Had an absolutely wonderful few days at #JSV72 in Hamamatsu & IMSUT in Tokyo.
Huge thanks to @shusukekawakubo.bsky.social, @shigeru0701.bsky.social, @spyroslytras.bsky.social & everyone in the @systemsvirology.bsky.social lab for being such brilliant hosts. Japan has been an amazing experience 🇯🇵✨

Beyond grateful and excited to be invited to speak in one of the JSV meeting symposiums in Japan later this month! Thank you to @shigeru0701.bsky.social and other meeting organizers. 😁🙏

Picture of a plaque assay (purple field with clear holes) showing gorgeous poliovirus plaques

My replies are perpetually full of anti-vaxxers these days telling me about polio vaccines.

Not shockingly, most of what they are saying is wrong. Luckily, I trained with Vincent Racaniello & he taught me a few things about poliovirus.

So let’s discuss the king of the Picornaviridae👇🏻

Cell is on Bluesky now! 😀

Even after spending a long time together, saying goodbye for the last day is always sad. See you soon, definitely!!

(And with such a lovely photo, which I received today😊)

Wonderful meeting was over.
The coronavirologists got together, and I heard many fascinating talks. #CSHApandemic

I'm glad I can ask questions and talk directly to authors who developed amazing virus research that I was impressed by when I read their papers in the past.

Please visit Japan again🇯🇵

Our reunion in Kobe and random talks about viruses were super nice!!

For the December Wakate journal club @jarelelgin.bsky.social and I are very excited to be chairing not one but two talks by @jonathonmifsud.bsky.social and Elias Augestad on their cutting-edge viral glycoprotein work!

Make sure to sign up here: t.co/QZTKghnspN

I'm happy David coming back to Japan🇯🇵
@spyroslytras.bsky.social @davidlrobertson.bsky.social

Hello! I will be presenting today at #MBSJ2024, in Fukuoka, at the symposium organized by -former Saleh lab member- Professor Yasu Suzuki and Prof Yasuko Orba. I will be discussing the work of @cassandrakoh.bsky.social on mosquito viromes. Come if you are around!

I don’t know if this post is suitable for my first one.

Bluesky and bullseye