6 Oct 2025
Researchers at @WesternU and @UCalgary have discovered how HIV hides in parts of the body by embedding itself into the DNA of cells in a tissue-specific manner.
“HIV follows unique patterns in different tissues,” explains Stephen Barr, PhD (@BarrLab). schulich.uwo.ca/about/news-e…
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Happy Birthday @BarrLab! 🎉🎂🥂
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8 Mar 2024
Heading south for March Break, but worried about dengue? 🦟 In this @YahooCanada article, #SchulichMedDent’s Stephen Barr @BarrLab explains how the mosquito-borne disease is transmitted and how to protect yourself while travelling to tropical regions.
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2 Dec 2023
#HIV encodes only 15 proteins, yet it wreaks havoc in human populations.
In the past decade, @BarrLab has made considerable strides in understanding the intricate mechanisms HIV interacts with and evades the immune system.
#WorldAIDSDay 🌍
brnw.ch/21wEXjw
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11 Jan 2023
An obstacle to finding a cure for #HIV has been understanding how the virus becomes dormant in the human genome. A new study from #WesternU's @BarrLab has shown that a protein whose function is to fight viruses, actually helps to hide HIV in the body. news.westernu.ca/2023/01/wes…
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11 Jan 2023
Congratulations to the @BarrLab @SchulichMedDent & the @langlois_ma lab @uOttawa! See their latest research linked below.
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
10 Jan 2023
Sharing the latest research from our lab in partnership with the @BarrLab. We show that antiviral #APOBEC3 proteins alter integration sites of #HIV1 to favor less active areas in our genome - a potential contribution for APOBEC3 proteins to HIV1 latency.
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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10 Jan 2023
Sharing the latest research from our lab in partnership with the @BarrLab. We show that antiviral #APOBEC3 proteins alter integration sites of #HIV1 to favor less active areas in our genome - a potential contribution for APOBEC3 proteins to HIV1 latency.
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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2 Dec 2021
We worked together at Columbia and now are putting together a new grant. And on top of that he’s a good friend and we have periodic Zoom happy hours 🥂
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2 Dec 2021
It’s always wonderful to chat with @LaurenPelley, especially about a topic that is so important: pandemic preparedness via research into zoonotic viruses and how @CoVaRR_Net is tackling this urgent problem.
Also w/ insights from @BarrLab & collabs @DrSimonAnthony & @danjbecker!
2 Dec 2021
A great article featuring @CoVaRR_Net star researchers @angie_rasmussen and @BarrLab discussing how pandemics start and spread cbc.ca/newsinteractives/feat…
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2 Dec 2021
A great article featuring @CoVaRR_Net star researchers @angie_rasmussen and @BarrLab discussing how pandemics start and spread cbc.ca/newsinteractives/feat…
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1 Dec 2021
To prepare for future pandemics, virologists Ryan Troyer, PhD, and @BarrLab are working with @ROMtoronto to build a bank of coronaviruses using samples of bat tissue. “If we’re ready to prevent a small outbreak from becoming a pandemic, that’s the key.”
Via @CBCTheNational
1 Dec 2021
#WesternU researchers and @ROMtoronto biologists are racing to identify coronaviruses in bats to predict and prepare for future pandemics. @SchulichMedDent @CBCTheNational #COVID19
cbc.ca/newsinteractives/feat…
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30 Nov 2021
Next week for the @westernuPaLM 4200a course we put together a guest lecture where @BarrLab will talk about #SARSCoV2 and vaccine design, Dr. Ana Cabrera will discuss #COVID19 testing & I will discuss COVID19 immunology & #CovidVaccine immunology. @SchulichMedDent @LHSCCanada
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23 Jun 2021
How can you mandate vaccines when victims 12-26 are suffering from myocarditis? CDC meeting about this now. video.ibm.com/channel/VWBXKB…
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19 Oct 2020
🇨🇦 researchers leading the SARS-COV-2 vaccine development projects! #LetsGoCanada #Research #Innovation
@LKSIoV @entospharma @BarrLab and many more!
cbc.ca/news/health/covid-vac…
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29 Apr 2020
Researchers at @SchulichMedDent are part of the international effort to develop a vaccine for the #COVID19 coronavirus. A great interview with @BarrLab about his innovative work in this area. cbc.ca/radio/quirks/apr-4-te…
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Advanced imaging equipment is giving @WesternU researchers an up-close view of how coronavirus moves through the body. This will help them “identify an Achilles heel that we can exploit for drug and vaccine development." @BarrLab #COVID19 globalnews.ca/news/6763756/c…
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We are grateful for the splendid support from @CIHR_IRSC in these trying times. We will be pushing ahead for a tangible outcome. Congrats to @BarrLab for leading this effort and also to everyone else involved.
19 Mar 2020
Researchers at @WesternU are mobilizing efforts to establish and test a vaccine for #COVID19, with new funding from @CIHR_IRSC. The team is also developing a ‘vaccine bank’ for different strains of coronavirus. mediarelations.uwo.ca/2020/0…
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“In the face of an outbreak like this one, putting together collaborative teams and working with other labs across the country is critically important for giving Canada the greatest chance to effectively control and manage this pandemic,” says Stephen Barr, PhD (@BarrLab).
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8 Nov 2019
This is the result of a 3-year collaboration with @BarrLab !
So happy to see it written-up!
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