Huge congratulations to Emma Davis, the winner of 2025's Early Career Microbiologist of the Year prize! We agree with Emma that all of the finalists' talks were brilliant and a massive well done to everyone involved!

🚨 New Web Resource Alert! 🚨 We're delighted to share Viro3D a database of >85000 viral protein structure predictions from >4400 human & animal viruses. 🔗 viro3d.cvr.gla.ac.uk 📄 www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.... @molsystbiol.org @cvrinfo.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social #Virology #AlphaFold 🧪 🦠

Our ELP winner @grovearmada.bsky.social and his team have launched Viro3D, an AI-powered virus protein database, which will help scientists understand and combat emerging viral threats more efficiently. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3IIfND1 @cvrinfo.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

🎉 Fletcher lab PhD student Emma Davies reflecting on her prize winning talk - we’re super proud of you Emma - many congrats! 🎉 @cvrinfo.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social

Last year we organised an interdisciplinary workshop on 'Preparing for Pandemics' with @cvrinfo.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social and others. A white paper summarising our discussions on Countering Disinformation and Distrust is now available (1/2): committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

📢 VACANCY | Research Assistant/Associate - Data Analysis Support @drtoniho.bsky.social & @louisapollock.bsky.social's Pfizer-funded research project focused on effectiveness of maternal #RSV vaccination in infants in Scotland. More: bit.ly/CVR-WorkWithUs Apply: gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ Ref 180274

📣Come work with us! Looking for a Research Assistant/Associate in Data Analysis, for a Pfizer-funded research project focused on effectiveness of maternal #RSV vaccination in infants in Scotland. More: bit.ly/3Va7yCd Enq to: @louisapollock.bsky.social Closing: 17 Sept 25 @cvrinfo.bsky.social

📢 VACANCY | Genomics Research Assistant Play a leading role in a UKRI-funded collaboration (MRC-UVRI) with a focus on #CCHF virus. More: bit.ly/CVR-WorkWithUs Ref 180092 Apply: gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/

💉 New Research to Track How Well RSV Vaccines Protect Scottish Babies Congratulations to @drtoniho.bsky.social & @louisapollock.bsky.social who have received funding from Pfizer to track the real-world effectiveness of RSV vaccines given to pregnant women across Scotland. cvr.ac.uk/engage/news/...

📃NEW | Common Liver Treatment Shows Potential to Reduce Hospital SARS-CoV-2 Cases @chrisillingworth.bsky.social & colleagues used computer simulations to show that UDCA could reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission in hospitals by 17%. cvr.ac.uk/engage/news/... Research: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

📢 VACANCY | Computational Biologist/Bioinformatician 🦠 Join our brilliant team and contribute to the analysis of antiviral host-mechanisms and comparative virology datasets. 📆 Deadline: 25 August Info: bit.ly/CVR-WorkWithUs Ref 178592 Apply: gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/

📢 Calling all Postgrad Virologists! 🦠 Postgraduate Virologists Network are hosting their first conference for virology students, by virology students. 📍 @uofglasgow.bsky.social 📆 8-9 September Register and submit an abstract: www.postgradvirologistsnetwork.co.uk/2025-meeting

🚨Are we overestimating viral immunity in people with HIV?🚨 In our new study, we found that a widely used lab test might give false positives for people with HIV who are on certain types of medication (integrase inhibitors) Here’s what we found 🧵1/n

🚨New paper 🚨 In 2 cohorts: 1) Malawi community cohort 2) UK adults with acute HCV We found overestimation of neutralising abs using retrovirus-based pseudotyped assays in persons receiving integrase inhibitors, e.g. dolutegravir. 🧵by @mhairijan.bsky.social👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📃 A Hidden Glitch: How HIV drugs can distort virus immunity tests ‪@mhairijan.bsky.social‬ & colleagues found a flaw in widely used virus immunity tests. HIV drugs can interfere with lab results, causing false positives that mislead our understanding of immune responses. gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

Massive congratulations Elen!! 🎉👏

Prof Emma Thomson joined Dr Stella Atim, Dr Catherine Houlihan & Dr Naomi Walker to author a chapter on Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers in 'Principles of Medicine in Africa'. Essential for understanding these critical pathogens & preparing outbreak response. doi.org/10.1017/9781...

‼️ Today is the last day to register for the Glasgow Virology Workshop! 📆 Friday 5th September 2025 📍 Hunter Halls, @uofglasgow.bsky.social More info and registration links: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

🦟 Dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, is expected to rise in a warming world. This video by MSc student Hannah Stephens explores how #dengue transmission may shift with climate change and how innovative research could help control it. @uofglasgow.bsky.social youtu.be/zY1F875_M80

Today we have been at the Glasgow Science Centre showcasing our new Lego based DNA sequencer: GO-Seq, to learn about respiratory viruses, their DNA and sequencing. @cvrinfo.bsky.social @glasgowscience.bsky.social

Exciting news! 🎉

SFTSV is a deadly tick-borne virus. In this study, Petit et al. used a multi-omics approach to reveal antiviral responses in SFTSV-infected tick cells @virotick.bsky.social @brennanlab.bsky.social @cvrinfo.bsky.social @uniofsurrey.bsky.social

Scientists uncover how ticks fight off and carry a virus deadly to humans @virotick.bsky.social @brennanlab.bsky.social @cvrinfo.bsky.social @uniofsurrey.bsky.social #SFTSV

SFTSV is a deadly tick-borne virus. In this study, Petit et al. used a multi-omics approach to reveal antiviral responses in SFTSV-infected tick cells @virotick.bsky.social @brennanlab.bsky.social @cvrinfo.bsky.social @uniofsurrey.bsky.social

Scientists uncover how ticks fight off and carry a virus deadly to humans @virotick.bsky.social @brennanlab.bsky.social @cvrinfo.bsky.social @uniofsurrey.bsky.social #SFTSV

📢 NEW | UK-Uganda team launches major study on deadly Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus. (CCHF). The international partnership will allow scientists to better understand CCHF transmission & immunity in East Africa. gla.ac.uk/research/az/... Funding: @ukri.org, USDA

📢 EVENT | 27th Glasgow Virology Workshop Join us for a day of interesting talks & discussions. Speakers: Adam Bailey, Louis Lambrechts, Kirsty Roy, Judy Breuer, Sheila Graham, Juan Reguera & a selection of students. 📆 Fri 5th Sept 2025 🔗 Register: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

@cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epidemiology Group #PhD student, kirstykwok.bsky.social presenting her analysis of non-SARSCoV2 respiratory viral sequence data from Africa at #PandemicSciences25 conference 🫁🧬🌍

👏 Massive well done to @kieranlamb.bsky.social for presenting at AI x BIO by Wellcome Connecting Science. The conference showcased advances in artificial intelligence in biology. coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/event/ai-x-b...

Last week we welcomed colleagues from ‪@helmholtzhzi.bsky.social‬ Centre for Infection Research & other project partners for our CVR-HZI Collaborative Development Fund Symposium. We heard about exciting research projects and discussed new opportunities to further our collaborations. cvr-hzi.co.uk

🦠 Influenza's Great Escape New research from @danielweiriav.bsky.social & colleagues reveals that flu viruses use secret tunnelling nanotube-like structures to escape your immune system. Full video: youtu.be/Opfpwy9yUew gla.ac.uk/research/az/... @socialinfluenza.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social

As the collaborating centre of @woahglobal.bsky.social , we’re thrilled to launch our 8th annual course on viral bioinformatics & genomics! Welcome speech by @cvrinfo.bsky.social director @emcat1.bsky.social & head of Bioinformatics @davidlrobertson.bsky.social 🧬📊 #bioinformatics #genomics

We’re starting off with the invited plenary by @grovearmada.bsky.social (@cvrinfo.bsky.social). An inspiring tour de force about using AI for discovery science to understand the virosphere! #LINEsymposium2025

🏳️‍🌈 | Happy #PrideMonth | 🏳️‍⚧️ @uofgsii.bsky.social stands with our LGBT+ staff and students. Together, we promote safety, solidarity, respect, and inclusion. Let’s celebrate equality, diversity, and progress this June. 🔗 Pride Month at @uofglasgow.bsky.social: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/st...

I had the pleasure of seeing this before publication @ @cvrinfo.bsky.social A really lovely study and food for thought about HHV6…. Worth your time.

Bright Club is back for Glasgow Science Festival! Come along for an academic comedy night that transforms researchers and academics into stand-up comedians. 🤩 📅 Mon 9 June, The Stand Glasgow Ticket ➡️ gla.ac/3SBJjMh (Use code BRIGHTCLUB at checkout for half price tickets!)

🎉 Massive congratulations to the Sinkins' Group for being shortlisted for a #PrixGalien UK Award for their groundbreaking Wolbachia-based #dengue virus control strategy! 👏 gla.ac.uk/research/az/... @uofgmvls.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social

📢 We’re delighted to announce that Professor Emma Thomson has been appointed as the new Director of the CVR. An internationally recognised expert in emerging infectious diseases, Emma will continue to lead the CVR in its role in national and global pandemic response. www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

📃 NEW | Cellular Energy Sensor Reveals New Pathway for Fighting Infections A giant cellular protein RNF213, acts as an energy sensor detecting rising ATP levels during infection & activating defences. gla.ac.uk/research/az/... @ardabalci.bsky.social @fletcherlab.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social

If you don't pasteurise it, how long can H5N1 influenza viruses stay infectious for in milk? We had a look at this in a new preprint with ‪@cvrinfo.bsky.social‬, @roslininstitute.bsky.social‬, ‪@pirbrightinst.bsky.social‬ & the APHA (1/N) www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Delighted to present our latest work using serology & next-gen sequencing to understand respiratory viral epidemiology in #Malawi to colleagues at @MEIRU_MALAWI & the Public Health Institute of Malawi 🫁🦠🩸🧪🧬📈 @mhairijan.bsky.social @abenaphd.bsky.social @cvrinfo.bsky.social

🎉 SHORTLISTED || Congratulations to Dr Emilie Pondeville for being shortlisted for the Trophées des Français du Royaume-Uni Innovation Award, which recognises innovative ideas with impact and growth potential developed outside France. lepetitjournal.com/trophees/roy...

👩‍🏫 | @uofgsii.bsky.social held our annual PGR Poster Day on Friday, 2 May 2025. A crucial element of PhD training, these sessions provide opportunities to share research, receive feedback, and build connections within the academic community. 🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe... 🧵 1/2

🦆 Bright Club Glasgow is back! Join us for an evening of live stand-up comedy where our wonderfully funny academics communicate their work through laughs. 📍 The Stand Comedy Club 📆 Mon 9th June, 19:30 🎟️ Tickets £8 (£6 concessions) Book now: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...

📢 You have THREE days left to submit an abstract for the upcoming #GlasgowVirologyWorkshop! We'd love to hear from delegates of all backgrounds and career stages. Send a PDF with your abstract, name, email and affiliation to [email protected].

OMG! I can finally share my joy to see my SFTSV work published in @natcomms.nature.com! This adventure started by the award of my MSCA grant and my move to the Kohl and @brennanlab.bsky.social at @cvrinfo.bsky.social. Let's chat about how we discovered novel tick anti-viral effectors!

📃 NEW PUBLICATION | RNF213 senses ATP to trigger immune defence, revealing a new link between energy and immunity. www.nature.com/articles/s41... Read Adam's interesting summary of the research below ⬇️ @uofgmvls.bsky.social @natcomms.nature.com

Members of the CVR's Bioinformatics Team (@cvrbioinfo.bsky.social) attended this year's International Virus Bioinformatics Meeting (ViBioM) in Lisbon. Postdocs Kieran Lamb and Fran Young and students Rubayet Alam and Robert Strange presented interesting posters. evbc.uni-jena.de/events/vibio...

Got questions about protein production or structural biology? Swing by the Drop-in Clinic in the WWCRC! Get expert advice on: - Construct design & purification - Crystallography, NMR, SAXS & more 📅 Friday 30th May from 1200 @uofgcancersciences.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @cvrinfo.bsky.social

📢 You have until Friday 30th May to submit an abstract to present at this year's #GlasgowVirologyWorkshop! We'd love to hear from delegates of all backgrounds and career stages. Send a PDF with your abstract (200 words max), name, email and affiliation to [email protected].