We are looking for a Research Technician to join our team at Columbia University in New York! If you are interested in RNA biochemistry, structural biology and host-virus interactions, please reach out! lnkd.in/eG9AH7GU

No better timing than WomenInScience day.org to publish our study Nature Communications led by two female scientists💪. Congratulations to first author #franziskaguenl, Tim Krischuns and all coauthors who made this possible. nature.com/articles/s4146…

1/16 I recently gave a public lecture about SARS-CoV-2 origins that touched on some of the myths & misinformation promoted by some proponents of a lab leak origin (below). But I'd like to discuss a couple others here that I didn't have time to get into. youtube.com/watch?v=jTJG4G…

Maybe you can cheat death...(or at least use it to break free) - 🍻 to Guoxun Wang an exceptional postdoc w/an exceptional eye & Tiffany Reese Lab - a cool story to be part of along w/Orchard Lab #mitochondria #mimics #ohmy UTSW Immunology UTSW Media Relations nature.com/articles/s4158…

New paper out in PNAS about how the ability of vertebrates to see is in part due to a gene we acquired from bacteria. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… Huge congratulations and thanks to authors Chinmay Kalluraya Alex Weitzel, and Brian Tsu! More below: 1/

Finally a gift to rival the ceremonial swords given by some unis

Golden opportunity!

ACE2-independent SARS-CoV-2 infection! A new study shows that #TMEM106B, a lysosomal transmembrane protein, can serve as an alternative receptor for SARS2 entry into ACE2-negative cells. Spike mute E484D increased TMEM106B binding, thereby enhancing TMEM106B-mediated entry 1/

Excited to announce that our paper is now out there!! The antiviral effects of a MEK1/2 inhibitor promote tumor regression i... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The UF Molecular Genetics & Microbiology Department is hiring multiple Assistant Professors in the areas of virology and genetics. Join an incredibly diverse and interactive group of 70 virology labs across campus with your home base in the highly supportive MGM Department.

SOO excited to see the final LRGASP preprint out! The largest benchmark of #longreads for transcriptomics. A must-read if you plan on doing lrRNA-seq. Thanks to so many for the huge work Francisco Pardo-Palacios Brooks Lab Mark Diekhans Gloria Sheynkman Ali Mortazavi biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

We love genetic approaches to define virus:host interactions. Knockout screens are powerful, but...technical constraints limit what you can find. Could we devise a screen where viral fitness pinpoints the key regulators of replication? (spoiler - yes cell.com/cell-host-micr…) 1/10

Deadline approaching, get those applications in!! #lovevirology

Creating resistance to avian influenza infection through genome editing of ANP32 gene family. Congrats. Many years complex discovery science work from idea suggested during reemergence of H5N1 in 2004/5.The broader implications of this important for debate nature.com/articles/s4146…

There is still time to apply; join our team to work on influenza virus replication mechanisms!

My institute is recruiting! Mid/high level faculty in all things lung 🫁 COPD, immunology, toxicology, and infectious disease. Please share. careers-lrri.icims.com/jobs/1932/tenu…

We use avicel for as a semi-solid overlay for influenza virus plaque assays. Has anyone used a similar product that is commercially available?

10/10 do recommend

Still looking for that perfect match -- postdocs, senior grad students interesting in virus-host interactions at the species barrier please get in touch! ABQ is a great place for outdoorsy folks or anyone who has an affinity for tacos 🌮⛰️🌮

1/n Very excited to share my lab's latest manuscript, nearly 3 years after I started my independent group! This was a fantastic collaboration with Bryan Johnson and The Menachery Lab, led by joint 1st authors hannah kubinski and Hannah Despres in my lab biorxiv.org/content/10.110…