Very excited to see my former Master's PI (Asma Hatoum-Aslan, PhD) and current PhD PI (BaldridgeLab) on this list! Congratulations!!

I know I already tweeted about this, but I'm doing it again! So glad to see such a wonderful mentor and scientist recognized for her incredible work!!!

Enteric viruses seize their immunomodulatory niche: Danielle Campbell BaldridgeLab discuss work by Simone Dallari Cadwell Lab examining immunomodulatory properties of enteric #viruses, revealing general viral #immune responses & unique, virus-specific responses cell.com/cell-host-micr…

I'm not sure if this counts as the best or worst lab photo?

All paths lead to IFN-lambda! We found that mice with disrupted autophagy have excessive intestinal IFN signaling, rendering them resistant to gut viruses... surprisingly all completely independent of the microbiota! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Congratulations to the newly-minted Dr. Walker Forrest C. Walker, PhD, who gave a brilliant thesis defense yesterday!!! Somehow managed to simultaneously study the involvement of IFNs in both regulation of viral dissemination and microbiota-mediated maintenance of hematopoiesis

I'm only a week late on this, but I'm very happy to be able to update my Twitter name and announce that I successfully defended my PhD! I'm eternally grateful to BaldridgeLab for the past 5 years, and can't wait for what's coming next.

I had seen a list of postdoc fellowship opportunities being shared a few months ago on here, but can't find it now- anyone happen to have it (or any other resources re: postdoc fellowships) handy?

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To anyone interested in genomics looking to expand your bioinformatic skills- I highly recommend this course! Great training in a beautiful location- I took it back in 2020 and learned a ton.

Our department is growing! We're hiring Assistant Professors in Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology. Ours is an incredibly supportive department with a diverse range of expertise. Plus, Charlottesville is a really great place to live. Apply here 👇 uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UVAJobs/…

#NIH is seeking input on challenges affecting retention in the postdoctoral trainee community. Better understanding of these challenges will help NIH support competitiveness & innovation within biomedical research & its workforce. RFI deadline is 4/14: bit.ly/3E8fRGz

Check out our latest paper led by postdoc María Eugenia Cortina in mSphere ASM #ThePowerOfChlamydiaGenetics #InclusionMembraneProteins #IncS #MembraneContactSites #STIM1 #InclusionLysis #SpeciesSpecificity #LotsOfOpenQuestions

Phages carry orphan antitoxin-like enzymes to neutralize the DarTG1 toxin-antitoxin defense system biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_micrbio