Zandrea Ambrose, Ph.D.
@zandrea.bsky.social
Virologist & Professor, Pitt Dept. of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics and former Director of @Pitt-PMI.bsky.social
Seattle native living in Pittsburgh.
Website: http://ambrose-lab.com
Seattle native living in Pittsburgh.
Website: http://ambrose-lab.com
Pinned
This is why research funding is important to me.
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Applications are open for the NIH-sponsored undergraduate Research Opportunities HIV RNA (ROHR) program for Summer 2026. Successful applicants will get to carry out a research project at a major university and attend a conference at the NIH. Please spread the word!
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November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Applications are open for the NIH-sponsored undergraduate Research Opportunities HIV RNA (ROHR) program for Summer 2026. Successful applicants will get to carry out a research project at a major university and attend a conference at the NIH. Please spread the word!
sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/...
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I appreciate this @npr.org piece that doesn't sugarcoat Watson's racism and misogyny. "But Watson was never one to give into critics and doubters, which may have made it hard for him to see when he was wrong. Holding on to his convictions, come what may, seemed to be part of his own DNA."
James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA, has died at age 97
James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist remarks that made him an outcast.
www.npr.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I appreciate this @npr.org piece that doesn't sugarcoat Watson's racism and misogyny. "But Watson was never one to give into critics and doubters, which may have made it hard for him to see when he was wrong. Holding on to his convictions, come what may, seemed to be part of his own DNA."
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I guess not being allowed to sexually harass people at work really killed the vibe.
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I guess not being allowed to sexually harass people at work really killed the vibe.
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Mamdani: Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job, a single mom still waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with their back against the wall—your struggle is ours too
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Mamdani: Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job, a single mom still waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with their back against the wall—your struggle is ours too
😂
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
😂
These seem like boring votes, but this is a huge deal for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. 🙌🏼
All three justices up for a 10-year retention vote easily won in what became a high-stakes and expensive battle for the future of the court.
“I’m very grateful to the voters of Pennsylvania for their confidence in my work,” Wecht said.
triblive.com/news/pennsyl...
“I’m very grateful to the voters of Pennsylvania for their confidence in my work,” Wecht said.
triblive.com/news/pennsyl...
Pa. Supreme Court retention race called in favor of 3 Democratic justices
Voters overwhelmingly chose to retain three Democratic justices on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, according to results posted just an hour after polls closed. Both the Democratic Natio...
triblive.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
These seem like boring votes, but this is a huge deal for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. 🙌🏼
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With SNAP/EBT cuts looming I highly recommend downloading this app! Basically restaurants and other food businesses will have available bags of random food they don’t wanna waste for ppl to buy for hella cheap! This has saved me sooooo many times when I only have $5 and need some food.
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
With SNAP/EBT cuts looming I highly recommend downloading this app! Basically restaurants and other food businesses will have available bags of random food they don’t wanna waste for ppl to buy for hella cheap! This has saved me sooooo many times when I only have $5 and need some food.
For #WorldPolioDay, @asm.org named the University of Pittsburgh a Milestones in Microbiology site to honor Dr. Jonas Salk for developing the world’s first polio vaccine. After use in the early 1950s, it reduced paralytic polio in the U.S. by 96% in only a few years.
October 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
For #WorldPolioDay, @asm.org named the University of Pittsburgh a Milestones in Microbiology site to honor Dr. Jonas Salk for developing the world’s first polio vaccine. After use in the early 1950s, it reduced paralytic polio in the U.S. by 96% in only a few years.
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No Kings today in Pittsburgh, PA!!!
October 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
No Kings today in Pittsburgh, PA!!!
This is what democracy looks like! No Kings Pittsburgh protest #2 today!
October 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This is what democracy looks like! No Kings Pittsburgh protest #2 today!
October 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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My quote of the day
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
October 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
My quote of the day
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Congratulations to Morgan Jackson-Strong from the @gottschalklab.bsky.social who will defend her thesis in a few weeks! 👏
October 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Congratulations to Morgan Jackson-Strong from the @gottschalklab.bsky.social who will defend her thesis in a few weeks! 👏
🔱🔱
Recap: Julio Rodríguez and Jorge Polanco hit three-run homers, Josh Naylor added a two-run drive and the #Mariners took a 2-0 ALCS lead by routing the Blue Jays 10-3.
sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-...
sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-...
Seattle Mariners hit 3 HRs to beat Blue Jays 10-3, take 2-0 ALCS lead
Julio Rodríguez, Jorge Polanco and Josh Naylor all homered as the Seattle Mariners took a 2-0 ALCS lead by routing the Toronto Blue Jays 10-3.
sports.mynorthwest.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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🔱 Only 3 more to go before the WS! #SeizeTheMoment
October 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
🔱 Only 3 more to go before the WS! #SeizeTheMoment
Disgraceful
HHS confirms to @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social that it will be impacted by the RIFS promised earlier today by Russel Vought
If you or your colleagues have been impacted, please reach out
www.statnews.com/2025/10/10/h...
If you or your colleagues have been impacted, please reach out
www.statnews.com/2025/10/10/h...
HHS employees to be fired as White House enacts mass terminations it blames on shutdown
Federal health employees are being fired as the White House makes good on a promise to terminate federal employees en masse because of the shutdown.
www.statnews.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Disgraceful
Any junior PIs out there? Take a look at this. Deadline is 27 November!
We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions.
Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.
Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.
Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
October 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Any junior PIs out there? Take a look at this. Deadline is 27 November!
Dr. Fauci gave an inspiring lecture and Q&A last night in Pittsburgh. I’m appreciative of his 50+ years of medical and public health service for the US and the world.
October 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Dr. Fauci gave an inspiring lecture and Q&A last night in Pittsburgh. I’m appreciative of his 50+ years of medical and public health service for the US and the world.
Today at noon!
I’m hosting @laty.bsky.social for our department seminar series on Wednesday at noon! Please join us! (Happy to share the Teams link!)
October 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today at noon!
I’m hosting @laty.bsky.social for our department seminar series on Wednesday at noon! Please join us! (Happy to share the Teams link!)
October 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I’m hosting @laty.bsky.social for our department seminar series on Wednesday at noon! Please join us! (Happy to share the Teams link!)
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Watching Sarah McLachlan’s documentary reminded me that I used to be cool. I was at the first Lilith Fair concert on July 5, 1997 at the Gorge at George, WA. Girl power!
October 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Watching Sarah McLachlan’s documentary reminded me that I used to be cool. I was at the first Lilith Fair concert on July 5, 1997 at the Gorge at George, WA. Girl power!
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ER wait times are going to be much longer when 13.7 million Americans lose their Medicaid coverage over the next decade due to this administration’s billionaire tax cuts, not to mention the higher premiums from expiring ACA subsidies, the thousands of jobs being lost every month, & massive inflation
October 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
ER wait times are going to be much longer when 13.7 million Americans lose their Medicaid coverage over the next decade due to this administration’s billionaire tax cuts, not to mention the higher premiums from expiring ACA subsidies, the thousands of jobs being lost every month, & massive inflation
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ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants
Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"
October 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants