Michael Silverman
passionate about discovering ways to leverage early life microbiome/ immune development to prevent autoimmune disease, pediatric infectious disease physician and immunologist.
- Reposted by Michael SilvermanMy sister-in-law's dad died last week, in hospice in the VA hospital in Minneapolis. I just learned Alex Pretti was part of his care team. They shot Alex less than 1/2 mile from my niece's house while doing the same observation work that my niece is doing. These are real people. Step up folks!
- Reposted by Michael SilvermanCongress is not powerless. Democrats must unify around an actual agenda. 1. Vote no on DHS funding bill. 2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE. 3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents. 4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
- Reposted by Michael SilvermanHappy New Year, all! Reminder that the deadline for abstract selected talks is Jan 7th for @keystonesymposia.bsky.social meeting "Beyond Antibiotics: Emerging Strategies Combating Bacterial Infection." Register today and join us in Breckenridge!! It is going to be an awesome meeting!
- Registration is now open for @keystonesymposia.bsky.social "Beyond #Antibiotics: Emerging Strategies Combating #BacterialInfection." Deadline for scholarships and abstract selected short talks is Jan 7! Join us this May for an amazing meeting! keysym.us/KSBeyondAntibiotics26 #KSBeyondAntibiotics26
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- Reposted by Michael SilvermanFriday we lost a brilliant mind, colleague, and friend to her battle with pancreatic cancer. Those who knew her will remember Helene Andrews-Polymenis for her warmth, generosity and leadership. She will be missed by many. RIP
- Reposted by Michael SilvermanExcited to share research co-led by Gabby & Adam in @jem.org! Grateful to the NIH & @scripps.edu for support.
- Reposted by Michael SilvermanI am excited to share that our work, in which we have dissected the signals driven by the nucleoside-modified mRNA and LNP components of mRNA vaccines that regulate germinal center (GC) responses, is now published in Cell! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
- Reposted by Michael SilvermanFeel better during the day than at night during #influenza? Find out the “Role of IL-10 signaling in the #circadian control of host response to influenza infection” www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
- Reposted by Michael SilvermanI'm happy to share a perspective that @soniamodilevsky.bsky.social and I wrote about a new and exciting paper in @science.org with big implications for IBD. Check it out: A bacterial toxin disarms gut defenses against inflammation | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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- Reposted by Michael SilvermanVery excited to share our latest work in Science on metagenomic editing (MetaEdit) of the gut microbiome in vivo & directly modifying unculturable immune-modulatory SFB bug in the small intestine. 🦠🧬🛠️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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- Reposted by Michael SilvermanA great conversation - thank you for the opportunity! #breastfeeding #humanmilk #breastmilk #microbiome 🧪 🤱🏻
- GenoWrite is back with a new interview! This time, we spoke with @meghanazad.bsky.social, Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health at @umanitoba.bsky.social about breast milk in infants. You'll read about the microbiome, asthma, and helpful advice about breastfeeding. genowrite.com/breast-milk-...
- Reposted by Michael Silverman@biorxiv-immuno.bsky.social Identification of distinct cDC2 subpopulations that direct microbiota-specific T cell differentiation www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Michael SilvermanBREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.
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- Reposted by Michael SilvermanImmunization against respiratory syncytial virus delivered to infants following birth is safe and provides high antibody levels, regardless of the mother’s RSV vaccination status, according to new research presented at #IDWeek2025. bit.ly/3J9fIbS
- Reposted by Michael SilvermanAll Democrats want is to lower health care costs for Americans. Republicans in Congress won’t even come to the table. How out of touch are they that they can't see we are in a health care crisis?
- Reposted by Michael SilvermanLooks interesting 👀: Distinguishing diet- and microbe-derived metabolites in the human gut microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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- Reposted by Michael Silverman😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings
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- Reposted by Michael SilvermanThrilled to share my promotion to Associate Professor with tenure at @pitt-immunology.bsky.social! Huge thanks to my incredible lab, collaborators, department, colleagues, family & friends. Science is a team effort, and I'm so proud of our work & excited for what's next! Stay tuned!
- Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Poholek @poholeklab.bsky.social for her promotion to Associate Professor with tenure! Learn more about Dr. Poholek and her research: buff.ly/q14wey8
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- Reposted by Michael SilvermanNew commentary co-authored w/ collaborators Liat Shenhav & Mike Silverman 🧪🤱🏻 We are intrigued by weaning: - How does it affect the infant #microbiome? Immune development? - Is it the stopping of milk, or the starting of other foods that drives these processes? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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- Reposted by Michael SilvermanCongratulations!!!! Well deserved! Tregs rock!
- Reposted by Michael SilvermanThe whole Molecular Mucosal Immunology group is very excited to be part of the BIIE! This solidifies the Oxford-Switzerland collaboration that defines my group and provides the support and environment we need to get our ideas out into the world! Those gut pathogens had better watch out 😉🧪🧫🔬
- Congratulations Emma! @mucosalimmunology.bsky.social joint appointment with the Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering (BIIE) in Basel will link the Dunn School with a new team of world-leading bioengineers working towards novel therapies, vaccines and diagnostics. www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
- Reposted by Michael SilvermanDr. Meghan Koch from @fredhutch.org has discovered a biological mechanism sprung in the first week of life that trains a mouse pup’s #ImmuneSystem to tolerate harmless gut bugs and new foods. ⚗️ Abstract: bit.ly/4nt6qGh 📰 Press release: bit.ly/46N7vBY
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- Reposted by Michael SilvermanI’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.
- Reposted by Michael SilvermanI am here to say vaccines are awesome because guess what Denmark is close to completely eliminating the two most dangerous HPV strains (serotype 16 and 18) and with the cervical cancer.I think that is bloody AMAZING!!!! bit.ly/4pbHxjT
- Reposted by Michael SilvermanCome and be my colleague at the Dunn School! It‘s a brilliant place to work and exciting to be building up our immunology team. Do apply. Do pass on the news 💉🧬🦠🔬🧫
- We're hiring (again)! We are looking for an associate professor in cell and molecular biology, with a particular focus on immunology (defined broadly) If you have a great record and exciting plans, consider joining our thriving and welcoming department www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
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- Reposted by Michael SilvermanDr. Kazuki Nagashima (@microbiometcell.bsky.social) from @harvardmcb.bsky.social has received a $100,000 research gift from Noster Inc. to support his lab’s studies on how the immune system interacts with the #microbiome. 🦠 Congratulations Dr. Nagashima! bit.ly/3JNI8rM
- Reposted by Michael SilvermanMiss any of our podcasts episodes? You can find them all on our MI site: www.mucosalimmunology.org/multimedia/a...
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- Reposted by Michael SilvermanTime for the August episode of the #MucosalMonday MI Podcast featuring a discussion with @michael-silverman.bsky.social, @marionbrunck.bsky.social, and Agnes Garcias Lopez; Medical mystery from @ashu-mangalam.bsky.social; and MI research with @kknoop.bsky.social open.spotify.com/show/0Q4Ve1x...
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- Reposted by Michael SilvermanHappy to team up with @microbe-enjoyer.bsky.social to highlight fantastic work by @gibbological.bsky.social, Alex Carr, and colleagues using community scale metabolic models to predict risk for C. difficile colonization! See the initial study here: www.cell.com/cell-systems...
- Out today! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... From @kknoop.bsky.social & myself on early life immune development & the beautiful publication from Megan Koch & M Shenoy www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Take home message: timing of early life exposures, milk IgG here, is critical for immune development.
- Reposted by Michael Silverman@michael-silverman.bsky.social and I discuss how new findings from Megan Koch’s lab highlight the importance of maternal guidance during early life helps prepare offspring for a life of immune health. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
