The Social Lives of Viruses is coming to Vancouver, Canada, from 4th-8th August 2026!

This is a free meeting dedicated to all aspects of virus-virus interactions & evolution.

To apply: socialviruses.zoology.ubc.ca

@sociovirology.bsky.social #socialviruses #evosky #lovevirology #virosky

Rapid glycoprotein evolution enables variant interactions in herpes simplex virus type 1 Abstract. Glycoproteins cover the surface of enveloped viruses such as herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1). Whilst essential for cellular attachment and entry,

New paper alert 🚨
Check out our latest article about #social interactions in #herpesvirus populations via #glycoprotein variants, now in @Virus_Evolution. Thanks to everyone involved, also to the very supportive reviewers who definitely improved the manuscript!
academic.oup.com/ve/article/1...

Open postdoc position in in my lab in Berlin @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de.

Join us to push the frontier in ancient microbial genomics. Please apply until Oct 17th. Reach out in case you have any questions.

www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/2193291/job_...

Gonna present some exciting work on mutation rates, population bottlenecks and defective genomes. Come and see me later today for my flash talk and poster presentation at #IHW25 in #Berlin.

I‘ll present my poster on „Rapid glycoprotein evolution enables variant interactions in Herpes Simplex Virus type 1“ on Thursday 17th of July at #ASV2025 in #Montreal. If you are looking for me though, due to severe weather I‘ll only arrive tomorrow 😬. See you guys tomorrow!

Complex interactions in the life cycle of a simple parasite shape the evolution of virulence Author summary Classical expectations on parasite evolution assume a trade-off between transmission rate and harm to the host (virulence), favoring parasites with intermediate virulence. However, rece...

OUT in @PLOS #Pathogens! 🦠🦟
We evolved a parasite to transmit early/late from its #Anopheles host—spending less/more time inside. We ask what this means for #transmission, social #behaviour, classical #virulence theory, and (mis)used composite virulence metrics.
#MicroSky
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I made a starter pack for researchers who study various aspects of viral sociality. It's woefully incomplete and has lots of room to grow, so do message me if I've missed you!

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#SocialViruses 🦠 🧪

This is figure 1, which shows pasteurisation effectively inactivates influenza viruses in milk.

In response to the emergence of H5N1 influenza A viruses as a novel pathogen of cattle, a study in Nature Communications shows that pasteurisation of cows’ milk should effectively inactivate the virus, but that it remains infectious in unpasteurised milk. https://go.nature.com/3WRQ8fb 🧪