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Virology Lab studying virus-host interactions at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, NY

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Simon Lab Spotlight! Brian Monahan β€” The Simon Lab Introducing Brian Monahan! Brian is one of our phenomenal Associate Researchers in the Simon/Mulder Lab. Click below to read his Q&A!

This week's #SimonLabSpotlightπŸ”¦ Brian Monahan! Brian is one of our phenomenal Associate Researchers in the Simon/Mulder Lab! Read his Q&A here: www.simon-lab.com/news/brianmo... #TeamScience #Virology

03.10.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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H5N1 outbreaks hit more commercial poultry in 3 states

Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin reported fresh detections, part of rising activity over the past several weeks.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...

Photo: Myles Tan / Flickr cc

03.10.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Vaccine breakthrough for deadly elephant virus A vaccine against a deadly disease that affects young elephants is shown to be effective in a world-first trial.

Fascinating BBC article on a vaccine to prevent elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV): www.bbc.com/news/article...

03.10.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Simon Lab Spotlight Jake Mischka β€” The Simon Lab Please meet Jake Mischka! Jake is one of our outstanding Associate Researchers in the Simon/Mulder Lab. Click below to read his Q&A!

Introducing Jake Mischka! This week's #SimonLabSpotlight πŸ’‘is one of our outstanding Associate Researchers. Read his Q&A here: simon-lab.com/news/jakemis... #TeamScience #Research #Virology

26.09.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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West Nile Virus surveillance and current situation in Austria: Seminar by Georg G. Duscher and Barbara Seebacher (AGES) – LBI for Science Outreach and Pandemic Preparedness at the Medical University o... LBI for Science Outreach and Pandemic Preparedness at the Medical University of Vienna

For anyone interested in mosquitoes and West Nile virus, check out this seminar: the next LBI-SOAP One Health Seminar will feature Barbara Seebacher and Georg Duscher from AGES who will present data on West Nile monitoring in Austria.

Register and tune in: soap.lbg.ac.at/events/west-...

18.09.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Simon Lab Spotlight! Neko Lyttle β€” The Simon Lab Please meet Neko Lyttle! Neko helps lead the Simon/Mulder Lab clinical research operations as our Senior Clinical Research Coordinator. Click below to read his Q&A!

Today's Simon Lab Spotlight πŸ”¦ Neko Lyttle! For years, Neko has helped lead the Simon/Mulder Lab clinical research operations as our Senior Clinical Research Coordinator and today we celebrate his last day! Good luck Neko! simon-lab.com/news/nekolyt... #TeamScience #Research #Virology

12.09.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Simon Lab is looking for adults who plan to get a vaccine this year! All study visits take place at ISMMS in NYC. Scan the QR code on the flyer if you are interested or follow this link to learn more: simon-lab.com/active-studies #Research #Virology #Vaccines

11.09.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸš€ NY-CURES Launch β€” Championing State-Wide Investment in Science! πŸš€

Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem β€” creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities.

Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/

04.09.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6
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Simon Lab Spotlight Komal Srivastava! β€” The Simon Lab Introducing Komal Srivastava! Komal helps lead the Simon/Mulder Lab as the Director of Strategy and Operations. Click below to read her Q&A!

Introducing Komal Srivastava! This week's #SimonLabSpotlight πŸ’‘is our Director of Strategy and Operations, who helps lead the Simon/Mulder Lab research program. Read her Q&A here: simon-lab.com/news/komalsr... #TeamScience #Research

05.09.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Simon Lab Spotlight! Reima Ramsamooj β€” The Simon Lab Please meet Reima Ramsamooj! Reima is one of our excellent Associate Researchers in the Simon/Mulder Lab. Click below to read her Q&A!

This week's #SimonLabSpotlight πŸ”¦ Reima Ramsamooj! Reima is one of our outstanding Associate Researchers in the Simon/Mulder Lab! Read her Q&A here: simon-lab.com/news/reimara... #TeamScience #Virology

29.08.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Human monoclonal antibodies targeting A35 protect from death caused by monkeypox virus @cellcellpress.bsky.social @carolilucas.bsky.social @vivianasimonlab.bsky.social @mschotsaert.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

27.08.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Simon Lab Spotlight! Yusuf Figueroa β€” The Simon Lab Introducing Yusuf Figueroa! He is one of our incredible Clinical Research Assistants in the Simon/Mulder Lab.

Introducing Yusuf Figueroa! This week's #SimonLabSpotlight is one of our incredible Clinical Research Assistants in the Simon/Mulder Lab who helps keep our participant-facing research moving forward ➑️! Read his Q&A here: www.simon-lab.com/news/yusuffi... #TeamScience #Research

22.08.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Camila Coelho, PhD, MBA, Named Rising Star by Union of Immunological Societies

Congratulations to former LJI trainee Dr. Camila Coelho (now at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)! πŸŽ‰

Dr. Coelho has been named a "Rising Star" by Union of Immunological Societies β€” an award for early-stage researchers who are revolutionizing the field! bit.ly/4mGyF3H #health #medicine

12.08.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Next week! πŸ“£ Our Vaccination Acceptance Research Network hosts "Exploring the Impacts of Climate Change on Vaccination Services and Access."

πŸ“† Thursday, August 28
⏰ 7:00 a.m. ET
πŸ”—Details & Registration: https://boostcommunity.org/news/1304266

21.08.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Simon Lab Spotlight Giulio Kleiner β€” The Simon Lab Introducing Giulio Kleiner! Giulio is our Laboratory Operations Manager in the Simon/Mulder Lab. Click below to read his interview!

This week's #SimonLabSpotlight πŸ”¦ Giulio Kleiner! Without his expertise in Lab Operations Management the Simon/Mulder Lab would cease to exist! Read his Q&A here: www.simon-lab.com/news/giuliok... #TeamScience

14.08.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Clonotype-enriched somatic hypermutations drive affinity maturation of a public human antibody targeting an occluded sarbecovirus epitope Rao et al. demonstrate that convergent somatic hypermutations in the light chain, enriched within a sarbecovirus-specific public antibody clonotype, drive affinity maturation. This antibody targets a ...

🚨 New Publication!!!

I’m thrilled to share our latest study, β€œClonotype-Enriched Somatic Hypermutations Drive Affinity Maturation of a Public Human Antibody Targeting an Occluded Sarbecovirus Epitope”.
www.cell.com/cell-reports... [1/4]

12.08.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW STUDY by @panosroussos.bsky.social, et al. @mountsinainyc.bsky.social presents transcriptional analysis of primary microglia from 189 human postmortem brains. These data further our understanding of key role #Microglia have in AD biology. Nature Neuroscience πŸ‘‰ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

07.08.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Simon Lab Spotlight! Aidan Vera β€” The Simon Lab Introducing Aidan Vera! Aidan is our phenomenal Summer Intern in the Simon/Mulder Lab. Click below to read his interview!

In our #SimonLabSpotlight this week we are highlighting our phenomenal Summer Intern, Aidan Vera! Aidan is currently studying Human Biology at Hunter College, but spent the last two months with our lab. Check out his Q&A here: www.simon-lab.com/news/aidanve...

31.07.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are hiring a full time lab technician to assist with several long-term richness/biodiversity/microbe/drought/restoration manupulation experiments at the KU field station. Applications due this week! Please share.

Job Posting - Research Technician share.google/GsSTtiW4rIm5...

31.07.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Screen shot of paper entitled "MICBG4064A polymorphism reduces risk of mechanical ventilation and death during viral acute lung injury." From JCI Insight publication.

Screen shot of paper entitled "MICBG4064A polymorphism reduces risk of mechanical ventilation and death during viral acute lung injury." From JCI Insight publication.

More insights from #IMPACC studies, including polymorphism that might protect in #covid19 in online publication.
Authors include: @skleinstein.bsky.social @bjoernpeters.bsky.social @sesmalab.bsky.social @vivianasimonlab.bsky.social @joanndarce.bsky.social ++ others
insight.jci.org/articles/vie...

31.07.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
JCI Insight - High-affinity CD16A polymorphism associated with reduced risk ofsevere COVID-19

Our collaborators unpacked a CD16 #polymorphism linked to #severe #covid19
Authors include: @skleinstein.bsky.social @bjoernpeters.bsky.social @sesmalab.bsky.social
@vivianasimonlab.bsky.social
@joanndarce.bsky.social
IMPACC group
insight.jci.org/articles/vie...

24.07.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Dr. Giacomo Butta from the Simon Lab presenting his research on HIV at the American Society for Virology Annual Conference

Dr. Giacomo Butta from the Simon Lab presenting his research on HIV at the American Society for Virology Annual Conference

This week's #SimonLabSpotlight Dr. Giacomo Butta, a Postdoctoral Fellow from Milan, Italy! Giacomo recently presented his research on HIV at #ASV2025 @amersocvirology.bsky.social
check out his Q&A here: simon-lab.com/news/giacomo...

24.07.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The pandemic aged our brains, whether we got Covid or not, study finds The stress of lockdowns, fear and social isolation appear to have left a mark on our brains. Experts say it may be possible to counteract the changes.

Using brain scans from very large database, researchers @alirezamnk.bsky.social, et al. @uniofnottingham.bsky.social determined that during the pandemic years of 2021 & 2022, people’s brains showed signs of aging. Icahn Mount
Sinai's Dr. Jacqueline Becker Weighs In πŸ‘‰
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

23.07.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Always great to see Simon Lab Alumni go on to achieve great things! Dr. Michael Letko gave an excellent keynote at #ASV2025 on "Uncovering novel receptor use in beta-coronaviruses with functional viromics" check out his lab's work here: labs.wsu.edu/lofv/ @amersocvirology.bsky.social

17.07.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Simon Lab Spotlight! Morgan van Kesteren β€” The Simon Lab Introducing Morgan van Kesteren! She is one of our outstanding Associate Researchers in the Simon/Mulder Lab. Click below to read her interview!

This week's SpotlightπŸ”¦Introducing Morgan van Kesteren! She is one of our outstanding Associate Researchers in the Simon/Mulder Lab. We are celebrating her last day in the lab this Friday as she goes on to pursue a Master's Degree! Read her Q&A here: www.simon-lab.com/news/morganv...

16.07.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bat cells could aid in fighting humans’ most deadly diseases A team led by WSU molecular virologist Michael Letko has developed two new bat-derived laboratory cell lines, providing much-needed tools for studying how bats and their immune systems respond to viru...

Check out a cool story on research by #WSU molecular virologist Michael Letko, who led the development of two new bat-derived laboratory cell lines, providing much-needed tools for studying how bats and their immune systems respond to viruses. news.wsu.edu/press-releas...

17.04.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This week's Spotlight: Dan Caughey! Dan is an Administrative Manager for multiple labs as well as the Center for Vaccine Research and Pandemic Preparedness (C-VaRPP) - click here to read his Q&A: www.simon-lab.com/news/dancaug...

08.07.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Simon Lab Spotlight! Elizabeth β€œBetsy” Levendosky β€” The Simon Lab Introducing Betsy Levendosky! One of our fantastic Associate Researchers in the Simon and Mulder Lab. Click below to read her interview!

New Simon Lab Spotlight🚨Meet Betsy Levendosky! Betsy has been an Associate Researcher in the lab for 2 years, and we just celebrated her last day as she begins a PhD program at ISMMS in the Fall! Best of luck Betsy! Read her Q&A here: www.simon-lab.com/news/betsyle...

01.07.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
https://www.meduniwien.ac.at/web/karriere/offene-stellen/personalmitteilungsblatt-nr24/25/nr24-ignaz-semelweis-institut-reference-number-382/25/

The Krammer Lab in Vienna is looking for a postdoc in virology/immunology at the Ignaz Semmelweis Institute at the Medical University in Vienna. You can learn more about the opportunity here: t.co/SM61DamVFl

20.06.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jessica Nardulli, one of the Simon Lab's Clinical Research Coordinators, shares her work on SARS-CoV-2 at the Annual CEIRR Network Meeting in Athens, GA

Jessica Nardulli, one of the Simon Lab's Clinical Research Coordinators, shares her work on SARS-CoV-2 at the Annual CEIRR Network Meeting in Athens, GA

Please meet Jessica! One of our outstanding Clinical Research Coordinators who helps lead our observational studies πŸ§ͺCheck out her Q&A here:
www.simon-lab.com/news

20.06.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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