Hajera
@hajera-amatullah.bsky.social
Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania
#innateimmunity #macrophages #chromatin
Amatullahlab.com
University of Pennsylvania
#innateimmunity #macrophages #chromatin
Amatullahlab.com
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There is time to urge a change to the current #GRFP solicitation ( #NSF 25-547 ): reverse the eligibility restrictions and ensure applicants (including 2nd year PhD students) have a fair chance in the competition.
Feel free to sign and share this open petition:
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
Feel free to sign and share this open petition:
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
Petition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition
laurenkuehne.github.io
September 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
There is time to urge a change to the current #GRFP solicitation ( #NSF 25-547 ): reverse the eligibility restrictions and ensure applicants (including 2nd year PhD students) have a fair chance in the competition.
Feel free to sign and share this open petition:
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
Feel free to sign and share this open petition:
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
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Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry
The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded
www.science.org
September 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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150+ experts came together at the 2025 Penn Colton Center for #Autoimmunity Symposium to discuss breakthroughs in #ImmuneHealth and spotlight Penn’s leadership, future headquarters, and innovations in autoimmunity research and #PrecisionMedicine.
Read more: www.coltonconsortium.org/blog/2025-pe...
Read more: www.coltonconsortium.org/blog/2025-pe...
May 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
150+ experts came together at the 2025 Penn Colton Center for #Autoimmunity Symposium to discuss breakthroughs in #ImmuneHealth and spotlight Penn’s leadership, future headquarters, and innovations in autoimmunity research and #PrecisionMedicine.
Read more: www.coltonconsortium.org/blog/2025-pe...
Read more: www.coltonconsortium.org/blog/2025-pe...
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NIH moved up the expiration date for some funding opportunities, effectively *canceling* the next application date without removing it from the standard table. I can't even imagine how many people are still prepping these grants.
👀 List of impacted opportunities:
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
👀 List of impacted opportunities:
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
May 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
NIH moved up the expiration date for some funding opportunities, effectively *canceling* the next application date without removing it from the standard table. I can't even imagine how many people are still prepping these grants.
👀 List of impacted opportunities:
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
👀 List of impacted opportunities:
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Our goal is to have 1000 SUFS Teach Ins across the US, by 9/30.
*GASP* 😮
We know, it's a big goal.
If you've received tax dollars for your science, you have a responsibility to inform *your* community what is at stake: public health, the economy, innovation, and America's global leadership.
*GASP* 😮
We know, it's a big goal.
If you've received tax dollars for your science, you have a responsibility to inform *your* community what is at stake: public health, the economy, innovation, and America's global leadership.
May 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Our goal is to have 1000 SUFS Teach Ins across the US, by 9/30.
*GASP* 😮
We know, it's a big goal.
If you've received tax dollars for your science, you have a responsibility to inform *your* community what is at stake: public health, the economy, innovation, and America's global leadership.
*GASP* 😮
We know, it's a big goal.
If you've received tax dollars for your science, you have a responsibility to inform *your* community what is at stake: public health, the economy, innovation, and America's global leadership.
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Philly Science People!
The Philadelphia Science Action group is organizing the 1st Science Town Hall!
Ask elected officials how they'll defend science & higher ed to ensure that Philly remains national leaders in science
📍 Science History Inst @sciencehistory.org 315 Chestnut St
🗓️ May 29, 6pm
The Philadelphia Science Action group is organizing the 1st Science Town Hall!
Ask elected officials how they'll defend science & higher ed to ensure that Philly remains national leaders in science
📍 Science History Inst @sciencehistory.org 315 Chestnut St
🗓️ May 29, 6pm
May 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Philly Science People!
The Philadelphia Science Action group is organizing the 1st Science Town Hall!
Ask elected officials how they'll defend science & higher ed to ensure that Philly remains national leaders in science
📍 Science History Inst @sciencehistory.org 315 Chestnut St
🗓️ May 29, 6pm
The Philadelphia Science Action group is organizing the 1st Science Town Hall!
Ask elected officials how they'll defend science & higher ed to ensure that Philly remains national leaders in science
📍 Science History Inst @sciencehistory.org 315 Chestnut St
🗓️ May 29, 6pm
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Misinformation is winning not because it's true, but because it’s loud, emotional, and everywhere.
It’s time for science to fight back. Aaron Mertz and I dissect the issue and offer solutions 👇
📖 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @aspeninstitute.bsky.social
It’s time for science to fight back. Aaron Mertz and I dissect the issue and offer solutions 👇
📖 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @aspeninstitute.bsky.social
Beyond the lab: trust, storytelling and the fight for America’s attention - Nature Reviews Immunology
Shruti Naik, an immunologist and a strong advocate for diversity in science, has joined forces with Aaron Mertz, who leads programmes that help to explain, connect and maximize the benefits of science...
www.nature.com
May 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Misinformation is winning not because it's true, but because it’s loud, emotional, and everywhere.
It’s time for science to fight back. Aaron Mertz and I dissect the issue and offer solutions 👇
📖 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @aspeninstitute.bsky.social
It’s time for science to fight back. Aaron Mertz and I dissect the issue and offer solutions 👇
📖 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @aspeninstitute.bsky.social
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GOOD NEWS, DORKS! YOUR voice matters. Research shows people still trust scientists — just the wrong ones.
But we can change that.
GET OUT THERE! SPEAK UP!
Read more below ⬇️
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
But we can change that.
GET OUT THERE! SPEAK UP!
Read more below ⬇️
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Science’s big problem is a loss of influence, not a loss of trust
Evidence shows that science and scientists remain highly trusted. But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway.
www.nature.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:49 AM
GOOD NEWS, DORKS! YOUR voice matters. Research shows people still trust scientists — just the wrong ones.
But we can change that.
GET OUT THERE! SPEAK UP!
Read more below ⬇️
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
But we can change that.
GET OUT THERE! SPEAK UP!
Read more below ⬇️
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Co-Chairs, Michael Gale, Jr. and @ramlabuw.bsky.social invite abstract submissions for Cytokines2025. Topics include adaptive immunity, cytokine signaling, interferon stimulated genes, structure- function, and more. Submit: seattle.cytokinesociety.org/call-for-abs...
Deadline is May 18, 2025.
Deadline is May 18, 2025.
March 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Co-Chairs, Michael Gale, Jr. and @ramlabuw.bsky.social invite abstract submissions for Cytokines2025. Topics include adaptive immunity, cytokine signaling, interferon stimulated genes, structure- function, and more. Submit: seattle.cytokinesociety.org/call-for-abs...
Deadline is May 18, 2025.
Deadline is May 18, 2025.
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🚨 HUGE news from Canada's tricouncils who are harmonizing their scholarship & fellowship programs, upping the total number (huzzah!), and critically, allowing foreigners to apply for doctoral and postdoc fellowships. Want to work with me? Get in touch! 🇨🇦🧪⚒️
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...
NSERC - Latest News - Launch of the new Harmonized Tri-agency Scholarship and Fellowship programs
As announced in Budget 2024, the scholarship and fellowship programs administered by the three federal research funding agencies – the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – have been streamlined into a new harmonized talent program called the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) that will open for applications in summer 2025.
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca
March 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🚨 HUGE news from Canada's tricouncils who are harmonizing their scholarship & fellowship programs, upping the total number (huzzah!), and critically, allowing foreigners to apply for doctoral and postdoc fellowships. Want to work with me? Get in touch! 🇨🇦🧪⚒️
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...
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New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4
Thousands gather across U.S. in Stand Up for Science events
Scientists rally across the country in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration
scim.ag
March 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4
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The 'Stand Up For Science" rally is happening around the US on March 7th, spearheaded by graduate students! I have encouraged my lab to attend! Find your city's rally on the website below.
The Philadelphia rally is at City Hall
March 7th, 12pm to 4pm
standupforscience2025.org/philadelphia...
The Philadelphia rally is at City Hall
March 7th, 12pm to 4pm
standupforscience2025.org/philadelphia...
Philadelphia, PA
Location: Philadelphia City Hall City Hall, Philadelphia, PA, United States Time: 12-4 PM
standupforscience2025.org
February 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The 'Stand Up For Science" rally is happening around the US on March 7th, spearheaded by graduate students! I have encouraged my lab to attend! Find your city's rally on the website below.
The Philadelphia rally is at City Hall
March 7th, 12pm to 4pm
standupforscience2025.org/philadelphia...
The Philadelphia rally is at City Hall
March 7th, 12pm to 4pm
standupforscience2025.org/philadelphia...
A nice distraction in all the craziness - Toronto always!
February 12, 2025 at 3:50 AM
A nice distraction in all the craziness - Toronto always!
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NEW Review: Trained immunity in chronic inflammatory diseases and cancer
by George Hajishengallis, Mihai Netea & Triantafyllos Chavakis
Explores the concept of 'maladaptive' TRIM - the potential to increase severity of or susceptibility to chronic inflammation and cancer.
#immunosky #immunology
by George Hajishengallis, Mihai Netea & Triantafyllos Chavakis
Explores the concept of 'maladaptive' TRIM - the potential to increase severity of or susceptibility to chronic inflammation and cancer.
#immunosky #immunology
Trained immunity in chronic inflammatory diseases and cancer - Nature Reviews Immunology
Besides its beneficial effects against infection, trained immunity has recently been implicated in inflammation-related disorders and is being exploited in cancer immunotherapy. These advances may ena...
www.nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
NEW Review: Trained immunity in chronic inflammatory diseases and cancer
by George Hajishengallis, Mihai Netea & Triantafyllos Chavakis
Explores the concept of 'maladaptive' TRIM - the potential to increase severity of or susceptibility to chronic inflammation and cancer.
#immunosky #immunology
by George Hajishengallis, Mihai Netea & Triantafyllos Chavakis
Explores the concept of 'maladaptive' TRIM - the potential to increase severity of or susceptibility to chronic inflammation and cancer.
#immunosky #immunology
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Applications for undergraduate summer studentships @wwiem-qub.bsky.social are now open. We would love to host enthusiastic students from anywhere in the world in Belfast! 👨🔬👩🔬🧪💊🌎 Details: www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen...
Summer Student Programme | Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
February 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Applications for undergraduate summer studentships @wwiem-qub.bsky.social are now open. We would love to host enthusiastic students from anywhere in the world in Belfast! 👨🔬👩🔬🧪💊🌎 Details: www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen...
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Just giving this a boost for those who may not have seen it yet... we have a PI position (molecular and cellular basis of cognition) at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto). The position comes with an appointment at Assist/Assoc Prof level at U of T. Share widely!
can-acn.org/scientist-se...
can-acn.org/scientist-se...
Scientist/Senior Scientist – Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
can-acn.org
January 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Just giving this a boost for those who may not have seen it yet... we have a PI position (molecular and cellular basis of cognition) at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto). The position comes with an appointment at Assist/Assoc Prof level at U of T. Share widely!
can-acn.org/scientist-se...
can-acn.org/scientist-se...
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I'm looking for a postdoc to join my fantastic team at the NIH in Bethesda, MD. Great resources. Competitive salary. www.training.nih.gov/jobs/pdf-mb-...
Postdoc: Molecular Biology/Genetics/Developmental Biology/Evolution/Computational Biology
www.training.nih.gov
January 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I'm looking for a postdoc to join my fantastic team at the NIH in Bethesda, MD. Great resources. Competitive salary. www.training.nih.gov/jobs/pdf-mb-...
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ATTN Canadian and International trainees!
The J. Andrew McKee Fellowship is open. Notice of intent is due JAN 30, 2025!!
Supported by Breakthrough T1D Canada and Stem Cell Network of Canada, this PDF brings aspiring scientists to the BT1D Centre of Excellence at UBC!
t.co/dDWHluBbrX
The J. Andrew McKee Fellowship is open. Notice of intent is due JAN 30, 2025!!
Supported by Breakthrough T1D Canada and Stem Cell Network of Canada, this PDF brings aspiring scientists to the BT1D Centre of Excellence at UBC!
t.co/dDWHluBbrX
January 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
ATTN Canadian and International trainees!
The J. Andrew McKee Fellowship is open. Notice of intent is due JAN 30, 2025!!
Supported by Breakthrough T1D Canada and Stem Cell Network of Canada, this PDF brings aspiring scientists to the BT1D Centre of Excellence at UBC!
t.co/dDWHluBbrX
The J. Andrew McKee Fellowship is open. Notice of intent is due JAN 30, 2025!!
Supported by Breakthrough T1D Canada and Stem Cell Network of Canada, this PDF brings aspiring scientists to the BT1D Centre of Excellence at UBC!
t.co/dDWHluBbrX
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Congrats to Salma Merchant for Cell Stem Cell paper: the effects of fatty acid oxidation in hematopoietic stem cells are context dependent. FAO is not necessary in young HSCs, but becomes necessary during aging, and is deleterious when upregulated by a high fat diet.
www.cell.com/cell-stem-ce...
www.cell.com/cell-stem-ce...
Different effects of fatty acid oxidation on hematopoietic stem cells based on age and diet
Morrison and colleagues show long-chain fatty acid oxidation has context-dependent effects on hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). It is dispensable for HSC function in young mice. It becomes necessary for normal HSC function and hematopoiesis in older mice. A high-fat diet increases fatty acid oxidation, and this impairs HSC function.
www.cell.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Congrats to Salma Merchant for Cell Stem Cell paper: the effects of fatty acid oxidation in hematopoietic stem cells are context dependent. FAO is not necessary in young HSCs, but becomes necessary during aging, and is deleterious when upregulated by a high fat diet.
www.cell.com/cell-stem-ce...
www.cell.com/cell-stem-ce...
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Ever wondered how gut microbes control immune responses at extra-intestinal locations?
Here #theonlylabever reports how a gut protozoan commensal shapes pulmonary immunity to exacerbate asthma and limit the dissemination of mycobacteria.
@cellpress.bsky.social ⬇️(1/x)
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Here #theonlylabever reports how a gut protozoan commensal shapes pulmonary immunity to exacerbate asthma and limit the dissemination of mycobacteria.
@cellpress.bsky.social ⬇️(1/x)
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
December 19, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Ever wondered how gut microbes control immune responses at extra-intestinal locations?
Here #theonlylabever reports how a gut protozoan commensal shapes pulmonary immunity to exacerbate asthma and limit the dissemination of mycobacteria.
@cellpress.bsky.social ⬇️(1/x)
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Here #theonlylabever reports how a gut protozoan commensal shapes pulmonary immunity to exacerbate asthma and limit the dissemination of mycobacteria.
@cellpress.bsky.social ⬇️(1/x)
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...