The December issue is online: embopress.org/toc/14693178/2… The cover features work by Stacey Gilk Dr. Stacey Gilk UNMC College of Medicine identifying a novel #bacterial effector protein that mediates ER-LD #membrane contacts to regulate host #lipiddroplets. -> embopress.org/doi/full/10.10…

Friends, please help spread the word about our microbiology REU program at Montana State University. montana.edu/mbi/reu/ Each student receives a stipend ($7000 for 10 wks). Travel compensation, room, and board are also provided. Details in the attached pic--Feb 13 deadline

A colleague from the department is looking for a Ph.D. student in bee biology! #PhDposition

The second paper out with colleagues from the physics department Jihočeská univerzita. Ag‐Cu Nanoarchitecture for Enhanced LSPR Absorption: the Role of Surface Roughness and near‐field Interactions - Kumar - Advanced Materials Interfaces - Wiley Online Library search.app/4genNvpRxYN8EL…

Got my hands on these today!! #ticks In great condition , wealth of info.

It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS, indeterminate dendritic cell histiocytosis

Seriously

These are friends and were brilliant #Lyme disease collaborators. This affects everyone impacted by Lyme disease and more dark days are yet to come if folks don’t stand up. Soon, all our progress will be lost. MAHA? Or taking us back 50 yrs bc of a Fauci vendetta? #NIH #CDC

🚨 PhD and postdoctoral positions available. We seek candidates for the MGE Team to work on # epigenomics of # bacteria and # microbiomes. Start: Fall 2025. Please RT!

The NIH Director’s Early Independence Award is one of the most competitive, coveted and transformative early career scientific research awards in the US…

Testing ticks encountered by humans and pets for pathogens can help evaluate potential risks and allow for timely medical intervention. #ticks #Lyme

Incredible effort to develop a system to critically test this hypothesis by Mecaila McClune—an exceptionally gifted postdoc in the lab. Hundreds of adjectives come to mind when trying to describe Mecaila, but SPECIAL covers a few 👏

We are excited to reintroduce tickMAP (tickmap.org) Built from Upstate Tick Testing Laboratory data, tickMAP visualizes tick and pathogen activity across NY State. An essential tool for public health, surveillance, and research. 🔎 Best viewed on a computer monitor.

#Ornithodoros_kalahariensis #Kalahari #tampans

He loves his pet ticks 🫣

Putting to bed that 'anecdotal tale' especially here in Europe, and confirming for the naysayers that mosquitoes truly are not vectors for the Lyme Disease pathogen. parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

ticknet.ca/2025/06/12/res…

Bacterial Pathogens—Strategies for Dissemination, Infection, and Persistence Within a Host mdpi.com/si/246678 #mdpipathogens via Pathogens MDPI

It is finally out! Our paper froma survey in Nayarit, two female volunteers that were exposed to relapsing fever borreliae. Take a look! ajtmh.org/view/journals/… ENCB IPN IPN Thanks to all the authors! Sofìa, Job Lopez Edwin Vázquez Guerrero , etc.

A survey conducted by researchers for residents in the US who have been diagnosed with a tick- borne illness. Do repost. unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3K…