Kaspar Staub
@kasparstaub.bsky.social
Adjunct Professor @ University of Zurich; Head of Research Group; Historian & Epidemiologist
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We are excited to announce the Latsis Symposium 2026: The history of epidemics – are there lessons for the future? latsis-epidemics.ethz.ch
We have a great lineup of international speakers - true leaders in this field. The symposium is held at ETH Zürich, Switzerland, from the (1/2)
We have a great lineup of international speakers - true leaders in this field. The symposium is held at ETH Zürich, Switzerland, from the (1/2)
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Latsis Symposium 2026: The history of epidemics - are there lessons for the future?
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October 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We are excited to announce the Latsis Symposium 2026: The history of epidemics – are there lessons for the future? latsis-epidemics.ethz.ch
We have a great lineup of international speakers - true leaders in this field. The symposium is held at ETH Zürich, Switzerland, from the (1/2)
We have a great lineup of international speakers - true leaders in this field. The symposium is held at ETH Zürich, Switzerland, from the (1/2)
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Auf Tinder kann man Dates neuerdings nach Körpergrösse filtern. Welche Rolle man der Körpergrösse schon immer zuspielte, zeige sich auch in der Sprache, sagt der Historiker Kaspar Staub: «Man schaut zu jemanden hoch, auf jemanden herab oder begegnet jemandem auf Augenhöhe.» Die ganze Geschichte:
Eine Frage der Grösse: Warum so viele Frauen zu ihrem Mann aufschauen wollen
Wer beim Online-Dating punkten will, sollte gross sein – zumindest als Mann. Erfahren Sie, wie gross Sie im Vergleich zu Ihren Landsleuten sind, wie gross Schweizer im internationalen Vergleich und wi...
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July 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Auf Tinder kann man Dates neuerdings nach Körpergrösse filtern. Welche Rolle man der Körpergrösse schon immer zuspielte, zeige sich auch in der Sprache, sagt der Historiker Kaspar Staub: «Man schaut zu jemanden hoch, auf jemanden herab oder begegnet jemandem auf Augenhöhe.» Die ganze Geschichte:
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We were part of another viral aRNA study that was just published. In this work spearheaded by Christian Urban in the lab of Verena Schuenemann, a new protocol was assessed (good for short fragments) and a seventh 1918 flu genome was completely sequenced
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An ancient influenza genome from Switzerland allows deeper insights into host adaptation during the 1918 flu pandemic in Europe - BMC Biology
Background From 1918 to 1920, the largest influenza A virus (IAV) pandemic known to date spread globally causing between 20 to 100 million deaths. Historical records have captured critical aspects of ...
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com
July 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
We were part of another viral aRNA study that was just published. In this work spearheaded by Christian Urban in the lab of Verena Schuenemann, a new protocol was assessed (good for short fragments) and a seventh 1918 flu genome was completely sequenced
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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🦠 A Swiss research team <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4kwoqnuvao2arjt7st5l72ze" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@unibas.ch University of Zurich has reconstructed the country’s first 1918 influenza genome. The study offers key insights into how the deadly virus adapted to humans— to better understand and prepare for future pandemics.
#Influenza #RNA #PaleoGenomics
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#Influenza #RNA #PaleoGenomics
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Swiss genome of the 1918 influenza virus reconstructed
Researchers from the universities of Basel and Zurich have used a historical specimen from University of Zurich's Medical Collection to d...
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July 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🦠 A Swiss research team <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4kwoqnuvao2arjt7st5l72ze" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@unibas.ch University of Zurich has reconstructed the country’s first 1918 influenza genome. The study offers key insights into how the deadly virus adapted to humans— to better understand and prepare for future pandemics.
#Influenza #RNA #PaleoGenomics
vist.ly/3xsad
#Influenza #RNA #PaleoGenomics
vist.ly/3xsad