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Congratulations to all the winners! We had over 275 applications, all with exciting research projects.

Scroll through and then check back Spring 2026 to see the mini reviews written by these folks.

This is a photo of Dr. Leslie Griffith.

The Department of Biology at IU Bloomington welcomes Dr. Leslie Griffith, professor of neuroscience at Brandeis University, for the 2025-26 Tracy M. Sonneborn Memorial Lecture Series on Tuesday, December 2, at 3:30 p.m. in Biology Building A100.
Learn more: go.iu.edu/8wj4/

Friends, my university is for hiring tenure-track faculty positions in biology, education, math, English, psychology, and civil engineering. Join me in the beautiful Pacific Northwest!

Please share far and wide.

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Structural insights into MERS and SARS coronavirus membrane proteins - Communications Biology Structural insights into SARS and MERS coronavirus membrane protein reveals differences and conserved sites of an inhibitor binding pocket, aiding in the design of broad-spectrum and specific antivira...

Structural insights into MERS and SARS coronavirus membrane proteins

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Will try this at the conference I’m going to in January!

Eliminating interactions with the viral Fc receptor improves antibody-mediated protection against neonatal HSV infection in mice HSV-specific antibodies demonstrate improved activity in vitro and in vivo when the IgG Fc domain is rendered insensitive to the viral Fc receptor.

Eliminating interactions with the viral Fc receptor improves antibody-mediated protection against neonatal HSV infection in mice www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Later today, Thursday 20th.

Cryo-EM structure of bacteriophage Bas63 reveals structural conservation and diversity in the Felixounavirus genus Cryo-EM of phage Bas63 reveals unique capsid and tail features, offering insights into Felixounavirus evolution and architecture.

#microsky #phagesky #cryoEM structure of coli #phage Bas63

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Integrative genomic analyses support the division of the extended Asfarviridae clade into multiple viral families | Journal of Virology Giant viruses, such as mimiviruses, exhibit unique characteristics, including virions visible under a light microscope, genomes larger than some unicellular organisms, and a diverse and unprecedented ...

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Check out this new GEM!!! @asm.org #JVI

Climate change is spreading dengue, chikungunya and West Nile virus worldwide A new COP30 report finds that rising temperatures, extreme weather, evolving pathogens and climate-driven migration are reshaping disease patterns

From mosquitoes carrying dengue and chikungunya in Indian Ocean islands to West Nile virus now endemic in parts of Europe, climate change is redrawing the global map of infectious disease. Mail & Guardian coverage our COP30 Report - mg.co.za/the-green-gu...

Viruses and virus satellites of haloarchaea and their nanosized DPANN symbionts reveal intricate nested interactions - Nature Microbiology An exploration of the viromes of haloarchaea and their ultra-small DPANN symbionts reveals plasmid-derived satellites of viruses from both archaeal groups, highlighting the complexity of nested symbio...

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Psyched to say that Mike Diamond is talking at our next seminar. THURSDAY 20th Nov. All welcome!
World leading #virology not to be missed - just email us for a Zoom link.
Please help us with a re-post to get the word out 👍

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Black and white photo of James Watson

James (Jim) Watson, LMB Nobel laureate, co-discoverer with Francis Crick of the structure of DNA, has died at the age of 97.
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#LMBNews #LMBAlumni

Prefusion structure, evasion and neutralization of HSV-1 glycoprotein B - Nature Microbiology Cryo-EM structures of the stabilized prefusion conformation of the glycoprotein B ectodomain—the HSV-1 entry machine—identify a prefusion-specific neutralizing antibody and reveal how prefusion glycop...

🧪 🦠 Prefusion structure, evasion and neutralization of HSV-1 glycoprotein B www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I'm pleased to announce 🍦 Icecream 🍨 v0.3!

New features include:
* Training on multiple tomograms (same training time, with linear increase in RAM) 🚀
* Logging and plotting of the loss function 📉
* The --scale option is now called --eq-weight for clarity 😉

We'd love to hear your feedback! 🙏🏽

Taxonomic expansion and reorganization of Flaviviridae - Nature Microbiology Analysis of RNA polymerase hallmark gene phylogenies supported by protein structure relationships of flaviviruses and ‘flavi-like’ viruses underpins the taxonomic expansion and reorganization of Flavi...

Out now!

Taxonomic expansion and reorganization of Flaviviridae

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#microsky

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The impact of PhD studies on mental health-a longitudinal population study - PubMed Recent self-reported and cross-sectional survey evidence documents high levels of mental health problems among PhD students. We study the relationship between PhD studies and mental health care utilization using Swedish administrative records of prescriptions for psychiatric medication for the full …

Data for smthg we have all been observing
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41033288/

What an opportunity

Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️

Diagram showing how sand fly saliva changes fibroblast state to promote arbovirus infection.

New paper out in iScience @cellpress.bsky.social
We show that #sand_fly biting reprograms skin fibroblasts, making them more permissive to virus infection
=> #fibroblasts aren’t bystanders, they help define severity/clinical outcome to infection AND #vector biting is key
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.is...

Last year it was discovered that a single bacterial NLR-like protein can recognize multiple, structurally unrelated phage proteins (Béchon et al, Kibby et al)

Now, a new study shows the same for a plant NLR. Another example how principles of immunity remain conserved from bacteria to eukaryotes

My department at Dartmouth Medical School is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor. We are looking broadly for a biochemist or cell biologist. Please share this add! apply.interfolio.com/171438
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The UofA is hiring for a Principal Scientist in cancer immunology! This isn’t a typical academic position—we're looking for a scientist with a great idea but needs time/resources to translate and commercialize. Please repost and apply if interested!

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Remembering David Baltimore (1938–2025): Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Visualizing influenza A virus assembly by in situ cryo-electron tomography - Nature Communications Influenza A virus must package eight separate genomic segments, called viral ribonucleoproteins (vRNPs). Using in situ cryo-electron tomography, the authors visualize how vRNPs are clustered on cell m...

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Loving this!

Right?!?! I posted about this the other day. They say no $$ for hires, for infrastructure, they even cut departments and programs for of cost saving measures. Bull crap. Big pile of phooey.

Let me try that again, too many typos. Academics are suffering. Departments are being shut down. Majors are being eliminated all because of no money. but there is money, just not south of 17th St.

I love sports. I just think this has gotten insanely out of control. Academics is suffering departments are wing shut down majors are being eliminated. All because of no money. But there is money. Just not south of 17th street.

So we were told no money for incoming graduate student fellowships, no money for faculty hires, no money for cost of living raises, and no way is there money for back up power in one of our science buildings. But magically our football coach can get an 11 Mil annual salary for several years?