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Carmen Lia Murall, PhD
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Scientist, mom, paella, evolution.
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UMass Boston seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in microbial ecology, starting September 1, 2026. Apply by December 1, 2025. Details: http://www.umb.edu/academics/csm/biology #job
Biology - UMass Boston
Biology - UMass Boston
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October 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Using AI to predict potentially human-adapted reassortment of H5N1 and human IAVs. An adaptive reassortment between avian H5N1 and human H3N2was predicted and validated by polymerase activity assay
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September 22, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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#Éclairages 💡
📖 #Biologiste, Samuel Alizon nous explique comment une meilleure connaissance du microbiote vaginal pourrait améliorer la santé des #femmes.
👉 www.college-de-france.fr/fr/actualite...
January 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Paris was the perfect place for a symposium on #VaginalMicrobiota and #SexuallyTransmittedInfection dynamics 😂

Thank you to Samuel Alizon, @college-de-france.fr @pasteuredu.bsky.social Jacques Ravel, Janneke van der Wijgert and all other participants for fantastic presentations and discussions
Sign for Mgen, an insurance company sharing the abbreviation for Mycoplasma genitalium, a sexually transmitted bacterium. Taken during symposium about the vaginal microbiome and sexually transmitted infections at Collège de France, 3-4 September 2025 Sign for Cocci Market, a supermarket. “Cocci” describe bacterial spherical forms, with many species found in the vaginal microbiome, e.g., Streptococci and diplococci, the shape of the sexually transmitted bacterium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae,. Taken during symposium about the vaginal microbiome and sexually transmitted infections at Collège de France, 3-4 September 2025
September 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Sang Woo (Daniel) Park and I are excited to share a new preprint, "Susceptible host dynamics explain pathogen resilience to perturbations" [1/8]

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
June 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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New research estimates that U.S. cuts to TB programs could cost as many as 2.2 million additional lives by the end of the decade. Even short-term disruptions could cost tens of thousands.
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TB is the #1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount
New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Nice coverage of our study of MPXV in Taï National Park by @kakape.bsky.social + @janeqiu.bsky.social. Great example of the value of long-term wildlife health monitoring for public health: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Preprint: www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
How do mpox outbreaks start? Dead baby monkey provides important clue
“Landmark” study fingers fire-footed rope squirrel as a reservoir of fatal disease
www.science.org
April 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Antigenic map of H5 influenza viruses spanning their evolutionary history. 3 clusters (surprisingly few!) w no cross immunity. 6 key aa identified. 2344b, 2321a, 2344h in different clusters. Big jump in antigenicity from 234 to 2344b important finding.
👉 www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
March 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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If we’re making lists, I think that the five bullets in CDC’s Pledge to the American People are an excellent place to start.

I have been at the agency for almost 20 years, and have met very few people in public health service who don’t strive for and embody these ideals
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CDC’s Pledge to the American People: 1. To be a diligent steward of the funds entrusted to it. 2. To provide an environment for intellectual and personal growth and integrity. 3. To base all public health decisions on the highest quality scientific data, openly and objectively derived. 4. To place the benefits to society above the benefits to the institution. 5. To treat all persons with dignity, honesty and respect. Dr. Walter R. Dowdle, PhD November 11, 1990 Joseph W. Mountin Lecture Photo credit: Dr. Steve Monroe PhD
March 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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As @angierasmussen.bsky.social told me: “There is never a good time to lay waste to essential public health professionals and scientists specializing in emerging viruses and responses to health emergencies, but this is the worst scenario I can possibly imagine.”
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The US Is Withdrawing From Global Health at a Dangerous Time
Trump’s overhaul of the CDC has scientists worried about flu, measles and even Ebola.
www.bloomberg.com
March 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Come together, right now www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Come together, right now
The chaos, conflicting information, firings, and hurtful rhetoric of the Trump administration’s approach to science over the past month are causing anxiety, grief, and concern for the scientific commu...
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February 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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#mpox remains a public health emergency of international concern

The announcement follows the third meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox.

The Director-General concurred with the Committee’s advice.

More: bit.ly/4bgz4p3
February 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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With the tragic news of a measles-related death in Texas, it is important to remember that we also have a measles outbreak in Canada, with the vast majority of cases among unvaccinated individuals.

Ontario data below 👇
February 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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"By staying true to its mission and embracing necessary reforms, PEPFAR can...continue to be a beacon of hope in the fight against HIV/AIDS."

Comment—PEPFAR under review: what's at stake for PEPFAR's future tinyurl.com/28ahdmv8 #MedSky
PEPFAR under review: what's at stake for PEPFAR's future
The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) faces a pivotal moment, confronting one of its most challenging periods since its launch in 2003. The new policy priorities of the administra...
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February 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Our analysis of the second incursion of H5N1 viruses (genotype D1.1) into dairy cattle in the US is now posted to virological virological.org/t/timing-and...
Timing and molecular characterisation of the transmission to cattle of H5N1 influenza A virus genotype D1.1, clade 2.3.4.4b
Jonathan E. Pekar, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Thomas P. Peacock, The Pirbright Institute, Woking, UK, GU24 0NF; Department of Infectious Disease, Imper...
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February 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) makes recommendations that determine access to vaccines in the US.

The ACIP meeting scheduled for next week is now delayed.

This is how RFK Jr will administratively destroy vaccination programs.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
A CDC vaccine committee meeting, the first of Kennedy's tenure at HHS, gets postponed
An HHS spokesperson didn’t say when the meeting would be rescheduled.
www.nbcnews.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Smart surveillance really coming into its own. Air, water, and surface sampling in bird markets w NGS can outperform traditional swab based approaches in detecting in a diversity of viruses, including avian influenza. Amazing work by @E_A_Karlsson + team
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February 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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“Efforts by Trump officials to control the publication have stalled the release of three studies about bird flu for weeks, as the virus continues spreading through wild birds, poultry farms and cows around the country.” www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...
Trump officials exerting unprecedented control over CDC scientific journal
"The MMWR has lost its autonomy," one health official told CBS News.
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February 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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We need to be giving this more attention - measles outbreaks are rough on patients, taxing on response, and indicative of larger public health vulnerabilities.

Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
www.cnn.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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First genome sequence from the Ugandan Ebolavirus outbreak with analysis: virological.org/t/990 and first filovirus genome submitted to Pathoplexus database: pathoplexus.org/seq/PP_0011C.... Great (and rapid) work from the National Health Laboratory, UVRI and partners.
Near Real-Time Genomic Characterization of the 2025 Sudan Ebolavirus Outbreak in Uganda’s Index Case: Insights into Evolutionary Origins
Introduction Case History: On January 30, 2025, the Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus (SUDV) Disease in Kampala, Uganda, following the death of a healthcare worker at Mula...
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February 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday urged labs nationwide to determine within 24 hours of admission whether people hospitalized with the flu have seasonal influenza or are infected with the bird flu that's behind an escalating outbreak in dairy cows and poultry”
CDC urges faster testing to find human bird flu cases
The agency says labs should accelerate testing on patients hospitalized with the flu within 24 hours of their admission.
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January 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Important Covid editorial @science.org by Maria Van Kerkhove
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
January 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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🚀 We're hiring! Professor / Head of Department position at @lshtm.bsky.social
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Open Recruitment of a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Dynamics: jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Good research culture, friendly colleagues, inspiring public health leaders, great connections across epi & PH, & very dedicated students.

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Job Opportunity at LSHTM: Professor (and Head of Department)
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working i...
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January 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Strategic investment in innovative laboratory and informatic technologies is critical for both public health and national security. Read more about our work to build resilient, adaptable, and pathogen agnostic infectious disease surveillance across the US public health system www.cdc.gov/amd
January 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Critical Illness in an Adolescent with Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection | NEJM
Influenza A(H5N1) viruses are an emerging zoonotic threat and have spread widely throughout birds in North America. Recently, influenza A(H5N1) infection led to serious illness in a teenager in Canada.
www.nejm.org
January 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM