Path of totality and fairly clear skies in Dallas…gotta say, that was pretty impressive.

📢 Meet our newest editors! Bringing a broad range of experience, since May last year, we are thrilled to welcome 10 new senior editors and 116 reviewing editors. elifesciences.org/inside-elife/3…

A new class of bacterial defence systems against genetic parasites. elifesciences.org/digests/94800/…

The bacteria attracted to human blood. elifesciences.org/articles/93178…

This landmark #ReviewedPreprint represents “the most significant breakthrough in membrane and secretory biogenesis in recent years.” ‘Structural analysis of the dynamic ribosome-translocon complex’ elifesciences.org/reviewed-prepr…

My hotel at the EMBL innate immunity meeting. What are the odds? #EESImmunity #ISGs

🎶 3-2-1! Contact, is the secret, is the moment When everything happens Contact, is the motion, is the reason When everything happens Contact! Let's make contact! 3-2-1 Contact! 🎶 So vintage, but this show definitely shaped an early love of science. youtube.com/watch?v=8gEAQQ…

For 25 years, the Toll-like Receptor pathway was considered a series of distinct protein complexes that drive inflammation. Today, we report that the entire pathway, from receptor to transcription factor, is executed from within one complex—the myddosome. nature.com/articles/s4158…

The major paper from my PhD thesis with Ivan D’Orso has now been published in Nature Communications: nature.com/articles/s4146… KAP1 negatively regulates RNA polymerase II elongation kinetics to activate signal-induced transcription. Tweetatorial below!

My review about “The HIV-1 transcriptional program” for the Journal of Molecular Biology special issue on transcription elongation is now out: doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.…. I provide a 4 decades historical recount from mechanistic insights to implications for viral latency and cure. Thanks @NIAID!

Why does eLife - the journal only review some papers and not others? We (Editorial Leadership, Senior Editors, and Early Career Advisory Group) explain why in this new editorial. 👇 Hope this helps clarify the process! doi.org/10.7554/eLife.…

We’re inviting papers to an upcoming Focus Issue on #TrainedImmunity and are particularly interested in maladaptive innate immune memory: elifesciences.org/inside-elife/e…

We're excited to announce Julie Pfeiffer, Ph.D., as the new Chair of #Microbiology at #UTSW. In a recent Q&A, Dr. Pfeiffer outlines her vision for advancing microbial science and boosting our research capabilities. Learn more about her plans: bit.ly/4dldUG7 #utswnews

Congrats to Maggie Wang, a UTSW Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences student in the Gao Lab for winning the 2024 Ida M. Green Award! Her research targets therapies involving the STING protein's immune mechanisms. Learn more about Maggie’s innovative research and impact: bit.ly/3WPnpqz #utswedu

Faculty search announcement: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (some preference may be given to bacterial pathogens). Come join our community! (1/5) jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/job/20847915/a…

Have been pretty quiet here for a while, but this is something I'm supposed to excitedly share, no? Extremely excited to begin my transition into the next phase - lots of exciting work on the evolution of immune (and anti-immune) proteins ahead! Thank you @NIGMS!

We officially launched our new publishing model in January 2023. Today, join us in looking back on a year of activity supporting this alternative approach to research communication with our 2023 Annual Report: elifesciences.org/inside-elife/e…

Are you interested in pursuing a degree in biomedical sciences? Join the UTSW Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences community that provides exceptional mentorship and multidisciplinary training. Explore our innovative research and exceptional educational opportunities now! bit.ly/3Zsfy4O #UTSWedu

📢 UT Southwestern Office of Safety & Business Continuity is hiring a Biological Safety Specialist Lead/BSL-3 Coordinator! Lead BSL-3 safety programs and ensure compliance. Bachelor’s + 4 years of experience required, BSL3 experience preferred. Apply now! jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/job/21027204/b…

Very proud to have our lab's first work published in Cell Host & Microbe! In this work, we use functional metagenomics to find phage defenses from human and soil microbiomes! Congrats to first author Luis Rodríguez-Rodríguez ! cell.com/cell-host-micr… (1/3)