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Larissa Thackray, Ph.D. 🇺🇦 🟦 retweeted
Titans of Virology and Vaccinology presents: Dr. Robert Gallo, co-discoverer of HIV, discussing his first experiments and how his studies of normal vs leukemic blood cells led to the discovery of #IL_2, #T_cell culture and human #retroviruses. virologyunmasked.com/robert-…
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May 27
If you are interested in hearing Daniel Malouli talk about his path to OHSU and his current research, give him a listen on Creating Memory cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-…
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May 27
Our next 2026 Rising Stars in #Vaccinology & #Immunity to #Microbes seminar will be held June 2nd, 3pm CT with a talk by Daniel Malouli, an assistant professor at OHSU. Details and registration are available via QR code below or on our website vaccinecenter.wustl.edu
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With ship passengers exposed to hantavirus heading home to quarantine in their own countries, questions remain about what will happen next. This article answers in plain language questions about the virology of hantavirus and where the outbreak stands: virologyunmasked.com/how-far…
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Titans of Virology and Vaccinology presents: Dr. Stanley Plotkin, creator of the rubella vaccine, discusses his life, his work, and where the US goes from here
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Apr 28
Our next 2026 Rising Stars in #Vaccinology & #Immunity to #Microbes seminar will be held May 5th, 3pm CT with a talk by Sumanta Naik, a staff scientist at @washumedicine. Details and registration are available via QR code below or on our website vaccinecenter.wustl.edu
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Are you presenting an abstract at #ASV2026?
ASV is thrilled to announce our first ever video abstract competition! Of course, we made a video to tell you about it. Follow us on TikTok at @lovevirology
First place wins $1000! asv.org/comms-competition
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Follow ASV on TikTok at @lovevirology! And check out our new video abstract competition #ASV2026VideoAbstract. Win up to $1000! Details here: asv.org/comms-competition
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Apr 13
As part of our first #CVIMP sponsored Vaccine Research Day featuring a poster session by #vaccine researchers from @washumedicine and @slusom, we are highlighting our guest speakers. Check out our #podcast interview with Dr. Michela Locci. cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-…
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Mar 27
Check out our podcast interview with Dr. Namit Chaudhary who develops new delivery technologies for #HIV #vaccines. cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-…
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Mar 27
Our next 2026 Rising Stars in #Vaccinology & #Immunity to #Microbes seminar will be held April 6th, 3pm CT with a talk by Namit Chaudhary, a postdoctoral researcher at #Scripps. Details and registration are available via QR code below or on our website vaccinecenter.wustl.edu
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Larissa Thackray, Ph.D. 🇺🇦 🟦 retweeted
Mar 25
This week's episode of viroLOGICAL is about ME/CFS, a terrible disease with a lot of unknowns and no cure that's likely caused by virus infections.
➡️ Spotify:
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➡️ Apple Podcasts:
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➡️ Podigee:
virological.podigee.io/.
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Mar 6
Check out our podcast interview with Dr. Zhuoming Liu who works on understanding mechanisms of #La_Cross_virus entry and inhibition. cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-…
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Larissa Thackray, Ph.D. 🇺🇦 🟦 retweeted
Mar 6
Our next 2026 Rising Stars in #Vaccinology & #Immunity to #Microbes seminar will be held March 10th, 3pm CT with a talk by @Zhouming Liu, an assistant professor at WashU. Speaker details and registration are available via QR code below or on our website vaccinecenter.wustl.edu
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Jan 27
Check out our interview with our next 'Rising Star' Dr. Annie Elong Ngono who works on understanding the protective and pathogenic roles of #T_cells during #flavivirus (#DENV and #ZIKV) vaccination and infection. cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-…
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Larissa Thackray, Ph.D. 🇺🇦 🟦 retweeted
Jan 21
Our next 2026 Rising Stars in #Vaccinology & #Immunity to #Microbes seminar will be held Feb 3rd 3pm CT with a talk by Annie Elong Ngono, a research instructor in Shresta lab. Speaker details and registration are available via QR code or on our website vaccinecenter.wustl.edu/.
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Larissa Thackray, Ph.D. 🇺🇦 🟦 retweeted
Jan 6
Our first 2026 Rising Stars in #Vaccinology & #Immunity to #Microbes seminar will be tomorrow Jan 6th at 3pm CST. Anass Abbad, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of @florian_krammer will speak about his work on coronavirus vaccines. Details below via QR code or on our website.
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Larissa Thackray, Ph.D. 🇺🇦 🟦 retweeted
18 Dec 2025
We just opened 5 junior group leader positions at the Ignaz Semmelweis Institute in Vienna. We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic young leaders in infectious disease research that complement our current team. More information here:
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