jie-immunology.bsky.social

21 October 2026 02:24

Happy to share our article in @natmicrobiol.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41.... Acute infections can leave lasting imprints on chronic disease risk, health, and aging. We argue that vaccine evaluation should capture protection against both acute illness and its long-term consequences.

Mahan Ghafari

mghafari.bsky.social

20 October 2026 14:19

Our UNU policy brief is out, building on our peer-reviewed paper. Vaccine readiness needs fair allocation, strong delivery systems, and genomic surveillance that supports timely data sharing without penalising early reporting. PB: unu.edu/publication/... Paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Grant Sanderson

3blue1brown.com

17 October 2026 02:52

Some reflections on AI in math. I found it helpful to simply list out the various parts of what a mathematician does, why math is valuable, and where the funding comes from. From there, what happens if AI gets more capable? youtu.be/LKrwhjOI8Nc

Mahan Ghafari

mghafari.bsky.social

16 October 2026 17:53

1/ Excited to share our JVI review article with Sanni Översti, @shusukekawakubo.bsky.social, Jumpei Ito, and @antigenevo.bsky.social! From sites to structure to serology: a roadmap for structure-aware molecular evolution of antigenically evolving viruses journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

pnas.org

16 October 2026 17:17

Some #vaccines seem to mitigate #dementia. What’s the biological basis of these apparent effects? A PNAS Inner Workings: https://ow.ly/3lO850ZYtWX #shingles #RSV #diphtheria #tetanus #Alzheimers #ImmuneSystem #vaccination