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Elly Gaunt

@gauntlab.bsky.social

Virology lab at Roslin Institute, UK. Particular fondness for influenza and rotaviruses. Also here for bad puns, peated whisky and ultramarathon chat.

220 Followers  |  175 Following  |  10 Posts  |  Joined: 27.11.2024  |  1.7135

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After a brief memorial, laz lit the cigarette at 11:37. The 2025 Barkley Marathons has begun. #BM100

18.03.2025 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 513    ๐Ÿ” 66    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24
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Happy #caturday from two idiots who can go from fisticuffs to this in under a minute

08.03.2025 17:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.

31.01.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4819    ๐Ÿ” 3086    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 154    ๐Ÿ“Œ 294

My first first-author paper is out! If you are curious about how alternative splicing fine-tunes the antiviral specificity of IFITMs in horseshoe bats, make this the last paper you will read in 2024โฌ‡๏ธ

29.12.2024 07:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Collab with Dr Sara Clohisey (genomics/mice), Prof Neil Mabbott (immunology) and @glover-lab.bsky.social (development)

18.12.2024 19:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Does maternally restricted viral infection in pregnancy alter embryonic cytokine exposure and offspring fertility? at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Does maternally restricted viral infection in pregnancy alter embryonic cytokine exposure and offspring fertility? at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com

My lab is advertising just one PhD studentship this year, investigating the consequences of maternal infection for foetus. Please see link for more info!:

eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

18.12.2024 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Happy #caturday! Her Xmas came early

Happy #caturday! Her Xmas came early

Happy #caturday! Her Xmas came early

14.12.2024 22:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ahh youโ€™re right itโ€™s so good to be back punning again! Musk is such a tat

14.12.2024 03:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Surprised with your expertise in HIV youโ€™re not making a gag about that

13.12.2024 22:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Time flies when youโ€™re having pun ๐Ÿคช

13.12.2024 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Stunning: 58 new #H5N1 #birdflu infected herds in California confirmed by #USDA today.
The US dairy industry needs to have a long think about biosecurity. If H5 killed cows, the industry would be sunk. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...

12.12.2024 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 260    ๐Ÿ” 92    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
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Postdoctoral Research Associate at King's College London Discover an exciting academic career path as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

I am looking for 2 postdoctoral researchers to join my lab to work on the role of HIV-1 accessory proteins in the pathogenesis of HIV/AIDS and viral latency.

Please contact me informally or โ€˜re-skyโ€™ to anyone you think may be interested. Closing Dec 10th

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKV639/p...

27.11.2024 09:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Hope so ๐Ÿ˜

03.12.2024 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As in there are three of us now, adults included ๐Ÿ˜…

03.12.2024 20:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sneak preview results of latest project in collab with @glover-lab.bsky.social !

02.12.2024 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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According to CDC's wastewater program, almost all wastewater sample sites in California, from San Diego in the south to Redding in the north, have tested positive for H5 bird flu.

02.12.2024 20:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 305    ๐Ÿ” 144    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 47
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No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".

The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. A remarkable achievement.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

24.01.2024 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1614    ๐Ÿ” 594    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 65

โš ๏ธ BREAKING:

H5N1 bird flu found in second lot of raw milk sold in California, according to California Department of Public Health.

28.11.2024 09:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 154    ๐Ÿ” 57    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

Couldnโ€™t find a virology starter pack so hereโ€™s one to get the ball rolling. Repost/reply if you are a virologist so I can find and add you to the list!

go.bsky.app/SinqoJU

10.11.2024 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 340    ๐Ÿ” 253    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 111    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

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