@sarasuliman.bsky.social
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🚨Doubtmongering horror show.
"The abrupt change to the entire U.S. childhood vaccine schedule is alarming, unnecessary and will endanger the health of children..."
Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...
"The abrupt change to the entire U.S. childhood vaccine schedule is alarming, unnecessary and will endanger the health of children..."
Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...
Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM
🚨Doubtmongering horror show.
"The abrupt change to the entire U.S. childhood vaccine schedule is alarming, unnecessary and will endanger the health of children..."
Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...
"The abrupt change to the entire U.S. childhood vaccine schedule is alarming, unnecessary and will endanger the health of children..."
Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...
This is simply criminal.
The Trump administration will slash routine vaccine recommendations during childhood from 17 to 11 jabs – the biggest change to vaccines yet under the purview of longtime vaccine critic Robert F Kennedy Jr.
US cuts to number of recommended childhood vaccines will allow disease to spread, experts say
Jabs to prevent influenza, rotavirus, RSV and other vaccines are no longer fully recommended
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:08 AM
This is simply criminal.
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💥New paper alert!💥 What’s better than starting 2026 with an @annualreviews.bsky.social #Immunology, often a once-in-a-life honor ❤️?! Check it out if you want to know everything about type III interferons #IFN! Thanks to my wonderful team for their amazing work 🤗 doi.org/10.1146/annu...
Molecular, Cellular, Tissue, and Organismal Functions of Type III Interferons
Type III interferons are essential immune mediators playing pleiotropic roles during health and disease. In this review, we highlight the molecular and cellular pathways that lead to the production of...
doi.org
January 5, 2026 at 5:50 PM
💥New paper alert!💥 What’s better than starting 2026 with an @annualreviews.bsky.social #Immunology, often a once-in-a-life honor ❤️?! Check it out if you want to know everything about type III interferons #IFN! Thanks to my wonderful team for their amazing work 🤗 doi.org/10.1146/annu...
I think we all need some good news for global health and infectious diseases!
Five real global health wins in 2025
1.HPV vaccination scaled faster than expected;
2. measles/rubella eliminated in several countries;
3. long-acting HIV PrEP (lenacapavir) approved;
4. progress on TB vaccines/diagnostics;
5. A promising new antimalarial.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
1.HPV vaccination scaled faster than expected;
2. measles/rubella eliminated in several countries;
3. long-acting HIV PrEP (lenacapavir) approved;
4. progress on TB vaccines/diagnostics;
5. A promising new antimalarial.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Five big global health wins in 2025 that will save millions of lives
From HIV to TB, scientists and doctors made breakthroughs in treatment and prevention of some of the world’s deadliest diseases
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I think we all need some good news for global health and infectious diseases!
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NEW PREPRINT!
We systematically reviewed molecular epidemiology studies looking at strain discordance in pairs of people with TB disease and history of household contact
We found 30 studies from 18 countries. Excluding 4 studies at high risk of bias, we had data on 1544 household case pairs
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We systematically reviewed molecular epidemiology studies looking at strain discordance in pairs of people with TB disease and history of household contact
We found 30 studies from 18 countries. Excluding 4 studies at high risk of bias, we had data on 1544 household case pairs
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Strain Discordance Among People With Tuberculosis and a History of Household Contact, a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: In this systematic review of molecular epidemiology studies, we describe the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strain discordance amo
papers.ssrn.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
NEW PREPRINT!
We systematically reviewed molecular epidemiology studies looking at strain discordance in pairs of people with TB disease and history of household contact
We found 30 studies from 18 countries. Excluding 4 studies at high risk of bias, we had data on 1544 household case pairs
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We systematically reviewed molecular epidemiology studies looking at strain discordance in pairs of people with TB disease and history of household contact
We found 30 studies from 18 countries. Excluding 4 studies at high risk of bias, we had data on 1544 household case pairs
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Two pieces of fun news:
1. We've launched a new website for our lab: www.brysonlab.org
2. With some new funding, we are recruiting for new postdocs and graduate students. The projects build upon our previous studies of antigen presentation and phagosome biology and go into new exciting dimensions!
1. We've launched a new website for our lab: www.brysonlab.org
2. With some new funding, we are recruiting for new postdocs and graduate students. The projects build upon our previous studies of antigen presentation and phagosome biology and go into new exciting dimensions!
The Bryson Lab | Vaccine Development & Research at MIT
Developing effective accessible vaccines to end tuberculosis worldwide. Combining immunoengineering, molecular microbiology & systems biology at MIT.
www.brysonlab.org
December 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Two pieces of fun news:
1. We've launched a new website for our lab: www.brysonlab.org
2. With some new funding, we are recruiting for new postdocs and graduate students. The projects build upon our previous studies of antigen presentation and phagosome biology and go into new exciting dimensions!
1. We've launched a new website for our lab: www.brysonlab.org
2. With some new funding, we are recruiting for new postdocs and graduate students. The projects build upon our previous studies of antigen presentation and phagosome biology and go into new exciting dimensions!
The pipeline of scientists is cracked at every level now: recent grads can't get jobs/research experience because we're all conservative about hiring in this climate, fewer grad school spots, killing many fellowship pipelines, and now the early career investigators are disproportionately impacted.
December 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The pipeline of scientists is cracked at every level now: recent grads can't get jobs/research experience because we're all conservative about hiring in this climate, fewer grad school spots, killing many fellowship pipelines, and now the early career investigators are disproportionately impacted.
Y'all!
CDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study by controversial Danish researchers
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/323543/
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded an unsolicited $1.6 million grant for vaccine…
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/323543/
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded an unsolicited $1.6 million grant for vaccine…
CDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study by controversial Danish researchers - United Kingdom News Beep
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded an unsolicited $1.6 million grant for vaccine research to Danish researchers whose studies
www.newsbeep.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Y'all!
These NIH AIDS cycle due dates though..
Why are there any deadlines for anything first week of Jan?
My end of 2025 rant. Thank you for listening to my podcast.
Why are there any deadlines for anything first week of Jan?
My end of 2025 rant. Thank you for listening to my podcast.
December 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
These NIH AIDS cycle due dates though..
Why are there any deadlines for anything first week of Jan?
My end of 2025 rant. Thank you for listening to my podcast.
Why are there any deadlines for anything first week of Jan?
My end of 2025 rant. Thank you for listening to my podcast.
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Upon submitting your abstract, you may apply for a Travel Award by 11:59 PM ET, December 16. These awards assist with travel expenses to #IMMUNOLOGY2026™ in Boston, MA, from April 15-19, 2026. https://ow.ly/lbwR50XKocE
December 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Upon submitting your abstract, you may apply for a Travel Award by 11:59 PM ET, December 16. These awards assist with travel expenses to #IMMUNOLOGY2026™ in Boston, MA, from April 15-19, 2026. https://ow.ly/lbwR50XKocE
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Senators should have the same health care as their constituents.
December 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Senators should have the same health care as their constituents.
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The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
nbcnews.to
December 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
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To celebrate today's presentation of the #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine to Mary E. Brunkow, Frederick J. Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi, we present a special collection highlighting important JEM studies by Shimon Sakaguchi on regulatory T (Treg) cells. 👉 rupress.org/jem/collecti...
December 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
To celebrate today's presentation of the #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine to Mary E. Brunkow, Frederick J. Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi, we present a special collection highlighting important JEM studies by Shimon Sakaguchi on regulatory T (Treg) cells. 👉 rupress.org/jem/collecti...
Good morning 😡
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Good morning 😡
Very disturbing news at work today..
San Francisco social worker injured after stabbing at SF General Hospital
San Francisco social worker injured after stabbing at SF General Hospital
A San Francisco city employee was stabbed in the neck in a ward at a hospital Thursday, according to the sheriff’s office.
www.nbcbayarea.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Very disturbing news at work today..
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Hey friends. I’m looking for a postdoc interested in studying host-pathogen interactions and immunology of tuberculosis. Send me some good people! We have a great group here! Email me joanne@pitt.edu. Thanks!
December 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Hey friends. I’m looking for a postdoc interested in studying host-pathogen interactions and immunology of tuberculosis. Send me some good people! We have a great group here! Email me joanne@pitt.edu. Thanks!
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Important and timely read in the New England Journal of Medicine:
Twelve former commissioners of the FDA express concern that the agency’s recent moves will undermine a regulatory model designed to ensure vaccine safety, effectiveness, and availability.
Twelve former commissioners of the FDA express concern that the agency’s recent moves will undermine a regulatory model designed to ensure vaccine safety, effectiveness, and availability.
A Threat to Evidence-Based Vaccine Policy and Public Health Security at the FDA | NEJM
Twelve former commissioners of the FDA express concern that the agency’s recent moves will undermine a regulatory model designed to ensure vaccine safety, effectiveness, and availability.
www.nejm.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Important and timely read in the New England Journal of Medicine:
Twelve former commissioners of the FDA express concern that the agency’s recent moves will undermine a regulatory model designed to ensure vaccine safety, effectiveness, and availability.
Twelve former commissioners of the FDA express concern that the agency’s recent moves will undermine a regulatory model designed to ensure vaccine safety, effectiveness, and availability.
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Check out our new paper with @nelson-lab.bsky.social. We used scRNAseq to profile the function of Mtb peptide-specific T cells from NHP and human lung granulomas. Beyond IFNγ, Mtb-specific T cells make a bunch of unexpected stuff, and human and NHP cell are really similar.
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Check out our new paper with @nelson-lab.bsky.social. We used scRNAseq to profile the function of Mtb peptide-specific T cells from NHP and human lung granulomas. Beyond IFNγ, Mtb-specific T cells make a bunch of unexpected stuff, and human and NHP cell are really similar.
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New York Times article on science funding with some depressing but familiar curves with interactive graphics.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
New York Times article on science funding with some depressing but familiar curves with interactive graphics.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The antigen-presenting molecule MR1 binds host-generated riboflavin catabolites, say Mohamed Abdelaal, Nicholas Gherardin, Jamie Rossjohn, Wael Awad @waelawad.bsky.social and colleagues @monashuniversity.bsky.social @unimelb.bsky.social: rupress.org/jem/article/...
#InnateImmunity #MAIT
#InnateImmunity #MAIT
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The antigen-presenting molecule MR1 binds host-generated riboflavin catabolites, say Mohamed Abdelaal, Nicholas Gherardin, Jamie Rossjohn, Wael Awad @waelawad.bsky.social and colleagues @monashuniversity.bsky.social @unimelb.bsky.social: rupress.org/jem/article/...
#InnateImmunity #MAIT
#InnateImmunity #MAIT
Well this is not good..
This year’s US ID Fellowship Match saw 272 adult ID and 44 pediatric ID matches - but overall fewer physicians are entering the field and over half of fellowship programs went unfilled.
www.idsociety.org/news--public...
www.idsociety.org/news--public...
IDSA and PIDS statement on 2025 infectious diseases fellowship Match results
www.idsociety.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Well this is not good..
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It's awful that the world we live in is capable of causing so much suffering.
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
It's awful that the world we live in is capable of causing so much suffering.
One of many reasons the department of education is being gutted.
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
One of many reasons the department of education is being gutted.
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📢 Early-Career TB Researchers: Submit short talk abstracts & scholarship apps by Nov. 24! Join us Mar 23-26, 2026 in Cape Town for cutting-edge TB & global health. 🎥Highlights: youtu.be/YcKVeGWqXSM
Submit: keysym.us/KSTB26
@maxgg.bsky.social @breealdridge.bsky.social #KSTB26 #tuberculosis #TB
Submit: keysym.us/KSTB26
@maxgg.bsky.social @breealdridge.bsky.social #KSTB26 #tuberculosis #TB
Tuberculosis Meeting Promo
YouTube video by KeystoneSymposia
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
📢 Early-Career TB Researchers: Submit short talk abstracts & scholarship apps by Nov. 24! Join us Mar 23-26, 2026 in Cape Town for cutting-edge TB & global health. 🎥Highlights: youtu.be/YcKVeGWqXSM
Submit: keysym.us/KSTB26
@maxgg.bsky.social @breealdridge.bsky.social #KSTB26 #tuberculosis #TB
Submit: keysym.us/KSTB26
@maxgg.bsky.social @breealdridge.bsky.social #KSTB26 #tuberculosis #TB
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I have posted about this before, but...
Researchers at Pitt School of Public Health (with NIH funding) developed Project Tycho where they digitized reportable disease data from across the country going back to ~1900.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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Researchers at Pitt School of Public Health (with NIH funding) developed Project Tycho where they digitized reportable disease data from across the country going back to ~1900.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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Battling Infectious Diseases in the 20th Century: The Impact of Vaccines
The number of infected people, measured over 70-some years and across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, generally declined after vaccines were introduced.
graphics.wsj.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I have posted about this before, but...
Researchers at Pitt School of Public Health (with NIH funding) developed Project Tycho where they digitized reportable disease data from across the country going back to ~1900.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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Researchers at Pitt School of Public Health (with NIH funding) developed Project Tycho where they digitized reportable disease data from across the country going back to ~1900.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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