Professor Emma Thomson appointed Director of the CVR
We are delighted to announce that Professor Emma Thomson has been appointed as the new Director of the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR), having taken up the post as Interim Di...
π’ Weβre delighted to announce that Professor Emma Thomson has been appointed as the new Director of the CVR.
An internationally recognised expert in emerging infectious diseases, Emma will continue to lead the CVR in its role in national and global pandemic response.
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
02.06.2025 14:25 β π 15 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
UofG shortlisted for prestigious Prix Galien award
A research team from the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) has been shortlisted for a prestigious Prix Galien UK Award for their groundbreaking dengue virus control strategy, w...
Excited that our Wolbachia-based strategy to block dengue has been shortlisted for the Prix Galien UK Award! π¦π§¬ Proud to be part of this work in Sinkinsβ group at @CVRinfoβalready showing real impact with major dengue reductions in Malaysia.
www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
02.06.2025 21:29 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
First detection of West Nile virus in UK mosquitoes
UKHSA says there is no evidence to suggest ongoing circulation of the virus in birds or mosquitos in the UK and the risk to the general public is very low
π’Breaking news - @ukhsa.bsky.social confirms 1st detection of #WestNileVirus particles in mosquitoes in the UK. This is a zoonotic virus that usually spreads in birds, but very occasionally infects people. Risk to UK public is extremely low, no detection in Scotland yet
www.gov.uk/government/n...
21.05.2025 10:24 β π 5 π 5 π¬ 0 π 1
Vector competence for Oropouche virus: A systematic review of pre-2024 experiments
Oropouche virus has recently become an urgent threat to public health in Central and South America. OROV is mainly transmitted by biting midges; however, some public health agencies and scientific sou...
π¦π¦ NEW! We looked at every experiment going back to the 1960s, and found that mosquitoes are almost certainly not primary or secondary vectors of Oropouche virus - a common claim in both the scientific literature and public health communication. #EpiSky #IDSky π·π§ͺ
journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
30.04.2025 17:59 β π 110 π 39 π¬ 7 π 3
Mosquitoes in Scotland as far north as Shetland
The extent of Scotland's mosquito population is being understood thanks to a successful citizen science project.
Delighted to have BBC feature our citizen science mosquito reporting project. Huge thx to members of the public who have got in touch since last year with sightings from all across Scotland. Great if we can keep it going this summer: report at www.mosquito-scotland.com
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
01.05.2025 08:50 β π 19 π 9 π¬ 0 π 3
My nearly 15 year old lady π»
13.03.2025 08:47 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
And another #PhD, again @unistrathclyde.bsky.social in the very friendly, open-minded and diverse Glasgow!
#Enterococcal #phages and their role in infections - how much do they contribute to success of nosocomial pathogens?
Details here, led by Suzie Humphrey π www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
08.02.2025 09:41 β π 9 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1
Couldnβt find a virology starter pack so hereβs 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 π 341 π 253 π¬ 111 π 16
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 βre-skyβ to anyone you think may be interested. Closing Dec 10th
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKV639/p...
27.11.2024 09:56 β π 39 π 50 π¬ 3 π 3
And @mavimancini.bsky.social is another
27.11.2024 09:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Can I join please βΊοΈ?
27.11.2024 09:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science π§ͺ disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" βοΈ
So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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25.11.2024 12:38 β π 1194 π 596 π¬ 35 π 44
Research assistant professor PI, Cross Flavi Lab @Pitt | Flavivirus antibody response & cross-flavivirus interactions | Epidemiology & Capacity Building | UC Berkeley affiliate
Researcher at Bernhard-Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine | Exploring virus interactions in mosquitoes to block mosquito-borne virus transmission | https://drminealtinli.com | www.linkedin.com/in/mine-altinli
Nerdy knitter and viral sequencing scientist βͺ@uogcvrgenomics.bsky.socialβ¬
#UKRI Project 'Assessing the risk of mosquito vector-borne diseases in Scotland & their response to environmental change'
https://mosquito-scotland.com
Malaria and mosquito scientist at the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, NIAID, NIH. π΅π·π³οΈβππ¦π¬π§π½βπ¬πππ½
PhD candidate in the Messer lab, OHSU π²ποΈhumoral response to arboviruses | antigenic landscapes | pathogen evolution | ID modeling aspirations | hikey bikey things π₯Ύπ²
Molecular virologist π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ | Ph.D. | Researcher, Universiteit Utrecht π³π± | Respiratory virus-mucus interactions & all things ALI culture π¦
Medical entomologist, Vector Ecology, Mosquito, Arbovirus, pandemic preparedness, Africa, High altitude windborne mosquito migration, diversity, Ecologica function, NGS, field studies
Post-doc developing ex vivo immune organoids for improved translation of novel vaccine candidates at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
Associate Professor YaleEMD / YaleSPH. Studies π¦π¦ π§¬transmission, evolution, and emergence. PI of http://dengue-lineages.org. Will sequence for πΊ.
Lab website: https://grubaughlab.com/
Mosquito ecologist, postdoctoral fellow at UTMB. RPCV Mozambique 2012 - 2024.
All about RNA regulation during virus infection @castello-lab.bsky.social @cvrinfo.bsky.social π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Before @UniofOxfordπ¬π§ @UU_University πΈπͺ @CairoUniv πͺπ¬
Assistant Professor University of Nebraska Medical Center | Pathogen Genomics, Virome, and Vector Biology
Assistant Professor in the Biological Sciences department at Lehigh University. I study host-microbe interactions with a focus on the relationship between Wolbachia endosymbionts and Drosophila fruit flies.
Group Leader, Cell Biology of Infection Lab @thecrick; Nephrologist @Royal Free Hospital. Own views etc.
Emerging/endemic infectious diseases, mostly viruses. Pandemic Prevention. Early Warning. One Health. Science outside-the-box. Views my own. π¦ π§ͺπ¬ππ¦
Virologistπ¦ π¦ππ¦Assoc. 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
We use computational methods in infection research to decipher pathogen-host interactions and RNA virus evolution, including immune escape.
Find us here -> https://tracir.de
