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@WashUCVIMP.bsky.social @washucvimp.bsky.social · 19h

As part of our annual #CVIMP vaccine symposium on 11/12/25, we are featuring scientists working to create #healthy local communities to promote healthy people nationally and globally. Check out our #podcast interview with Dr. Sandro Galea. cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-16...

Episode 16: Creating healthy local communities to foster local to global impact | Creating Memory: Vaccines & Immunity

We talk with Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean and Professor of the School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis, who uses population based sciences to promote health locally and globally.

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@WashUCVIMP.bsky.social @washucvimp.bsky.social · 1d

As part of our annual #CVIMP vaccine symposium on 11/12/25, we are featuring scientists working to understand principles of B cell responses and memory to design new #vaccines. Check out our #podcast interview with Dr. Hedda Wardemann @dkfz.bsky.social
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Episode 15: Understanding B cell immune respones and memory to guide vaccine design | Creating Memory: Vaccines & Immunity

We talk with Dr. Hedda Wardemann, Division Head of B Cell Immunology at the German Cancer Research Center and Professor at the Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg in Heidelberg, Germany, w...

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virologyunmasked.bsky.social @virologyunmasked.bsky.social · 4d

Check out are latest post discussing "Are Children Receiving too Many Vaccines?" virologyunmasked.com/2025/09/29/a...

Are Children Receiving Too many Vaccines?

Molly Cavanaugh, September 2025 From the time of my birth in 2000 to when I turned 18, I received 55 different shots to prevent 16 different diseases. Diptheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Haem…

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@WashUCVIMP.bsky.social @washucvimp.bsky.social · 5d

As part of our 2025 “Rising Stars in #Vaccinology and #Immunity to #Microbes” seminar series, we spoke with Dr. Emanuele Andreano who uses #immunology, #structural_biology and #artificial_intelligence to develop antiviral countermeasures. cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-14...

Episode 14: Using Reverse Vaccinology 3.0 for Pandemic Preparedness | Creating Memory: Vaccines & Immunity

We talk with Dr. Emanuele Andreano, Head of Serology and Immunology at Fondazione Biotecnopolo di Siena, Italy, who combines immunology, structural biology and artificial intelligence to rapidly devel...

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virologyunmasked.bsky.social @virologyunmasked.bsky.social · 28d

Check out our latest blog about #Viruses in the News "Horned Rabbits: Jackalope or Virus". There are several others to read including #HPV Vaccines: A Parent’s Guide and The Problem with Ignoring #Infectious #Disease in Chronic Health. virologyunmasked.com/2025/09/09/h...

Horned Rabbits: Jackalope or Virus

By Molly Cavanaugh, September 2025 Viruses have existed for billions of years, far before humans, or even animals, walked the earth (1). While science has just started to uncover the secrets of vir…

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@WashUCVIMP.bsky.social @washucvimp.bsky.social · Sep 2

As part of our 2025 “Rising Stars in #Vaccinology and #Immunity to #Microbes” seminar series, we spoke with Dr. Daniel Wrapp @wrapplab.bsky.social who uses structure-based design to develop new #antiviral therapies. cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-13...

Episode 13: Using structure-based design to develop novel antiviral therapeutics | Creating Memory: Vaccines & Immunity

We talk with Dr. Daniel Wrapp, Assistant Professor Assistant Professor at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute at Duke University School of Medicine, NC, who uses structure-based design to develop novel t...

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@WashUCVIMP.bsky.social @washucvimp.bsky.social · Aug 1

As part of our 2025 “Rising Stars in #Vaccinology and #Immunity to #Microbes” seminar series, we spoke with Dr. Paeton Wantuch in the RosenLabWashU.bsky.social who develops and evaluates vaccines against #Klebsiella pneumoniae. cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-12...

Episode 12: Complex carbohydrates - targets for a Klebsiella pneumoniae vaccine | Creating Memory: Vaccines & Immunity

We talk with Dr. Paeton Wantuch, a Staff Scientist in the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine, MO, who uses animal models to understand correlates of protection for va...

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Larissa Thackray, Ph.D. @lbthackray.bsky.social · Jul 18

With the end of #ASV2025, we share talks with virologists to listen to on your travels back home. Check out our interview with Chinonye Dim who uses more accessible animal models to study new #vaccines and #therapeutics for #YFV and #Powassan virus. lmtv.podbean.com/e/lmtv-episo...

LMtV Episode 123: Animal models to study new vaccines and treatments for flavivirus | Let’s Meet the Virologists

We talk with Chinonye Dim, a graduate student at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, who characterizes more accessible animal models to develop new vaccines and therapeutics against flaviviruses.

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Larissa Thackray, Ph.D. @lbthackray.bsky.social · Jul 17

With #ASV2025 wrapping up, we share talks with virologists! Check out our interview with Hatoon Baazim @hatoon-baazim.bsky.social who studies the role of #immunometabolism in virus infection such as #SARS-CoV-2. lmtv.podbean.com/e/lmtv-episo...

LMtV Episode 122: Investigating the role of metabolism in virus infection | Let’s Meet the Virologists

We talk with Hatoon Baazim, a postdoctoral researcher at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, who studies the role of systemic and cellular metabolism in virus infection.

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Larissa Thackray, Ph.D. @lbthackray.bsky.social · Jul 17

With #ASV2025 wrapping up, we share talks with virologists! Check out our interview with Charlotte Nyblade who studied vaccines against enteric viruses such as #norovirus and #rotavirus. lmtv.podbean.com/e/lmtv-episo...

LMtV Episode 121: Using gnotobiotic pigs to study enteric virus vaccines | Let’s Meet the Virologists

We talk with with Charlotte Nyblade, a DVM/PhD student at the Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, who used gnotobiotic pig models to study vaccine-mediated immunity and p...

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Larissa Thackray, Ph.D. @lbthackray.bsky.social · Jul 15

With #ASV2025 underway, we share talks with virologists! Check out our interview with Stephanie Goya who focuses on developing new computational methods to predict evolution of respiratory viruses such as #RSV. lmtv.podbean.com/e/lmtv-episo...

LMtV Episode 120: Developing computational methods to predict virus evolution | Let’s Meet the Virologists

We talk with Stephanie Goya , a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, who uses genomic approaches to understand and predict the evolution of respiratory viruses such as...

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Larissa Thackray, Ph.D. @lbthackray.bsky.social · Jul 14

With #ASV2025 underway, we share talks with virologists! Check out our interview with Roberto Alers-Velazquez who studies how subclinical HSV infections can cause host behavioral changes and memory impairment. lmtv.podbean.com/e/lmtv-episo...

LMtV Episode 119: Investigating behavioral outcomes of subclinical HSV infections | Let’s Meet the Virologists

We talk with Roberto Alers-Velazquez, a postdoc at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, who studies how subclinical herpes simplex virus infections can impair memory and behavior.

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Margaret Dedloff @mdedloff.bsky.social · Jul 14

Come see me chat about congenital ZIKV infection tomorrow! This project has been a labor of love and I’m so excited to share the progress we’ve made! 🦠 #ASV2025

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Larissa Thackray, Ph.D. @lbthackray.bsky.social · Jul 14

With #ASV2025 underway, we share talks with virologists! Check out our interview with Abdullahi Jamiu who studies emerging #encephalitic #alphaviruses such as VEEV/WEEV/EEEV. lmtv.podbean.com/e/lmtv-episo...

LMtV Episode 118: Developing novel inhibitors to combat emerging alphaviruses | Let’s Meet the Virologists

We talk with Abdullahi Jamiu, a graduate student at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, VA, who studies how encephalitic alphaviruses modulate cellular transcription...

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Enya Qing @enyaqing.bsky.social · Jul 13

Hey if you are at #ASV2025 this year feel free to stop by to chat! I won’t get to say much at my Flash Talk (below), but will have tons of time pacing by my poster (P24-94) that same evening! 😁😁😁

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Tamanash Bhattacharya @tamanash.bsky.social · Jul 13

Tiia is a superstar, and will be presenting not one, but two separate projects that are currently in the works. Make sure to check out her flash talk (W4-9) and posters (P1-28 and P21-1) on Tuesday. We welcome and appreciate your thoughts and feedback! #ASV2025

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · Jul 14

Monday kicks off #ASV2025 with 4 different Satellite Symposia sessions planned by our amazing ASV councilors. Learn a little bit about the options below or on the website! #LoveVirology asv.org/asv2025/scie...

Program 2025 | American Society for Virology

“+I5:I23+I5:I25Mastering the host: Rotavirus manipulation of the translation machinery” “From Cells to Spillover: Unraveling the Tropism and Pathogenesis of Paramyxoviruses” “Uncovering novel receptor...

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Federico De Angelis @fededea.bsky.social · Jul 14

This Thursday I will present the entirety of my PhD work (and a little bit more on the side) at #ASV2025 @amersocvirology.bsky.social . Be sure to be there if you'd like to know what is the hidden message of the coronavirus N gene!

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Mya Breitbart @viromegirl.bsky.social · Jul 14

Hey 🌱virologists at ASV! We encourage you to dive into the underwater world of #seagrass viruses with postdoc Luis Alvarado-Marchena's work on turtlegrass virus X. Catch his lightning talk at 3:24pm Tues and his poster at 3:30pm Tuesday (W11-9) #LoveVirology #ASV2025 @cmarinescience.bsky.social

Photos showing seagrass in pots, one labelled "mock" looks healthy, the two labelled "pLX-TGVX" have been inoculated with an infectious clone of turtlegrass virus X and display signs of viral infection. Image from https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/mbio.02828-24

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Christina Sanders @mycrobemini.bsky.social · Jul 14

Excited to get started and enjoy Montreal! Come see my talk Tuesday in the Emerging Viruses section! #ASV2025

American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · Jul 14

#ASV2025 in Montréal is kicking off! Thanks to our ASV Pres (Hector Aguilar-Carreno), local host (Joe Teodoro), McGill University, ASV staff, ASV council, Conference Solutions, Sponsors, and all the speakers, volunteers, vendors, and attendees that make the meeting possible!

Photo of the ASV local host, Joe Teodoro (left) and ASV President, Hector Aguilar-Carreno (right).

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · Jul 14

#ASV2025 in Montréal is kicking off! Thanks to our ASV Pres (Hector Aguilar-Carreno), local host (Joe Teodoro), McGill University, ASV staff, ASV council, Conference Solutions, Sponsors, and all the speakers, volunteers, vendors, and attendees that make the meeting possible!

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@WashUCVIMP.bsky.social @washucvimp.bsky.social · May 30

Check out our latest podcast with Dr. Cassie Simonich who will be presenting her research at our online seminar series this coming Tues, June 3rd at 3-4 pm CST. vaccinecenter.wustl.edu/people/cassi... Please email [email protected] if you would like a zoom link.

Cassandra Simonich, MD, PhD | Vaccines & Immunity to Microbial Pathogens | Washington University in St. LouisWashU Medicine

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@WashUCVIMP.bsky.social @washucvimp.bsky.social · May 12

Check out our latest podcast with Dr. Alba Grifoni who will be presenting her work online this Tues, May 13th at 3-4 pm CST. sites.wustl.edu/vaccinecente...

Alba Grifoni, PhD | Vaccines & Immunity to Microbial Pathogens | Washington University in St. LouisWashU Medicine

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@WashUCVIMP.bsky.social @washucvimp.bsky.social · May 12

Are you interested in vaccines and immunity to microbial pathogens? Check out our Rising Stars seminar series sites.wustl.edu/vaccinecente.... Email us at [email protected] for the zoom link!

2025 Rising Stars Seminar Series | Vaccines & Immunity to Microbial Pathogens | Washington University in St. LouisWashU Medicine

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Apr 18

To my own institution, Yale, and all the other universities across the US. They will come for you no matter what you do—you can stand up for what’s right or grovel in the dirt. Your fate will be the same. It’s your legacy, which is at stake in the choice.

Paul Gowder @gowder.io · Apr 18

Observe that the one that complied and the one that didn't comply are treated exactly the same way.

Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Apr 18

Per source, NIH has been instructed to hold off from issuing ALL awards to Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, Brown, and Northwestern (including med schools)

Agency staff have also been instructed to not speak about this funding freeze to grantees and applicants

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