Damian Maseda
@dmaseda.bsky.social
Dad, immunologist, and aikidoka. Director of translational studies at Immune Health https://www.med.upenn.edu/i3h/
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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"Postdoc in the job market"
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Postdoc in the job market"
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A new study comparing four flu vaccines found that vaccine protection varied by age. Researchers say these findings could guide vaccine recommendations, especially for older adults, as we enter flu season. Read more in #AAINews: https://ow.ly/BKWU50XqEXr.
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A new study comparing four flu vaccines found that vaccine protection varied by age. Researchers say these findings could guide vaccine recommendations, especially for older adults, as we enter flu season. Read more in #AAINews: https://ow.ly/BKWU50XqEXr.
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Clicking the button won't solve the climate crisis. But it'll help.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
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Every year, #WorldScienceDay reminds us that science is more than discovery, it’s a bridge between people, disciplines & generations.
Join IUIS for the Roundtable – “Trust, Transformation, and Tomorrow” on Nov 10, 16:00 CET.
🎥 Live on #ImmunoHub
🔗 https://loom.ly/2PZA5YI
Join IUIS for the Roundtable – “Trust, Transformation, and Tomorrow” on Nov 10, 16:00 CET.
🎥 Live on #ImmunoHub
🔗 https://loom.ly/2PZA5YI
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Every year, #WorldScienceDay reminds us that science is more than discovery, it’s a bridge between people, disciplines & generations.
Join IUIS for the Roundtable – “Trust, Transformation, and Tomorrow” on Nov 10, 16:00 CET.
🎥 Live on #ImmunoHub
🔗 https://loom.ly/2PZA5YI
Join IUIS for the Roundtable – “Trust, Transformation, and Tomorrow” on Nov 10, 16:00 CET.
🎥 Live on #ImmunoHub
🔗 https://loom.ly/2PZA5YI
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It’s out! Over the past few months, my colleagues and I at @unbreaking.org have been working to document the political, legal, and economic maneuvers the US administration has used to undermine medical research funding. We hope you’ll find it useful!
Read it here:
Read it here:
Medical Research Funding: Timeline — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It’s out! Over the past few months, my colleagues and I at @unbreaking.org have been working to document the political, legal, and economic maneuvers the US administration has used to undermine medical research funding. We hope you’ll find it useful!
Read it here:
Read it here:
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It was absolutely incredible to have the honor of giving the “Mendel Lecture” at the Augustinian Abbey in Brno, where Mendel lived and worked. While Mendel is the greatest hero of genetics, the lessons from his story were never learned 👇
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 AM
It was absolutely incredible to have the honor of giving the “Mendel Lecture” at the Augustinian Abbey in Brno, where Mendel lived and worked. While Mendel is the greatest hero of genetics, the lessons from his story were never learned 👇
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Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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yEFIS Career Fridays Ep. 3️⃣: Where Science Meets Law 👩⚖️
Join Ine Vanderleyden (Autolus Ltd) and Stu Warner (IPTector) as they share their journeys from science to patent law and insights for aspiring patent attorneys ✨
🗓️ Oct 31, 13:00 CET
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/yefiscareer2...
Join Ine Vanderleyden (Autolus Ltd) and Stu Warner (IPTector) as they share their journeys from science to patent law and insights for aspiring patent attorneys ✨
🗓️ Oct 31, 13:00 CET
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/yefiscareer2...
October 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
yEFIS Career Fridays Ep. 3️⃣: Where Science Meets Law 👩⚖️
Join Ine Vanderleyden (Autolus Ltd) and Stu Warner (IPTector) as they share their journeys from science to patent law and insights for aspiring patent attorneys ✨
🗓️ Oct 31, 13:00 CET
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/yefiscareer2...
Join Ine Vanderleyden (Autolus Ltd) and Stu Warner (IPTector) as they share their journeys from science to patent law and insights for aspiring patent attorneys ✨
🗓️ Oct 31, 13:00 CET
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/yefiscareer2...
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Join experts from the Union of Concerned Scientists for a Social Media Action Hour on how to educate and activate your social media networks on Congress’s impacts on science over the past year. We need you to speak out and call out the harm!
RSVP today: act.ucsusa.org/4o0B75Z
RSVP today: act.ucsusa.org/4o0B75Z
October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Join experts from the Union of Concerned Scientists for a Social Media Action Hour on how to educate and activate your social media networks on Congress’s impacts on science over the past year. We need you to speak out and call out the harm!
RSVP today: act.ucsusa.org/4o0B75Z
RSVP today: act.ucsusa.org/4o0B75Z
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E. John Wherry, PhD, Director of I3H and @penncoltoncenter.bsky.social, sat down with @inquirer.com to discuss the future of #immunology — a field just honored with a Nobel Prize — and Penn's new $376M research facility. “This is the most exciting time in my lifetime for immunology.” bit.ly/471uuKQ
Penn is expanding its research in immunology — a field just honored with a Nobel Prize
E. John Wherry, director of Penn's Colton Center for Autoimmunity, spoke with the Inquirer about the future of immunology research at Penn and the new $376 million research facility.
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
E. John Wherry, PhD, Director of I3H and @penncoltoncenter.bsky.social, sat down with @inquirer.com to discuss the future of #immunology — a field just honored with a Nobel Prize — and Penn's new $376M research facility. “This is the most exciting time in my lifetime for immunology.” bit.ly/471uuKQ
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Can’t pronounce an ingredient?
So what? A chemical name: ZERO to do with potential harm or safety.
Vitamin C, also called:
(5R)-[(1S)-1,2-Dihydroxyethyl]-3,4-dihydroxyfuran-2(5H)-one
Chemistry naming rules = info about structure & function. That’s it.
Watch:
youtu.be/xUGedWOUsjE?...
So what? A chemical name: ZERO to do with potential harm or safety.
Vitamin C, also called:
(5R)-[(1S)-1,2-Dihydroxyethyl]-3,4-dihydroxyfuran-2(5H)-one
Chemistry naming rules = info about structure & function. That’s it.
Watch:
youtu.be/xUGedWOUsjE?...
Can’t pronounce an ingredient name? Who cares!
YouTube video by Andrea Love, PhD
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Can’t pronounce an ingredient?
So what? A chemical name: ZERO to do with potential harm or safety.
Vitamin C, also called:
(5R)-[(1S)-1,2-Dihydroxyethyl]-3,4-dihydroxyfuran-2(5H)-one
Chemistry naming rules = info about structure & function. That’s it.
Watch:
youtu.be/xUGedWOUsjE?...
So what? A chemical name: ZERO to do with potential harm or safety.
Vitamin C, also called:
(5R)-[(1S)-1,2-Dihydroxyethyl]-3,4-dihydroxyfuran-2(5H)-one
Chemistry naming rules = info about structure & function. That’s it.
Watch:
youtu.be/xUGedWOUsjE?...
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I would like the leadership to address this someday. It would be nice 🧪
Success rates for Europe’s leading research grants are declining as a surge in applications far outweighs the funds available
go.nature.com/479Sni6
go.nature.com/479Sni6
Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data
Applications for European research grants increased in 2025. Scientists say they’re feeling the competition.
go.nature.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I would like the leadership to address this someday. It would be nice 🧪
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
October 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
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I think people adjacent to science (but who now find themselves deciding the fate of US science somehow) undervalue humility, valuing braggadocios hubris instead.
Yes it’s true that some scientific discoveries are complete paradigm changers, and we celebrate these. 1/
Yes it’s true that some scientific discoveries are complete paradigm changers, and we celebrate these. 1/
October 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I think people adjacent to science (but who now find themselves deciding the fate of US science somehow) undervalue humility, valuing braggadocios hubris instead.
Yes it’s true that some scientific discoveries are complete paradigm changers, and we celebrate these. 1/
Yes it’s true that some scientific discoveries are complete paradigm changers, and we celebrate these. 1/
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I wish authors submitting preprints on BioRxiv, arxiv, etc., could upload an image that would display when link is shared on social media. If that's technically hard then maybe those platforms could generate an image out of title and authors (with inset, smaller logo). 🧪 #biology #science #scicomm
October 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
October 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
Very proud of our team at the @i3h-upenn.bsky.social, for publishing an article that I believe contributes to a deeper and more robust analysis of cytometry data, enabling the scale-up of human immune profiling. #immunology #cytometry onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Cleanet: Robust Doublet Detection in Cytometry Data Based on Protein Expression Patterns
Flow and mass cytometry experiments are essential for profiling immune cells at single-cell resolution. Better understanding of human immunology increasingly involves analyzing studies at the scale o...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Very proud of our team at the @i3h-upenn.bsky.social, for publishing an article that I believe contributes to a deeper and more robust analysis of cytometry data, enabling the scale-up of human immune profiling. #immunology #cytometry onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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We are all Dr. Brunkow 😴
“Dr. Brunkow said she did not expect to win a Nobel Prize. ‘My phone rang, and I saw a number from Sweden and thought, well that’s just spam of some sort, so I disabled the phone and went back to sleep,’“ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/h...
“Dr. Brunkow said she did not expect to win a Nobel Prize. ‘My phone rang, and I saw a number from Sweden and thought, well that’s just spam of some sort, so I disabled the phone and went back to sleep,’“ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/h...
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
We are all Dr. Brunkow 😴
“Dr. Brunkow said she did not expect to win a Nobel Prize. ‘My phone rang, and I saw a number from Sweden and thought, well that’s just spam of some sort, so I disabled the phone and went back to sleep,’“ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/h...
“Dr. Brunkow said she did not expect to win a Nobel Prize. ‘My phone rang, and I saw a number from Sweden and thought, well that’s just spam of some sort, so I disabled the phone and went back to sleep,’“ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/h...
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What's one piece of advice you'd give to someone considering a PhD?
We asked 3785 doctoral candidates across 107 countries for their hard-won wisdom
go.nature.com/4nDjJ7t
We asked 3785 doctoral candidates across 107 countries for their hard-won wisdom
go.nature.com/4nDjJ7t
27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs
Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.
go.nature.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
What's one piece of advice you'd give to someone considering a PhD?
We asked 3785 doctoral candidates across 107 countries for their hard-won wisdom
go.nature.com/4nDjJ7t
We asked 3785 doctoral candidates across 107 countries for their hard-won wisdom
go.nature.com/4nDjJ7t
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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Every year, the Ig Nobel Prizes honor the weirdest and most wonderful science out there—like studying how drunk bats fly or the physics of perfect pasta. It’s all real research, and it’s all hilariously brilliant. Because sometimes science makes you laugh… then think.
🎤🎥🎞️@tomlumperson.bsky.social
🎤🎥🎞️@tomlumperson.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Every year, the Ig Nobel Prizes honor the weirdest and most wonderful science out there—like studying how drunk bats fly or the physics of perfect pasta. It’s all real research, and it’s all hilariously brilliant. Because sometimes science makes you laugh… then think.
🎤🎥🎞️@tomlumperson.bsky.social
🎤🎥🎞️@tomlumperson.bsky.social
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“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero