Meredith Salisbury
@salisburymw.bsky.social
Science writer and semi-professional hermit. I find myself gobsmacked by the world more often than I'd like.
It isn't too common these days to get real insight into the state of the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak here in the U.S. - that's why I really enjoyed a recent talk about it at the annual #AMPath25 meeting. Wrote it up for this week's newsletter:
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Bird Flu Update: H5N1 Virus Still Widely Circulating
This strain of avian influenza is still running rampant, but thankfully it has not yet evolved to enable respiratory transmission
salisburys-take.beehiiv.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It isn't too common these days to get real insight into the state of the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak here in the U.S. - that's why I really enjoyed a recent talk about it at the annual #AMPath25 meeting. Wrote it up for this week's newsletter:
salisburys-take.beehiiv.com/p/bird-flu-u...
salisburys-take.beehiiv.com/p/bird-flu-u...
Delighted to report on the MacArthur Foundation's $100 million grant awarded to the Sentinel project, co-led by Pardis Sabeti and Christian Happi. It aims to enable infectious disease surveillance and prevent future pandemics. salisburys-take.beehiiv.com/p/100-millio...
$100 Million Grant Awarded for the Prevention of Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Winners of the unique MacArthur Foundation grant competition are already helping to prevent pandemics
salisburys-take.beehiiv.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Delighted to report on the MacArthur Foundation's $100 million grant awarded to the Sentinel project, co-led by Pardis Sabeti and Christian Happi. It aims to enable infectious disease surveillance and prevent future pandemics. salisburys-take.beehiiv.com/p/100-millio...
Kitty cannoli.
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Kitty cannoli.
In rare cases, people with severe disease-causing genetic mutations never actually get sick. What's up with that? I reported on a new study from the gnomAD team that aimed to find an answer.
salisburys-take.beehiiv.com/p/beating-th...
salisburys-take.beehiiv.com/p/beating-th...
Beating the Odds: How People Stay Healthy When Their Genomes Should Be Causing Disease
With massive data dive, scientists look for clues about why some people with disease-causing genetic variants remain healthy
salisburys-take.beehiiv.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
In rare cases, people with severe disease-causing genetic mutations never actually get sick. What's up with that? I reported on a new study from the gnomAD team that aimed to find an answer.
salisburys-take.beehiiv.com/p/beating-th...
salisburys-take.beehiiv.com/p/beating-th...
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@andreaserio.bsky.social and I are recruiting a postdoc to lead an exciting MNDA-funded project using multi-omics to study long axons in motor neurons and how they shape susceptibility to #ALS.
Get in touch for any questions and apply by 2 December:
my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
Get in touch for any questions and apply by 2 December:
my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
November 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
@andreaserio.bsky.social and I are recruiting a postdoc to lead an exciting MNDA-funded project using multi-omics to study long axons in motor neurons and how they shape susceptibility to #ALS.
Get in touch for any questions and apply by 2 December:
my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
Get in touch for any questions and apply by 2 December:
my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
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Are you looking for a #tenuretrack or #openrank job in #biostatistics or #statistics? @fredhutch.org is hiring! Seattle is a wonderful place to grow your career; the bio/stat & science scene here is world-class; and you will work w/ amazing UW Biostat students. Apply!
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November 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Are you looking for a #tenuretrack or #openrank job in #biostatistics or #statistics? @fredhutch.org is hiring! Seattle is a wonderful place to grow your career; the bio/stat & science scene here is world-class; and you will work w/ amazing UW Biostat students. Apply!
apply.interfolio.com/176402
apply.interfolio.com/176402
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New Jersey today is Election Day! Your voice is your vote. To find your polling place or get help go to vote.nj.gov
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NJ Voter information about the Elections.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
New Jersey today is Election Day! Your voice is your vote. To find your polling place or get help go to vote.nj.gov
At #ASHG25 there were some great talks about assessments of the potential for using AI tools in clinical genetics diagnosis. The results were a mixed bag, which I wrote about here: salisburys-take.beehiiv.com/p/brilliant-...
Brilliant or Bumbling? AI Tools Aren’t Quite Ready for Genetic Diagnosis
Large language models show promise as an assistant to clinical experts, but they’re not ready for prime time
salisburys-take.beehiiv.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
At #ASHG25 there were some great talks about assessments of the potential for using AI tools in clinical genetics diagnosis. The results were a mixed bag, which I wrote about here: salisburys-take.beehiiv.com/p/brilliant-...
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Great new postdoc fellowship for foundational plant research.
If you’re into genetics and genomics of plant reproductive evolution or adaptive convergence (incl in the cool and charismatic nightshades!) I’d be happy to talk about possible projects!
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
If you’re into genetics and genomics of plant reproductive evolution or adaptive convergence (incl in the cool and charismatic nightshades!) I’d be happy to talk about possible projects!
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology
Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology on Simons Foundation
www.simonsfoundation.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Great new postdoc fellowship for foundational plant research.
If you’re into genetics and genomics of plant reproductive evolution or adaptive convergence (incl in the cool and charismatic nightshades!) I’d be happy to talk about possible projects!
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
If you’re into genetics and genomics of plant reproductive evolution or adaptive convergence (incl in the cool and charismatic nightshades!) I’d be happy to talk about possible projects!
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
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Job alert!
We are looking for a bioimage analysis to work in an image analysis core facility in beautiful Paris. Can I ask you to share this opportunity with your networks?
See also on the forum:
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We are looking for a bioimage analysis to work in an image analysis core facility in beautiful Paris. Can I ask you to share this opportunity with your networks?
See also on the forum:
forum.image.sc/t/research-e...
Research engineer in Bioimage Analysis for the researchers of the inIdEx FORMULA
Hi all We are looking for a bioimage analysis to work in an image analysis core facility in beautiful Paris. Can I ask you to share this opportunity with your networks? The position is in the Instit...
forum.image.sc
October 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Job alert!
We are looking for a bioimage analysis to work in an image analysis core facility in beautiful Paris. Can I ask you to share this opportunity with your networks?
See also on the forum:
forum.image.sc/t/research-e...
We are looking for a bioimage analysis to work in an image analysis core facility in beautiful Paris. Can I ask you to share this opportunity with your networks?
See also on the forum:
forum.image.sc/t/research-e...
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The Data Science team at EMBL is hiring for two open positions! First, for a Scientific Community Manager, focusing on community aspects and training on data science. embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
Scientific Community Manager
EMBL is Europe’s flagship research laboratory for the life sciences – an intergovernmental organisation with more than 110 independent research groups and teams performing scientific research in disci...
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October 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The Data Science team at EMBL is hiring for two open positions! First, for a Scientific Community Manager, focusing on community aspects and training on data science. embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
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My colleagues and I here at UVA are looking to hire a skilled #Rstats developer. You'll be working with me on the project. Here's the posting: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...
Epidemiologist / Research Data Scientist; Infectious Diseases and International Health in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Information Management, Services & Technology at Univers...
Apply for Epidemiologist / Research Data Scientist; Infectious Diseases and International Health job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Information Man...
jobs.virginia.edu
October 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My colleagues and I here at UVA are looking to hire a skilled #Rstats developer. You'll be working with me on the project. Here's the posting: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...
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We're hiring! My team at @nygenome.org is looking for a statistical genetics postdoc to decipher functional architecture of complex diseases from cutting-edge CRISPR+scRNA-seq data, with @nevillesanjana.bsky.social lab. Happy to meet at #ASHG25, apply here
jobs.silkroad.com/NYGenome/Car...
jobs.silkroad.com/NYGenome/Car...
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Lappalainen & Sanjana Labs - 101 Avenue of the Americas, 7th Floor, New York, New York - New York Genome Center
Find a career with New York Genome Center
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October 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We're hiring! My team at @nygenome.org is looking for a statistical genetics postdoc to decipher functional architecture of complex diseases from cutting-edge CRISPR+scRNA-seq data, with @nevillesanjana.bsky.social lab. Happy to meet at #ASHG25, apply here
jobs.silkroad.com/NYGenome/Car...
jobs.silkroad.com/NYGenome/Car...
After all the uncertainty, I got my annual Covid shot. Thank you, CVS!
October 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
After all the uncertainty, I got my annual Covid shot. Thank you, CVS!
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We’re excited to share a Postdoc Opening in the Burkard Lab @iowa /Holden Cancer Center. The fellow will study mitotic regulation in normal & cancer cells, exploring drug response & resistance in human samples, organoids, & preclinical models. Spread the word!
📅 Apply by 3/1/26
📧 mburkard@uiowa.edu
📅 Apply by 3/1/26
📧 mburkard@uiowa.edu
Postdoc Opportunities
Open postdoc positions are listed in the interactive table below. The table is best viewed in landscape mode if on a mobile device. Use the search box to narrow your search. Click on the column header...
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September 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We’re excited to share a Postdoc Opening in the Burkard Lab @iowa /Holden Cancer Center. The fellow will study mitotic regulation in normal & cancer cells, exploring drug response & resistance in human samples, organoids, & preclinical models. Spread the word!
📅 Apply by 3/1/26
📧 mburkard@uiowa.edu
📅 Apply by 3/1/26
📧 mburkard@uiowa.edu
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An exciting opportunity for recent PhD graduates. bit.ly/ShanahanFellow
September 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
An exciting opportunity for recent PhD graduates. bit.ly/ShanahanFellow
Just scheduled my flu and Covid shots, and now I'll spend the next week wondering if CVS will actually allow me to get the Covid booster when I show up. I haven't felt this much uncertainty since the vaccines were first introduced and we were frantically refreshing websites at 2 am to claim a spot!
September 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just scheduled my flu and Covid shots, and now I'll spend the next week wondering if CVS will actually allow me to get the Covid booster when I show up. I haven't felt this much uncertainty since the vaccines were first introduced and we were frantically refreshing websites at 2 am to claim a spot!
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📣 Our department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Cell and Molecular Biology to join the @weillinstitute.bsky.social PLS spread the word!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607
Cornell University, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Job #AJO30607, WDR-00055221 Assistant Professor, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
academicjobsonline.org
September 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
📣 Our department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Cell and Molecular Biology to join the @weillinstitute.bsky.social PLS spread the word!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607
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We are hiring! The Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is looking for faculty at the Assistant or Associate professor level (tenure track). Please consider joining our vibrant microbiology and immunology community at the University of Pittsburgh School of medicine
August 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We are hiring! The Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is looking for faculty at the Assistant or Associate professor level (tenure track). Please consider joining our vibrant microbiology and immunology community at the University of Pittsburgh School of medicine
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One of the largest measles outbreaks in the U.S. is now centered in bordering areas of southwestern Utah and Arizona.
Measles outbreak growing in parts of Arizona and Utah, health officials say
Measles vaccination rates have plummeted in the neighboring communities over the last 10 years.
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September 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
One of the largest measles outbreaks in the U.S. is now centered in bordering areas of southwestern Utah and Arizona.
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We have an open Assistant Professor position in Evolutionary Cell and Molecular Biology in the @weillinstitute.bsky.social at Cornell University. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607
Cornell University, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Job #AJO30607, WDR-00055221 Assistant Professor, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
academicjobsonline.org
September 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We have an open Assistant Professor position in Evolutionary Cell and Molecular Biology in the @weillinstitute.bsky.social at Cornell University. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607
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Last month, I launched my lab at Ohio State. Our lab website is now live, and we're recruiting graduate students this cycle! If you're interested in the cognitive (neuro)science of learning & memory, please reach out!
www.momentslab.org
www.momentslab.org
Moments Lab
www.momentslab.org
September 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Last month, I launched my lab at Ohio State. Our lab website is now live, and we're recruiting graduate students this cycle! If you're interested in the cognitive (neuro)science of learning & memory, please reach out!
www.momentslab.org
www.momentslab.org
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Our department of Plant Molecular Biology at the University of Lausanne @unil.bsky.social is recruiting a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the field of Plant-Organism Interactions 🌱🐛🦠🍄! Application before November 30, 2025. See the official job ad for more details: tinyurl.com/mtxdcz6p
September 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Our department of Plant Molecular Biology at the University of Lausanne @unil.bsky.social is recruiting a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the field of Plant-Organism Interactions 🌱🐛🦠🍄! Application before November 30, 2025. See the official job ad for more details: tinyurl.com/mtxdcz6p
About time, NJ.
IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
September 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
About time, NJ.