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Martin McGavin
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Prof in Microbiology and Immunology at University of Western Ontario. Studying Staph aureus and how it senses and responds to chemical signals from innate immunity.
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ournals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02278-25?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed Pleased to present our latest work from Doctoral candidate Camryn Bonn. Emergence of S. aureus strains with increased resistance to antimicrobial fatty acids.
Widespread emergence of Staphylococcus aureus with variant FarR regulators and enhanced resistance to antimicrobial fatty acids within clonal complex CC5, CC8, and CC97 strains from human and bovine h...
Staphylococcus aureus is a priority pathogen for the World Health Organization due to its association with human morbidity, mortality, and acquisition of multiple drug resistance. In addition to acqui...
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November 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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joanneflynn19.bsky.social
We are hiring! The Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is looking for faculty at the Assistant or Associate professor level (tenure track). Please consider joining our vibrant microbiology and immunology community at the University of Pittsburgh School of medicine
August 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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fangferric.bsky.social
Two Harvard economists forecast the impact of the administration’s proposed NIH budget cuts- stunning losses in new therapies, life expectancy, and economic output with a “social cost 16 times greater than the savings the administration is attempting to achieve."

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Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe
This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...
jamanetwork.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
mcgavlab.bsky.social
Enjoying some down time at the University of Calgary Banff Conference on Infectious Disease with @mcgavlab.bsky.social Doctoral trainees Camryn Bonn-Dunbar and Tika Thapa
May 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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lancetmicrobe.bsky.social
New research article

Association between #HIV -1 Nef-mediated MHC-I downregulation and the maintenance of the replication-competent latent viral reservoir in individuals with virally suppressed HIV-1 in Uganda: an exploratory cohort study

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#IDSky #ViroSky #OA
March 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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nature.com
The Trump administration's efforts to slash research funding have US graduate students, postdocs and other early-career scientists fearing for their careers. Some might leave the country -- or abandon research altogether.

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Postdocs and PhD students hit hard by Trump’s crackdown on science
As US federal grants remain frozen and budget cuts loom, anxiety and fear grip early-career researchers.
go.nature.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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emmettmacfarlane.com
DEAR MEDIA: STOP FRAMING THE UNIVERSITY BUDGET CRISIS AS PRIMARILY ABOUT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. THIS IS A CRISIS CAUSED BY PROVINCIAL FUNDING CUTS AND TUITION CAPS. calgary.citynews.ca/2025/02/18/p...
The crisis facing colleges and universities that no one is talking about
In today's The Big Story podcast, there is a crisis facing Canada’s post-secondary education sector that no one is talking about.
calgary.citynews.ca
February 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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blackinmicro.bsky.social
A statement from the BMA Board Members to the BMA Community and Beyond.

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The statement reads: We are disappointed in the rapid capitulation by some U.S. institutions and organizations to recent attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. At their core, these weak arguments are fueled by the familiar underlying assumption that people from Black, Indigenous, and other marginalized identities cannot be excellent and therefore have not ‘earned’ our place in public intellectual life. However, we have always been competent, hardworking, and creative people who have contributed positively to society at large, across sectors but especially in science. We reject these attempts at silencing and erasure and will continue to be a place of respite and community in these turbulent times. To our members, your talent, skills, and safety are important! To our friends and allies, you may be feeling like everything happening is out of your control, but we want you to know that your voice and actions can make a difference. We want to point you towards some immediate actions that you can take. These are the top 3 issues we are concerned about and what you can do about it if you mirror our concerns. Freezing of federal funding and cutting grant programs for scientific research that have any connotation of being “DEI.” The potential confirmation of RFK Jr., a vocal anti-vaccination proponent, as the head of HHS. The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) removed their ABRCMS and IDEAAS webpages in addition to some scientist spotlights and written articles highlighting the current and historic contributions of microbiologists who are a part of marginalized communities including LGBTQIA+, Women, Indigenous and Black, as well as others page that could be considered “‘DEI”. Many have now been reinstated with changes to language (i.e. removing terms like “equity” and “marginalized”), and the statements released by ASM did not acknowledge the harm that they have caused to their members and showed no remorse for their actions.
February 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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johnhelmann.bsky.social
S. aureus LTA modulates cell wall integrity (in part) by sequestering a putatively bifunctional PG hydrolase (ScaH); from the Taeok Bae and Susanne Walker labs.
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biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · Jan 17
The role of lipoteichoic acid in Staphylococcus aureus cell wall integrity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.16.633316v1
January 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Applications are open for the 2025 GRS/GRC on Staphylococcal Diseases! Make sure to get your abstracts submitted for the potential to present your work in beautiful Barcelona! www.grc.org/staphylococc...
January 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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The censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by roughly 95%, and seriously, who does that to a wildlife biology & advocacy group ?
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky

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January 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM