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‘One Health’ keeps humans one step ahead of the microbes As new viruses “jump” from wildlife to humans and we struggle with antimicrobial resistance and even climate change, a new interdisciplinary approach to human health might just save the day.

From the past: We wrote about this in 2018, but still very relevant and has been for several decades. #OneHealth with Drs. Karen Mossman and Kaushal Baid

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Follow up publication describing immunogenicity and efficacy in NHPs of historical and contemporary H5N1 vaccine compositions against challenge with contemporary cattle virus isolate. What we concluded in mice did not translate to NHPs. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Way to go @sauhards.bsky.social. Super proud of your hard work. #PIIN2025
Congratulations to PhD candidate, Sauhard for winning the best poster at the 2025 PIIN conference. #LZCI #LoveVirology

Dr. Nathalie Grandvaux with her keynote talk on redox regulation during viral infections at #PIIN2025
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Excellent talk by Dr. Kaushal Baid from the lab at #PIIN2025. #LZCI #LoveVirology

YouTube video by Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization VIDO's 50th Anniversary Video

50 years of infectious disease research at Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan.

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Excellent day of science. So wonderful to see all our #WildEpi trainees doing such good work in the lab and field. Super packed two days of science and a fantastic talk by invited keynote speaker, Dr. Wanda Markotter.

LRP8 is a receptor for tick-borne encephalitis virus - Nature LRP8, an apolipoprotein E and reelin receptor with high expression in the brain, is a receptor for tick-borne encephalitis virus.

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Stunning work from the Chandran lab!

Bats live with some viruses. But others can do them in Bats can carry some deadly human pathogens without signs of illness. A new survey shows that other viruses can still be bad for bats.

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MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 infection in diverse human lung organoid-derived cultures | Journal of Virology The COVID-19 pandemic heralded the upsurge in human-derived lung organoid-based studies due to their cellular heterogeneity that partly emulates the cellular complexity of the respiratory tract. A maj...

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MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 infection in diverse human lung organoid-derived cultures | Journal of Virology The COVID-19 pandemic heralded the upsurge in human-derived lung organoid-based studies due to their cellular heterogeneity that partly emulates the cellular complexity of the respiratory tract. A major disadvantage of organoid models resides in their apical-in conformation that “hides” cells and proteins that are typically exposed to the air-liquid interface (ALI) in the airways and are targets of viruses. Here, we generated monolayers and ALI cultures to facilitate cell exposure to highly relevant pathogens and compared them to parental organoids. Organoids at the ALI captured infection and immune responses better than organoids and organoid-derived monolayer cultures. Organoids at the ALI are a viable approach to improve identification and characterization of virus infection, host responses, and therapeutic testing.

MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 infection in diverse human lung organoid-derived cultures journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 infection in diverse human lung organoid-derived cultures | Journal of Virology The COVID-19 pandemic heralded the upsurge in human-derived lung organoid-based studies due to their cellular heterogeneity that partly emulates the cellular complexity of the respiratory tract. A maj...

🚨 Latest publication from our group and our exceptional collaborators. Led by postdoctoral fellows Drs. Chiok and Jenik. We attempted to test the permissivity of diverse patient origin airway organoid-derived cultures to MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. #LZCI #LoveVirology

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A generative deep learning approach to de novo antibiotic design A generative AI platform is developed for de novo antibiotic design, yielding lead compounds with selective antibacterial activity, distinct mechanisms of action, and in vivo efficacy against multidru...

AI-generated de novo antibiotic compounds show activity against drug-resistant bacteria #NBThighlight www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

If you are interested in 🧠 LOOPS this is for YOU.

We are curating an article collection on cortico-subcortical interactions in the vertebrate brain. Participating journals include @commsbio.nature.com @natneuro.nature.com @natcomms.nature.com & SciRep.

We look fwd to your contributions!!

And with that, Victoria is off to her next adventure at the University of Toronto. She published several cool studies with us and will be back next month to defend her PhD! Proud of you, Vic! #LZCI #LoveVirology

Victoria’s recent study 👉🏾 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Promotional poster for the 3rd Canadian Symposium on Long COVID. Session: Biomedical and Basic Science Research, scheduled for Day 1, October 20, 2025, from 13:45–14:45 NT. Moderator: Manali Mukherjee, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, McMaster University. Speakers: Arinjay Banerjee, PhD, Faculty Member and Senior Staff Scientist, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization; Marie-Hélène Boudrias, PhD, Associate Professor, McGill University; Amy Proal, PhD, President/Research Director, PolyBio Research Foundation; Rachel Eddy, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia. The poster includes symposium branding and event details: October 20–21, 2025, hybrid format (virtual and in-person).

(1/2) The 'Biomedical & Basic Science Research' session at the 2025 #LCWSymposium explores experiences of healthcare professionals, brain activity changes linked to #LongCOVID, & pulmonary pathophysiology.

Date: Oct 20, 2025, 1.45–2.45 PM NT
Register now: bit.ly/4hRoczz

Next week, PhD candidate, Victoria Gonzalez embarks on a new journey and will be moving. She started in 2021 in my newly established lab and published several cool studies. It’s hard to see her leave. She’ll be back to defend her PhD in October. Undoubtedly, we will miss you.. #LZCI #LoveVirology

Declines of ebony and ivory are inextricably linked in an African rainforest Loss of critically endangered forest elephants reduce the regeneration of a threatened species of ebony tree.

Further loss of critically endangered African forest elephants due to the ivory trade will likely result in the continued decline of African ebony trees, suggests a newly discovered mutualistic relationship between the charismatic species described in #ScienceAdvances. https://scim.ag/4oVjHIY

Distinct circulating autoantibodies are associated with COVID-19 hospitalization and SARS-CoV-2 neutralization activity - npj Viruses npj Viruses - Distinct circulating autoantibodies are associated with COVID-19 hospitalization and SARS-CoV-2 neutralization activity

🚨 Recent publication from the Mossman laboratory at McMaster University, led by Dr. Rajesh Jacob, Ph.D.

Distinct circulating autoantibodies are associated with COVID-19 hospitalization and SARS-CoV-2 neutralization activity:

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WOW, What a day! PhD student, Arely defended her PhD with flying colours! Congratulations, Dr. Hernandez! 👏🏾 #LoveVirology #LZCI

Spread the word - we at @stanford-chemh.bsky.social are searching to fill a new junior faculty at the interface of molecular and computational science. See link below!

📣 Ready to lead your own lab? NTU Singapore's Nanyang Assistant Professorship offers a 100% paid salary & a S$2.75M start-up package. We're visiting the US this Sept to recruit top talent. Meet us in NYC, Boston & more! #FacultyJobs #TenureTrack

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This week three trainees from the lab are in Montreal for the Canadian One Health training platform on Emerging Zoonosis workshop. #LZCI @abhuinya.bsky.social @Rita @sauhards.bsky.social #OneHealth

It was such a terrific feeling to host my former PhD supervisor, Prof. Vikram Misra and watch him interact with my trainees. Always a great time with you, Vikram! #LoveVirology #LZCI

It was incredible to meet so many old and new colleagues and friends and watching our PhD student, Sauhard Shrivastava give an excellent talk. Overall, we learnt lots and we are certainly returning with more ideas and inspiration. Thank you, #IBRC2025. #LZCI (2/2) @ibrc2025.bsky.social

I had an excellent time at #IBRC2025 hosting the comparative immunology sessions and co-presenting our work on bat antiviral immunity with Dr. Irving at the Bat1K symposium. (1/2)

After 11 years, Aaron and I tag teamed a joint seminar on Genotype to Phenotype: Bat immunity at #IBRC2025

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@emmateeling.bsky.social at #IBRC2025. Healthy ageing and longevity. @ibrc2025.bsky.social

More bat-virus interactions in bats at #IBRC2025. This time by @jennbarr.bsky.social.

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Dr. @alibat.bsky.social talking about virus-host interactions in bats at @ibrc2025.bsky.social #IBRC2025