Reminder that we are entering a high risk period for the introduction of avian influenza into Australia. Important that if you see a sick or dead bird (or marine mammal) to report it! Great video by NAQS can be found here: agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-tr…

Watch out for bird flu: equivalent advice for NZ here 👇

This Week in Virology (TWIV) podcast LIVE Options2024 #microbeTV

Day4 Options2024! Great talks on zoonotic spillovers and risks MalikP on 🐪MERS. Mariana Leguia on H5N1 in seabirds+ mammals 🦭 in Peru, & Andrew Bowman on 🐄outbreak. Common conclusion: huge underestimation of risk, increased surveillance, & one health approach.

The newly minted Dr Motsoeneng gave a fantastic talk yesterday! Options2024

I would be very happy to see some more discussion on innate immunity on future panels. How do we get to these B cell and T cell responses after exposure? Presumably through efficient innate immune responses 😎

Excited to welcome the world’s influenza researchers to Washington advice for the next Options with strong leadership from JustIn Ortiz and Andrew Pekosz

Thank you, Options2024! "What we do when we leave is what really matters"

Chung lab presentation duo 🧑🏽‍🔬👩🏻‍🔬with our PhD candidate Carissa on our research (and memes 🙊) on IgG4 responses following mRNA vaccination/boosters Options2024 Sparked insightful discussions that will hopefully get us closer to better understanding this phenomenon 🤞🏾🤞🏾

Maria Zambon bids us all farewell after 4 great days @Options2024 with reminder of inequalities that exist before, during, and after, pandemics. Congratulations ISIRV_Epi_Group isirv antiviral Kirsty Short 💐 Bye-bye colleagues, and see you in Valencia 🇪🇸 for #ESWI2025. Keep in touch!

The Options2024 party was a blast! #influenza #vaccines #scientistshavingfun