Tom Morello welcomes Bruce Springsteen to the stage at the Defend Minnesota! benefit concert fundraising for the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸
🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Tom Morello welcomes Bruce Springsteen to the stage at the Defend Minnesota! benefit concert fundraising for the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸
🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
Posting for no particular reason: www.bbc.com/news/world-l...
January 26, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Posting for no particular reason: www.bbc.com/news/world-l...
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The whole interview is worth it
January 24, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The whole interview is worth it
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Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
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These Minneapolis Roosevelt moms knew that ICE had murdered another mom just hours before.
But they still faced down armed ICE thugs with nothing but righteous rage.
That’s courage 👍🏻💪🏼👏🏻
But they still faced down armed ICE thugs with nothing but righteous rage.
That’s courage 👍🏻💪🏼👏🏻
January 9, 2026 at 1:06 AM
These Minneapolis Roosevelt moms knew that ICE had murdered another mom just hours before.
But they still faced down armed ICE thugs with nothing but righteous rage.
That’s courage 👍🏻💪🏼👏🏻
But they still faced down armed ICE thugs with nothing but righteous rage.
That’s courage 👍🏻💪🏼👏🏻
Just got this tonight. I am on a panel that is supposed to meet Nov 03.
October 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Just got this tonight. I am on a panel that is supposed to meet Nov 03.
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Can’t believe I have to say this, but in Minnesota you will continue to have the freedom to get your COVID and flu shots.
October 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Can’t believe I have to say this, but in Minnesota you will continue to have the freedom to get your COVID and flu shots.
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Interested air sampling for pathogens?
I'm a big wastewater surveillance proponent, but it is not the answer in every situation.
Our team has a short blog about the currently available air samplers if this is something you are interested in.
lungfish-science.github.io/2025/09/04/o...
I'm a big wastewater surveillance proponent, but it is not the answer in every situation.
Our team has a short blog about the currently available air samplers if this is something you are interested in.
lungfish-science.github.io/2025/09/04/o...
Options for Bioaerosol Samplers
Do you want to detect pathogens in the air? You should know what sampling instruments are available.
lungfish-science.github.io
September 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Interested air sampling for pathogens?
I'm a big wastewater surveillance proponent, but it is not the answer in every situation.
Our team has a short blog about the currently available air samplers if this is something you are interested in.
lungfish-science.github.io/2025/09/04/o...
I'm a big wastewater surveillance proponent, but it is not the answer in every situation.
Our team has a short blog about the currently available air samplers if this is something you are interested in.
lungfish-science.github.io/2025/09/04/o...
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RFK Jr.'s #2 is stepping in as acting CDC director. You need to call your Congress people now and demand hearings until RFK is forced out. They're politically weak for another 48-72 hours, then they'll do unbelievable damage in the next month. Show me that you called and I will give you a reward 👇
August 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
RFK Jr.'s #2 is stepping in as acting CDC director. You need to call your Congress people now and demand hearings until RFK is forced out. They're politically weak for another 48-72 hours, then they'll do unbelievable damage in the next month. Show me that you called and I will give you a reward 👇
Good start. Continue to (1) demand his resignation and (2) threaten endless hearings until it happens.
I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
RFK Jr on the mass shooting in Minnesota: "We're launching studies on the potential contribution of some of the SSRI drugs and some of the other psychiatric drugs that might be contributing to violence."
August 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Good start. Continue to (1) demand his resignation and (2) threaten endless hearings until it happens.
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I've got an opening for a postdoctoral fellow, and likely a second available in 6-12 mos. If you're interested in infection biology during pregnancy or reproductive immunology, please reach out. To formally apply, Search for posting ID: 369238 myu.umn.edu/employment
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July 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I've got an opening for a postdoctoral fellow, and likely a second available in 6-12 mos. If you're interested in infection biology during pregnancy or reproductive immunology, please reach out. To formally apply, Search for posting ID: 369238 myu.umn.edu/employment
The final version is out in the Journal of Virology: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
May 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The final version is out in the Journal of Virology: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
New paper out led by Rachel Lange (Alex Ciota's lab) and Julia Pritchard (my lab) showing that the unique genetic signatures associated with Powassan virus infections in MN and NY are associated with variability in viral fitness and virulence.
doi.org/10.4269/ajtm...
doi.org/10.4269/ajtm...
Differential Virulence and Host-Specific Fitness of Regionally Distinct Human-Derived Powassan Virus Lineage 2 Strains
Powassan virus (POWV; family Flaviviridae) is a tick-borne encephalitic virus endemic to Canada, the United States, and Russia. In the United States, POWV is transmitted by ixodid ticks, and transmiss...
doi.org
May 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
New paper out led by Rachel Lange (Alex Ciota's lab) and Julia Pritchard (my lab) showing that the unique genetic signatures associated with Powassan virus infections in MN and NY are associated with variability in viral fitness and virulence.
doi.org/10.4269/ajtm...
doi.org/10.4269/ajtm...
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Last year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.
March 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Last year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.