Alison Criss
@alisoncrissuva.bsky.social
Professor and Vice Chair of Microbiology, Immunology, & Cancer Biology, University of Virginia. Chair, 2025 Phagocytes GRC. Fascinated by neutrophils & Neisseria.
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More great work from my UW colleagues:
DOXYVAC substudy demonstrates increased gonorrhea tetracycline resistance in doxyPEP users… #IDSky
Great summary by @cidrap.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
Original article 👉 academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Great summary by @cidrap.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
Original article 👉 academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Post-trial data highlight doxyPEP resistance concerns
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 AM
More great work from my UW colleagues:
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📢 Deadline approaching! Are you a Ph.D. candidate, postdoc or lab-based researcher, or know someone whose work deserves recognition? Nominate them for #IAIJournal’s 2026 Emerging Voices in Microbiology Minireview Collection! ⏰ Deadline is Oct. 20: asm.social/2Ea
October 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
📢 Deadline approaching! Are you a Ph.D. candidate, postdoc or lab-based researcher, or know someone whose work deserves recognition? Nominate them for #IAIJournal’s 2026 Emerging Voices in Microbiology Minireview Collection! ⏰ Deadline is Oct. 20: asm.social/2Ea
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CDC released provisional 2024 data on sexually transmitted infections (STIs). For the first time in years, overall reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, & syphilis are down ~9%. In 2024, over 2.2 million STIs were reported. That’s still 13% higher than 10 years ago.
www.cdc.gov/sti-statisti...
www.cdc.gov/sti-statisti...
Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance, 2024 (Provisional)
The most recent national data for reportable STIs: chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea.
www.cdc.gov
September 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
CDC released provisional 2024 data on sexually transmitted infections (STIs). For the first time in years, overall reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, & syphilis are down ~9%. In 2024, over 2.2 million STIs were reported. That’s still 13% higher than 10 years ago.
www.cdc.gov/sti-statisti...
www.cdc.gov/sti-statisti...
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🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time | Vaughn Cooper
We are recruiting Faculty microbiologists in three (3) different, complementary, and collaborative areas at the University of Pittsburgh associated with the School of Medicine.
1) Fundamental researc...
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September 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
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Merck is accepting applications for its 2026 Future Talent Program - these are internships and co-ops in a variety of areas including drug discovery, vaccines, clinical trials, biostatistics, epidemiology, HEOR, data science, regulatory affairs, and more
#chemsky 🧪⚗️
jobs.merck.com/us/en/search...
#chemsky 🧪⚗️
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Your job search results | Merck Careers
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September 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Merck is accepting applications for its 2026 Future Talent Program - these are internships and co-ops in a variety of areas including drug discovery, vaccines, clinical trials, biostatistics, epidemiology, HEOR, data science, regulatory affairs, and more
#chemsky 🧪⚗️
jobs.merck.com/us/en/search...
#chemsky 🧪⚗️
jobs.merck.com/us/en/search...
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Here is the Virginia Department of Health standing order that can used to get a pharmacy based covid vaccine for those 65+ or 18-64 with at least one underlying condition. Your pharmacy should have a copy as well.
www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uplo...
www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uplo...
www.vdh.virginia.gov
September 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Here is the Virginia Department of Health standing order that can used to get a pharmacy based covid vaccine for those 65+ or 18-64 with at least one underlying condition. Your pharmacy should have a copy as well.
www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uplo...
www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uplo...
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The @ukhsa.bsky.social STI Reference Lab has identified a strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae which evades detection on the Cepheid Xpert CT/GC Assay.
Read more in our eurosurveillance article
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
Read more in our eurosurveillance article
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
Detection and characterisation of Xpert CT/NG assay Neisseria gonorrhoeae diagnostic escape mutants, England, June 2025
We report the timely detection of a strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae which was confirmed as a diagnostic escape mutant on the Cepheid Xpert CT/NG assay in England in June 2025. The reason for assay failure was a likely recombination event with Neisseria meningitidis, which removed both assay target sites. Seven historical putative Xpert CT/NG assay diagnostic escape mutants were also identified following subsequent in silico screening of gonococcal genome collections, but currently there is no evidence of widespread circulation.
www.eurosurveillance.org
September 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The @ukhsa.bsky.social STI Reference Lab has identified a strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae which evades detection on the Cepheid Xpert CT/GC Assay.
Read more in our eurosurveillance article
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
Read more in our eurosurveillance article
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
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Postdoc position (please re-post)
A funded postdoctoral position, will open in 2026 to study aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis, antigenic variation, genetics, or physiology.
If interested in more information, please contact Hank Seifert
h-seifert@northwestern.edu
#MicroSky
A funded postdoctoral position, will open in 2026 to study aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis, antigenic variation, genetics, or physiology.
If interested in more information, please contact Hank Seifert
h-seifert@northwestern.edu
#MicroSky
September 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Postdoc position (please re-post)
A funded postdoctoral position, will open in 2026 to study aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis, antigenic variation, genetics, or physiology.
If interested in more information, please contact Hank Seifert
h-seifert@northwestern.edu
#MicroSky
A funded postdoctoral position, will open in 2026 to study aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis, antigenic variation, genetics, or physiology.
If interested in more information, please contact Hank Seifert
h-seifert@northwestern.edu
#MicroSky
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Interested in host-pathogen interactions? Want to work in a fun, exciting, and rigorous environment with phenomenal colleagues and world class facilities? Believe it or not, we’re hiring!
Please share #MicroSky 👇
womeninscience.com/posting/7315...
Please share #MicroSky 👇
womeninscience.com/posting/7315...
Research Lab Manager 1 - Jutras Lab - Job posted on WomenInScience.com
Job Summary:
Manages daily operations of a research lab. Monitors lab performance, analyzes, and reviews results, and supervises the development and implementation of new protocols. Assigns work an...
womeninscience.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Interested in host-pathogen interactions? Want to work in a fun, exciting, and rigorous environment with phenomenal colleagues and world class facilities? Believe it or not, we’re hiring!
Please share #MicroSky 👇
womeninscience.com/posting/7315...
Please share #MicroSky 👇
womeninscience.com/posting/7315...
Incredibly honored to announce I've received an R37 MERIT award to continue our studies on gonococcal-neutrophil interactions. Thank you to the many mentors, colleagues, collaborators, and most importantly, lab members who have contributed to this work!
August 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Incredibly honored to announce I've received an R37 MERIT award to continue our studies on gonococcal-neutrophil interactions. Thank you to the many mentors, colleagues, collaborators, and most importantly, lab members who have contributed to this work!
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New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated.
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Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.
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August 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
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Our new review “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘝𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤-𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘴” is out
Compared to antibiotics, vaccines:
✓ Act prophylactically at low pathogen burden
✓ Less prone to inducing resistance due to multifactorial nature of immune pressure
🧵1/3
Compared to antibiotics, vaccines:
✓ Act prophylactically at low pathogen burden
✓ Less prone to inducing resistance due to multifactorial nature of immune pressure
🧵1/3
August 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Our new review “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘝𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤-𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘴” is out
Compared to antibiotics, vaccines:
✓ Act prophylactically at low pathogen burden
✓ Less prone to inducing resistance due to multifactorial nature of immune pressure
🧵1/3
Compared to antibiotics, vaccines:
✓ Act prophylactically at low pathogen burden
✓ Less prone to inducing resistance due to multifactorial nature of immune pressure
🧵1/3
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Excited to have our new mini review on Microbiome Metabolism out today in I&I as part of the @asm.org New Voices in Microbiology collection! Check it out!
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Infections as ecosystems: community metabolic interactions in microbial pathogenesis | Infection and Immunity
Microbial communities are present on nearly every surface of the human body. These
microbiomes exist as dynamic ecosystems that are influenced by heterogeneous nutritional
and chemical landscapes, the...
journals.asm.org
August 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Excited to have our new mini review on Microbiome Metabolism out today in I&I as part of the @asm.org New Voices in Microbiology collection! Check it out!
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journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Some journals are claiming that you need to pay big $$ for gold open access to comply with NIH's new public access policy. FYI that is total bs. You can comply by depositing the Accepted Manuscript into PubMed Central on the Date of Publication without embargo. Pass it on.
July 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Some journals are claiming that you need to pay big $$ for gold open access to comply with NIH's new public access policy. FYI that is total bs. You can comply by depositing the Accepted Manuscript into PubMed Central on the Date of Publication without embargo. Pass it on.
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Excited to share our new call for papers at @asm.org's MRA journal. Do you have a database, software, or web-based tool that would be a great resource for the micro community? Consider submitting it to MRA! journals.asm.org/journal/mra/...
Microbial Databases, Software Tools, and Web Services
Publish your microbial database or software tool in MRA to gain recognition, citations, and community trust.
journals.asm.org
July 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Excited to share our new call for papers at @asm.org's MRA journal. Do you have a database, software, or web-based tool that would be a great resource for the micro community? Consider submitting it to MRA! journals.asm.org/journal/mra/...
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Please use this link to nominate: asm.org/IAI-minireview
July 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Please use this link to nominate: asm.org/IAI-minireview
A few weeks late, but delighted to announce I'm an editor at Infection and Immunity! Send your manuscripts to this @ASM.org society journal - proceeds go back to our community. And free immediate #OpenAccess through #SubscribeToOpen. Want to know more? journals.asm.org/S2O
July 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A few weeks late, but delighted to announce I'm an editor at Infection and Immunity! Send your manuscripts to this @ASM.org society journal - proceeds go back to our community. And free immediate #OpenAccess through #SubscribeToOpen. Want to know more? journals.asm.org/S2O
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Infection and Immunity is now welcoming nominations for highly promising scientists at the assistant professor level (or equivalent) to submit research to the next New Voices in Microbiology Collection!
Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
app.asm.org/account/logi...
Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
app.asm.org/account/logi...
July 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Infection and Immunity is now welcoming nominations for highly promising scientists at the assistant professor level (or equivalent) to submit research to the next New Voices in Microbiology Collection!
Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
app.asm.org/account/logi...
Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
app.asm.org/account/logi...
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We are looking for a new postdoctoral fellow to join our team at NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine, near Research Triangle Park. If you are interested please DM me and or also apply here: jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/219...
PostDoc Research Fellow - Gut Microbiology - Theriot Lab
A postdoctoral scientist position (1+ years) is available in Prof. Casey Theriot’s group at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine (NCSU CVM).Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe suc...
jobs.ncsu.edu
June 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We are looking for a new postdoctoral fellow to join our team at NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine, near Research Triangle Park. If you are interested please DM me and or also apply here: jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/219...
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Alert! The abstract deadline for the Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Response meeting has been extended to July 7 meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...
Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Response
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
meetings.cshl.edu
June 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Alert! The abstract deadline for the Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Response meeting has been extended to July 7 meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...
Wonderful to be at #ASMicrobe and catch up with colleagues including the amazing Monica Gestal! #ASMJournals
June 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Wonderful to be at #ASMicrobe and catch up with colleagues including the amazing Monica Gestal! #ASMJournals
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INVALUABLE must read for academic leadership and really all researchers 👇🏻
TLDR: relabels and makes more explicit "direct" (PI-administered) and "indirect" (institutional overhead) costs.
Offers 2 bookend models that provides clear stakeholder-driven alternatives. Slides and resources here. Invaluable read for academic leadership.
www.cogr.edu/joint-associ...
Offers 2 bookend models that provides clear stakeholder-driven alternatives. Slides and resources here. Invaluable read for academic leadership.
www.cogr.edu/joint-associ...
Joint Associations Group (JAG) Release of Recommendations of the JAG Subject Matter Experts Group Informational Webinar on 6/12 and Town Hall on 6/17 | Council on Governmental Relations
Slide Presentation
www.cogr.edu
June 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
INVALUABLE must read for academic leadership and really all researchers 👇🏻
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Exclusive: Confusion over new DEI language from NSF and NIH leads Williams College to be first institution to pause accepting any grants www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. college is first to decline federal science grants because of new DEI language
Williams College says NSF and NIH requirement related to discrimination “undermines” academic freedom
www.science.org
June 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Exclusive: Confusion over new DEI language from NSF and NIH leads Williams College to be first institution to pause accepting any grants www.science.org/content/arti...
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I helped explain to the Chicago Tribune the enourmous and irrational damage the NIH funding freeze is causing at Northwestern. “You’re at risk of losing an entire next generation of scientists" "it’s terrifying; it’s completely senseless." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/07/w...
Worried Northwestern lab directors describe ‘bleak’ atmosphere in wake of Trump research funding freeze
The Trump administration’s freezing of $790 million in federal research funding for Northwestern University has left concerned lab directors without key grants and forced the university to spend mi…
www.chicagotribune.com
June 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I helped explain to the Chicago Tribune the enourmous and irrational damage the NIH funding freeze is causing at Northwestern. “You’re at risk of losing an entire next generation of scientists" "it’s terrifying; it’s completely senseless." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/07/w...
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Are you looking for a faculty job? We are hiring in my department at Roswell Park NOW. Contact me for details as I await the formal ad. (Please RT.)
June 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Are you looking for a faculty job? We are hiring in my department at Roswell Park NOW. Contact me for details as I await the formal ad. (Please RT.)