Charles Scanga
@cscanga.bsky.social
Infectious Disease Researcher- Tuberculosis, HIV.
Husband, Father, Grandfather, Motorcycle Racer.
Husband, Father, Grandfather, Motorcycle Racer.
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#Tuberculosis (TB) is preventable and curable.
Yet, it remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming 1.23 million lives in 2024.
The WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2025 talks about the gains made so far and the challenges ahead due to severe funding cuts: bit.ly/4qT5ihk
Yet, it remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming 1.23 million lives in 2024.
The WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2025 talks about the gains made so far and the challenges ahead due to severe funding cuts: bit.ly/4qT5ihk
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
#Tuberculosis (TB) is preventable and curable.
Yet, it remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming 1.23 million lives in 2024.
The WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2025 talks about the gains made so far and the challenges ahead due to severe funding cuts: bit.ly/4qT5ihk
Yet, it remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming 1.23 million lives in 2024.
The WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2025 talks about the gains made so far and the challenges ahead due to severe funding cuts: bit.ly/4qT5ihk
@pitt-immunology.bsky.social researchers making big strides in our understanding of lupus, opening the door to potential therapeutics for this autoimmune disease. #PittBS
Behind the Scenes: Dr. Mark Shlomchik and Dr. Sebastien Gingras of @pitt-immunology.bsky.social discuss data that led to the discovery that divergent signaling domains in TLR7 and TLR9 control their opposing effects on lupus.
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
@pitt-immunology.bsky.social researchers making big strides in our understanding of lupus, opening the door to potential therapeutics for this autoimmune disease. #PittBS
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Very well done story on 60 Minutes about the harms of grant terminations and freezes at Harvard with Joan Brugge, Don Engbar, David Liu, and a very compelling young cancer patient, now cured with Liu's technology.
Transcript and video here
www.cbsnews.com/news/researc...
Transcript and video here
www.cbsnews.com/news/researc...
Battle between Trump and universities hurting scientific research in need of federal funding
Federal research funding to universities has fueled breakthroughs for years. The White House is pressuring universities to align with the president's political agenda, or risk losing their funding.
www.cbsnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Very well done story on 60 Minutes about the harms of grant terminations and freezes at Harvard with Joan Brugge, Don Engbar, David Liu, and a very compelling young cancer patient, now cured with Liu's technology.
Transcript and video here
www.cbsnews.com/news/researc...
Transcript and video here
www.cbsnews.com/news/researc...
Dagmar is dressed for tonight’s match
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Dagmar is dressed for tonight’s match
Hard to believe this was just 5 years ago today...feels like a lifetime ago.
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Hard to believe this was just 5 years ago today...feels like a lifetime ago.
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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So pleased to see the mRNA platform being used to develop new vaccines against tuberculosis!!!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Immunopeptidomics can inform the design of mRNA vaccines for the delivery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis MHC class II antigens
MHC class II immunopeptidomics in human phagocytes infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis enables vaccine immunogen design and optimization.
www.science.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
So pleased to see the mRNA platform being used to develop new vaccines against tuberculosis!!!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Make sure you have your plan to vote tomorrow! I'll be going after work.
I'll be showing up on Tuesday to vote YES to retain our judges in Pennsylvania! These PA judges have been protecting our rights, and it's important to return them for another term.
No need to remember names -- every statewide judge on the ballot is good! All are recommended by the Bar Assoc.
No need to remember names -- every statewide judge on the ballot is good! All are recommended by the Bar Assoc.
November 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Make sure you have your plan to vote tomorrow! I'll be going after work.
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She’s the National Player of the Year again, and I’m sorry if that makes Nebraska fans feel some type of way.
I got nothing else to say. She's one of the best athletes I've ever seen.
November 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
She’s the National Player of the Year again, and I’m sorry if that makes Nebraska fans feel some type of way.
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PITT BEATS UNC IN FIVE!!! A THREE-HOUR MARATHON!!!
Olivia Babcock breaks her own Pitt record again with 45(!!) kills this afternoon. NPOTY stuff.
Pitt and Stanford are now tied atop the ACC with matching 11-1 records. #PittBS
Olivia Babcock breaks her own Pitt record again with 45(!!) kills this afternoon. NPOTY stuff.
Pitt and Stanford are now tied atop the ACC with matching 11-1 records. #PittBS
November 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
PITT BEATS UNC IN FIVE!!! A THREE-HOUR MARATHON!!!
Olivia Babcock breaks her own Pitt record again with 45(!!) kills this afternoon. NPOTY stuff.
Pitt and Stanford are now tied atop the ACC with matching 11-1 records. #PittBS
Olivia Babcock breaks her own Pitt record again with 45(!!) kills this afternoon. NPOTY stuff.
Pitt and Stanford are now tied atop the ACC with matching 11-1 records. #PittBS
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🚨 NEW PITT RECORD 42 KILLS FOR OLIVIA BABCOCK 🚨
November 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🚨 NEW PITT RECORD 42 KILLS FOR OLIVIA BABCOCK 🚨
Must-see TV on the ACCN, starting at 1:30
Hearing reports of Pitt Volleyball
November 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Must-see TV on the ACCN, starting at 1:30
Update:
Pitt: 7-2 (5-1)
PSU: 3-5 (0-5)
Pitt: 7-2 (5-1)
PSU: 3-5 (0-5)
Apropos of nothing this morning:
Pitt: 5-2 (3-1)
PSU: 3-4 (0-4)
Pitt: 5-2 (3-1)
PSU: 3-4 (0-4)
November 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Update:
Pitt: 7-2 (5-1)
PSU: 3-5 (0-5)
Pitt: 7-2 (5-1)
PSU: 3-5 (0-5)
Congrats to the Freeport girl's soccer team on their first WPIAL championship, with my niece Elena Jenkins netting the game-winner. ⚽ 🏆 #Proud
www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-...
www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-...
WPIAL soccer championships: Elena Jenkins' late winner leads Freeport girls to 1st title in school history
For the first time in school history, the Freeport Yellowjackets can call themselves WPIAL champions.
Freeport defeated returning WPIAL runner-up Burrell...
www.post-gazette.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Congrats to the Freeport girl's soccer team on their first WPIAL championship, with my niece Elena Jenkins netting the game-winner. ⚽ 🏆 #Proud
www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-...
www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-...
Congrats to South Africa! A big step towards reigning in the global HIV epidemic
South Africa's become the first African country to approve the groundbreaking twice-a-year anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir (LEN). Our @miamalan.bsky.social spoke to CapeTalk to explain why the country what's next.
Click the link to listen to the full interview: omny.fm/shows/the-jo...
Click the link to listen to the full interview: omny.fm/shows/the-jo...
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Congrats to South Africa! A big step towards reigning in the global HIV epidemic
Great thread on the life of Dr Jonas Salk, who invented the first polio vaccine while at the University of Pittsburgh #PittBS He refused to patent it, believing it should be freely available to all.
I’m proud to follow his footsteps at Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research
I’m proud to follow his footsteps at Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research
#ResistanceRoots
Jonas Salk was born on this day in 1914 in New York City. He is best known for developing the first safe and effective polio vaccine, one of the most significant medical breakthroughs of the 20th century. He famously refused to patent his vaccine or seek any profit from it. /1
Jonas Salk was born on this day in 1914 in New York City. He is best known for developing the first safe and effective polio vaccine, one of the most significant medical breakthroughs of the 20th century. He famously refused to patent his vaccine or seek any profit from it. /1
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Great thread on the life of Dr Jonas Salk, who invented the first polio vaccine while at the University of Pittsburgh #PittBS He refused to patent it, believing it should be freely available to all.
I’m proud to follow his footsteps at Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research
I’m proud to follow his footsteps at Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research
While Blocks, Kills, and Digs get all the attention, passing is harder to quantify but also important. @santelli.bsky.social breaks it down for Pitt #PittBS halfway through their ACC volleyball play.
NEW: Pitt Volleyball is rolling steadily into November, but there’s one stat (not usually in public view) that shows where the Panthers can step up. #PittBS
One Area Where Pitt Has Room to Improve
It’s an aspect of the game that traditional stats do an insufficient job of measuring.
bandwagoners-guide-to-pitt-volleyball.ghost.io
October 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
While Blocks, Kills, and Digs get all the attention, passing is harder to quantify but also important. @santelli.bsky.social breaks it down for Pitt #PittBS halfway through their ACC volleyball play.
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It’s never been more important to support men and women who respect the Constitution and the rule of law. So make a plan to vote at IWillVote.com/VotingInfo/PA.
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Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
It’s never been more important to support men and women who respect the Constitution and the rule of law. So make a plan to vote at IWillVote.com/VotingInfo/PA.
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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.
Great job by @jeremymberg.bsky.social and @vscooper.micropopbio.org using local media to inform the general public of the harm caused by the destruction of NIH 👏👏
Here is the video of the segment with me and @vscooper.micropopbio.org on WTAE (ABC) in Pittsburgh from last night
Six Parts
1/6
Six Parts
1/6
October 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Great job by @jeremymberg.bsky.social and @vscooper.micropopbio.org using local media to inform the general public of the harm caused by the destruction of NIH 👏👏
Welcome back to the Fitz, Panthers. H2P and LFG!
October 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Welcome back to the Fitz, Panthers. H2P and LFG!
And surprising absolutely no one, Babcock was just named ACC Offensive Player of the Week.
NEW: Could Pitt Volleyball really win a National Championship funneling its offense solely through Olivia Babcock?
After Sunday, I'm not ready to rule anything out. Let's take a moment to appreciate the greatness on display on Pitt's right side.
After Sunday, I'm not ready to rule anything out. Let's take a moment to appreciate the greatness on display on Pitt's right side.
Anything is Possible with Olivia Babcock
A look at Babcock's career day plus some good news from the NCAA tournament selection committee.
bandwagoners-guide-to-pitt-volleyball.ghost.io
October 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
And surprising absolutely no one, Babcock was just named ACC Offensive Player of the Week.
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PITT COMES BACK TO BEAT LOUISVILLE IN 5!!!
A new Pitt record of 41 kills for Olivia Babcock.
Huge, HUGE victory to put the Panthers in command of the race to host in the NCAAs. #PittBS
A new Pitt record of 41 kills for Olivia Babcock.
Huge, HUGE victory to put the Panthers in command of the race to host in the NCAAs. #PittBS
October 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
PITT COMES BACK TO BEAT LOUISVILLE IN 5!!!
A new Pitt record of 41 kills for Olivia Babcock.
Huge, HUGE victory to put the Panthers in command of the race to host in the NCAAs. #PittBS
A new Pitt record of 41 kills for Olivia Babcock.
Huge, HUGE victory to put the Panthers in command of the race to host in the NCAAs. #PittBS
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Pitt vs. Louisville.
THE rivalry. ESPN 📺
THE rivalry. ESPN 📺
October 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Pitt vs. Louisville.
THE rivalry. ESPN 📺
THE rivalry. ESPN 📺