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Chlamydia trachomatis exploits sphingolipid metabolic pathways during infection of phagocytes | mBio
Chlamydia trachomatis (Ctr) is the leading cause of sexually transmitted diseases worldwide. Left untreated, it can cause severe complications such as blindness, pelvic inflammatory disease, or infertility. To date, no vaccines are available, and ...
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Chlamydia trachomatis exploits sphingolipid metabolic pathways during infection of phagocytes | mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Join us in beautiful Wuerzburg for the decisions in infectious diseases symposium. www.crc-decide.de/symposium
#science #infection #Uni-Wuerzburg
#science #infection #Uni-Wuerzburg
DECIDE Symposium | DECIDE
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January 26, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Join us in beautiful Wuerzburg for the decisions in infectious diseases symposium. www.crc-decide.de/symposium
#science #infection #Uni-Wuerzburg
#science #infection #Uni-Wuerzburg
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New Paper out in @cellpress.bsky.social: How cancer cells protect themselves from the immune system. Cancer gene #MYC camouflages tumours by suppressing alarm signals. @mycgyvers.bsky.social @cancergrand.bsky.social 📷 Daniel Peter
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January 23, 2026 at 7:40 AM
New Paper out in @cellpress.bsky.social: How cancer cells protect themselves from the immune system. Cancer gene #MYC camouflages tumours by suppressing alarm signals. @mycgyvers.bsky.social @cancergrand.bsky.social 📷 Daniel Peter
➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-...
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🔬 Why do some sperm cells fail to work properly? A team from Japan and @uniwuerzburg identified a key structure needed for sperm movement. If it’s missing, infertility can occur. #Research #Biology #JMU 📷Ilja / Adobe Stock (generated with AI)
The Foundation of Fertility
A functional sperm tail is essential for successful reproduction. Defects in its development often lead to infertility. This is also shown by a recent international study involving researchers from Wü...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Physicists at JMU have developed a topological #insulator that works at higher temperatures than previous materials. It could pave the way for the development of topological electronics. Now published in Science Advances. go.uniwue.de/topo-insulator 📷 Mason / Adobe Stock / generated with AI
October 27, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Physicists at JMU have developed a topological #insulator that works at higher temperatures than previous materials. It could pave the way for the development of topological electronics. Now published in Science Advances. go.uniwue.de/topo-insulator 📷 Mason / Adobe Stock / generated with AI
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She called out world leaders for sitting by and watching a live-streamed genocide without taking action.
October 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
She called out world leaders for sitting by and watching a live-streamed genocide without taking action.
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Hundreds of thousands across Europe and the Middle East march against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Mass protests from Amsterdam to Istanbul denounce Israel’s Gaza genocide
Hundreds of thousands across Europe and the Middle East march against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
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October 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hundreds of thousands across Europe and the Middle East march against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Visual evidence upends Israel’s official story for deadly attack on Gaza hospital - www.reuters.com/investigatio... it’s always the same excuse and shifting the post. #sanctionsnow #genocide
Visual evidence upends Israel’s official story for deadly attack on Gaza hospital
Israeli troops say they targeted a Hamas camera in an August strike, but a Reuters investigation found the device belonged to one of the news agency’s journalists. An Israeli official now says troops fired without required approval. The five journalists who died in the strike are among 200 killed by Israel that it has yet to fully explain.
www.reuters.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Visual evidence upends Israel’s official story for deadly attack on Gaza hospital - www.reuters.com/investigatio... it’s always the same excuse and shifting the post. #sanctionsnow #genocide
Just a quick reminder, with all thr turmoil going on in the #USA, europepmc.org exists with large repository it open access articles. #academia #publishing #science #education
Europe PMCHome - Europe PMC
Europe PMC is an archive of life sciences journal literature.
europepmc.org
September 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Just a quick reminder, with all thr turmoil going on in the #USA, europepmc.org exists with large repository it open access articles. #academia #publishing #science #education
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The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
September 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
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Border patrol officers swoop in, make arrests as firefighters prepare to tackle 3,600-hectare blaze in Washington State.
Firefighters tackling wildfire in US arrested by immigration agents
Border patrol officers swoop in, make arrests as firefighters prepare to tackle 3,600-hectare blaze in Washington State.
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August 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Border patrol officers swoop in, make arrests as firefighters prepare to tackle 3,600-hectare blaze in Washington State.
A morning run followed by heavy lifting always clears my mind and puts me in a good mood for the day. It helps me focus and appreciate that I am alive. #academia #fitscientist #gymstrong #academicpublishing #stress
August 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
A morning run followed by heavy lifting always clears my mind and puts me in a good mood for the day. It helps me focus and appreciate that I am alive. #academia #fitscientist #gymstrong #academicpublishing #stress
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The crisis is linked to the high price of medicines, a shrinking national budget and cuts in US aid.
Botswana declares public health emergency over medicine shortage
The crisis is linked to the high price of medicines, a shrinking national budget and cuts in US aid.
bit.ly
August 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The crisis is linked to the high price of medicines, a shrinking national budget and cuts in US aid.
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Israeli air strikes on Nasser Medical Complex have killed 20 Palestinians, including journalists, healthcare workers, rescue personnel and patients. Middle East Eye contributor Mohamed Salama was among the victims.
Israel bombs Khan Younis hospital, killing journalists and rescue worker
Initial bombing hits the upper floor of Nasser hospital, followed by a strike on response teams attempting to rescue the wounded
www.middleeasteye.net
August 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Israeli air strikes on Nasser Medical Complex have killed 20 Palestinians, including journalists, healthcare workers, rescue personnel and patients. Middle East Eye contributor Mohamed Salama was among the victims.
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Big push on to stop the Central Bank renewing its genocide bonds deal on September 2nd! Come out tomorrow to show the government that we will not accept the continuation of this shameful fundraising for apartheid Israel's genocide of Palestinians. No more, no renewal.
#StopFundingGenocide
#StopFundingGenocide
August 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Big push on to stop the Central Bank renewing its genocide bonds deal on September 2nd! Come out tomorrow to show the government that we will not accept the continuation of this shameful fundraising for apartheid Israel's genocide of Palestinians. No more, no renewal.
#StopFundingGenocide
#StopFundingGenocide
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MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
www.btselem.org
July 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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So for killing, we have unstopable waves of drones that can carry pounds of payload anywhere, at any time. To feed our fellow humans, we have 13 - 15 trucks. This is intentional genocide done out of religious hatred.
July 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
So for killing, we have unstopable waves of drones that can carry pounds of payload anywhere, at any time. To feed our fellow humans, we have 13 - 15 trucks. This is intentional genocide done out of religious hatred.
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We proudly present the first-ever #GSLS Supervisor of the Year Award! 🏆
From 40 nominations, four top PIs were selected:
🥇 Gabriele Büchel
🥈 Alexander Westermann @westermannlab.bsky.social
🥉 Carmen Villmann & Matthias Gamer @gamerlab.bsky.social
Proud to have the best supervisors! @uni-wuerzburg.de
From 40 nominations, four top PIs were selected:
🥇 Gabriele Büchel
🥈 Alexander Westermann @westermannlab.bsky.social
🥉 Carmen Villmann & Matthias Gamer @gamerlab.bsky.social
Proud to have the best supervisors! @uni-wuerzburg.de
July 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
We proudly present the first-ever #GSLS Supervisor of the Year Award! 🏆
From 40 nominations, four top PIs were selected:
🥇 Gabriele Büchel
🥈 Alexander Westermann @westermannlab.bsky.social
🥉 Carmen Villmann & Matthias Gamer @gamerlab.bsky.social
Proud to have the best supervisors! @uni-wuerzburg.de
From 40 nominations, four top PIs were selected:
🥇 Gabriele Büchel
🥈 Alexander Westermann @westermannlab.bsky.social
🥉 Carmen Villmann & Matthias Gamer @gamerlab.bsky.social
Proud to have the best supervisors! @uni-wuerzburg.de
More insight into the chlamydia infection mechanism from the Rudel Lab at university of Würzburg.
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
Secreted ISG15 induced by Chlamydia trachomatis infection exerts immunomodulatory effects on IFN-γ defense and inflammation
Author summary In our research, we explored how the immune system responds to Chlamydia trachomatis infection, focusing on a molecule called ISG15. This molecule is typically activated by interferon-g...
journals.plos.org
July 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
More insight into the chlamydia infection mechanism from the Rudel Lab at university of Würzburg.
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
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Israeli settlers set fire to homes while families were still inside, according to Palestinian media reports about an arson attack on a village in the occupied West Bank.
June 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Israeli settlers set fire to homes while families were still inside, according to Palestinian media reports about an arson attack on a village in the occupied West Bank.
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More than 2,700 children below age 5 are facing “acute malnutrition”, the UN humanitarian office reports.
UN says Gaza child malnutrition cases soaring, Israel bombs Beirut
More than 2,700 children below age 5 are facing “acute malnutrition”, the UN humanitarian office reports.
bit.ly
June 6, 2025 at 6:30 AM
More than 2,700 children below age 5 are facing “acute malnutrition”, the UN humanitarian office reports.
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We have an attractive opening for a tenure-track professorship in Single-Cell Systems Biology. Excellent package and infrastructure at @uni-wuerzburg.de Institute of Systems Immunology. Great place to live and work in the heart of the franconian wine region!
jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/673667/j...
jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/673667/j...
junior professorship position (f/m/d) in Single-Cell Systems Biology - Würzburg (Stadt), Bayern (DE) job with Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg - Faculty of Medicine | 673667
The Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Faculty of Medicine is offering one junior professorship position (f/m/d) in Single-Cell Systems Biology.
jobs.sciencecareers.org
June 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
We have an attractive opening for a tenure-track professorship in Single-Cell Systems Biology. Excellent package and infrastructure at @uni-wuerzburg.de Institute of Systems Immunology. Great place to live and work in the heart of the franconian wine region!
jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/673667/j...
jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/673667/j...
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Excellent news! 👏🧬🥳
Erfolg auf ganzer Linie: zwei Exzellenzcluster für Würzburg! 🥂🚀
Im Rahmen der #ExStra wird nicht nur der Quantenphysik-Cluster ctd.qmat weiterhin gefördert. Mit NUCLEATE, einem Forschungsprojekt zu Nukleinsäuren, kommt noch ein zweiter Cluster hinzu!
➡️ go.uniwue.de/xstra25
Im Rahmen der #ExStra wird nicht nur der Quantenphysik-Cluster ctd.qmat weiterhin gefördert. Mit NUCLEATE, einem Forschungsprojekt zu Nukleinsäuren, kommt noch ein zweiter Cluster hinzu!
➡️ go.uniwue.de/xstra25
May 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Excellent news! 👏🧬🥳
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Erfolg auf ganzer Linie: zwei Exzellenzcluster für Würzburg! 🥂🚀
Im Rahmen der #ExStra wird nicht nur der Quantenphysik-Cluster ctd.qmat weiterhin gefördert. Mit NUCLEATE, einem Forschungsprojekt zu Nukleinsäuren, kommt noch ein zweiter Cluster hinzu!
➡️ go.uniwue.de/xstra25
Im Rahmen der #ExStra wird nicht nur der Quantenphysik-Cluster ctd.qmat weiterhin gefördert. Mit NUCLEATE, einem Forschungsprojekt zu Nukleinsäuren, kommt noch ein zweiter Cluster hinzu!
➡️ go.uniwue.de/xstra25
May 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Erfolg auf ganzer Linie: zwei Exzellenzcluster für Würzburg! 🥂🚀
Im Rahmen der #ExStra wird nicht nur der Quantenphysik-Cluster ctd.qmat weiterhin gefördert. Mit NUCLEATE, einem Forschungsprojekt zu Nukleinsäuren, kommt noch ein zweiter Cluster hinzu!
➡️ go.uniwue.de/xstra25
Im Rahmen der #ExStra wird nicht nur der Quantenphysik-Cluster ctd.qmat weiterhin gefördert. Mit NUCLEATE, einem Forschungsprojekt zu Nukleinsäuren, kommt noch ein zweiter Cluster hinzu!
➡️ go.uniwue.de/xstra25
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Video shows Israeli settlers assaulting a Palestinian woman who had reportedly been trying to stop a group from trespassing on her family’s land near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
May 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Video shows Israeli settlers assaulting a Palestinian woman who had reportedly been trying to stop a group from trespassing on her family’s land near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.