Finishing a MS or PHD in Molecular Ecology? Or are you a postbac with lab skills? Want a job with full benefits (including a pension) in Corvallis, OR? Get in touch! We'll be hiring for multiple positions doing fecal DNA metabarcoding and genotyping across multiple study areas

State health officials urge Oregonians to practice everyday preventive measures to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus, amid a national shortage of the new RSV immunization called nirsevimab. For more information, read our news release: ow.ly/6wFB50Q5Ftm

Apply and join us at the MBL in Woods Hole next summer!

Color Health, the telehealth service for receiving free COVID-19 antiviral medication, will be available through Dec. 15. For more information on the Color Health service for COVID-19 treatment, visit ow.ly/LwFZ50Q66rK

Wondering if you should get your baby the new RSV shot? I’ve studied respiratory viruses like RSV, and their vaccines and treatments for years Here’s a 🧵 of key info We just had a baby last week We chose to protect our newborn with it And we’re lucky we could get a dose 1/

This will be great :). So much looking forward to this. Join us if you are a fan of Archaea (or want to get excited about these unique organisms)!!

A call to submit applications for the third Marie Sklodowska Curie Award is out. This award is intended to recognize and encourage early-career Japanese female scientists to pursue research careers in any area of science and technology. Please apply! jst.go.jp/diversity/rese…

Hey #SfN23 this is your lil reminder to take some minutes to send those emails, remember those people you crossed paths with that you loved being around and networked with before you forget! (especially if that person you met might be a future mentor for you in any aspect!!)

#Measles vaccines averted an estimated 57M deaths over the last two decades. But declining global vaccination rates are eroding those gains, a new report warns. Cases & deaths rose in 2022 by 18% & 43% respectively; 2023 figures are looking even worse. statnews.com/2023/11/16/mea…

We’re hiring an Associate Director/Director, Bioassays to lead a scientific team advancing Absci’s internal and partnered drug creation pipeline and supporting the development of Absci’s proprietary technologies for drug creation. Learn more: absci.com/job/?id=575967…

If you think the cost of driving is borne only by individuals who own cars, think again. A Harvard study estimates that the annual price tag for maintaining Massachusetts’ car economy is roughly $64.1 billion, with more than half coming from public funds. news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

Interested in a PhD position in my lab? Pick your project. New paper coming soon… vaam.de/media/stellena…

A two-year postdoctoral position is available in my group at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. If you (or someone you know) are interested in viruses and/or structural biology, you can find more details below. Please retweet it :) research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postdoc…

We are hiring! Please spread the word. postdoctoral-ohsu.icims.com/jobs/26720/pos…

BIG NEWS: I’m opening a romance bookstore here in Portland, Oregon! It’s called Grand Gesture Books and it’ll be the second Black owned bookstore in the Rose City. While it’ll be online for the next couple of months, a brick and mortar is coming 💘 1/2

To find a free meal on Thanksgiving Day — or any day — use the Oregon Food Bank's FoodFinder search tool at foodfinder.oregonfoodbank.org. Call ahead to check hours and availability. You can also call 211 for help finding free meals in your area at any time of year.

The winter months can be hard to navigate. If you’re experiencing stress, grief, or loneliness, you are not alone. Check out the blog for a diverse list of mental health resources: ow.ly/gHMS50QavrA

It's #holiday season! Do you have a #science fan to by for? I can send a signed dedicated copy of our #memoir #ThePerfectPredator for $25 anywhere in the USA. DM me for details b4 Dec 14. #phage #holidaygifts #nonfiction #IDTwitter #MedEd #nursing #epiTwitter #publichealth #AMR

Fascinating — and unsettling — story of a kitten in Omaha infected with a #rabies strain that shouldn't have been found in Omaha, and the massive response the discovery set off. LenaSun. washingtonpost.com/health/2023/11…

AbSciCon 2024 will be in Providence, RI on May 5-10 2024. If you are going, consider submitting an abstract to our session "Astrovirology: From origins of life to Ocean Worlds". agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon24…. NASA Astrobiology: Exploring Life in the Universe Ken Stedman Kathryn Bywaters, PhD Astrobiology Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory