Priya Shah
@whatthefugacity.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Joe & Essie Smith Endowed Chair at UC Davis, and dog lover. Integrates virology and engineering to study virus-host interactions in shahlab.ucdavis.edu
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Priya Shah
@whatthefugacity.bsky.social
· Jun 19
www.biorxiv.org
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We mapped yellow fever virus-host protein interactions and did cool stuff with the data! 🧵 1/n
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We mapped yellow fever virus-host protein interactions and did cool stuff with the data! 🧵 1/n
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Anyone else getting grant termination notices for gain-of-function concerns at 5pm two days before thanksgiving?
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Anyone else getting grant termination notices for gain-of-function concerns at 5pm two days before thanksgiving?
Tis the season (for letters of rec!) Remember, avoid gender bias with a few simple checks:
advance.lehigh.edu/content/gend...
advance.lehigh.edu/content/gend...
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Tis the season (for letters of rec!) Remember, avoid gender bias with a few simple checks:
advance.lehigh.edu/content/gend...
advance.lehigh.edu/content/gend...
Too old to be doing tequila shots (especially on a Tuesday), but when an undergrad gets that awesome job offer (in this job market!) they make the rules.
spongebob squarepants is wearing a hat and holding a napkin in his mouth .
ALT: spongebob squarepants is wearing a hat and holding a napkin in his mouth .
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Too old to be doing tequila shots (especially on a Tuesday), but when an undergrad gets that awesome job offer (in this job market!) they make the rules.
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The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
Maybe we will finally agree that representation matters. When people with similar personal experiences find themselves in places of power, they will hold the door open for those behind them traveling a path with similar “obstacles”. 🤡🙃🫠 wtaf
NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Maybe we will finally agree that representation matters. When people with similar personal experiences find themselves in places of power, they will hold the door open for those behind them traveling a path with similar “obstacles”. 🤡🙃🫠 wtaf
Can’t complain about the views on Capitol Corridor today! 🌈
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Can’t complain about the views on Capitol Corridor today! 🌈
Yesterday’s stunning double rainbow in Davis
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Yesterday’s stunning double rainbow in Davis
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Interested in shaping ASV decisions? Do you know someone who is? Nominations for ASV President-Elect and a number of Virology Councilors are due on November 21. Look for the nomination form in your ASV member email!
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Interested in shaping ASV decisions? Do you know someone who is? Nominations for ASV President-Elect and a number of Virology Councilors are due on November 21. Look for the nomination form in your ASV member email!
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🚨 Nominations/Applications are open for the Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator Award and the Global Scholar Travel Award for #asv2026 🚨 #lovevirology
www.asv.org/news-updates
www.asv.org/news-updates
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www.asv.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
🚨 Nominations/Applications are open for the Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator Award and the Global Scholar Travel Award for #asv2026 🚨 #lovevirology
www.asv.org/news-updates
www.asv.org/news-updates
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PSA for people with NIH grant periods starting January 1st (including most NIGMS MIRAs): your RPPR is due Saturday, but they haven’t sent out the usual automated reminders, presumably due to the shutdown
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
PSA for people with NIH grant periods starting January 1st (including most NIGMS MIRAs): your RPPR is due Saturday, but they haven’t sent out the usual automated reminders, presumably due to the shutdown
Best part of this job is hearing about admissions and job offers. Today was a fucking good day. I’m so glad to see our lab members persevering in a tough job market.
For those in the thick of it. Remember, job offers are like cloning — you only need that one. Keep at it.
For those in the thick of it. Remember, job offers are like cloning — you only need that one. Keep at it.
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Best part of this job is hearing about admissions and job offers. Today was a fucking good day. I’m so glad to see our lab members persevering in a tough job market.
For those in the thick of it. Remember, job offers are like cloning — you only need that one. Keep at it.
For those in the thick of it. Remember, job offers are like cloning — you only need that one. Keep at it.
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If you need more scary fun this weekend, the documentary “A Shot In The Arm” is free on PBS until 11/9. Lots of interviews with RFK Jr pre-HHS fame. Narrated by @neildegrassetyson.com from @scotthamkennedy.bsky.social. #Virosky #LoveVirology #TruthisScarierThanFiction
www.pbs.org/show/shot-in...
www.pbs.org/show/shot-in...
Shot in the Arm
SHOT IN THE ARM explores vaccine hesitancy historically and in the context of Covid-19.
www.pbs.org
November 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
If you need more scary fun this weekend, the documentary “A Shot In The Arm” is free on PBS until 11/9. Lots of interviews with RFK Jr pre-HHS fame. Narrated by @neildegrassetyson.com from @scotthamkennedy.bsky.social. #Virosky #LoveVirology #TruthisScarierThanFiction
www.pbs.org/show/shot-in...
www.pbs.org/show/shot-in...
Halloween isn’t scary This is. Vote in your local elections this Tuesday, or better yet, this weekend!
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Halloween isn’t scary This is. Vote in your local elections this Tuesday, or better yet, this weekend!
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In professor world, Halloween is the one night a year professors can make horrible jokes and all the students have to laugh.
November 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
In professor world, Halloween is the one night a year professors can make horrible jokes and all the students have to laugh.
Happy Halloween! You have my eternal respect if you guess my costume.
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Happy Halloween! You have my eternal respect if you guess my costume.
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Want to turbo charge your R skills? The Bioinformatics online R courses here are very good I hear. It will definitely help you know when your AI generated R code is actually stupid registration.genomecenter.ucdavis.edu/events/r_nov...
Genome Center Event Registration
registration.genomecenter.ucdavis.edu
October 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Want to turbo charge your R skills? The Bioinformatics online R courses here are very good I hear. It will definitely help you know when your AI generated R code is actually stupid registration.genomecenter.ucdavis.edu/events/r_nov...
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eRA Commons in the time of chaoslera drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/e...
eRA Commons in the time of chaoslera
Finally got around to checking in with Internet Assisted Review on eRA Commons. The study section meeting I was supposed to be on has now disappeared. I can’t remember if I looked after the c…
drugmonkey.wordpress.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
eRA Commons in the time of chaoslera drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/e...
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If anyone is hiring a technician, I’ve got a great candidate. I wish I could hire her myself! She’s got the grit, she knows how to hustle, and she does publication quality work. Lots of molecular biology, protein, and cell culture experience. Please DM me if you are interested.
October 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM
If anyone is hiring a technician, I’ve got a great candidate. I wish I could hire her myself! She’s got the grit, she knows how to hustle, and she does publication quality work. Lots of molecular biology, protein, and cell culture experience. Please DM me if you are interested.
If anyone is hiring a technician, I’ve got a great candidate. I wish I could hire her myself! She’s got the grit, she knows how to hustle, and she does publication quality work. Lots of molecular biology, protein, and cell culture experience. Please DM me if you are interested.
October 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM
If anyone is hiring a technician, I’ve got a great candidate. I wish I could hire her myself! She’s got the grit, she knows how to hustle, and she does publication quality work. Lots of molecular biology, protein, and cell culture experience. Please DM me if you are interested.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/s...
An unknown sea otter was spotted stealing surfboards at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz this week. Is 841 back to her old ways or have other otters learned to hang 10? Check out my latest for @nytimes.com
An unknown sea otter was spotted stealing surfboards at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz this week. Is 841 back to her old ways or have other otters learned to hang 10? Check out my latest for @nytimes.com
Sea Otters Are Stealing Surfboards in California. Again.
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/s...
An unknown sea otter was spotted stealing surfboards at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz this week. Is 841 back to her old ways or have other otters learned to hang 10? Check out my latest for @nytimes.com
An unknown sea otter was spotted stealing surfboards at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz this week. Is 841 back to her old ways or have other otters learned to hang 10? Check out my latest for @nytimes.com
Nothing prepares you for the stress of a 3rd grade soccer game going to PKs. I need a Xanax.
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Nothing prepares you for the stress of a 3rd grade soccer game going to PKs. I need a Xanax.
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President Trump reduces trade surplus in profitable export industry that provides middle-class jobs all across America.
New federal data has revealed a 19% year-on-year decline in international students entering the US in August 2025, including a 45% drop from India, America’s largest sending country. thepienews.com/internationa...
International student arrivals to the US fall by 19%
The US recorded a 20% drop in student visa arrivals this August, though the full picture remains unclear amid contradictory datasets.
thepienews.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
President Trump reduces trade surplus in profitable export industry that provides middle-class jobs all across America.
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Odd to consider, but T-Rex had a Krebs cycle
October 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Odd to consider, but T-Rex had a Krebs cycle