We are very excited to start work on this project!

Jamaican fruit bats’ competence for Ebola but not Marburg virus is driven by intrinsic differences - Nature Communications Jamaican fruit bats support disseminated infection of Ebola but not Marburg virus. The differences in infection dynamics are partially attributable to Marburg’s less efficient entry and impaired antag...

Excited to see this contribution to the world of bat immunology finally out and about. Clear differences in an in vivo bat model between Ebola and Marburg viruses in regards to virus-host antagonism.

#bats #filoviruses

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Kachel mit einem Bild von Natalia Torow und dem Zitat: "Es müssen Frauen - und natürlich auch Männer - sichtbar sein, die gute Forschung machen, Führungspositionen innehaben und gleichzeitig und selbstverständlich Care-Arbeit übernehmen."

Seit 2024 erforscht @ntorow.bsky.social am HZI mit ihrer Nachwuchsgruppe "Frühkindliche Immunität" die Besonderheiten des Neugeborenen-Immunsystems. In unserem Interview zum #Weltfrauentag spricht sie über ihre Forschungsziele, Role Models & die Vereinbarkeit von Forschung und Care-Arbeit.

For those on the job hunt, this is a great opportunity supporting equality in science.

See you in Hamburg.

Hamburg will probably have the highest density of virologists in Germany in the next few days.
Let's inform each other and everyone who couldn't make it at #GfV2025 Looking forward to many posts (BM)

Always, but also today. International day for women and girls in science.
#womeninscience #diversity

The Trump NIH is banning hires of new students and postdocs. This is devastating for NIH research and will result in a lost generation of researchers at the institution.

Heard from a applicant today: "A lot of people are banking their entire careers on the [NIH student programs]..."
#NIH 🧪
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Antje Flieger - Wissenschaftlerinnen, überschätzt euch! YouTube video by Infect-Net TV

👩🏼‍🔬🥇Frauen müssen lernen sich selbst zu überschätzen, um ihr Potential als Wissenschaftlerinnen voll auszuschöpfen, sagt Prof. Dr. Antje Flieger vom @rki.de in unserem neuen #Interview:
🚀👉🏻 youtu.be/9NOtUEvlTms?...
#gendergap #parität #empowerement #womeninscience

Melanie Brinkmann - Gesellschaftliche Normen sind das Problem. YouTube video by Infect-Net TV

👩🏻‍🔬⚖️👨🏼‍⚕️ Wo sind die Stellschrauben für #Geschlechtergerechtigkeit in der Wissenschaft? Die Virologin Prof. Dr. Melanie Brinkmann aus Braunschweig spricht in unserem neuen #Interview über gesellschaftliche Normen und #Rollenvorbilder:
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AAj...

ESWI Awards | ESWI2025 To support early career scientists in the field of respiratory virus infections, ESWI has launched an award recognizing the most promising body of work. Open to early career scientists worldwide, the ...

🌟 #ESWI 🏆 are open for #EarlyCareerScientists! 🌟
✨ Young Scientist Vaccine Innovation Award
📅 Deadline: 28 February 2025
ℹ️ eswiconference.org/eswi-awards#...
📽️ Hear from @guthmillerjenna.bsky.social our inspiring 2023 winner. Will you be next? Showcase your innovation!