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VirologistπŸ¦ πŸ¦‡πŸ€πŸ¦ŸAssoc. Prof. @UTMBHEALTH Galveston National Lab-Bench/Field Study of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers & Emerging Viral Diseases-All opinions are mine https://www.utmb.edu/microbiology/faculty/robert-cross

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Solid crew there!

02.04.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oral nucleoside antiviral is progressing toward future pandemic preparedness - UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health May 23, 2024 An orally administered investigational antiviral β€” obeldesivir β€” is broadly effective against coronaviruses.

UNC has done most the work on ODV on COVID sph.unc.edu/sph-news/ora...

22.03.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oral obeldesivir provides postexposure protection against Marburg virus in nonhuman primates - Nature Medicine The oral drug obeldesivir confers 80% survival when given after lethal Marburg virus exposure in cynomolgus macaques and also delays viral replication and disease onset, suggesting a potential treatme...

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

22.03.2025 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oral administration of obeldesivir protects nonhuman primates against Sudan ebolavirus Oral treatment with obeldesivir completely protects macaques from lethal infection with Sudan ebolavirus

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

22.03.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The oral drug obeldesivir protects nonhuman primates against lethal Ebola virus infection Oral treatment with obeldesivir protects macaques from lethal infection with Ebola virus.

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

22.03.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ebola-infected Monkeys Cured With A Pill, Raising Hopes For Humans: Study Monkeys infected with Ebola can be cured with a pill, according to a new study out Friday that could pave the way for more practical, affordable treatments in humans.

Working with collaborators at @GileadSciences , we at @UTMB have developed an oral treatment for Sudan ebolavirus, Marburg virus, and most recently Zaire ebolavirus shown effective in nonhuman primates: www.barrons.com/news/ebola-i...

21.03.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Oral obeldesivir provides postexposure protection against Marburg virus in nonhuman primates - Nature Medicine The oral drug obeldesivir confers 80% survival when given after lethal Marburg virus exposure in cynomolgus macaques and also delays viral replication and disease onset, suggesting a potential treatme...

Working with colleagues Gilead, we developed oral drugs to treat filoviruses like Marburg virus and ebolaviruses www.nature.com/articles/s41...

29.01.2025 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Oral obeldesivir provides postexposure protection against Marburg virus in nonhuman primates - Nature Medicine The oral drug obeldesivir confers 80% survival when given after lethal Marburg virus exposure in cynomolgus macaques and also delays viral replication and disease onset, suggesting a potential treatme...

Fresh work from our group in collaboration with @GileadSciences in @NatureMedicine demonstrating post exposure protection against Marburg virus in NHPs using oral Obeldesivir. @UTMBProvost @UTMBPresident @utmbhealth with support from @NIAIDNews www.nature.com/articles/s41...

13.01.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When the editor rejects the paper but you choose to interpet it as an agreement to see major revisions

05.01.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is true giving.

23.12.2024 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't find African Scientists and researchers easily on here. As the second largest continent with 1.3 billion inhabitants our perspectives matter. I'm creating a starterpack to find folks, follow them and amplify them. If you are an African Scientist let me know below so I can add you. Thanks.

20.11.2024 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4370    πŸ” 581    πŸ’¬ 237    πŸ“Œ 24

He does…

19.11.2024 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Contagion was impressively prescient…not perfect, but not bad…

19.11.2024 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Couldn’t find a virology starter pack so here’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 β€” πŸ‘ 341    πŸ” 253    πŸ’¬ 112    πŸ“Œ 16

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18.11.2024 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Graphical abstract of the published manuscript.

Graphical abstract of the published manuscript.

New paper from Amit Khandhar’s team at HDT Bio demonstrating that our LION/repRNA platform can be thermostabilized by lyophilization, enabling refrigerator stability for at least 1 year!

Clear implications for global access to vaccines based on our technology.

authors.elsevier.com/c/1k6n4cI2-5...

17.11.2024 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A starter pack for all virologists out there on the blue side ! Might be missing some people but it’s a good start ! go.bsky.app/DmphBCT

17.11.2024 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 2

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