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We are the members of the Diamond lab at WUSM: cutting edge virology, immunology and microbiome research, and antiviral vaccine and therapeutics development.

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Episode 12: Complex carbohydrates - targets for a Klebsiella pneumoniae vaccine | Creating Memory: Vaccines & Immunity We talk with Dr. Paeton Wantuch, a Staff Scientist in the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine, MO, who uses animal models to understand correlates of protection for va...

As part of our 2025 β€œRising Stars in #Vaccinology and #Immunity to #Microbes” seminar series, we spoke with Dr. Paeton Wantuch in the RosenLabWashU.bsky.social who develops and evaluates vaccines against #Klebsiella pneumoniae. cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-12...

01.08.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
LMtV Episode 123: Animal models to study new vaccines and treatments for flavivirus | Let’s Meet the Virologists We talk with Chinonye Dim, a graduate student at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, who characterizes more accessible animal models to develop new vaccines and therapeutics against flaviviruses.

With the end of #ASV2025, we share talks with virologists to listen to on your travels back home. Check out our interview with Chinonye Dim who uses more accessible animal models to study new #vaccines and #therapeutics for #YFV and #Powassan virus. lmtv.podbean.com/e/lmtv-episo...

18.07.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
LMtV Episode 122: Investigating the role of metabolism in virus infection | Let’s Meet the Virologists We talk with Hatoon Baazim, a postdoctoral researcher at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, who studies the role of systemic and cellular metabolism in virus infection.

With #ASV2025 wrapping up, we share talks with virologists! Check out our interview with Hatoon Baazim @hatoon-baazim.bsky.social who studies the role of #immunometabolism in virus infection such as #SARS-CoV-2. lmtv.podbean.com/e/lmtv-episo...

17.07.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
LMtV Episode 121: Using gnotobiotic pigs to study enteric virus vaccines | Let’s Meet the Virologists We talk with with Charlotte Nyblade, a DVM/PhD student at the Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, who used gnotobiotic pig models to study vaccine-mediated immunity and p...

With #ASV2025 wrapping up, we share talks with virologists! Check out our interview with Charlotte Nyblade who studied vaccines against enteric viruses such as #norovirus and #rotavirus. lmtv.podbean.com/e/lmtv-episo...

17.07.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
LMtV Episode 120: Developing computational methods to predict virus evolution | Let’s Meet the Virologists We talk with Stephanie Goya , a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, who uses genomic approaches to understand and predict the evolution of respiratory viruses such as...

With #ASV2025 underway, we share talks with virologists! Check out our interview with Stephanie Goya who focuses on developing new computational methods to predict evolution of respiratory viruses such as #RSV. lmtv.podbean.com/e/lmtv-episo...

15.07.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
LMtV Episode 119: Investigating behavioral outcomes of subclinical HSV infections | Let’s Meet the Virologists We talk with Roberto Alers-Velazquez, a postdoc at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth,Β Hanover, NH, who studies how subclinical herpes simplex virus infections can impair memory and behavior.

With #ASV2025 underway, we share talks with virologists! Check out our interview with Roberto Alers-Velazquez who studies how subclinical HSV infections can cause host behavioral changes and memory impairment. lmtv.podbean.com/e/lmtv-episo...

14.07.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
LMtV Episode 118: Developing novel inhibitors to combat emerging alphaviruses | Let’s Meet the Virologists We talk with Abdullahi Jamiu, a graduate student at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, VA, who studies how encephalitic alphaviruses modulate cellular transcription...

With #ASV2025 underway, we share talks with virologists! Check out our interview with Abdullahi Jamiu who studies emerging #encephalitic #alphaviruses such as VEEV/WEEV/EEEV. lmtv.podbean.com/e/lmtv-episo...

14.07.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cassandra Simonich, MD, PhD | Vaccines & Immunity to Microbial PathogensΒ  | Washington University in St. LouisWashU Medicine

Check out our latest podcast with Dr. Cassie Simonich who will be presenting her research at our online seminar series this coming Tues, June 3rd at 3-4 pm CST. vaccinecenter.wustl.edu/people/cassi... Please email washucvimp@gmail.com if you would like a zoom link.

30.05.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Alba Grifoni, PhD | Vaccines & Immunity to Microbial PathogensΒ  | Washington University in St. LouisWashU Medicine

Check out our latest podcast with Dr. Alba Grifoni who will be presenting her work online this Tues, May 13th at 3-4 pm CST. sites.wustl.edu/vaccinecente...

12.05.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
2025 Rising Stars Seminar Series | Vaccines & Immunity to Microbial PathogensΒ  | Washington University in St. LouisWashU Medicine

Are you interested in vaccines and immunity to microbial pathogens? Check out our Rising Stars seminar series sites.wustl.edu/vaccinecente.... Email us at washucvimp@gmail.com for the zoom link!

12.05.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 9: Using mosaic nanoparticle vaccines to generate broadly protective immmune responses | Creating Memory: Vaccines & Immunity We talk with Dr. Alexander Cohen, Postdoctoral Scholar in the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering at the California Institute of Technology, CA, who uses immune focusing approaches toΒ desig...

As part of our 2025 β€œRising Stars in #Vaccinology and #Immunity to #Microbes” seminar series, we are talking with postdocs about their research. Check out our podcast with Dr. Alexander Cohen who uses immune focusing to design vaccines that generate antibodies against conserved epitopes.

31.03.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 8: Using comparative immunology to design better vaccines | Creating Memory: Vaccines & Immunity We talk with Dr. Hanover Matz, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine, MO, who uses human vaccine studies as well as comparisons to oth...

As part of our 2025 β€œRising Stars in #Vaccinology and #Immunity to #Microbes” online seminar series, we are talking with postdocs about their research. Check out our podcast with Dr. Hanover Matz who uses comparative immunology of vaccine induced B cell responses. cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-8-...

25.02.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 7: Novel approaches to dissect antibody responses to respiratory viruses | Creating Memory: Vaccines & Immunity We talk with Dr. Seth Zost, Research Instructor in the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, TN, who is developing new approaches to define how antibody responses to SARS-...

As part of our 2025 β€œRising Stars in #Vaccinology and #Immunity to #Microbes” online seminar series, we are talking with investigators about their research. Check out our podcast with Dr. Seth Zost who studies #antibody responses to respiratory #viruses. cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-7-...

08.02.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Creating Memory: Vaccines & Immunity | CVIMP Hear from scientists working to develop new vaccines and understand immunity to microbial pathogens. Host: Larissa Thackray, Ph.D., Professor of Infectious Diseases

As part of the #WashU #CVIMP 2024 #vaccine symposium, we interviewed several speakers studying vaccines and immunity to microbial pathogens. Check them out! cvimp.podbean.com

20.11.2024 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of speakers and guests at the 2024 CVIMP symposium at Washington University School of Medicine

Image of speakers and guests at the 2024 CVIMP symposium at Washington University School of Medicine

Image of Dr Robert Seder, speaker at the CVIMP 2024 symposium

Image of Dr Robert Seder, speaker at the CVIMP 2024 symposium

Amazing #people and #research at #WashU #CVIMP 2024 vaccine symposium! Thanks to all our speakers and honored guests!

16.11.2024 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out our review highlighting potential avenues for the rapid development of vaccines against emerging flaviviruses doi.org/10.1093/infd...

21.10.2023 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ofer's speech!

12.10.2023 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Saturday, we celebrated the opening of the Ofer Zimmerman lab at Washington University School of Medicine! Congrats!!!

12.10.2023 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats to former lab member Ofer Zimmerman (who has now started his own lab at WUSM) and coauthors for their recent paper describing how different alphaviruses bind different vertebrate MXRA8 receptors! authors.elsevier.com/a/1htVZL7PXm...

06.10.2023 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out new work from Roy and other coauthors examining how preventing type I interferon signaling allows West Nile virus to infect enterocytes, increases gut and blood brain barrier permeability, and leads to more severe disease.

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

30.09.2023 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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We are the staff, students, postdocs, fellows, investigators and faculty of the Diamond lab at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Our website is now LIVE! Check us out!!! diamondlab.wustl.edu

30.09.2023 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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