Dave Durgan
@davedurgan.bsky.social
Asst Prof @bcmhouston.bsky.social. Research focused on microbiota-host interactions involved in regulation of cardiovascular physiology. My views are my own.
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📢Call for Submissions: Microbiota and the Lung.
Explore the role of the lung microbiota in health, disease, and diagnostics.
We welcome original research & reviews on:
Lung sampling
Host-microbiota interactions
Microbiota in disease
Novel methodologies
Email proposal to: mah@bioscientifica.com
Explore the role of the lung microbiota in health, disease, and diagnostics.
We welcome original research & reviews on:
Lung sampling
Host-microbiota interactions
Microbiota in disease
Novel methodologies
Email proposal to: mah@bioscientifica.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
📢Call for Submissions: Microbiota and the Lung.
Explore the role of the lung microbiota in health, disease, and diagnostics.
We welcome original research & reviews on:
Lung sampling
Host-microbiota interactions
Microbiota in disease
Novel methodologies
Email proposal to: mah@bioscientifica.com
Explore the role of the lung microbiota in health, disease, and diagnostics.
We welcome original research & reviews on:
Lung sampling
Host-microbiota interactions
Microbiota in disease
Novel methodologies
Email proposal to: mah@bioscientifica.com
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We’re thrilled to announce Microbiota and Host have partnered with the International Society of Microbiota (ISM)! ISM aims to bring a new level of thinking and understanding of microbiota science out of the classical existing point of view.
Learn more 👉 mah.bioscientifica.com/page/societies
Learn more 👉 mah.bioscientifica.com/page/societies
April 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We’re thrilled to announce Microbiota and Host have partnered with the International Society of Microbiota (ISM)! ISM aims to bring a new level of thinking and understanding of microbiota science out of the classical existing point of view.
Learn more 👉 mah.bioscientifica.com/page/societies
Learn more 👉 mah.bioscientifica.com/page/societies
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For Houston researchers interested in traveling to Austin for @standupforscience.bsky.social I’m organizing carpools. Please fill out this form to be connected and participate in the Houston contingent docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Stand up for Science - Texas
We are trying to connect people who would like to attend the Austin Stand Up For Science rally on March 7th as a contingent from the Texas Medical Center. If you would like to be connected via slack w...
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February 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
For Houston researchers interested in traveling to Austin for @standupforscience.bsky.social I’m organizing carpools. Please fill out this form to be connected and participate in the Houston contingent docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
Sign the Petition
Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap (NOT-OD-25-068)
chng.it
February 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
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Trainees who applied for an NIH diversity fellowship whose applications were withdrawn/not being reviewed, there's a NYTimes reporter who wants to talk, especially interested in applicants with disabilities. DM me & I'll put you in touch, will keep all contact confidential. Please amplify
February 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Trainees who applied for an NIH diversity fellowship whose applications were withdrawn/not being reviewed, there's a NYTimes reporter who wants to talk, especially interested in applicants with disabilities. DM me & I'll put you in touch, will keep all contact confidential. Please amplify
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The impact of a non-industrialized ("Restore") diet plus a key microbe on improving cardiometaboiic health markers and reducing body-wide inflammation, from a randomized trial
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... @cellpress.bsky.social open-access
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... @cellpress.bsky.social open-access
January 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The impact of a non-industrialized ("Restore") diet plus a key microbe on improving cardiometaboiic health markers and reducing body-wide inflammation, from a randomized trial
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... @cellpress.bsky.social open-access
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... @cellpress.bsky.social open-access
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Delighted to highlight new work by Kelly Jameson and colleagues showing that select microbial metabolites in the small intestinal lumen regulate vagal activity
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Select microbial metabolites in the small intestinal lumen regulates vagal activity via receptor-mediated signaling
Neuroscience; Microbiome
www.cell.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Delighted to highlight new work by Kelly Jameson and colleagues showing that select microbial metabolites in the small intestinal lumen regulate vagal activity
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Happy New Year from Sydney!
December 31, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Happy New Year from Sydney!
Crossed diving the Great Barrier Reef of the old bucket list today! Absolutely amazing! Merry Christmas from down under!
December 24, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Crossed diving the Great Barrier Reef of the old bucket list today! Absolutely amazing! Merry Christmas from down under!
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People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Breaking News: The FDA approved use of the weight loss drug Zepbound for a common form of sleep apnea. It is the first drug authorized to treat the disorder.
F.D.A. Approves Weight-Loss Drug to Treat Sleep Apnea
Zepbound is the first prescription drug approved specifically to treat the common condition.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:41 AM
People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
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The gut microbiome promotes mitochondrial respiration in the brain of a Parkinson's disease mouse model https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.18.629251v1
December 21, 2024 at 8:02 PM
The gut microbiome promotes mitochondrial respiration in the brain of a Parkinson's disease mouse model https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.18.629251v1
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Thank you for culturing and sharing your best research with us and the #microbiota community this year! 🦠🧫Thanks and festive wishes to our authors, editors, reviewers and readers. #MicroSky
December 20, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Thank you for culturing and sharing your best research with us and the #microbiota community this year! 🦠🧫Thanks and festive wishes to our authors, editors, reviewers and readers. #MicroSky
Nothing says lab Christmas lunch like copious amounts of smoked meats! They insisted we needed something green on the tray, hence the brussel sprouts. Needless to say there were more sprouts left than meat!
December 18, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Nothing says lab Christmas lunch like copious amounts of smoked meats! They insisted we needed something green on the tray, hence the brussel sprouts. Needless to say there were more sprouts left than meat!
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Our editorial for this fantastic paper -
www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
published in @CircRes @ahajournals.bsky.social is now in pubmed 👇
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39636968/
www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
published in @CircRes @ahajournals.bsky.social is now in pubmed 👇
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39636968/
December 9, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Our editorial for this fantastic paper -
www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
published in @CircRes @ahajournals.bsky.social is now in pubmed 👇
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39636968/
www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
published in @CircRes @ahajournals.bsky.social is now in pubmed 👇
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39636968/
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I joined 75+ @nobelprize.bsky.social laureates urging US Senators to oppose RFK Jr.'s confirmation as DHHS Secretary. If you’re in a state with GOP senators, PLEASE reach out to them! I’d deeply appreciate it if you amplified this post! 🙏
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
December 9, 2024 at 11:19 PM
I joined 75+ @nobelprize.bsky.social laureates urging US Senators to oppose RFK Jr.'s confirmation as DHHS Secretary. If you’re in a state with GOP senators, PLEASE reach out to them! I’d deeply appreciate it if you amplified this post! 🙏
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
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A new study from APC Microbiome Ireland & @ucc.bsky.social has uncovered the vital role that gut microbiota plays in regulating stress responses by interacting with the body’s circadian rhythms. Read: www.researchireland.ie/news/apc-gut-microbes-play-a-key-role-in-regulating-stress-responsiveness/
November 19, 2024 at 2:26 PM
A new study from APC Microbiome Ireland & @ucc.bsky.social has uncovered the vital role that gut microbiota plays in regulating stress responses by interacting with the body’s circadian rhythms. Read: www.researchireland.ie/news/apc-gut-microbes-play-a-key-role-in-regulating-stress-responsiveness/
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Hey folks! I got a tattoo of my beloved PIEZO ion channel on my arm! Now I can show how they activate (flatten) under pressure by flexing—Will add a bit of performance art to my science talks 🧪🧠.
November 22, 2024 at 4:05 AM
Hey folks! I got a tattoo of my beloved PIEZO ion channel on my arm! Now I can show how they activate (flatten) under pressure by flexing—Will add a bit of performance art to my science talks 🧪🧠.