Rachael Rush

What an honor to have recieved this award! I’m thrilled to share that I… | Rachael Rush, PhD What an honor to have recieved this award! I’m thrilled to share that I was awarded the Postdoctoral Leadership Award from the University of Pittsburgh. This recognition means a lot to me - not just a...

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24.04.2025 21:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Here is what grew on plate 2! Thanks to everyone who participated!

24.03.2025 15:56 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Here is what grew on plate 1!

24.03.2025 15:50 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Last Friday, I joined my fellow members of Pitt CVR and IDM to participate in “SciTech” days at the #CarnegieScienceCenter here in #Pittsburgh.
I loved coming to this science center as a kid and now more than ever recognize the importance of encouraging the future scientists of America 👩‍🔬 👨‍🔬 🦠 🔬

24.03.2025 13:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Had a fantastic time yesterday at Carnegie Science Center’s SciTech day! 🦠🔬🥼 Sharing our science from Pitt CVR & IDM with a community of future #WomenInSTEM @rushphd.bsky.social @goingviral88.bsky.social @roguerifter.bsky.social

22.03.2025 21:11 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

So fun to connect with past peer and colleague Ashley from my PhD program as she interviews for a potential postdoc at a collaborating lab at the CVR! 👩‍🔬 💙 💛 so cool to see how her project has progressed since she first joined the program 😊 👩‍🔬

25.02.2025 17:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I am thrilled that Kaleigh Connors @sciencekaleigh.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD thesis on Monday to a record crowd both in-person and on zoom!!

09.01.2025 23:55 — 👍 19    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 2

One of the best days of the year, the CVR holiday party!! @pitt.bsky.social #cvrbar #centerforvaccineresearch

13.12.2024 18:54 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

APPARENTLY the CVR Bar “doesn’t open until noon” 🦠🍻

13.12.2024 15:44 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I will knock the Phlebo riftsense into you!!! 🤛🏼👊🏼

13.12.2024 02:53 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

We have a new pre-print on #Oropouche virus! Recent evidence suggests this emerging #bunyavirus may be associated with #verticaltransmission. Using ex vivo models of the placenta, we found villous trophoblasts are permissive to infection with the #prototype strain BeAn19991.

17.11.2024 22:36 — 👍 18    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 3

Lrp1 facilitates infection of neurons by Jamestown Canyon virus Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) is a bunyavirus and arbovirus responsible for neuroinvasive disease in the United States. Little is known about JCV pathogenesis, and no host factors required for cellular...

New preprint out from our lab showing neuronal infection by Jamestown Canyon virus is facilitated by Lrp1

This is work initiated by Zach Frey when he was an undergrad in my lab. He completed the project and is applying to grad school this cycle!

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07.11.2024 12:15 — 👍 15    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0