Antonio Mas
antoniomas.bsky.social
Antonio Mas
@antoniomas.bsky.social
Interested in RNA viruses research and microbiology teaching. Also mountains and fermented thinks.
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Friends, if anyone is looking for an electron microscopist outside of the US, I'm listening. Open to any country, regardless of weather. Can do cryo, room temp, image anything from tissues to nanoparticles, viruses, catalysts, etc. Thanks for any lead(s).
May 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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ChimeraX daily builds can predict small complexes of proteins, nucleic acids and small molecules using Boltz on your Mac, Windows or Linux computer without Nvidia graphics. www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/dat...
May 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Please share with people interested in arbovirology. We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to strengthen our team please share if you know of scientists interested in arbovirology, ready to make a move to Rotterdam! www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3508...
Assistant professor Arbovirology
We are looking for a passionate researcher interested in basic arbovirology to join our team!
www.academictransfer.com
April 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Hoy se cumple 1️⃣ año desde que el USDA notificó la primera detección del #GripeAviar #H5N1 en ganado vacuno en EEUU.
Desde entonces, se han declarado brotes en 989 granjas de vacas en 17 estados y la infección se ha confirmado en 41 trabajadores (36 en California).
Va hilo.
March 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Many US students don’t know how to seek opportunities outside the US. With some help from our colleagues in EU and Canada, we could put together a consolidated website of PhD opportunities and scholarships outside the US, organized by field. There might still be time for this year in some places.
I’m having similar conversations and sharing international opportunities a lot. I’m sure for a lot of US based trainees that feels overwhelming. I moved to Europe for my postdoc.Happy to chat with any trainees about my experience if it would be helpful.
Heartbreaking chats this week with students thinking of giving up on their dreams of getting a PhD. They worry about getting in PhD programs and careers post PhD. My suggestions: don’t be hasty, think broadly incl EU & Canada, & careers beyond traditional academia. What’re you telling your students?
March 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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PLOS has issued a statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity.

We are determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, and against any attempt at censorship or undermining of the core principles of scientific inquiry.

plos.io/3D4O8cH
PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog
Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…
plos.io
February 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Madre mía... qué deprimente es todo.
aemet.es AEMET @aemet.es · Feb 14
Esto es una denuncia social💢
Es el relato estremecedor de un compañero sometido a amenazas.
Un precio muy alto por hacer un trabajo científico y comunicativo esencial.
Cabe una reflexión como sociedad.
No es un hecho puntual. El impacto es grave⚠️

elpais.com/opinion/2025...
Los que “debemos pagar por ello”: cuando fui amenazado por informar de la dana
Científicos e investigadores españoles que explican su trabajo en los medios sufren ataques impunes en las redes
elpais.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Esto es una denuncia social💢
Es el relato estremecedor de un compañero sometido a amenazas.
Un precio muy alto por hacer un trabajo científico y comunicativo esencial.
Cabe una reflexión como sociedad.
No es un hecho puntual. El impacto es grave⚠️

elpais.com/opinion/2025...
Los que “debemos pagar por ello”: cuando fui amenazado por informar de la dana
Científicos e investigadores españoles que explican su trabajo en los medios sufren ataques impunes en las redes
elpais.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
New doctor in town! Terrific exposure and defense. And she is actively seeking for a postdoc position 😉😉.

Good people and good scientist.

Congrats, Blanca!!!!!
February 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I'm still digesting yesterday's talk by Luis Flores at the congress organised by @enzoem.bsky.social

Monkeypox in Africa, where OneHealth is so evident.
February 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Go! First International Congress ENZOEM. One Health.

Laura (from our group) will talk about our results on Bagaza virus: propagation from wild samples, adaptation to cell culture, subcellular localization...
February 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Me llaman de un programa de TV nacional para debatir con el exfutbolista Javi Poves sobre si la Tierra es plana o no.

Obviamente he dicho que no, porque:

1. Está en un libro de primaria.
2. No se debe tratar desde la equidistancia.
3. Dará igual lo que se le diga, no es una cuestión racional.
January 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Gracias a los informativos de Castilla-La Mancha Media por dar visibilidad a la campaña 'Colección Ratón Pérez' 🦷✨, un proyecto de ciencia ciudadana que une a niños, familias y ciencia para avanzar en el estudio de la salud y evolución humana.

¡Gracias por el apoyo! 🙌
#CienciaCiudadana #RatónPérez
January 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Siempre olvidamos el gran impacto que está teniendo la gripe aviar H5N1 sobre la biodiversidad global.

Estamos viviendo un evento de mortalidad de fauna salvaje masivo con cifras récord. No sé si hay registros de algo semejante en la historia reciente.
January 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme 1 interacts with Zika virus NS5 and promotes viral replication in the infected cell
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme 1 interacts with Zika virus NS5 and promotes viral replication in the infected cell
Translation errors, impaired folding or environmental stressors (e.g. infection) can all lead to an increase in the presence of misfolded proteins. These activate cellular responses to their removal, ...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
January 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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On the Human Metapneumovirus front - well, it's actually 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴, kind of...
So there's this thing called the International Committee for Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), comprising many experts in one or more virus taxons (=groupings that humans create to label & make sense of large...
January 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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PhDs in biochemistry, structural biology, pharmacology, or similar, located in the US and with strong publication track records and a high motivation to solve Parkinson's, please send CV directly to me at jimhurley@berkeley.edu.
Repost appreciated.
January 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Hello everybody!

There is an open call for postdoctoral contracts in Spain.

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in studying those tiny things that have RNA instead of DNA, that mutate so much and that use cells as supermarkets.
December 20, 2024 at 11:13 AM
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We are looking for new group leaders. If RNA is your thing, and/or computational biology and you want to start your own group, check out these links. Feel free to contact me about these!
And, please help me spread this. Thanks!

www.imb.de/jobs/jobdeta...

www.imb.de/jobs/jobdeta...
Jobdetail
IMB Mainz
www.imb.de
December 14, 2024 at 10:13 AM
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See this super cool seminar by Tineke Contort (@pasteur.fr Cambodia) that I am helping to co-chair with Tim Morrison (Colorado) THIS THURSDAY by zoom. All welcome!
Hi peeps! We have a super interesting seminar THIS THURSDAY by Tineke Cantaert. She is an inspiring research director and head of immunology, based in @pasteur.fr Cambodia. All welcome and please re-post to help support!
#dengue #protection #immunology
December 9, 2024 at 11:15 AM
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En general, la teoría de la evolución es aceptada, pero existen matices respecto a su conocimiento y comprensión. Por ejemplo, cuanto más religioso es un país menos se comprende.

Nos lo contó @inmayruela.bsky.social del @csic.es:
¿Se puede ser religioso y aceptar la evolución?
En general, la teoría de la evolucion es aceptada, según revela una encuesta a 9.200 estudiantes europeos. Sin embargo, existen matices respecto a su conocimiento y comprensión. Por ejemplo, cuanto má...
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December 5, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Opening of the IDISCAM anual meeting. Biomedicine research at Castilla-La Mancha.
December 2, 2024 at 9:32 AM
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Excited for my first bluesky post announcing TWO openings for tenure track positions in virology! I am chair of the search committee and with a new department head Mike Gale we are in an exciting building phase.

Please share with anyone who might be interested: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/365...
hr.myu.umn.edu
November 22, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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@embl.org is searching for a "highly experienced, inspirational and dynamic leader" to serve as its new director general. Who do we wish to see at this position?
November 23, 2024 at 8:50 AM
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📢 Closing soon - Postdoc position in my group at Yale!

Please apply if you are interested in using innovative experimental approaches and genomics to study dengue virus ecology and evolution 🦟🦠🧬

vogelslab.com/2024/05/30/w...
We’re hiring!
Postdoctoral Associate in Arbovirology Posting status: open until position is filled (updated 2024.09.30) The Vogels Lab is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to join our growing team in the Departme…
vogelslab.com
November 8, 2024 at 11:37 PM