Tiff Weinkopff

BREAKING: The National Institutes of Health has agreed to evaluate grant applications that were wrongfully frozen due to the Trump administration’s ideological purge of biomedical research.

The total mass, number, and distribution of immune cells in the human body We characterized the human body’s immune cells distribution and provided its total weight. Our findings show that an average individual’s immune system consists of approximately 1.8 trillion cells, weighing around 1.2 kg. Lymphocytes make up 40% of ...

Immune cells by compartments. Lymphatics have some of highest numbers with most diversity of subsets. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Gorgeous work! Congrats.

Gorgeous work and imaging of lymphatics. Congrats to Cornelia and all involved.

New findings from Bauer, Halin et al. @ethz.ch reveal key differences between human and murine dermal afferent #lymphatics and provide a deeper understanding of human lymphatic-related (patho)physiological processes: rupress.org/jem/article/...

#CardiovascularBiology #InnateImmunity #inflammation

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Architecture of the neutrophil compartment - Nature Mapping of the neutrophil compartment using single-cell transcriptional data from multiple physiological and patological states reveals its organizational architecture and how cell state dynamics and trajectories vary during health, inflammation and cancer.

Nature research paper: Architecture of the neutrophil compartment

go.nature.com/3KzY1CV

We're hiring for tenure-track faculty! Please apply if you have interests in immune responses to microbes and/or cancer, immune regulation, microbial infections (bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi), the microbiota, and/or interests that span these disciplines.

arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Join us to pursue your PhD at UAMS. The deadline to apply to the Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (GPIBS) is December 1st. No fee to apply and GRE optional.

gradschool.uams.edu/prospective-...

a man with a beard is looking at the camera with the words priorities written on the bottom ALT: a man with a beard is looking at the camera with the words priorities written on the bottom

Another new policy from the geniuses in NIH leadership.

Apparently, ~70% of grant applications for most mechanisms will not be "triaged", i.e. not discussed at study section.

This is an increase from the ~50% level that has been in place for many years.

I don't know the rationale for this

1/13

More new NIH institute and center director positions posted
with a closing date of 11/26/25.

hr.nih.gov/careers/open...

These include the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ...

1/3

My fantastic department at CU Boulder is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor! This is a broad search spanning nearly all areas of biology. Applications are due Nov 13, 2025. Feel free to reach out to me with questions, and please share widely.
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

SCIMaP job opportunity - https://umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/job/Research-Communications-and-Media-Outreach-Specialist_JR102577

Best consideration deadline, Friday Oct 10:

#SCIMaP (scienceimacts.org) seeks to hire a Research Communications and Media Outreach Specialist at U-Maryland to facilitate public engagement related to federal investment in science and health research.

umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pluripotent Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine (L000066) Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...

Do you have expertise in stem cell biology and interesting in pulmonary health?

Apply to our tenure-track position at McGill University in beautiful Montreal and join us!!! See below for the link:

mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...

AAI News & Views spoke with Dr. Tajie Harris about guest-editing the special collection “Immunoparasitology: Parasites as Drivers of Immune Discovery” in The JI. Find out what her favorite parasite is in #AAInews: https://ow.ly/lLVQ50X74cV.

UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404

Become part of our new MRC Centre, working across Manchester and Oxford to solve a major challenge of our time - how does the immune system become dysregulated by environmental exposures to cause chronic disease.
www.manchester.ac.uk/exposome-jobs
@exposomeimmunology.bsky.social

“Starting in October 2025, Grants.gov is the single official source for NIH notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs). NIH will no longer post NOFOs in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The NIH Guide will continue as your primary source…”
grants.nih.gov/news-events/...

[We are Hiring!]

The Weiss Lab at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (NY) is hiring a Postdoc Scientist to explore the Toxoplasma gondii cyst wall using XL-MS, Split TurboID, & U-ExM.

This project aims to unlock new strategies for treating toxoplasmosis.

DM for more info!

[We are Hiring!]

The Weiss Lab at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (NY) is hiring a Postdoc Scientist to explore the Toxoplasma gondii cyst wall using XL-MS, Split TurboID, & U-ExM.

This project aims to unlock new strategies for treating toxoplasmosis.

DM for more info!

I am recruiting for a postdoc that wants to work on an exciting project on gut macrophages, TGFb signalling, and colon cancer! Please see the link for details - elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Come join us @science.org. We’re looking for a new editor to look after infectious disease and microbiome submissions.
Check out this Associate or Senior Editor opportunity recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/...

New Postdoc position as part of the recently awarded MRC Core in Exposome Immunology, led by Jo Konkel here @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social. Job ad and more info below:
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/ins...

open.substack.com/pub/clauswil... this is very true and highly under appreciated. Not just for a PhD but any high level accomplishment.

There's one week left to apply for postdoc positions in my group. Links to apply below!
#academicjobs #researchjobs #immunosky

Congrats on impressive scores.

Congrats!!!

Giardia helps the immune system pick its battles Nature Immunology - Giardia intestinalis is a protozoan parasite that can cause severe enteric disease. The immune response to this organism provides unexpected benefits to limit gut inflammation.

For those with an interest in enteric infections (or if you have had Beaver Fever): this commentary summarizes recent studies on the potential benefits of Giardia. Public offering of shares in ParasitesAreUs to come.... rdcu.be/ew8nk

so.... NIH issued a news item clarifying the new use of animals policy.

It seems that the bottom line is that NIH will not issue NoFOs specifically about creation or use of animal models of disease.

1/2

grants.nih.gov/news-events/...

Labels matter and they influence policy. Thank you to the brilliant @camilahcoelho.bsky.social for making us rethink our default scientific terms to take away the unintended stigma to create a safer space. People like you help change the world.