Ben Morris
@bimorris.bsky.social
PhD candidate in the Helaine lab at HMS BBS, studying salmonella, macrophages, and everything in between. Formerly @ Cambridge Pathology and Middlebury MBBC
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New preprint on our ant odorant receptor decoding work just dropped!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A huge team of primarily undergraduates put this together, with three electrophysiology dynamos in Røskva, Ben (@bimorris.bsky.social ), and Aiden
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A huge team of primarily undergraduates put this together, with three electrophysiology dynamos in Røskva, Ben (@bimorris.bsky.social ), and Aiden
Sensitivity to Cuticular Hydrocarbons Across the Odorant Receptor Family in the Indian Jumping Ant
Eusocial insects rely on the olfactory detection of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) to mediate fundamental eusocial behaviors, such as nestmate recognition, and reproductive division of labor. In the po...
www.biorxiv.org
July 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
New preprint on our ant odorant receptor decoding work just dropped!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A huge team of primarily undergraduates put this together, with three electrophysiology dynamos in Røskva, Ben (@bimorris.bsky.social ), and Aiden
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A huge team of primarily undergraduates put this together, with three electrophysiology dynamos in Røskva, Ben (@bimorris.bsky.social ), and Aiden
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BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
This is a major win for public health.
June 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
This is a major win for public health.
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Read this excerpt of an interview with Jay Bhattacharya, new NIH director.
And do not miss the last graf.
Via @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/arti...
And do not miss the last graf.
Via @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/arti...
May 6, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Read this excerpt of an interview with Jay Bhattacharya, new NIH director.
And do not miss the last graf.
Via @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/arti...
And do not miss the last graf.
Via @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/arti...
So excited to see this out in print! Such an exciting project and a privilege to have had the opportunity to contribute to it
Thrilled to share new work led by @jieyang437.bsky.social in the lab published today in @Nature. We find that Aspirin prevents metastasis by releasing T cells from immune suppression by platelet TXA2. @Cambridge_Uni @CRUKCamCentre rdcu.be/eci1U
March 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
So excited to see this out in print! Such an exciting project and a privilege to have had the opportunity to contribute to it
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Thrilled to share new work led by @jieyang437.bsky.social in the lab published today in @Nature. We find that Aspirin prevents metastasis by releasing T cells from immune suppression by platelet TXA2. @Cambridge_Uni @CRUKCamCentre rdcu.be/eci1U
March 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Thrilled to share new work led by @jieyang437.bsky.social in the lab published today in @Nature. We find that Aspirin prevents metastasis by releasing T cells from immune suppression by platelet TXA2. @Cambridge_Uni @CRUKCamCentre rdcu.be/eci1U
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#EveryCellIsAnImmuneCell! @jieyang437.bsky.social @roychoudhurilab.bsky.social &co show @nature.com that platelet-derived thromboxane A2 suppresses T cell effector functions favoring melanoma metastases! Aspirin or COX1 inhibition or deletion in platelets reduce metastasis!
Aspirin prevents metastasis by limiting platelet TXA2 suppression of T cell immunity - Nature
Inhibition of cyclooxygenase 1 releases T cells from immunosuppression by platelet-derived thromboxane A2, thereby enhancing the immune response against metastasis.
doi.org
March 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
#EveryCellIsAnImmuneCell! @jieyang437.bsky.social @roychoudhurilab.bsky.social &co show @nature.com that platelet-derived thromboxane A2 suppresses T cell effector functions favoring melanoma metastases! Aspirin or COX1 inhibition or deletion in platelets reduce metastasis!
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Excellent article by James Gallagher at the BBC summarising the study and its implications:
"Scientists crack how aspirin might stop cancers from spreading"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Scientists crack how aspirin might stop cancers from spreading"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Aspirin: Scientists crack how painkiller might stop cancers from spreading
The cheap painkiller seems to help the immune system detect and destroy cancers.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Excellent article by James Gallagher at the BBC summarising the study and its implications:
"Scientists crack how aspirin might stop cancers from spreading"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Scientists crack how aspirin might stop cancers from spreading"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Brilliant new paper from Jie Yang @jieyang437.bsky.social and Rahul Roychoudhuri @roychoudhurilab.bsky.social linking aspirin to immune-mediated prevention of cancer metastasis.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Aspirin prevents metastasis by limiting platelet TXA2 suppression of T cell immunity - Nature
Inhibition of cyclooxygenase 1 releases T cells from immunosuppression by platelet-derived thromboxane A2, thereby enhancing the immune response against metastasis.
www.nature.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Brilliant new paper from Jie Yang @jieyang437.bsky.social and Rahul Roychoudhuri @roychoudhurilab.bsky.social linking aspirin to immune-mediated prevention of cancer metastasis.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New Salmonella Persister cells Review is just out❗️
Rachel Giorgio & Sophie Helaine overview the physiology & clinical implications of antibiotic-recalcitrant Salmonella during infection
- highlighting important knowledge gaps that need to be addressed…
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Rachel Giorgio & Sophie Helaine overview the physiology & clinical implications of antibiotic-recalcitrant Salmonella during infection
- highlighting important knowledge gaps that need to be addressed…
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Antibiotic-recalcitrant Salmonella during infection - Nature Reviews Microbiology
In this Review, Giorgio and Helaine provide an overview of the physiology of antibiotic-recalcitrant Salmonella enterica during infection, discuss recent insights into the clinical implications of ant...
www.nature.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:35 PM
New Salmonella Persister cells Review is just out❗️
Rachel Giorgio & Sophie Helaine overview the physiology & clinical implications of antibiotic-recalcitrant Salmonella during infection
- highlighting important knowledge gaps that need to be addressed…
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Rachel Giorgio & Sophie Helaine overview the physiology & clinical implications of antibiotic-recalcitrant Salmonella during infection
- highlighting important knowledge gaps that need to be addressed…
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
