Karma. They are going to get bit in the ass or worse. I believe it. Only way to deal when on the receiving end.

When viral RNA lingers in joints - Nature Microbiology Replicating viral RNA persists in joint macrophages and sustains inflammatory circuits after chikungunya virus infection, offering a mechanistic link between infection and chronic arthritis.

When viral RNA lingers in joints

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

Mpox Treatment and Drug Resistance | Case Study | Chris Davis & Antonia Ho YouTube video by MRC - UofGlasgow Centre for Virus Research

People living with HIV have been disproportionately affected by Mpox.

In 2025, CVR researchers uncovered the emergence of drug-resistant Mpox strains, highlighting growing challenge for global Mpox control and need for improved surveillance & alternate treatments.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=54t8...

I am incredibly proud of my mentee, Tiia Freeman, for securing a prestigious NSF GRFP! Tiia is multi-talented, an outstanding scientist, with an indomitable spirit and infectious positivity. She’s also headed to UCSF for grad school this fall, so keep an eye out for her if you are hiring!

We are looking for a research scientist to join us!
asv.mcjobboard.net/jobs/221333?...

Ended the week on two good notes. Zoe presented her MS work at the Biotech poster session and Melody defended her undergraduate honors thesis. Proud of both!

@lstmnews.bsky.social goes #MicroSoc! Phase separation between bacteriologists and virologists is an artifact just for the picture 😊 @microbiologysociety.org

She was granted withholding of removal from India *decades* ago, and had been living and working legally (including for the U.S. government!) ever since.

But with third country removals now a real option, TSA shared her data with ICE and they arrested her at the airport on her way to a job.

😮

Sara!!

🦟 Really excited for our next seminar! @chantalvogels.bsky.social (Yale) on how mosquito & virus factors shape Wolbachia-mediated inhibition of dengue; a key question for biocontrol.
Thurs 16 April, 4pm UK / 11am ET
📍 Zoom — DM or email us for the link, all welcome!

2026 Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award, Karen Maxwell YouTube video by CanadaGairdnerAwards

Congratulations to Karen Maxwell @themaxwelllab.bsky.social on the 2026 Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award! An amazing selection and leader in the bacterial immunity field!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0pg...

Blue!!!!!

Assistant/Associate Specialist - Phycological Specialist - University and Jepson Herbaria University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

Awesome Master’s degree level #Phycology job at UC Berkeley!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05258?fbc...

Structural and phylogenetic analyses of umbravirus and umbra-like virus genomes suggest evolution of capsid-like proteins from 30K movement proteins | Journal of Virology The key defining feature of plant viruses is their encoding of movement proteins (MPs), with most from a superfamily of MPs known as 30K. It has been proposed that 30K MPs evolved from capsid proteins...

Structural and phylogenetic analyses of umbravirus and umbra-like virus genomes suggest evolution of capsid-like proteins from 30K movement proteins journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Dutch Annual Virology Symposium today 😁

Extract: We invite applications for a Research Associate position specializing in Cryo-EM, providing support and training for researchers in structural biology. The role involves microscope operation, research advisement, and facility management.

Switzerland says US-Israeli strikes on Iran violate international law Defense Minister Martin Pfister urges both parties to cease violence, protect civilian population - Anadolu Ajansı

You know it’s bad when even Switzerland stops being neutral

www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/sw...

Out today: We discovered new viral proteins that target immune signaling molecules, solely based on their AlphaFold-predicted shapes

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Congrats Nitzan Tal and coauthors! Thank you Kranzusch lab for the fun collaboration!

Linking below previous thread on our findings

@nitzantal.bsky.social @romihadary.bsky.social @soreklab.bsky.social use structure prediction and in silico binding site analysis to discover viral immune evasion proteins! Exciting for our lab @reneechang.bsky.social @riveralopz.bsky.social to help with this project.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🚨VIROLOGY GRADUATE STUDENTS 🚨

Are you looking for a postdoc?

We have a webinar
Just for you
We hope you come

Congratulations @benmorehouse.bsky.social !

Sadness. Anger. Frustration. WTAF is happening. (Perhaps not a lab opinion but the PI’s thoughts for sure)

Postbac positions available in experimental and computational biology working on #virusevolution, tick-borne viruses and computational drug discovery! Reach out if you’d like to discuss projects in the #QVEU at NIH-NIAID. Please share with any talented undergrads or MS students you know!

Comparative analysis of deep mutational scanning datasets in enteroviruses A and B identifies functional divergence and therapeutic targets - Nature Ecology & Evolution A comparison of proteome-wide mutational scanning datasets from enterovirus A and B species reveals evolutionary constraints shared by these viral species that localize to core functional regions, as ...

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

Excited to have this collaboration from #QVEU and @rongellerlab.bsky.social lab out in the world! After publishing our own #DeepMutationalScanning studies on two related viruses, we asked what we learn from comparisons of such datasets. The answer is a lot!

Let’s go! Congrats!!

We're hosting Waters in Utrecht for their University Tour. Come learn about their latest LC-MS, HDX-MS, and CD-MS solutions. Next week February 26th. With our very own Cynthia Kelley on our antiviral antibody epitope mapping work by HDX-MS. Register via the link:
web.cvent.com/event/f223ae...

Congratulations to Sonomi Yamaguchi for her paper at @nature.com. Sonomi discovered Clover defense and explained how nucleotide signals control each step of viral sensing, immune regulation, and viral restriction – named for her beautiful "four-leaf" structures 🍀

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

Preparing for Interviews in the Microbiology Field YouTube video by American Society for Microbiology

Strategies to prepare for interviews in the microbiology field, including showcasing technical knowledge and discussing scientific accomplishments confidently. Understand how to align interview responses with the specific requirements and expectations of microbiology employers.