Michael Strong

On 24 March 1882, German physician and Nobel Prize laureate Robert Koch announced the discovery of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) - a date marked by #WorldTBDay today.

Celebrating the distinguished careers and contributions to science, Immunology, and mentorship by National Academy of Sciences members and National Jewish Health faculty members Pippa Marrack and John Kappler @NJHealth @theNASciences .

@harvardmed Sometimes, nice people finish first. Congratulations to Gary Ruvkun, one of the nicest and most innovative (see SETG) people I met when a postdoc @harvardmed many years ago.

Gary Ruvkun and Victor Ambros share the 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of microRNAs, a class of tiny RNA molecules that regulate the activities of target genes in plants and animals, including humans. Their discoveries have sparked a revolution in RNA medicine. Read about their research: bit.ly/3NgZNXm

New research paper: Evaluation of the GenoType #NTM-DR line probe assay for #nontuberculous #mycobacteria using whole genome sequences as reference standard. L. Elaine Epperson et al. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 110: 4, 116526. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New @CDCMMWR: Essentially genetically identical Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies massiliense infections following stem cell injections at different clinics in Mexico prompted an outbreak investigation. bit.ly/mm7318a3

ERJ Open Research, Early View: Genomic Epidemiology of Mycobacterium abscessus at an Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program Reveals Low Potential for Healthcare-Associated Transmission. @JaneGrossMD, @JerryNick_CO, @StrongLabNJH, @CO_NTM_NRCs, and colleagues. openres.ersjournals.com/content/early/…

#DenverTBCourse is underway! Dr Jared Eddy, MD, MPhil, MSc, discusses the history of #TB & @NJHealth 125 year experience of treating the disease #MedEd #MedX #Tuberculosis #EndTB

Respiratory Metagenomics: Ready for Prime Time? 🔓 Open Access 🔗 bit.ly/42cQUVz

Drug-resistant #tuberculosis is a growing threat. We have seen progress in recent years, but we must also develop new technologies 🔬 and medicines 💊 to tackle this challenge head-on.

New research publication with Jenn Honda, Stephanie Dawrs, and colleagues: #Hawaiian Volcanic Ash, an Airborne Fomite for #Nontuberculous #Mycobacteria - Dawrs et al. GeoHealth. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…

New publication in #PLOSONE: pHALT NTM #nontuberculous #mycobacteria observational study by @JaneGrossMD, @JerryNick_CO, and the @CO_NTM_NRCs team. Helping #CF care centers and patients through #NTM genomic surveillance. dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

New Research Paper: Genomic and microbiological analyses of #iron acquisition pathways among respiratory and environmental #nontuberculous #mycobacteria from Hawai’i. CG Tan, NM Oberlag, AE McGowan, SN Dawrs, YL Chan, M Strong, NA Hasan, JR Honda. frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Transcriptional adaptation of #Mycobacterium #tuberculosis that survives prolonged multi-drug treatment in mice. New research paper and method (SEARCH-TB) by Elizabeth Wynn, Christian Dide-Agossou, Camille Moore, Nicholas Walter et al @CUAnschutz @NJHealth journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

Great Computational Bioscience Postdoctoral Fellowship supported by National Library of Medicine (NLM) T15 postdoctoral training grant. Check and apply cuanschutz.edu/graduate-progr…! @CUBiomedInfo @CUAnschutz

New collaborative data letter: #Mycobacterium #abscessus subspecies identification using the #Deeplex Myc-TB targeted #NGS assay. SP Buckwalter, SL Olson, M Fida, LE Epperson, NA Hasan, R Khare, M Strong, NL Wengenack. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jc…

Happy to share our new collaborative research paper: Complete genome assembly of Hawai’i environmental #nontuberculous #mycobacteria reveals unexpected co-isolation with methylobacteria. Jo Hendrix, et al. #PLOSONE #nanopore @NJHealth journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Interesting study from @elipner, Rebecca Prevots, et al., showing NTM infection risk is associated with constituents levels in local water. journals.lww.com/environepidem/…

Which naturally occurring water constituents may influence #NTM infection risk? Ettie Lipner, Rebecca Prevots et al find that vanadium and sulfate are positively associated with #Mycobacterium #avium complex infections, and molybdenum with M. #abscessus. nih.gov/news-events/ne…

The #SARSCoV2 #pandemic had a major impact on the field of #PathogenGenomics. @jtladner & Jason Sahl discuss the innovations that have enabled this, and how genome sequences can be used to understand & control the spread of #InfectiousDisease #PLOSBiology plos.io/3DESS5m