Breakthrough in human norovirus research: scientists overcome major obstacle to grow and study the virus Growing and maintaining norovirus strains in the lab allows researchers to advance studies of viral structure, antiviral drug screening and vaccine development.

#EstesLab_BCM et al have achieved a #breakthrough on #HumanNorovirus #research, accelerating viral, vaccine and treatment studies. #HumanIntestinalEnteroids #ScienceAdvances @science.org @bcmhouston.bsky.social @tmcddc.bsky.social #BCMCancerCenter #BCMGradSchool blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/05/f...

Human ‘mini-noses’ help understand why RSV infections are more severe in children than in adults The findings represent a step toward a more effective personalized RSV care by providing the first detailed cell atlas of RSV infection of the human nose and revealing age-related differences that inf...

Human ‘mini-noses’ help understand why #RSV infections are more severe in #children than in adults. D. Nagaraj, A. Rajan, P Piedra, V. Avadhanula, S. Blutt, #EstesLab_BCM et al. @bcmhouston.bsky.social #BCM_Pediatrics #BCM_CME #humanOrganoids blogs.bcm.edu/2025/12/02/f...

A pipeline for rapid, high-throughput imaging and quantitative analysis of human intestinal organoids Human intestinal organoids (HIOs) are a model system for studying human intestinal epithelium. Utilizing HIOs for high-throughput studies remains inefficient, as analyzing their cellular composition a...

Studying human #gutBiology just got easier! The Blutt Lab, the Mancini Lab et al built a high-speed #imaging/quantification pipeline for #human intestinal #organoids—lab-grown #miniGut models. @plosone.org tinyurl.com/y8wm4zyj S. Blutt #EstesLab_BCM #BrittonTML @bcmhouston.bsky.social

Some human GII.4 norovirus are better than others at infecting cells Human noroviruses, GII.4 strains in particular, are the chief drivers of acute viral gastroenteritis around the world, a condition for which there are...

Some human GII.4 #norovirus are better than others at infecting cells; V Ayyar, #EstesLab_BCM, V. Prasad, R. Atmar et al found an explanation. @bcmhouston.bsky.social #BCMDeptMedicine @pnas.org www.bcm.edu/news/some-hu...