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Anke Werner

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Virologist @Beckerlab Uni Marburg into Filoviruses, structural biology and drug design

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bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · Aug 23

Side-by-side evaluation of two mouse models for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus infection. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.20.671421v1

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Anke Werner @ankedwerner.bsky.social · Aug 18

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Anke Werner @ankedwerner.bsky.social · Aug 18

We‘re looking for a (Full time) PostDoc at the Institute for Virology at Marburg University to help us with our project about the development of Ebola Virus antivirals. Please apply especially of you are interested in or experienced with BSL4 work: stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de/jobposting/6...

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VIGILANT_EU @vigilant-eu.bsky.social · Jun 27

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Proteolytic processing of the Marburg virus glycoprotein depends on Sec616β and is required for cell entry

Ebola and Marburg virus (EBOV, MARV) cause severe disease and therapeutic options are urgently needed. The Sec61 translocon facilitates ER import of viral glycoproteins (GPs) and may represent a thera...

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Becker Lab @sbeckerlab.bsky.social · Jun 26

Had a great time presenting our work on filoviral #VP40 today! Super proud of @ankedwerner.bsky.social and Michelle Gellhorn Serra. #ebola #NSV2025

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Nature @nature.com · Apr 30

In the first three months of his second term, President Trump has thrown the programme into chaos. If global health funding is not restored, researchers estimate that by 2030, there could be as many as 11 million extra HIV infections and 3 million extra deaths due to AIDS. (2/3)

Two line charts showing annual new HIV infections in 26 countries and AIDs-related deaths from 2000 and showing projections up until 2050. Both show historical data, current trends, projections if funding is discontinued and if funding is cut by 24%.

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Andrew Rambaut @arambaut.bsky.social · Feb 3

First genome sequence from the Ugandan Ebolavirus outbreak with analysis: virological.org/t/990 and first filovirus genome submitted to Pathoplexus database: pathoplexus.org/seq/PP_0011C.... Great (and rapid) work from the National Health Laboratory, UVRI and partners.