I couldn’t call myself a microbiologist if I went to Amsterdam and DIDN’T stop at #Micropia . Although I couldn’t find 𝑇. 𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑖, I did find another Apicomplexan parasite! Can you tell which one? 👩🏻‍🔬🧫🔬

Excited to share new research by Elena Coley-O'Rourke and colleagues showing that the microbiome modifies adverse effects of maternal protein undernutrition on offspring brain development and behavior! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

When you and your PI wear the same outfit at your PhD defense you know you’re ready to be a doctor!

My PhD defense UCI BioSci has finally arrived!!! Be sure to attend if you’re interesting in learning more about the importance of chemokine production and mechanosensation in innate immunology!

Ever wonder how gut microbial food preferences influence host food preferences? Us too! Delighted to share work by Kristie Yu, Celine Son & co on how gut bacterial metabolism of specific fibers influences host preference for diets containing those fibers biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

What did I get for Valentine’s Day? Our article online in the Journal of Chemical Education! Read how Nick Orchanian 🏳️‍🌈 and I use TikTok as a science communication tool, reaching millions of students across the globe. Send to your sweetie!
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HOT OFF THE PRESS! Check out my recent paper in collaboration with the Tajie Harris lab on the role of CCL2 in neuroinflammation during 𝘛𝘰𝘹𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘮𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘪 infection! 🧠🐭

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As we approach the conclusion of 2023, we wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the authors, reviewers, and readers whose unwavering support has enriched our journal throughout the year. We cordially invite you to peruse the covers of our 12 issues...
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SUCH an awesome story!! Congratulations Liwen Deng et al!

Opened my first email today just to find out that… MY PAPER WAS ACCEPTED! 🥳

Thrilled to announce that I’m part of this amazing cohort of #Knauss finalists! So excited and grateful for this next step in DC!

Our 2023 Oct issue bit.ly/2N9R8Es reviews Plasmodium meiosis, hypopigmentation in PKDL, monocytes in Toxoplasma infection, vivax DBP vaccine, microRNAs in parasite-induced liver fibrosis, tick extracellular vesicles, peroxynitrite in sporozoite-mediated protection, &more

Be sure to check out this month's Issue of Trends in Parasitology where you can find my review! The cover image for this issue is also FANTASTIC! I wonder who took it.... 😉

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Drs Stephanie Orchanian & Melissa Lodoen review #monocytes as primary defenders against #Toxoplasma gondii infection. UC Irvine #Plasmodium #Inflammation #Immunity

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🔥HOT OFF THE PRESS🔥 Looking to learn more about the various roles monocytes play during infection? Check out my review that just came out in Trends in Parasitology !

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PhD candidate Lauren Lees, Ph.D. is defending her dissertation on #microbiomes and trophic interactions in coastal ecosystems! Join us 3pm Weds Aug 23 in 4201 Nat Sci 2 (email Lauren for Zoom link).

The Bradley lab is hiring a postdoc - we have a great group of folks doing interesting cell biology and host pathogens interactions in Toxoplasma!

Bold presenter: Lauren Lees (University of California Irvine)

Presentation title: KELPS MAY COMPENSATE FOR LOW NITRATE AVAILABILITY BY USING ALTERNATIVE NITROGEN FORMS SUCH AS UREA AND AMMONIUM

Join us on Tuesday in ISEB 1010 at 2:00pm for a Ph.D. Defense, 'Breaking C–N Bonds: Using Transition Metal Complexes to Transform Captured CO2' by Alissa Matus in the Yang Group

Zoom in to the next ISNI Young Time next Monday 5/29 at 10 am PDT to hear me talk about chemokine production in the brain during parasitic infection! 🐭🧠