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Joaquin Caceres
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Virologist 🤓🤓.Assistant Professor Vet School, Iowa State University - Influenza and coronavirus
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You can use this website to look up how much money goes into your state from NIH, how many jobs are supported, and more.

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 10:48 PM
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If an #H5N1 pandemic starts tomorrow or in three months, there will be little mystery as to how it happened. The conditions are all there. They have been for a while.
So in some ways the more interesting question to me at the moment is: Why aren’t we in a pandemic yet?
Story here, 🧵 to come:
🧪#IDSky
Why hasn’t the bird flu pandemic started?
Some scientists examining mutations found in H5N1 viruses fear major outbreak is imminent but others says pathogen remains unpredictable
www.science.org
December 6, 2024 at 12:54 PM
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This is a magnificent piece about how the NIH is “confronting health threats in a changing world,” here & worldwide

I fear that the men who Trump wants to lead HHS, which oversees NIH, and NIH will do untold damage; I hope I am wrong

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
How the US National Institutes of Health is confronting health threats in a changing world
The overall health and wellbeing of a population serves as a fundamental indicator of whether a society is meeting its people's most important needs. Achieving health for all people is only possible with educational opportunity, economic productivity, effective government, inter­national cooperation, and peace. As the single largest public funder of biomedical, behavioural, and social sciences research worldwide, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a crucial role in promoting healthy societies.
www.thelancet.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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Avian flu mortality has been high in humans for over 2 decades. So why are we now seeing only mild cases in US ag industry workers?

Lots of ideas on this but no clear answer yet.

Excellent deep dive by @helenbranswell.bsky.social 👇
Scientists who have studied #H5N1 #birdflu for years are flummoxed by the lack of severe cases among the 55 human cases the US has confirmed this year. I talked to lots to explore the theories of what's going on. www.statnews.com/2024/12/02/b...
Scientists confront a mystery: Why have U.S. bird flu cases been so mild?
The H5N1 bird flu outbreak in the U.S. has so far been shockingly mild. Researchers have some theories as to why.
www.statnews.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:14 AM
Happy to share that I will start my group (Jan 2025) at the Iowa State University Vet school @iastateresearch.bsky.social We will explore molecular aspects of the pathogenesis and viral-host interactions of influenza and coronavirus relevant for animals and humans #NewPI #ISU #Influenza #Coronavirus
December 1, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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California Dept of Public Health confirms that the child tested positive for an #H5 #birdflu virus. Still needs to be confirmed by #CDC.
1. California's Dept of Public Health reports a #birdflu case in a child with no known contact with infected animals. They're looking into possible wild bird exposure.
Oddly, the press release doesn't say which type of bird flu (there are many). I'm assuming #H5N1. Specimen being sent to #CDC.
November 19, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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I’m excited to see our paper posted
@medrxivpreprint.bsky.social showing that older folks have higher levels of antibodies that recognize #H5N1 viruses compared to younger individuals. Finally some good news for old people. 1/12
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Immune history shapes human antibody responses to H5N1 influenza viruses
Avian H5N1 influenza viruses are circulating widely in cattle and other mammals and pose a risk for a human pandemic. Previous studies suggest that older humans are more resistant to H5N1 infections d...
www.medrxiv.org
November 13, 2024 at 6:26 PM
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Just pausing for a moment to admire the softbabby. 1961. digitaltmuseum.org/011013522549...
March 7, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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Job Alert: Florida State University is searching broadly for an Evolutionary Biologist (asst prof / tenure track). The Ecology and Evolution group here is an unusually collegial and supportive group (people matter!). Great facilities and resources.
 
Details: www.bio.fsu.edu/current_facu...
FSU - Biological Science
Department of Biological Sciences website
www.bio.fsu.edu
November 7, 2023 at 9:55 PM
Using scholargoogler.com to summarize my research so far 😬😬. Looking forward to connect with more people #virus #influenza #animalmodels #molecularbiology
October 9, 2023 at 12:26 PM
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Cambodian MoH/CDC just announced a fatal case of #Avian #influenza #H5N1 in a human. For 2023 this is the third case, in addition to two cases in February and the second mortality. #EpiSky #ViroSky
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October 8, 2023 at 3:10 PM