Camila Valenzuela, PhD
@kamovalenz.bsky.social
Senior Postdoc @enningalab.bsky.social, @pasteur.fr, always working on Salmonella host-pathogen interactions | Bookworm | Enjoyer of many fictional worlds | Mother of Cats | She/her 🩷💜💙
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The world is too big to stay in one place. Life is too short to do just one thing.
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Nottingham to suspend music and modern foreign language degrees, warning international fee levy will wipe out income from domestic fee rise. Some nursing, theology, education, microbiology and agriculture degrees hit too www.timeshighereducation.com/news/notting... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
Nottingham suspends music, language and nursing courses
University says financial uncertainties continue as government’s proposed student levy will ‘wipe out any benefits’ from rising tuition fees
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Nottingham to suspend music and modern foreign language degrees, warning international fee levy will wipe out income from domestic fee rise. Some nursing, theology, education, microbiology and agriculture degrees hit too www.timeshighereducation.com/news/notting... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
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Cannot agree more with this thread 👇. More supportive grant for early career and junior group + a continuum of supportive landscape is the way to keep science at high level (never been a big fan of the science "mercato"...)
Quite astounding that we are still pushing this kind of program, despite the Bouchard report and all the numerous stories of ‘stars’ coming from abroad who come to Canada, but keep their former lab, and then go back after 5 years because Canada is too cold or whatever.
“Budget 2025 proposes to provide $1 billion over 13 years, starting in 2025-26, to ….(Tricouncil)…to launch an accelerated research Chairs initiative to recruit exceptional international researchers to Canadian universities.” 🙄 1/
November 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Cannot agree more with this thread 👇. More supportive grant for early career and junior group + a continuum of supportive landscape is the way to keep science at high level (never been a big fan of the science "mercato"...)
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🗃️From the archive: "Academic freedom had progressively increased from the 1940s to the 2010s, but it reversed and started to decline in the last decade both at the global level and in the 25 leading countries in science."
#AcademicFreedom
#AcademicFreedom
Less academic freedom leads to less innovation - Impact of Social Sciences
Drawing on data showing a decline in academic freedom over the past decade, David Audretsch, Christian Fisch, Chiara Franzoni, Paul P. Momtaz and Silvio Vismara, analyse the relation of academic freed...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🗃️From the archive: "Academic freedom had progressively increased from the 1940s to the 2010s, but it reversed and started to decline in the last decade both at the global level and in the 25 leading countries in science."
#AcademicFreedom
#AcademicFreedom
Some great news for this Monday! So incredibly proud of @jayhinton.bsky.social et al!!
NEWS | Professor @jayhinton.bsky.social and an international team have been awarded £4.56M Wellcome Discovery Award to investigate natural human resistance to Salmonella
🔗 bit.ly/4hujsRG
@livuninews.bsky.social | #TeamLivUni
🔗 bit.ly/4hujsRG
@livuninews.bsky.social | #TeamLivUni
October 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Some great news for this Monday! So incredibly proud of @jayhinton.bsky.social et al!!
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Excited to share our preprint led by Carlos Voogdt et al
We developed new genetic tools & genome-wide libraries for species of the Bacteroidales order; constructed saturated barcoded transposon libraries in key representatives of three genera.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We developed new genetic tools & genome-wide libraries for species of the Bacteroidales order; constructed saturated barcoded transposon libraries in key representatives of three genera.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Excited to share our preprint led by Carlos Voogdt et al
We developed new genetic tools & genome-wide libraries for species of the Bacteroidales order; constructed saturated barcoded transposon libraries in key representatives of three genera.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We developed new genetic tools & genome-wide libraries for species of the Bacteroidales order; constructed saturated barcoded transposon libraries in key representatives of three genera.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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The unique lipopolysaccharide composition of Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 dampens pyroptosis and inflammasome activation and suppresses host cell death https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.29.679141v1
September 30, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The unique lipopolysaccharide composition of Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 dampens pyroptosis and inflammasome activation and suppresses host cell death https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.29.679141v1
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Link to HHMI preprint mandate hhmicdn.blob.core.windows.net/policies/Imm...
September 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Link to HHMI preprint mandate hhmicdn.blob.core.windows.net/policies/Imm...
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New preprint in the lab! How the mitochondrial ETC works during infection of human macrophages with #Legionella or #Salmonella? Spoiler: there are some similarities and also pathogen-specific differences. Work led by Francisco Garcia and Paula Martínez, with @cbuch.bsky.social at @pasteur.fr
September 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New preprint in the lab! How the mitochondrial ETC works during infection of human macrophages with #Legionella or #Salmonella? Spoiler: there are some similarities and also pathogen-specific differences. Work led by Francisco Garcia and Paula Martínez, with @cbuch.bsky.social at @pasteur.fr
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💊 🧬 Insightful dive into in-host bacterial evolution under antimicrobial pressure, a work from @csavin.bsky.social and @pierrelebury.bsky.social in our lab at @pasteur.fr
🦠 14 years, one patient, one superbug
@yersiniaunit.bsky.social scientists tracked Yersinia enterocolitica mutations as it developed antibiotic resistance over 14 years. Unprecedented view of bacterial evolution under treatment pressure 💊
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40595576/
#AMR #yersinia
@yersiniaunit.bsky.social scientists tracked Yersinia enterocolitica mutations as it developed antibiotic resistance over 14 years. Unprecedented view of bacterial evolution under treatment pressure 💊
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40595576/
#AMR #yersinia
September 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
💊 🧬 Insightful dive into in-host bacterial evolution under antimicrobial pressure, a work from @csavin.bsky.social and @pierrelebury.bsky.social in our lab at @pasteur.fr
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Time for some insights into our latest #preprint
Using cryo–electron tomography, we peeked inside different #Mtuberculosis strains, and a couple of other mycobacteria.🧐 Surprise: some species, especially the host-adapted ones, build intracytoplasmic membranes (we call them MIMs)! 🦠
Using cryo–electron tomography, we peeked inside different #Mtuberculosis strains, and a couple of other mycobacteria.🧐 Surprise: some species, especially the host-adapted ones, build intracytoplasmic membranes (we call them MIMs)! 🦠
🦠 Mycobacteria aren't just tough, they're interior designers! 🦠 Check out our latest #preprint 🚨, led by our PhD student @camimille.bsky.social , where we show that #Mycobacterium tuberculosis builds secret cytoplasmic membranes to adapt its metabolism and sneak past immunity 🤫
Thread coming soon!
Thread coming soon!
Nitrate-responsive Mycobacterial Intracytoplasmic Membranes dampen Inflammation during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.17.676823v1
September 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Time for some insights into our latest #preprint
Using cryo–electron tomography, we peeked inside different #Mtuberculosis strains, and a couple of other mycobacteria.🧐 Surprise: some species, especially the host-adapted ones, build intracytoplasmic membranes (we call them MIMs)! 🦠
Using cryo–electron tomography, we peeked inside different #Mtuberculosis strains, and a couple of other mycobacteria.🧐 Surprise: some species, especially the host-adapted ones, build intracytoplasmic membranes (we call them MIMs)! 🦠
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More outstanding maps in this Mercator / 'Correct The Map' explainer by Reuters 😍
www.reuters.com/graphics/AFR...
www.reuters.com/graphics/AFR...
September 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
More outstanding maps in this Mercator / 'Correct The Map' explainer by Reuters 😍
www.reuters.com/graphics/AFR...
www.reuters.com/graphics/AFR...
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis forms nitrate-induced intracytoplasmic membranes (MIMs) that rewire metabolism & dampen inflammation during infection, uncovering a new layer of bacterial adaptation!
✍️ @camimille.bsky.social @enningalab.bsky.social @pasteur.fr
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✍️ @camimille.bsky.social @enningalab.bsky.social @pasteur.fr
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September 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Mycobacterium tuberculosis forms nitrate-induced intracytoplasmic membranes (MIMs) that rewire metabolism & dampen inflammation during infection, uncovering a new layer of bacterial adaptation!
✍️ @camimille.bsky.social @enningalab.bsky.social @pasteur.fr
📖 shorturl.at/9kbDM
✍️ @camimille.bsky.social @enningalab.bsky.social @pasteur.fr
📖 shorturl.at/9kbDM
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Registration & abstract submissions are open for the #Shigella meeting! Travel grants available too! All are welcomed, whether you are active in #Shigella research or interested in the 21st century perspective on this formidable pathogen! 🦠 🧫 #Microsky
www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home
www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home
September 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Registration & abstract submissions are open for the #Shigella meeting! Travel grants available too! All are welcomed, whether you are active in #Shigella research or interested in the 21st century perspective on this formidable pathogen! 🦠 🧫 #Microsky
www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home
www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home
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Come and join us in Paris 2026 to talk all about Shigella!
September 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Come and join us in Paris 2026 to talk all about Shigella!
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After years of hard work and months of growing MTB @camimille.bsky.social submitted her story ! Check this out if you wanna discover new intrabacterial structures and their function ! 🦠🔬✨
🦠 Mycobacteria aren't just tough, they're interior designers! 🦠 Check out our latest #preprint 🚨, led by our PhD student @camimille.bsky.social , where we show that #Mycobacterium tuberculosis builds secret cytoplasmic membranes to adapt its metabolism and sneak past immunity 🤫
Thread coming soon!
Thread coming soon!
Nitrate-responsive Mycobacterial Intracytoplasmic Membranes dampen Inflammation during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.17.676823v1
September 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
After years of hard work and months of growing MTB @camimille.bsky.social submitted her story ! Check this out if you wanna discover new intrabacterial structures and their function ! 🦠🔬✨
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🦠 Mycobacteria aren't just tough, they're interior designers! 🦠 Check out our latest #preprint 🚨, led by our PhD student @camimille.bsky.social , where we show that #Mycobacterium tuberculosis builds secret cytoplasmic membranes to adapt its metabolism and sneak past immunity 🤫
Thread coming soon!
Thread coming soon!
Nitrate-responsive Mycobacterial Intracytoplasmic Membranes dampen Inflammation during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.17.676823v1
September 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🦠 Mycobacteria aren't just tough, they're interior designers! 🦠 Check out our latest #preprint 🚨, led by our PhD student @camimille.bsky.social , where we show that #Mycobacterium tuberculosis builds secret cytoplasmic membranes to adapt its metabolism and sneak past immunity 🤫
Thread coming soon!
Thread coming soon!
Nitrate-responsive Mycobacterial Intracytoplasmic Membranes dampen Inflammation during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.17.676823v1
September 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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There are half a million cases of invasive non-Typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) every year and while you might know S. Typhimurim and Enteritidis, you may not have heard of S. Panama 💩 🩸 🧫 💊 Check out our latest in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.la... and the 🧵 below to find out more 1/n
July 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
There are half a million cases of invasive non-Typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) every year and while you might know S. Typhimurim and Enteritidis, you may not have heard of S. Panama 💩 🩸 🧫 💊 Check out our latest in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.la... and the 🧵 below to find out more 1/n
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Win £200 for your post on the Node!
Do you have an idea for a post on the Node that you have been postponing for a while?
Post your piece by 30 September. One winner will be randomly selected for a prize of £200 and an interview with the Node.
Find out more: thenode.biologists.com/the-node-wri...
Do you have an idea for a post on the Node that you have been postponing for a while?
Post your piece by 30 September. One winner will be randomly selected for a prize of £200 and an interview with the Node.
Find out more: thenode.biologists.com/the-node-wri...
September 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Win £200 for your post on the Node!
Do you have an idea for a post on the Node that you have been postponing for a while?
Post your piece by 30 September. One winner will be randomly selected for a prize of £200 and an interview with the Node.
Find out more: thenode.biologists.com/the-node-wri...
Do you have an idea for a post on the Node that you have been postponing for a while?
Post your piece by 30 September. One winner will be randomly selected for a prize of £200 and an interview with the Node.
Find out more: thenode.biologists.com/the-node-wri...
Focusing on something other than Salmonella for a minute, because my wife’s paper is just out and it is AMAZING! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to all the authors, great work from the @dfachinetti.bsky.social @naltemose.bsky.social labs!
Congrats to all the authors, great work from the @dfachinetti.bsky.social @naltemose.bsky.social labs!
DNA methylation influences human centromere positioning and function - Nature Genetics
Genome-wide and targeted perturbation of DNA methylation at centromeres affects CENP-A positioning and centromere structure, resulting in aneuploidy and reduced cell viability.
www.nature.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Focusing on something other than Salmonella for a minute, because my wife’s paper is just out and it is AMAZING! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to all the authors, great work from the @dfachinetti.bsky.social @naltemose.bsky.social labs!
Congrats to all the authors, great work from the @dfachinetti.bsky.social @naltemose.bsky.social labs!
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Trouble imaging actin in ExM? Meet HAK-Actin, a probe for U-ExM, cryo-ExM & iU-ExM. Enables post-expansion labeling for max signal. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Soon at @spirochrome.com
Led by O.Mercey and @lreymond.bsky.social, in collab with @dudinlab.bsky.social and @marinelap.bsky.social
Soon at @spirochrome.com
Led by O.Mercey and @lreymond.bsky.social, in collab with @dudinlab.bsky.social and @marinelap.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Trouble imaging actin in ExM? Meet HAK-Actin, a probe for U-ExM, cryo-ExM & iU-ExM. Enables post-expansion labeling for max signal. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Soon at @spirochrome.com
Led by O.Mercey and @lreymond.bsky.social, in collab with @dudinlab.bsky.social and @marinelap.bsky.social
Soon at @spirochrome.com
Led by O.Mercey and @lreymond.bsky.social, in collab with @dudinlab.bsky.social and @marinelap.bsky.social
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Want 1,000 more steps a day?
Don’t buy a Fitbit.
Move to a walkable city.
A US-wide natural experiment shows people who moved to high-walkability areas added ~1,100 steps/day on average, regardless of age, gender, or BMI. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Don’t buy a Fitbit.
Move to a walkable city.
A US-wide natural experiment shows people who moved to high-walkability areas added ~1,100 steps/day on average, regardless of age, gender, or BMI. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Want 1,000 more steps a day?
Don’t buy a Fitbit.
Move to a walkable city.
A US-wide natural experiment shows people who moved to high-walkability areas added ~1,100 steps/day on average, regardless of age, gender, or BMI. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Don’t buy a Fitbit.
Move to a walkable city.
A US-wide natural experiment shows people who moved to high-walkability areas added ~1,100 steps/day on average, regardless of age, gender, or BMI. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Una vez golpista, siempre golpista ☝🏼
«Gobernar todo lo posible por decreto», dice la candidata Matthei.
August 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Una vez golpista, siempre golpista ☝🏼
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Con estos incendios forestales seguramente escucharéis a gente decir que hay que limpiar el monte
En esta entrada de mi blog os explico por qué limpiar el monte no sólo no ayuda sino que empeora la situación
En esta entrada de mi blog os explico por qué limpiar el monte no sólo no ayuda sino que empeora la situación
La importancia botánica de la zona del Valle de Toledo
La zona del Valle de Toledo es una parte del lugar de interés geológico del «Torno» del Tajo en Toledo. Además de su interesante geología, también alberga especies botánicas de gran valor y es un l…
viajandoconcienciahome.wordpress.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Con estos incendios forestales seguramente escucharéis a gente decir que hay que limpiar el monte
En esta entrada de mi blog os explico por qué limpiar el monte no sólo no ayuda sino que empeora la situación
En esta entrada de mi blog os explico por qué limpiar el monte no sólo no ayuda sino que empeora la situación