Monica Reece, PhD
@monicareece.bsky.social
Virology | Flow Cytometry | Data Analysis
Postdoctoral research associate at UNC Chapel Hill studying the role of IFN lambda in the adaptive immune response to HSV
Proud Western Carolina University and Emory University Alumnus
Postdoctoral research associate at UNC Chapel Hill studying the role of IFN lambda in the adaptive immune response to HSV
Proud Western Carolina University and Emory University Alumnus
Reposted by Monica Reece, PhD
So many accomplishments to celebrate as we close out this academic year! I'm so lucky to get to work with these awesome folks in the Lazear Lab!
@mdedloff.bsky.social @nigelmgo.bsky.social @abbieweight.bsky.social @viralvibes365.bsky.social @monicareece.bsky.social
@mdedloff.bsky.social @nigelmgo.bsky.social @abbieweight.bsky.social @viralvibes365.bsky.social @monicareece.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
So many accomplishments to celebrate as we close out this academic year! I'm so lucky to get to work with these awesome folks in the Lazear Lab!
@mdedloff.bsky.social @nigelmgo.bsky.social @abbieweight.bsky.social @viralvibes365.bsky.social @monicareece.bsky.social
@mdedloff.bsky.social @nigelmgo.bsky.social @abbieweight.bsky.social @viralvibes365.bsky.social @monicareece.bsky.social
Reposted by Monica Reece, PhD
A huge new NIH-funded clinical trial of 20,000 girls has shown that a single dose of HPV vaccine yields the same response as two doses after 4.5 years. This is critical to public health efforts to save lives with this vaccine.
Yes. We still have to battle RFK Jr. to ensure access to HPV vaccine.
Yes. We still have to battle RFK Jr. to ensure access to HPV vaccine.
April 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
A huge new NIH-funded clinical trial of 20,000 girls has shown that a single dose of HPV vaccine yields the same response as two doses after 4.5 years. This is critical to public health efforts to save lives with this vaccine.
Yes. We still have to battle RFK Jr. to ensure access to HPV vaccine.
Yes. We still have to battle RFK Jr. to ensure access to HPV vaccine.
Reposted by Monica Reece, PhD
If they proceed with this plan, it will effectively choke whatever life is left out of the health research academic community. To put it bluntly it will kill any possibility of a grant funded career doing health research in the U.S.
www.statnews.com/2025/04/21/t...
www.statnews.com/2025/04/21/t...
NIH moving to ban all future grants to universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts, document suggests
NIH appears to be preparing to prohibit the awarding of new grants to institutions that have DEI programs or boycott Israeli companies
www.statnews.com
April 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
If they proceed with this plan, it will effectively choke whatever life is left out of the health research academic community. To put it bluntly it will kill any possibility of a grant funded career doing health research in the U.S.
www.statnews.com/2025/04/21/t...
www.statnews.com/2025/04/21/t...
Reposted by Monica Reece, PhD
Attn foreign students:
Breaking: a judge in GA ordered that the fed'l gov't CANNOT pull the visas of foreign students. The order applies ONLY to students who are part of the lawsuit. If you want to join the lawsuit, reach out to: [email protected] and [email protected] youtu.be/FS6B8CM8uf4
April 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Attn foreign students:
Reposted by Monica Reece, PhD
Old friend just laid off by USDA, 1 mos short of his probationary period as senior researcher. Brilliant person who left a tenured faculty position several yrs ago to join USDA. Bright early-career researchers also being laid off. USDA is terminating a generation of highly-qualified scientists.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Old friend just laid off by USDA, 1 mos short of his probationary period as senior researcher. Brilliant person who left a tenured faculty position several yrs ago to join USDA. Bright early-career researchers also being laid off. USDA is terminating a generation of highly-qualified scientists.
Had a wonderful first day as a post-doc in the @lazearlab.bsky.social! I'm excited to get started and be part of the amazing work here!
February 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Had a wonderful first day as a post-doc in the @lazearlab.bsky.social! I'm excited to get started and be part of the amazing work here!
Reposted by Monica Reece, PhD
The clarity is absolutely spectacular…..The Pillars of Creation by the James Webb Space Telescope 💫😲💫✨💫💙💫
January 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The clarity is absolutely spectacular…..The Pillars of Creation by the James Webb Space Telescope 💫😲💫✨💫💙💫
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Metformin May Help Shrink HIV Viral Reservoir: The diabetes drug could potentially be used as part of a “shock and kill” strategy to achieve a functional #cure for #HIV. www.poz.com/article/metf...
Metformin May Help Shrink HIV Viral Reservoir
The diabetes drug could potentially be used as part of a “shock and kill” strategy to achieve a functional cure for HIV.
www.poz.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Metformin May Help Shrink HIV Viral Reservoir: The diabetes drug could potentially be used as part of a “shock and kill” strategy to achieve a functional #cure for #HIV. www.poz.com/article/metf...
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Concerning data showing spike in heart defects in babies born after pandemic- possibly links to growing evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risks pose-Covid in unvaccinated children and adults 🧪
Pandemic linked to 16% rise in babies born with heart defects
The proportion of babies born with a congenital heart abnormality increased by 16 per cent after the first year of the pandemic, according to research at City St George's, University of London and pub...
www.news-medical.net
November 18, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Concerning data showing spike in heart defects in babies born after pandemic- possibly links to growing evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risks pose-Covid in unvaccinated children and adults 🧪
Reposted by Monica Reece, PhD
Z.B. Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1)
Viral role in Alzheimer's Disease discovered | University of Oxford
Researchers from Oxford’s Institute of Population Ageing, Tufts University and the University of Manchester have discovered that common viruses appear to play a role in some cases of Alzheimer’s
www.ox.ac.uk
October 31, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Z.B. Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1)
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#CUAnschutz researchers are among the first to recognize how Herpes simplex virus type 1 infiltrates the brain, leading to a better understanding of how it may trigger neurological diseases. The study was recently published in the Journal of Virology. ⬇️🧠
Silent Intruder: How the Cold Sore Virus Maps its Way Through the Brain
Silent Intruder: How the Cold Sore Virus Maps its Way Through the Brain
news.cuanschutz.edu
November 13, 2024 at 5:26 PM
#CUAnschutz researchers are among the first to recognize how Herpes simplex virus type 1 infiltrates the brain, leading to a better understanding of how it may trigger neurological diseases. The study was recently published in the Journal of Virology. ⬇️🧠