Renfeng Li

A groundbreaking paper by @younis_sh1 et al. @stanfordimmuno provides an answer to the long-standing question about how EBV infections are linked to lupus. A short thread to explain the key findings. (1/) science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

@CameronLabUNC Happy Birthday 🎁

Got to celebrate my birthday with my research group today! So blessed to have such awesome, caring colleagues!! 🙏🏾🥲

Your weekly reminder: we are CLUSTER HIRING 3-5 investigators into the Tumor Microenvironment Center here at @UPMCHillmanCC! Open call - if you think you’d fit in with our team, send me your application materials! Beautiful new labs, stellar community, and competitive startup!

A hard question and a very fun project with Eddie Holmes and @florian_krammer. #LoveVirology. Lots of great stuff in here…what did we miss? Virology—The next fifty years: Cell cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

Congratulations to Zhijian “James” Chen, 2024 #LaskerAward winner! – “for the discovery of the cGAS enzyme that senses foreign and self DNA, solving the mystery of how DNA stimulates immune and inflammatory responses.” laskerfoundation.org/winners/cgas-e… #Lasker2024 #LaskerLaureate

EBV team.. 🤘🤘🤘

@SaumenTweet OAS1 goes viral.

@RenfengLi Thanks Renfeng. The next installment is here: authors.elsevier.com/c/1jM4H3qNrUxt…

Finally out, this is a culmination of close to 8 years of work - the longest I have ever spent on one story. Thanks to all the contributors.

His trainees span decades, from assistant professors to department chairs, attesting to his sustained commitment to scientific mentorship. My advisor Diane Hayward is one of the earliest trainees of Elliott.

One morning, Elliott was pulled over for speeding on his way to the lab. Upon looking at his documents, the officer incredulously asked, “How in the world did you get an MD at your age?” to which Elliott responded without missing a beat, “By speeding.” pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

@LawrenceYoung11 Among >80 trainees, most stay in science related areas. Over 1/3 stay in academia.

This obituary to Elliott Kieff captures the essence of a great scientist and mentor. What explains this (his) success? A combination of his dedication to scientific inquiry, focus on impactful questions, and his sincere interest in people.'

One conference DONE #ASV2024 I need to fly to Boston for #EBVKSHV joint meeting 📸 by Wen Meng.

@GarciaLabMS Congratulations. Glad to see my former Postdoc Dongwen is on this MPI R01.

Cancer Virology Program representatives at #ASV2024.

Chinese virologists Banquet before attending ASV . #ASV2024.

Go and listen to Febri’s Talk this Thursday. @febrigunawan48 . #ASV2024

a few hours away. #ASV2024

@TemperaLab Thank you Italo. See you soon in Boston.

Our latest study introduces a new way in targeting Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated cancers using a novel approach called CRISPR/dCas9-mediated EBV reactivation (CMER). Here’s a deep dive into our findings! 📜👇

@DremelSarah @MedicineUVA @UVA_MIC Big congratulations!

CMER is a novel strategy for targeted virus reactivation and selective elimination of EBV-positive cells in combination with nucleoside analog. @RenfengLi #mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…