Deltaviruses spread through a viral Trojan Horse Hepatitis D-like satellite viruses, known as deltaviruses, have been recently discovered in a wide range of animals. These viruses are thought to expr…

We found a viral Trojan Horse: a virus can hide inside another virus.This one surprised us: deltaviruses don’t just borrow a helper virus. They can travel inside it.
A literal Trojan Horse “virus-in-a-virus” route into cells. 🤯 Kudos to 1st author @viroscope.bsky.social and co-authors !

Center for Immunology of Viral Infections at Aarhus University in Denmark has left X (316 followers)

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Usutuvirus påvist i danske myg For første gang er usutuvirus påvist i myg indsamlet i Danmark. Fundet bekræfter, at virus cirkulerer i den danske natur, men ændrer ikke den aktuelle vurdering af risikoen fo...

📢 @ssi-dk.bsky.social: #Usutuvirus påvist i danske #myg// Usutu #virus detected for first time in #Danish #mosquitoes🦟🐦‍⬛

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We have heard many saying the GfV meetings always feel a bit like family reunions– apart from exciting science, meeting old friends and colleagues has always been a central point of our annual meetings.

Wanna post your group photos, too? Don't forget the hashtag #gfv2026

Defective RNA Polymerase III sensing of mitochondrial DNA in pulmonary epithelial cells impairs type I IFN immunity to SARS-CoV-2 | PNAS The clinical spectrum of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection ranges from asymptomatic cases to critical COVID-19...

📢 New research by #CiViA members M Møhlenberg, T Mogensen et al. published in @pnas.org: "Defective RNA Polymerase III sensing of mitochondrial DNA in pulmonary epithelial cells impairs type I IFN immunity to SARS-CoV-2"
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

#Biomedicine #COVID19 #Immunology #InnateImmunity

Viren Wie Herpesviren mit Alzheimer zusammenhängen, was reaktivierte Viren sind und was eine Gürtelrose-Impfung bringt, lesen Sie in »Spektrum Kompakt«.

Herpesviren gab es schon vor Millionen von Jahren – und auf sie scheinen Alzheimer und Multiple Sklerose zurückzugehen. »Spektrum Kompakt« stellt verschiedene Viren vor und taucht ein in die Forschung zu Bakteriophagen, ihrem potenziellen Endgegner. #repost

Yes, who else is joining? Let us know and use the hashtag #gfv2026 for your posts!

Join us in #SanDiego for the ASCB | EMBO Meeting "Cell Bio 2026" from 12–15 December 2026. 🧪 #CellBio2026 is where the #CellBiology community gathers to share and discuss science, #network with peers and grow together as a field. Mark your calendars!

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Join us at the 12th European Seminar in Virology in Bertinoro! 🧬 “Navigating through DNA viruses – novel disease associations and common host manipulations”
📅Abstracts due Apr 15, 2026 to bertinoro-abstract@gmx.de
⚠️Only 100 seats—register now via the European Society for Virology!

Want to learn how to apply an unbiased approach to your data analysis in cytometry?

Sign up for our two-day high-dimensional data analysis for cytometry technical training course, developed and delivered by experts right here at the Crick.

📅 19-20 March.

www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/hig...

Could targeting viruses be a new hope against neurodegenerative diseases? Current therapies for neurodegenerative diseases largely manage symptoms and only modestly slow progression. This Perspective highlights emerging evidence that vaccines and antivirals may lower…

Despite decades of intensive research, current approaches to treating #NeurodegenerativeDiseases only slow down the seemingly inevitable. Could recent data associating #vaccines with reduced risk of #dementia offer an unexpected beacon of hope?🧪 @sparrerlab.bsky.social

12th European Seminar in Virology, this time on “Navigating through DNA viruses – novel disease
associations and common host manipulations”!

Bertinoro, Italy, May 29-31, 2026

For more information and submission of your abstract, see: www.ceub.it/events/event...

Demographic and genetic factors shape the epitope specificity of the human antibody repertoire against viruses - Nature Immunology Patin and colleagues present a mineable Resource database for identifying demographic and genetic factors that impact antiviral antibody repertoires in humans.

Happy to share our last study on how age, biological sex and genetics affect not only the extent of antibody responses against viruses but also the specific viral epitopes recognised. Thanks to Axel Olin @EtiennePatin @LabExMI @institutpasteur @cdf1530 @CNRS

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

Please spread the word: the Structural Studies Division @mrclmb.bsky.social is looking for a new tenure-track, independent group leader with an exciting plan in any area of Structural (Molecular & Cell) biology, in discovery biology and/or methods development. 🥳

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Save the date!🧬
European Seminar in Virology (EuSeV) 2026

Navigating through DNA viruses
Novel disease associations and common host manipulations

📅 May 29–31, 2026📍 Bertinoro, Italy

More details coming soon—stay tuned!

#virology #DNAviruses #EuSeV #ESV #savethedate

Thinking about applying for a Center of Excellence?
Join our information meetings in March.
Find time and location here👉dg.dk/en/centers-of-excellence...
👀The call for the 13th application round will be announced on February 27.

The many facets of immunometabolism This Collection of articles aims to shine a light on the many facets of immunometabolism, highlighting how molecular and cellular mechanisms impact diverse tissue and organismal functions and the exci...

PLOS Biology is proud to present our new collection of comment and opinionated review articles on the many facets of #immunometabolism!

🧪 #immunosky #immunology #metabolism

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See 🧵⬇️ for more details

Medicine at the Crick| Interfacing the human brain: neurons to networks Hybrid event taking place virtually and in person, organised by The Francis Crick Institute, London

Book your free tickets now for our next #MedicineAtTheCrick event on Thursday 12 March, hosted by @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social, where researchers and clinicians will explore ‘neurotechnologies’ that help us better understand and decode the brain.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medicine-a...

Advertisement for Keystone Symposia on Viral Pathogenesis and Immunity at Herrenhausen Palace, Hannover, Germany, showing an aerial view of the palace's extensively landscaped gardens.

Deadlines are fast approaching for @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social #ViralPathogenesis & #ViralImmunity: Molecular to Therapeutic, this June in Hannover! See scholarship, abstract and discount registration dates: hubs.la/Q03XlgMF0 #KSViral26

Welcome to the HepE-Hub Bochum!

We're thrilled to connect the #virology & #infection research @mmv-rub.bsky.social & @compvirol.bsky.social here at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de with its 5 uni clinics to boost #HepatitisE research & patient care.

Join us in our mission!
#teamscience

hepe-hub-bochum.de/en/

We are happy to announce the release of our new homepage:

tracir.de

Over there you can find everything about the team 🥼, our research 🔬, how to contact us 📲, and more!

Go ahead and have a look 😎

#hepE #tracir #teamscience #scicomm #hepatitis #virology #science

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Vil du være nøglepersonen i et lille sekretariat🚀
👀Vi søger en ny kollega👇
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We are recruiting two postdoc roles to work with #DeZiNetwork on dengue, Zika, and other emerging arboviruses:

🔬 Viral Computational Genomics
🔗 Apply here: lnkd.in/eq-dqCJb

🧪 Viral Genomics and Immunology
🔗 Apply here: lnkd.in/eMEKWb9b

More on DeZi here: lnkd.in/edwBg-qX

Deadline: 15 Jan 2026

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I wrote a festive little piece for @uk.theconversation.com about the invisible but beautiful world of viruses, our fight against viral diseases, and how you can explore all of this, and more, by making paper snowflakes
❄️🦠🤓❄️ #scicomm #sciart
theconversation.com/the-twelve-v...

Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation | LinkedIn Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation | Uniting basic, translational and clinical research to address immunology’s complex and growing role in modern medicine. | The extensive immunolo...

We’re now on LinkedIn! Follow the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology & Inflammation for research highlights, people, and collaborations at the University of Manchester. #ImmunoSky #LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/company/lydi...

🧐 Looking for a #PhD? University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk is offering two fully funded PhD positions within the new VectorGrid-Africa network!🦟

More details: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...

📆Application deadline: 12 January 2026.

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🎉 Congratulations to Marvin Werner for successfully defending his #PhD after an impressive performance demonstrating scientific maturity 🧑‍🎓 .
We at CiViA would like to congratulate Marvin to earning his PhD title, and wish him all the best for his future career!

A poster with branding for the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre fo Virus Research, labelled 'Virus Snowflakes.' The poster shows snowflake-like virus designs and song lyrics reading: On the twelfth day of Christmas, a virus gave to me, Twelve fights worth winning, Eleven Christmas dinners, Ten lunar landers, Nine childhood vaccines, Eight tools for teaching, Seven dogs a-barking, Six wasps a-laying, FIIIIVE TIIINY RIIIIIIINGS, Four vaccine platforms, Three genome segments, Two twinned capsids, and A world that is too small to see

Feeling festive?
Why not deck the halls with @cvrinfo.bsky.social's papercraft #VirusSnowflakes and celebrate the science of viruses and the fight against viral diseases.
Download for free: cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
#scicomm #sciart #decorations

Job opportunity PhD Student (m/f/d) - 65 % EG 13 TV-AVH - Arbovirus Ecology group at Bernhard-Nocht-Institut fuer Tropenmedizin Jobportal Wissenschaft in Hamburg

📢 #hiring #jobalert #stellenangebot
The #Arbovirus #Ecology group at Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine #BNITM in Hamburg is looking for two highly motivated #PhD Students (m/f/d) – 65 % EG 13 TV-AVH. 🦟

Application deadline: 15 January 2026

Apply here: jobs.bnitm.de/PhD-Stuengnt...