Mel Vazquez Hernandez
@melvazquezh.bsky.social
mexican in Germany with an open love for tacos
Associate Editor at #PLOSBiology for #openaccess, working with #microbiology and #immunology
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Associate Editor at #PLOSBiology for #openaccess, working with #microbiology and #immunology
https://scheduler.zoom.us/melissa-vazquez-hernandez/meet-the-editor-melissa
Views are my own
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What is up Bluesky!
I'm an Associate Editor working at #PLOSBiology with everything related with #Microbiology and #Immunology
Looking forward to all #science posts!
Also, if you wanna book a meet-the-editor zoom meeting with me and talk about your work, just click scheduler.zoom.us/melissa-vazq...!
I'm an Associate Editor working at #PLOSBiology with everything related with #Microbiology and #Immunology
Looking forward to all #science posts!
Also, if you wanna book a meet-the-editor zoom meeting with me and talk about your work, just click scheduler.zoom.us/melissa-vazq...!
Reposted by Mel Vazquez Hernandez
Intracellular pathogens like #Chlamydia can hide from host defenses in a #vacuole. This study shows that CpoS maintains the stability of Chlamydia’s parasitophorous vacuole; early vacuole destabilization clears infection, suggesting a potential therapeutic target @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3Ur0YqJ
August 13, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Intracellular pathogens like #Chlamydia can hide from host defenses in a #vacuole. This study shows that CpoS maintains the stability of Chlamydia’s parasitophorous vacuole; early vacuole destabilization clears infection, suggesting a potential therapeutic target @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3Ur0YqJ
Ran my first 10k in beautiful Heidelberg 🙂↔️
And got to see some babies on the way!
And got to see some babies on the way!
June 25, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Ran my first 10k in beautiful Heidelberg 🙂↔️
And got to see some babies on the way!
And got to see some babies on the way!
Just a few minutes for this really great conference to start! Amazing talks, superb program and beautiful city
Happy as always to represent @plosbiology.org at #EESMicrobiology
Feel free to approach and have a chat!
Happy as always to represent @plosbiology.org at #EESMicrobiology
Feel free to approach and have a chat!
Excited for New Approaches and Concepts in Microbiology 2025 with sessions on Bacterial systems biology, Bacterial cell biology & protein machines, Microbiomes, Environment & evolution, Pathogenesis & phage, Antibiotic discovery, mechanisms, and resistance. #EESMicrobiology
June 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Just a few minutes for this really great conference to start! Amazing talks, superb program and beautiful city
Happy as always to represent @plosbiology.org at #EESMicrobiology
Feel free to approach and have a chat!
Happy as always to represent @plosbiology.org at #EESMicrobiology
Feel free to approach and have a chat!
Reposted by Mel Vazquez Hernandez
📅 I am organizing a session on #ERC funding opportunities at the EMBO | EMBL Symposium-Infection: pathogens, hosts, and microbiomes. 26-28 May 2025. If you are around, feel free to stop by. @erc.europa.eu @embl.org
April 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
📅 I am organizing a session on #ERC funding opportunities at the EMBO | EMBL Symposium-Infection: pathogens, hosts, and microbiomes. 26-28 May 2025. If you are around, feel free to stop by. @erc.europa.eu @embl.org
Excited to join next week to this @embl.org symposium #EESInfection!
The program looks great and I am happy to say that @plosbiology.org will be giving 2 poster prizes!
As always, reach out if you are going to be there too!
The program looks great and I am happy to say that @plosbiology.org will be giving 2 poster prizes!
As always, reach out if you are going to be there too!
🦠🔬Don't miss the chance to meet experts working on different pathogens at the "Infection: pathogens, hosts, and microbiomes" symposium!
Register until 14 April #EESInfection to join us in #Heidelberg 👉 https://s.embl.org/ees25-04-bl
🗓️ 26 – 28 May 2025
📍 EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
Register until 14 April #EESInfection to join us in #Heidelberg 👉 https://s.embl.org/ees25-04-bl
🗓️ 26 – 28 May 2025
📍 EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
May 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Excited to join next week to this @embl.org symposium #EESInfection!
The program looks great and I am happy to say that @plosbiology.org will be giving 2 poster prizes!
As always, reach out if you are going to be there too!
The program looks great and I am happy to say that @plosbiology.org will be giving 2 poster prizes!
As always, reach out if you are going to be there too!
Another exciting conference! I am attending this week the #GRC of #Neuroimmunity in Lucca representing @plosbiology.org
Really cool talks and people in a beautiful place!
Looking forward to it!
www.grc.org/neuroimmune-...
Really cool talks and people in a beautiful place!
Looking forward to it!
www.grc.org/neuroimmune-...
2025 Neuroimmune Communication in Health and Disease Conference GRC
The 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Neuroimmune Communication in Health and Disease will be held in Lucca (Barga), Lucca Italy. Apply today to reserve your spot.
www.grc.org
May 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Another exciting conference! I am attending this week the #GRC of #Neuroimmunity in Lucca representing @plosbiology.org
Really cool talks and people in a beautiful place!
Looking forward to it!
www.grc.org/neuroimmune-...
Really cool talks and people in a beautiful place!
Looking forward to it!
www.grc.org/neuroimmune-...
Great talk from @audeber.bsky.social about defense system diversity.
And then also from @pdeweirdt.bsky.social from the lab of one of our Editorial Board Members Michael Laub.
So much to still discover!
And then also from @pdeweirdt.bsky.social from the lab of one of our Editorial Board Members Michael Laub.
So much to still discover!
April 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Great talk from @audeber.bsky.social about defense system diversity.
And then also from @pdeweirdt.bsky.social from the lab of one of our Editorial Board Members Michael Laub.
So much to still discover!
And then also from @pdeweirdt.bsky.social from the lab of one of our Editorial Board Members Michael Laub.
So much to still discover!
So excited to participate on this @embo.org workshop representing @plosbiology.org! There'll be amazing talks & posters! Feel free to come to me! I'm always happy to chat ;)
I'll also take the opportunity for a site visit @institutpasteur.bsky.social Mon & Fri, so reach-out if you are there!
I'll also take the opportunity for a site visit @institutpasteur.bsky.social Mon & Fri, so reach-out if you are there!
Registration now open for the EMBO Workshop: Immune System of Bacteria !!!!
www.sisb2025.conferences-pasteur.org/home
Joins us in Institut Pasteur, Paris, April 8-10th.
www.sisb2025.conferences-pasteur.org/home
Joins us in Institut Pasteur, Paris, April 8-10th.
April 6, 2025 at 6:36 AM
So excited to participate on this @embo.org workshop representing @plosbiology.org! There'll be amazing talks & posters! Feel free to come to me! I'm always happy to chat ;)
I'll also take the opportunity for a site visit @institutpasteur.bsky.social Mon & Fri, so reach-out if you are there!
I'll also take the opportunity for a site visit @institutpasteur.bsky.social Mon & Fri, so reach-out if you are there!
Reposted by Mel Vazquez Hernandez
Happening TODAY! It is not too late to register for the #FEMSMicrobiolEcol Webinar.
This session will not only push the boundaries of ecological understanding but also underscore the critical role of microbes in addressing environmental challenges.🌍
buff.ly/3X6aCR9
This session will not only push the boundaries of ecological understanding but also underscore the critical role of microbes in addressing environmental challenges.🌍
buff.ly/3X6aCR9
March 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Happening TODAY! It is not too late to register for the #FEMSMicrobiolEcol Webinar.
This session will not only push the boundaries of ecological understanding but also underscore the critical role of microbes in addressing environmental challenges.🌍
buff.ly/3X6aCR9
This session will not only push the boundaries of ecological understanding but also underscore the critical role of microbes in addressing environmental challenges.🌍
buff.ly/3X6aCR9
Reviewer fatigue is there. Check out this editorial :)
If you have ideas that you think we should consider feel free to comment. I am already aware that a solution may be to pay reviewers, it will be interesting to see the outcome from CoB, and how affordable that is (specially for non-profits)
If you have ideas that you think we should consider feel free to comment. I am already aware that a solution may be to pay reviewers, it will be interesting to see the outcome from CoB, and how affordable that is (specially for non-profits)
The term "reviewer fatigue” has become familiar in scientific publishing. In this Editorial, @droutledge.bsky.social & @npariente.bsky.social discuss how we can make the peer review system more sustainable & ways that PLOS Biology is already helping to ease the burden on reviewers🧪
▶️ plos.io/41YKIRa
▶️ plos.io/41YKIRa
On improving the sustainability of peer review
The term “reviewer fatigue” has become only too familiar in scientific publishing. This editorial discusses how we can ease the burden on reviewers to make the peer review system more sustainable, whi...
plos.io
March 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Reviewer fatigue is there. Check out this editorial :)
If you have ideas that you think we should consider feel free to comment. I am already aware that a solution may be to pay reviewers, it will be interesting to see the outcome from CoB, and how affordable that is (specially for non-profits)
If you have ideas that you think we should consider feel free to comment. I am already aware that a solution may be to pay reviewers, it will be interesting to see the outcome from CoB, and how affordable that is (specially for non-profits)
What is up Bluesky!
I'm an Associate Editor working at #PLOSBiology with everything related with #Microbiology and #Immunology
Looking forward to all #science posts!
Also, if you wanna book a meet-the-editor zoom meeting with me and talk about your work, just click scheduler.zoom.us/melissa-vazq...!
I'm an Associate Editor working at #PLOSBiology with everything related with #Microbiology and #Immunology
Looking forward to all #science posts!
Also, if you wanna book a meet-the-editor zoom meeting with me and talk about your work, just click scheduler.zoom.us/melissa-vazq...!
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March 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
What is up Bluesky!
I'm an Associate Editor working at #PLOSBiology with everything related with #Microbiology and #Immunology
Looking forward to all #science posts!
Also, if you wanna book a meet-the-editor zoom meeting with me and talk about your work, just click scheduler.zoom.us/melissa-vazq...!
I'm an Associate Editor working at #PLOSBiology with everything related with #Microbiology and #Immunology
Looking forward to all #science posts!
Also, if you wanna book a meet-the-editor zoom meeting with me and talk about your work, just click scheduler.zoom.us/melissa-vazq...!
Reposted by Mel Vazquez Hernandez
Our new story on #T6SS WHIX effectors and bacterial warfare is out in @plosbiology.org. It has a lot more data than the original bioRxiv preprint, so take a look even if you’ve read that. 🦠
What did we find? A thread... 1/9
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
What did we find? A thread... 1/9
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
A new class of type VI secretion system effectors can carry two toxic domains and are recognized through the WHIX motif for export
The secretion mechanisms of many type VI secretion system (T6SS) effectors in Gram-negative bacteria remain unclear. This study identifies a new class of T6SS effectors, which can harbor either one or...
journals.plos.org
March 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Our new story on #T6SS WHIX effectors and bacterial warfare is out in @plosbiology.org. It has a lot more data than the original bioRxiv preprint, so take a look even if you’ve read that. 🦠
What did we find? A thread... 1/9
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
What did we find? A thread... 1/9
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Reposted by Mel Vazquez Hernandez
Let's talk about this Nature piece in more detail.
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review
Tired of spending countless hours on peer reviews? An AI-assisted workflow could help.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Let's talk about this Nature piece in more detail.
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Super fun to be part of this. Thank you @sparrerlab.bsky.social for inviting me to talk a bit about AI in scientific publishing!
Ahead of the GfV's 34th Annual Meeting, the #jGfV ACHIEVE working group organised their annual workshop at the @leibnizliv.bsky.social aiming to train and support the next generation of virologists.
March 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Super fun to be part of this. Thank you @sparrerlab.bsky.social for inviting me to talk a bit about AI in scientific publishing!
Really happy to attend the "Molecular Determinants of Zoonotic Virus Infections and Beyond" meeting in Freiburg representing @plosbiology.org
I will also have a meet the editor session this Friday, so come over!
As always, feel free to reach out in person, by e-mail or dm
I will also have a meet the editor session this Friday, so come over!
As always, feel free to reach out in person, by e-mail or dm
February 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Really happy to attend the "Molecular Determinants of Zoonotic Virus Infections and Beyond" meeting in Freiburg representing @plosbiology.org
I will also have a meet the editor session this Friday, so come over!
As always, feel free to reach out in person, by e-mail or dm
I will also have a meet the editor session this Friday, so come over!
As always, feel free to reach out in person, by e-mail or dm
In this uncertain and weird times, I am so happy and proud to be part of @plos.org and @plosbiology.org.
"PLOS will not compromise on issues of scientific rigor & editorial integrity... we seek diversity because more expert voices make for better science"
"PLOS will not compromise on issues of scientific rigor & editorial integrity... we seek diversity because more expert voices make for better science"
PLOS remains committed to the principles of #OpenScience: integrity, transparency, inclusivity, and collaboration.
Recent policy changes in the U.S. raise concerns about the impact on the global research community and scientific integrity. Read the statement: plos.io/3D4O8cH
Recent policy changes in the U.S. raise concerns about the impact on the global research community and scientific integrity. Read the statement: 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 5:36 PM
In this uncertain and weird times, I am so happy and proud to be part of @plos.org and @plosbiology.org.
"PLOS will not compromise on issues of scientific rigor & editorial integrity... we seek diversity because more expert voices make for better science"
"PLOS will not compromise on issues of scientific rigor & editorial integrity... we seek diversity because more expert voices make for better science"
Important then, and even more important now...
Also, I have to say that I am quite proud of this team, PLOS and the values we support
Also, I have to say that I am quite proud of this team, PLOS and the values we support
In 2025, we continue to advocate for policy based on scientific evidence. This 2020 Editorial, “We need leaders that believe in scientific evidence”, resonates today as loudly as ever: plos.io/34lyl59. PLOS Biology also continues to push for DEI and a diverse scientific community:
plos.io/3rzxczU 🧪
plos.io/3rzxczU 🧪
We need leaders that believe in scientific evidence
In a world beset by attempts to undermine scientific evidence and evidence-based policy, we emphasize their important role in helping humanity rise to the challenges of our time.
plos.io
February 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Important then, and even more important now...
Also, I have to say that I am quite proud of this team, PLOS and the values we support
Also, I have to say that I am quite proud of this team, PLOS and the values we support
biology is so beautiful!
This stunning pic of sensory neurons in a #Drosophila larva received a near-unanimous vote from the @plosbiology.org team for the featured image of our Jan 2025 issue. It was made by Pankajam Thyagarajan in Melissa Rolls' lab. The neurons are magenta and the overlying epidermal cells are green.
February 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
biology is so beautiful!
Reposted by Mel Vazquez Hernandez
Iron-sulfur proteins require specialized assembly pathways. @s-besteiro.bsky.social &co show that the plastid-derived protein HCF101 functions in the cytosolic Fe-S assembly pathway in #Toxoplasma and is crucial for #parasite viability 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/3EFKKoQ
February 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Iron-sulfur proteins require specialized assembly pathways. @s-besteiro.bsky.social &co show that the plastid-derived protein HCF101 functions in the cytosolic Fe-S assembly pathway in #Toxoplasma and is crucial for #parasite viability 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/3EFKKoQ
quite a nice study from the @maierlab.bsky.social
#Neisseria gonorrhoeae evades immunity by altering its surface structures. @maierlab.bsky.social &co show that this process also modulates bacterial interactions, driving microcolony diversification, aggregation, colony morphology & #antibiotic tolerance 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/4aN1zdO
February 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
quite a nice study from the @maierlab.bsky.social
In a see of horrible, and sometimes disheartening news, here is a picture of my ninja cat enjoying the sun
January 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
In a see of horrible, and sometimes disheartening news, here is a picture of my ninja cat enjoying the sun
Reposted by Mel Vazquez Hernandez
500 classrooms have signed up for Skype a Scientist 2025!
@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, scout troops, libraries, & other groups for Q&A sessions. It's FREE!
We have an advertising budget of $0. So tell an educator in your life that we exist
SkypeAScientist.com
@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, scout troops, libraries, & other groups for Q&A sessions. It's FREE!
We have an advertising budget of $0. So tell an educator in your life that we exist
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January 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
500 classrooms have signed up for Skype a Scientist 2025!
@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, scout troops, libraries, & other groups for Q&A sessions. It's FREE!
We have an advertising budget of $0. So tell an educator in your life that we exist
SkypeAScientist.com
@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, scout troops, libraries, & other groups for Q&A sessions. It's FREE!
We have an advertising budget of $0. So tell an educator in your life that we exist
SkypeAScientist.com
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The Institut Pasteur has decided to leave X (formerly Twitter) to join BlueSky! 🦋
The Institut Pasteur made this decision due to several serious issues observed on the X platform since its acquisition. Join us here to continue advocating for science. www.pasteur.fr/en/home/pres...
The Institut Pasteur made this decision due to several serious issues observed on the X platform since its acquisition. Join us here to continue advocating for science. www.pasteur.fr/en/home/pres...
Institut Pasteur decides to leave X
The Institut Pasteur, a research organization which for more than 130 years has been committed to tackling infectious diseases, sharing knowledge and defending science, has decided to leave X because ...
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January 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Reposted by Mel Vazquez Hernandez
If you're just getting back on Bluesky, welcome to 2025! Here's a 🧵 on the editors' highlights of the stuff that we published in @plosbiology.org last year, compiled in this v nice editorial by @droutledge.bsky.social ...
As we reach the end of 2024, this Editorial celebrates an amazing year of science for #PLOSBiology and the life sciences more broadly: plos.io/3BqPSwc 🧪
And from the Staff Editors at PLOS Biology, we thank everyone who continues to support the journal - and happy holidays!🎄
And from the Staff Editors at PLOS Biology, we thank everyone who continues to support the journal - and happy holidays!🎄
January 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
If you're just getting back on Bluesky, welcome to 2025! Here's a 🧵 on the editors' highlights of the stuff that we published in @plosbiology.org last year, compiled in this v nice editorial by @droutledge.bsky.social ...
This has also been my first year as editor and being part of this amazing team was one of the best things in 2024.
I would like to thank the whole team and the Academic Editors for their help and patience, the authors for their trust, and the reviewers for their hard work.
Happy holidays everyone!
I would like to thank the whole team and the Academic Editors for their help and patience, the authors for their trust, and the reviewers for their hard work.
Happy holidays everyone!
As we reach the end of 2024, this Editorial celebrates an amazing year of science for #PLOSBiology and the life sciences more broadly: plos.io/3BqPSwc 🧪
And from the Staff Editors at PLOS Biology, we thank everyone who continues to support the journal - and happy holidays!🎄
And from the Staff Editors at PLOS Biology, we thank everyone who continues to support the journal - and happy holidays!🎄
December 22, 2024 at 8:03 PM
This has also been my first year as editor and being part of this amazing team was one of the best things in 2024.
I would like to thank the whole team and the Academic Editors for their help and patience, the authors for their trust, and the reviewers for their hard work.
Happy holidays everyone!
I would like to thank the whole team and the Academic Editors for their help and patience, the authors for their trust, and the reviewers for their hard work.
Happy holidays everyone!