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Blair Armistead
@blairarmistead.bsky.social
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Researcher of infections and the immune system at the maternal-offspring interface
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katiehawkinson.bsky.social
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said that "maybe we need to treat more diabetes with cooking classes" instead of "just throwing insulin at people."

Type 1 diabetics require insulin injections to survive.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump’s FDA chief suggests diabetics should take cooking classes under MAHA agenda
People with type 1 diabetes require insulin to live, while those with type 2 diabetes use insulin and other medications to help control their blood sugar levels
www.independent.co.uk
May 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
blairarmistead.bsky.social
Really honored to present some of our work on pathogen/vaccine-specific T cells in human milk at #ASRI2025. Loving this meeting so far!
enninga.bsky.social Elizabeth Enninga, PhD @enninga.bsky.social · May 19
@blairarmistead.bsky.social kicking off our #ASRI2025 lactation and mucosal immunity session along with speakers Kathryn Knoop, Deepshika Ramanan, Mercedes Cassidy and Brian Akhapong. Thanks to chairs @placentamdphd.bsky.social and Brittany Goods
May 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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johannajoyce.bsky.social
Not long after I started my lab, a prominent scientist told me it was “impossible” to be a successful PI and a mother

Don’t ever let the naysayers tell you it can’t be done - of course it can!

#HappyMothersDay this weekend to all the amazing scientist mamas raising their wonderful kids 🥰
May 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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adamjkucharski.bsky.social
The White House has turned COVID.gov from a public health resource into a politically charged platform promoting the lab-leak theory and attacking specific scientists and the pandemic response in general. Let’s fact check its 5 headline claims… 🧵
The virus possesses a biological characteristic that is not found in nature. 2. Data shows that all COVID-19 cases stem from a single introduction into humans. This runs contrary to previous pandemics where there were multiple spillover events. 3. Wuhan is home to China’s foremost SARS research lab, which has a history of conducting gain-of-function research (gene altering and organism supercharging) at inadequate biosafety levels. 4. Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) researchers were sick with COVID-like symptoms in the fall of 2019, months before COVID-19 was discovered at the wet market. 5. By nearly all measures of science, if there was evidence of a natural origin it would have already surfaced. But it hasn’t.
April 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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openresearchuoa.bsky.social
Today is #WorldAutismAwarenessDay, so we want to share some resources for autistic researchers and those supervising potentially neurodivergent researchers.
Check out this great #OpenAccess guide by @helogan.bsky.social to make your research group more inclusive
doi.org/10.48550/arX...
How to make your research group more inclusive for autistic trainees
As a university professor, one of my most important responsibilities is mentoring the junior members of my research group and creating an inclusive environment in which they can thrive. Since my…
doi.org
April 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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elife.bsky.social
You can now explore all seven articles in our 'Science Under Threat in the US' collection and our thread below 👇

#StandUpForScience

elifesciences.org/collections/...
March 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
blairarmistead.bsky.social
Well, happy opening day, people!
March 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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docsirianni.bsky.social
This is my institution. These are the people I work with making these decisions. The situation is heartbreaking. Public medical schools have no other choice; there is no other source of funding, and everyone in academia is at extreme risk right now.
March 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
blairarmistead.bsky.social
Very cool
societymucosalimm.bsky.social Society for Mucosal Immunology @societymucosalimm.bsky.social · Mar 3
Read the latest #SMIMemberPaper by Gerard Kaiko and colleagues in Respirology APSR on the role of CFTR in non-eosinophilic asthma. The authors identify a loss of CFTR-ionocytes due to inflammation in human samples opening the avenue for new drug targets. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
March 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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superbugs.bsky.social
Naive T cell vs Killer T cell
January 20, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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science.org
When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.

Read more on #WomenInScienceDay: https://scim.ag/4hOUuvx
SCIENCESHOTS What does a scientist look like? Children are drawing women more than ever before
February 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
blairarmistead.bsky.social
Fascinating study— might breast milk be the optimal mode of delivery in infants for enteric pathogen-specific neutralizing Abs?
February 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
blairarmistead.bsky.social
Had a fantastic time at the T Cell Differentiation in Tissue Microenvironments Keystone Symposium earlier this week-- learned a ton!

www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...
T Cell Differentiation in Tissue Microenvironments | Keystone Symposia
Join us at the Keystone Symposia on T Cell Differentiation in Tissue Microenvironments, February 2025, in Vancouver, with field leaders!
www.keystonesymposia.org
February 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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enirenberg.bsky.social
Fantastic article by @katherinejwu.com

We do not have to return to the era where these diseases were epidemic or endemic. We have all the means to prevent this and we should do everything in our power to manage that.
What an Undervaccinated America Would Look Like
At first, much the same. But inevitably dangerous diseases would resurge in a country that isn’t prepared for them.
www.theatlantic.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
blairarmistead.bsky.social
Great read. The non-specific fear and doubt created anti-science messagers have always been quite handy for autocrats.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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thelundlab.bsky.social
It's not too late to register‼️ Join us for T Cell Differentiation in Tissue Microenvironments Feb 2 in Vancouver BC! We have an amazing line up of speakers and are joint with Innate Immune Memory!! See you there 😀https://www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/conference-listing/meeting/pricing/j72025
T Cell Differentiation in Tissue Microenvironments | Keystone Symposia
Join us at the Keystone Symposia on T Cell Differentiation in Tissue Microenvironments, February 2025, in Vancouver, with field leaders!
www.keystonesymposia.org
January 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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science.org
"Research is messy. … Trying to protect students from that reality does them a disservice."

On #InternationalDayOfEducation, take a look back at this #ScienceWorkingLife on teaching students about scientific failure. https://scim.ag/3PLg8ER
Illustration of one person holding papers observing students aiming for a target, with multiple arrows missing the bullseye. The text reads: Working Life, Why I teach my students about scientific failure.
January 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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nanopharmnc.bsky.social
I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
January 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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liebschutz.bsky.social
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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helenbranswell.bsky.social
🧵: Belated update on the respiratory illness situation, based on #CDC data. The #flu data is for the week ending Jan. 11.
No surprises here, given we all know people who are sick right now. Flu activity is still high, #RSV is very high, and #Covid activity is rising. Please stay home if you're sick.
January 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM