Asst Prof at UC Irvine School of Medicine 🧫 bacterial pathogenesis, microbial cancer therapies ☀️ (Gram) positive vibes only

Joined May 2016
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This will be my final post on this app. It was a fun ride for our scientific community while it lasted, but I'm happy to see that folks are making the shift to the Blue place. Find me there at @findmeinthelab.bsky.social
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Lab Halloween party 2024 - can you guess what we are?
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Got the news today that our lab's first paper was just accepted for publication! Now soliciting ideas for lab traditions to celebrate publishing ... any creative or fun ideas out there??
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Our department Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at @UCIrvine @UCIMedSchool has an open faculty position! RNA biologists and microbiologists studying RNA are encouraged to apply. Come be a part of our vibrant and rapidly growing research community!
My department is hiring a tenure-track faculty focusing on RNA biology! @UCIrvine has a large, vibrant and super supportive RNA community! Come join us! recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09320
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Me: We should defrost the -20 Lab: 👍 Also Lab: His name is Timothy
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Search: Tenure track Faculty Position @UCSF in the Dept. of Micro and Immuno, with lab space at the Mission Bay campus! We seek a creative investigator with a strong independent research plan who will be a great mentor, colleague, and peer. Job ad soon. Assistant Prof level.
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🚨We are hiring!!🚨 @UICMicrobiology has an open faculty search in any area of host-pathogen interactions. Apply by 10/31 to join us in the heart of Chicago! uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersi…
As a former trainee and current member of the faculty, I can say @UICMicrobiology is a great place to study host-pathogen interactions! Apply for our open faculty position! @thisisUIC @uiccom uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersi…
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Wow, congrats to Profs Phil Felgner, Lisa Wagar @lisa_wagar , Matt Marsden and the other @UCIMedSchool faculty on their $33 million (!!) grant from NIAID on pandemic preparedness - big things to come!
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In case anyone forgot, I came in last place last season in fantasy football. Per Portnoy league bylaws, here is my mandated public acknowledgment: I’m terrible at fantasy football. Thanks commish @FindMeInTheLab for the reminder and always maintaining the integrity of league.
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Interested in working on RNA processing and degradation? Come join us! My lab is recruiting at all levels!
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I feel jaded by political speeches in general but…holy shit that was good
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Brat summer is never ending! I’m proud to announce the release of my thesis project on BioRxiv: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… In this paper, we unravel the mysterious roles of RickA and Sca2 in cell-to-cell spread and pathogensis during infection with R. parkeri.
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Portnoy labbers past and present along with the man the myth the legend himself #GRCtoxpath! Congrats to Andrea @lovingbacteria on being selected to chair the next GRS! @aaronwhiteley @ReniereLab @SauerLab @DrBadBug
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Hi everyone, my wonderful former PhD student Vladimir Diaz-Ochoa (@vdiazochoa) was diagnosed with ALS. Vlad and his family need our help and support. Please consider donating. Thank you, and happy Thanksgiving. You can read more here: gofundme.com/f/vlad-flor-dia…
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Dear future anteater - just 3 days left to apply to UC Irvine for grad school, come join our rapidly growing research community! Grad students get 5 years guaranteed below-market-rate housing, $45k stipend, and we're 10 mins from the beach! Apply here: cmb.uci.edu/

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