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With #ASV2025 wrapping up, we share talks with virologists! Check out our interview with Hatoon Baazim @Hatoon_Bkeerah who studies the role of #immunometabolism in virus infection such as #SARS-CoV-2. lmtv.podbean.com/e/lmtv-episode…

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-22-u…

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

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-21-a…

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.

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.

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: semmelweisinstitute.ac.at/training-caree…

@florian_krammer Check out our #podcast #interview with Dr. Anass Abbad in the lab of @florian_krammer who studies broadly protective humoral #immune_responses to design next generation #pan_coronavirus #vaccines. cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-20-u…

Our first 2026 Rising Stars in #Vaccinology & #Immunity to #Microbes seminar will be held online Jan 6th 3pm CT with a talk by Anass Abbad, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of @florian_krammer. Speaker details and registration is available below via QR code or on our website.

We are excited to launch our 2026 “Rising Stars in #Vaccinology and #Immunity to #Microbes” seminar series. This online series highlights the work of early-career #researchers. Speaker details and zoom registration is available below via QR code or at vaccinecenter.wustl.edu/items/2026-ris…

Our second trainee blog features Molly Cavanaugh, a PhD student with dyslexia virologyunmasked.com/685-2/

As part of our 2025 “Rising Stars in #Vaccinology and #Immunity to #Microbes” seminar series, we spoke with Dr. Sandhya Bangaru who uses structural immunology to understand how antibodies can be both protective and pathogenic. cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-19-u…

A big thanks also to @florian_krammer for his talk about #influenza NA #vaccines.

Another successful #vaccine symposium in the books! A big thank you to all our speakers!

Are Children Receiving too Many Vaccines? virologyunmasked.com/2025/09/29/are…

Our first visiting virologist: Sheridan D George has published her latest article on our site: Herpes is Common- Shame about it shouldn't be virologyunmasked.com/by-sheridan-d-…

Our first visiting trainee blog! Samuel Osanyinlusi @SOsanyinlusi has published his first article on our site: "New territory comes with new cultures – how my experiences in Europe compare with America." Check it out! virologyunmasked.com/new-page/

As part of our annual #CVIMP vaccine symposium on 11/12/25, we are featuring scientists working to understand B cell responses to natural infection to design better #vaccines. Check out our #podcast interview with Dr. Florian Krammer @florian_krammer. cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-18-u…

As part of our 2025 “Rising Stars in #Vaccinology and #Immunity to #Microbes” seminar series, we spoke with Dr. John Gridley who uses a rat #hepacivirus infection model to investigate the generation of protective immune responses during #HCV infection. cvimp.podbean.com/e/episode-17-u…

Virology enthusiasts in Southeastern US, check out this virology conference in Atlanta, Apr 24-26 2026! tarheels.live/servc/

Black in Microbiology Week 2025 #BiM2025 is here! Check out the awesome events happening this week. ASV is a proud sponsor of #BiM2025