Chris Illingworth
@chrisillingworth.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer at the MRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research.
We haven't been writing this much about AI since (checks records...) 1988
November 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We haven't been writing this much about AI since (checks records...) 1988
New paper out on virus transmission in hospitals. Predictable patterns of airflow on hospital wards explained 3/4 of SARS-CoV-2 transmission events between patients. www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...
The role of spatial distance in SARS-CoV-2 nosocomial transmission
The nosocomial transmission of respiratory viruses causes significant disruption to
hospital care, but the spatial dynamics of transmission on hospital wards are poorly
understood.
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New paper out on virus transmission in hospitals. Predictable patterns of airflow on hospital wards explained 3/4 of SARS-CoV-2 transmission events between patients. www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...
The CVR PhD scheme is now open to applications. Multiple research opportunities spanning research disciplines, considering viruses that affect human health. Applications from maths, physics, chemistry, and computer science particularly welcome. www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research - Training & Development - CVR MRC PhD Programme
www.gla.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The CVR PhD scheme is now open to applications. Multiple research opportunities spanning research disciplines, considering viruses that affect human health. Applications from maths, physics, chemistry, and computer science particularly welcome. www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
After four years at the University of Glasgow, I have just identified a perfect opportunity to use the word, 'outwith'.
October 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
After four years at the University of Glasgow, I have just identified a perfect opportunity to use the word, 'outwith'.
Communicating science to the general public www.bakerinstitute.org/vaccines-cau...
Vaccines Cause Adults | Baker Institute
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September 6, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Communicating science to the general public www.bakerinstitute.org/vaccines-cau...
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What causes viral transmission bottlenecks? This study uses barcoded virions to show that in the case of #influenza A #virus, early within-host replication dynamics (rather than a reduced inoculum population) drive loss of diversity during transmission @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4ngicDK
September 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
What causes viral transmission bottlenecks? This study uses barcoded virions to show that in the case of #influenza A #virus, early within-host replication dynamics (rather than a reduced inoculum population) drive loss of diversity during transmission @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4ngicDK
We looked into whether a commonly-used drug could reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission on hospital wards. Estimated 17% reduction in transmission is of similar order to studies involving air cleaning. tinyurl.com/56h43ud7
Modelling the potential use of pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Author summary Preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission is of particular importance in hospital environments. Individuals in hospital can be more vulnerable to infection. Dealing with outbreaks can consume ...
tinyurl.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:48 AM
We looked into whether a commonly-used drug could reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission on hospital wards. Estimated 17% reduction in transmission is of similar order to studies involving air cleaning. tinyurl.com/56h43ud7
We are hosting in Glasgow a conference for postgraduate virology researchers across the UK, September 8-9th 2025. Abstract deadline in one week. More Info available here: www.postgradvirologistsnetwork.co.uk/2025-meeting
2025 Meeting — Postgraduate Virologists Network
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August 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We are hosting in Glasgow a conference for postgraduate virology researchers across the UK, September 8-9th 2025. Abstract deadline in one week. More Info available here: www.postgradvirologistsnetwork.co.uk/2025-meeting
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📢 VACANCY | Computational Biologist/Bioinformatician 🦠
Join our brilliant team and contribute to the analysis of antiviral host-mechanisms and comparative virology datasets.
📆 Deadline: 25 August
Info: bit.ly/CVR-WorkWithUs Ref 178592
Apply: gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/
Join our brilliant team and contribute to the analysis of antiviral host-mechanisms and comparative virology datasets.
📆 Deadline: 25 August
Info: bit.ly/CVR-WorkWithUs Ref 178592
Apply: gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/
University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research - About Us - Work with us
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August 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
📢 VACANCY | Computational Biologist/Bioinformatician 🦠
Join our brilliant team and contribute to the analysis of antiviral host-mechanisms and comparative virology datasets.
📆 Deadline: 25 August
Info: bit.ly/CVR-WorkWithUs Ref 178592
Apply: gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/
Join our brilliant team and contribute to the analysis of antiviral host-mechanisms and comparative virology datasets.
📆 Deadline: 25 August
Info: bit.ly/CVR-WorkWithUs Ref 178592
Apply: gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/
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‼️ Today is the last day to register for the Glasgow Virology Workshop!
📆 Friday 5th September 2025
📍 Hunter Halls,
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
More info and registration links: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
📆 Friday 5th September 2025
📍 Hunter Halls,
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
More info and registration links: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
July 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
‼️ Today is the last day to register for the Glasgow Virology Workshop!
📆 Friday 5th September 2025
📍 Hunter Halls,
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
More info and registration links: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
📆 Friday 5th September 2025
📍 Hunter Halls,
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
More info and registration links: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Reposted by Chris Illingworth
📢 EVENT | 27th Glasgow Virology Workshop
Join us for a day of interesting talks & discussions.
Speakers: Adam Bailey, Louis Lambrechts, Kirsty Roy, Judy Breuer, Sheila Graham, Juan Reguera & a selection of students.
📆 Fri 5th Sept 2025
🔗 Register: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Join us for a day of interesting talks & discussions.
Speakers: Adam Bailey, Louis Lambrechts, Kirsty Roy, Judy Breuer, Sheila Graham, Juan Reguera & a selection of students.
📆 Fri 5th Sept 2025
🔗 Register: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
July 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
📢 EVENT | 27th Glasgow Virology Workshop
Join us for a day of interesting talks & discussions.
Speakers: Adam Bailey, Louis Lambrechts, Kirsty Roy, Judy Breuer, Sheila Graham, Juan Reguera & a selection of students.
📆 Fri 5th Sept 2025
🔗 Register: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Join us for a day of interesting talks & discussions.
Speakers: Adam Bailey, Louis Lambrechts, Kirsty Roy, Judy Breuer, Sheila Graham, Juan Reguera & a selection of students.
📆 Fri 5th Sept 2025
🔗 Register: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
We have a job going for a bioinformatician / computational biologist at the CVR in Glasgow. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/computat...
Computational Biologist/Bioinformatician
Computational Biologist/Bioinformatician COLLEGE OF MVLSSchool of Infection and Immunity Job PurposeThe post holder will join the Bioinformatics group at the School of Infection and Immunity, MRC-U...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
May 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
We have a job going for a bioinformatician / computational biologist at the CVR in Glasgow. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/computat...
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📢 BOOK NOW | #GlasgowVirologyWorkshop 2025
Join us for an informal and friendly workshop with time for interactive discussion and a wine reception in the evening.
External to UofG? Register here: glasgowvirologyworkshop2025_external.eventbrite.co.uk
More info: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Join us for an informal and friendly workshop with time for interactive discussion and a wine reception in the evening.
External to UofG? Register here: glasgowvirologyworkshop2025_external.eventbrite.co.uk
More info: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
May 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
📢 BOOK NOW | #GlasgowVirologyWorkshop 2025
Join us for an informal and friendly workshop with time for interactive discussion and a wine reception in the evening.
External to UofG? Register here: glasgowvirologyworkshop2025_external.eventbrite.co.uk
More info: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Join us for an informal and friendly workshop with time for interactive discussion and a wine reception in the evening.
External to UofG? Register here: glasgowvirologyworkshop2025_external.eventbrite.co.uk
More info: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Call for abstracts open for the Glasgow Virology Workshop 2025. www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research - Engage - Events & Seminars - Glasgow Virology WorkshopSearch iconClose menu iconMenu icon ...
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May 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Call for abstracts open for the Glasgow Virology Workshop 2025. www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
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This new study modeled the potential costs of COVID19 vaccine misinformation on public health. They found that misinformation potentially could have caused an additional 47 million infections in the US at a cost of $143 billion. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Modeling the amplification of epidemic spread by individuals exposed to misinformation on social media - npj Complexity
npj Complexity - Modeling the amplification of epidemic spread by individuals exposed to misinformation on social media
www.nature.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This new study modeled the potential costs of COVID19 vaccine misinformation on public health. They found that misinformation potentially could have caused an additional 47 million infections in the US at a cost of $143 billion. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Diversity monitoring question from a publisher. I'm white European, but surely the answer HAS to include sub-Saharan Africa?
February 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Diversity monitoring question from a publisher. I'm white European, but surely the answer HAS to include sub-Saharan Africa?
Could a commonly-prescribed drug, given under medical supervision, help to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission in hospitals? We used mathematical modelling to carry out a preliminary assessment. medrxiv.org/cgi/content/.... Thread follows.
Modelling the potential use of pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 transmission
The nosocomial transmission of respiratory pathogens is an ongoing healthcare challenge, with consequences for the health of vulnerable individuals. Outbreaks in hospitals can require the closure of b...
medrxiv.org
January 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Could a commonly-prescribed drug, given under medical supervision, help to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission in hospitals? We used mathematical modelling to carry out a preliminary assessment. medrxiv.org/cgi/content/.... Thread follows.
A useful thread for postdoc applicants. In Glasgow it is done by cover letter but if you don't provide evidence of fulfilling an essential criterion, we can't employ you. You have a *much* better chance if in your cover letter you link your achievements explicitly to the job requirements.
A thread🧵 on application systems for postdoc jobs in the UK (applies to my university, but I've seen others and they're similar).
I have seen (too many times) good applicants who don't seem to understand how recruitment is done on our side - not their fault! it's a privilege! - so here's how
I have seen (too many times) good applicants who don't seem to understand how recruitment is done on our side - not their fault! it's a privilege! - so here's how
December 5, 2024 at 12:20 PM
A useful thread for postdoc applicants. In Glasgow it is done by cover letter but if you don't provide evidence of fulfilling an essential criterion, we can't employ you. You have a *much* better chance if in your cover letter you link your achievements explicitly to the job requirements.
Applications now open for the CVR PhD scheme in Glasgow. Wide range of opportunities in all aspects of research in viruses that infect people. Looking for creative people from all backgrounds (incl. maths/physics/compsci) with a desire to have fun doing top quality science. tinyurl.com/4vu5whu2
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November 22, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Applications now open for the CVR PhD scheme in Glasgow. Wide range of opportunities in all aspects of research in viruses that infect people. Looking for creative people from all backgrounds (incl. maths/physics/compsci) with a desire to have fun doing top quality science. tinyurl.com/4vu5whu2
I've been involved in this study on nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 transmission: tinyurl.com/paetb58d. Putting air filters on a hospital ward was associated with a 22% reduction in transmission. A larger study would be needed to confirm this result.
Efficacy of Air Cleaning Units for preventing SARS-CoV-2 and other hospital-acquired infections on medicine for older people wards: A quasi-experimental controlled before-and- after study
Nosocomial infections are costly and airborne transmission is increasingly recognised
as important for spread. Air Cleaning Units (ACUs) may reduce transmission but little
research has focused on thei...
tinyurl.com
October 18, 2024 at 10:11 AM
I've been involved in this study on nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 transmission: tinyurl.com/paetb58d. Putting air filters on a hospital ward was associated with a 22% reduction in transmission. A larger study would be needed to confirm this result.
New Research Associate/Assistant post in Glasgow, using computational and statistical approaches to study virus infection, evolution, and transmission. Funded until Mar 2028.
Not your average postdoc position: Get in touch for more info.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DJO681/r...
NB you heard it here first.
Not your average postdoc position: Get in touch for more info.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DJO681/r...
NB you heard it here first.
Research Assistant/Associate at University of Glasgow
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Research Assistant/Associate at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
September 6, 2024 at 10:09 AM
New Research Associate/Assistant post in Glasgow, using computational and statistical approaches to study virus infection, evolution, and transmission. Funded until Mar 2028.
Not your average postdoc position: Get in touch for more info.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DJO681/r...
NB you heard it here first.
Not your average postdoc position: Get in touch for more info.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DJO681/r...
NB you heard it here first.
Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection in hamsters with mutagenic drugs led to a rapid increase in low-frequency genomic variants, of 7-10 additional mutations per genome. Signals of viral mutagenesis in humans could arise via transmission following a short course of treatment. tinyurl.com/mvjwxkst
January 23, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection in hamsters with mutagenic drugs led to a rapid increase in low-frequency genomic variants, of 7-10 additional mutations per genome. Signals of viral mutagenesis in humans could arise via transmission following a short course of treatment. tinyurl.com/mvjwxkst
If an editor at a (respectable) journal can't after several weeks find anyone to review a submitted manuscript is there a point at which they should just send the manuscript back to the authors with profuse apologies? Does this ever happen? Asking for a friend.
January 22, 2024 at 11:36 AM
If an editor at a (respectable) journal can't after several weeks find anyone to review a submitted manuscript is there a point at which they should just send the manuscript back to the authors with profuse apologies? Does this ever happen? Asking for a friend.
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Excited to *finally* have @mfarjo.bsky.social 's fantastic paper on SARS-CoV-2 within-host evolutionary dynamics during acute infection published at JVI: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
journals.asm.org
January 5, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Excited to *finally* have @mfarjo.bsky.social 's fantastic paper on SARS-CoV-2 within-host evolutionary dynamics during acute infection published at JVI: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
There's still time to apply for the PhD programme at the MRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research. We work in an interdisciplinary manner, combining experimental, computational, and clinical approaches to virology. Applications from all backgrounds welcome
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
December 15, 2023 at 5:57 AM
There's still time to apply for the PhD programme at the MRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research. We work in an interdisciplinary manner, combining experimental, computational, and clinical approaches to virology. Applications from all backgrounds welcome
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...