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Dr. Seema Mattoo
@mattoolab.bsky.social
Assoc. Professor, Purdue U. (via India - U. Maryland, College Park - UCLA - UCSD/HHMI). Having fun studying Fic proteins, from bacteria to humans. #AMPylation
#HypothesisFund
https://www.bio.purdue.edu/lab/mattoo/
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Want to help us as an abstract reviewer for the @asm.org #ASMMicrobe2026? Abstract Review Period: January 29 - February 5, 2026. Please fill out the Abstract Reviewer Interest Form: asm.org/Microbe2026-... Thanks for your help!
November 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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NYT obituary of Jim Watson.

A long and fairly balanced view of a complicated man who participated in one of the greatest discoveries in biology.

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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Mark your calendars! #mmpc2026 The 2026 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference will be take place September 25-27, 2026 at the University of Minnesota! We are excited to welcome keynote speaker Dr. Andy Camilli. Give us a follow and watch for important information here ➡️ mmpc2026.umn.edu
Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference | Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference 2026
mmpc2026.umn.edu
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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We're excited to welcome Glen McGugan, Ph.D., as ASM’s Scientific Director of the Mechanism Discovery unit! He’ll lead efforts advancing discovery-driven microbial sciences in physiology, genetics, genomics & more.

➡️ Learn more about the unit: asm.social/2Dy
October 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Fun kickoff to #150PurdueBIO celebrating 150 years of #Purdue Biological Sciences, w/ special guests Doug Robinson @jhu.edu & Jack Johnson @scripps.edu, & colleagues Janice Evans, Nick Noinaj.
Thanks to Dept Head Perry Paschou!

www.bio.purdue.edu/150/index.html
October 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Today is the 97th anniversary of penicillin's discovery!

Many know the story of Fleming's serendipitous find. But fewer know that the antibiotic-producing mold drifted in from a nearby lab where it was being studied during an unusually cool period that allowed it to grow.
apnews.com/today-in-his...
Today in History: September 28, Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
1924: First round-the-world flight 2020: Global COVID death toll reaches 1 million 2022: Hurricane Ian strikes Florida
apnews.com
September 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Thrilled to share my work from the @jkagan1.bsky.social lab!

TLDR: O-acetylation and wall teichoic acid compete for space on S. aureus peptidoglycan. This competition regulates DNA release, and thus immune receptor activation, during infection!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#microsky #immunosky
Wall teichoic acid is required for DNA-triggered innate immune receptor activation by Staphylococcus aureus
Receptors that stimulate inflammation are commonly activated by ligands that are buried within microbial cells. The mechanisms that facilitate immunostimulatory ligand release from microbes during inf...
www.biorxiv.org
September 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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NSF Graduate Fellowship announcement is finally posted!

www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

1/2
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
An inspiring scientist & role model - the success of Lucy Shapiro’s mentees is a legacy worth celebrating, let alone her exceptional science & dedication to basic science discovery! Congrats Dr. Shapiro, winner Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award 🥇 👏

laskerfoundation.org/winners/pion...
September 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/s...
David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
When you break your leg, and THIS is the conversation you have with your friends! 🤣Makes my recovery so much more manageable :)
Hope my like-minded dad joke lovers are aptly entertained!
September 6, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Beautiful mural honoring Henrietta Lacks painted by Baltimore community members popped up near Hopkins med campus recently.
August 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Franklin W. Stahl, 95, Dies; Helped Create a ‘Beautiful’ DNA Experiment www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/s...
Franklin W. Stahl, 95, Dies; Helped Create a ‘Beautiful’ DNA Experiment
www.nytimes.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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We have an open engineer position to work on type IX secretion (T9SS), under the supervision of @doan_thierry (collab with HP Fierobe & A. Tolonen). 1-year contract, renewable up to 3.5 years. Please apply here or forward to anyone potentially interested:

emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Ingénieur d'Etude en Microbiologie (H/F)
emploi.cnrs.fr
July 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science
Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...
journals.plos.org
June 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Any grad students interested in a career in science policy? Check out this opportunity: mirzayanfellow.nas.edu?utm_source=N...
The Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
This program is an early career educational and training opportunity. It is designed to engage its Fellows in the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy.
mirzayanfellow.nas.edu
June 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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The new open access policy of NIH will take effect next week (July 1st). All NIH funded research 🔬🧪🧬accepted after July 1st must be open access upon publication. Worried about fees? 💸 Check out how IAI stacks up against other journals—you might be surprised. #OpenAccess #SciComm #Microbiology
June 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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New York Times article on the end (at least for the moment) of NIH grant terminations...

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www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/s...
N.I.H. Memo Pauses Cancellations of Medical Research Grants
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Enjoyed presenting our work & latest collab w/ @rtsolis.bsky.social at #ASMicrobe! Great sharing the stage w/ @delafuentelab.bsky.social, @laahrs.bsky.social & @heran.bsky.social.
A drawback speaking at a Plenary Session is how prominent your pimples & wrinkles are on the jumbo screen🤣😬
June 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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This was a great session!
Those attending #ASMicrobe, hope to see you at our Plenary Session:
“Biology across scales: From Discovery to Mechanism”
SUNDAY, June 22
8:15-10:15am
Concourse Hall
@heran.bsky.social @laahrs.bsky.social @delafuentelab.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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I like to bring #MicrobialCentrism swag to #ASMicrobe. I ask folks to post about their swag on social media. Some do, some do not. But right here, proof that a #QualityQuorum exists around me. Thank you, Seema Mattoo and Irene Newton. @mattoolab.bsky.social @chicascientifica.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Those attending #ASMicrobe, hope to see you at our Plenary Session:
“Biology across scales: From Discovery to Mechanism”
SUNDAY, June 22
8:15-10:15am
Concourse Hall
@heran.bsky.social @laahrs.bsky.social @delafuentelab.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM