Ashley St. John Lab
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St. John lab @DukeNUS studies immune responses to human pathogens and develops novel vaccination strategies. We love mast cells. Tweets by Ashley.
Now online! Differential contributions of fetal mononuclear phagocytes to Zika virus neuroinvasion versus neuroprotection during congenital infection dlvr.it/TG7FfY
This year’s chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi was born in Amman, Jordan, in 1965 to parents who were refugees from Palestine. When we spoke to him he shared his story: “I grew up in a very humble home, we were a dozen of us in one room, sharing it with the cattle that we used to raise. I was born in a family of refugees, and my parents could barely read or write. My father finished sixth grade and my mother couldn’t read or write. It’s quite a journey. Science allows you to do it. Science is the greatest equalising force in the world. Smart people, talented people, skilled people exist everywhere. That’s why we really should focus on unleashing their potential through providing them with opportunity.” Today Yaghi shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson for their work developing metal–organic frameworks. Learn more about the prize: nobelprize.org/prizes/chemist…
👩🔬 JEM invited NYCU’s Prof. Chia-Lin Hsu to share her journey as a female scientist—founding a lab, chasing dreams, and overcoming challenges. A voice from Taiwan to empower more women in science. 💡 #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #NYCU #JEM #TaiwanScience
A big thank you to Ashley St John @StJohnLab from Duke-NUS Medical School for kicking off our 2025 Vic/Tas Branch Meeting at the beautiful Melbourne Zoo, with an engaging talk on how the fetal immune system controls congenital viral infections! 🐅🐘🌿
