We’re over halfway through this year’s #CEIRRPilot2026 Pilot Research Program submission cycle. Only three weeks left to submit your proposals to collaborate with CEIRR researchers! Share this opportunity with your networks & learn more: https://ow.ly/aPv550Y6Blm

Check out this new Assistant Research Professor opening at the @publichealthumd.bsky.social focused on #influenza and airborne #transmission

The submission deadline is getting closer! Only four weeks left to submit your #CEIRRPilot2026 Pilot Research Program proposal to join the #CEIRR community! Our investigators are eager to work with you, so learn more here: https://ow.ly/Egyx50Y6BqQ

A new infographic describes how NIAID CEIRR-funded investigators conduct multidisciplinary & collaborative research surveillance projects to assess risk and investigate how influenza viruses infect, evolve, and spread in humans and animals. Read more here: https://ow.ly/hSzS50Y9vEW

Principal investigators, Drs. Anice Lowen and Aneesh Mehta, retell the origin of Emory-CEIRR, summarize its scientific aims, and describe a future of understanding influenza fundamentals in this new article: https://ow.ly/mv0c50Y8YzF

There are still five weeks left to submit your concepts for the #CEIRRPilot2026. Don’t delay – the deadline will approach faster than you think! Share this opportunity with your networks, and submit your proposals here: https://ow.ly/JAqB50Y6uoJ

Need #influenza reagents for your #CEIRRPilot2026 proposal? Explore the Flu Hub Clinical Biospecimen Repository to find NIAID-funded samples that may inspire you: https://ow.ly/rcyk50Y1uY6 When ready, submit your proposals here: https://ow.ly/torO50Y1uY4

Do you have ideas that support CEIRR’s research goals but need #ResearchFunding? The #CEIRRPilot2026 is open once again for submissions from non-CEIRR scientists! Proposals are due March 9th. For more details, check out: https://ow.ly/p4Ns50XXH8A

Principal investigator, Dr. García-Sastre, recalls the origin of CRIPT, summarizes its scientific aims, and looks to a future to stop zoonotic viruses in this new article: https://ow.ly/PAOm50XTvl6

Principal investigators, Drs. Tompkins & Rohani, highlight the value of collaboration in a new article about CIDER, emphasizing its importance from CIDER’s inception to its multidisciplinary research accomplishments. Read more here: https://ow.ly/hjiO50XTa3L

Check out the new CEIRR Infographics webpage on our site, featuring notable #influenza surveillance and pandemic response efforts from the Network: https://ow.ly/IGUZ50XHvxW

The CEIRR Human Surveillance Meeting in Cleveland, OH convened leading scientists & public health experts to share updates, identify research gaps, & strengthen collaboration on #influenza & emerging pathogens. Read a recap here: https://ow.ly/ejWZ50XBtyh

A new preprint from the lab led by PhD student Elgin Akin is up at medRxiv: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/6

The Clinical Biospecimen Repository just launched on Flu Hub! Access free, high-quality, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)-funded #influenza biospecimens for your research. Explore, request, and advance your scientific #research: https://ow.ly/39bO50XBtts

I'm proud of our new study showing that some people born in the 1990s have high levels of antibodies that cross-react to H3 viruses from the 1990s and....contemporary H1N1 viruses. Such a surprising story led by Grace Li, in collaboration with many Penn-CEIRR labs. 1/ www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

The Johns Hopkins Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (JH-CEIRR) @ceirrnetwork.bsky.social, co-led by co-director & @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Virologist & Professor @andrewpekosz.bsky.social, studies influenza outbreaks & prepares for pandemics hub.jhu.edu/2025/09/10/j...

A profile in @jhu.edu's HUB highlights JH-CEIRR's @ceirrnetwork.bsky.social important influenza research, led by co-directors @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social virologist & professor @andrewpekosz.bsky.social & @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social Richard Rothman, MD More here: hub.jhu.edu/2025/09/10/j...

CEIRR CRIPT held its first Annual Training Workshop on Antigenic Cartography in July 2025, providing members with hands-on learning and collaboration. Read more about the workshop here: www.ceirr-network.org/news/cript-h...

Principal Investigator of the iDPCC, Dr. Stephan Bour, discusses the strengths of the Center and its function in supporting data management, coordination, training, and communications for the CEIRR Network: www.ceirr-network.org/news/the-cei...

In a recent interview with the Emory-CEIRR PI and leader of the CEIRR RAP, Dr. Anice Lowen discusses the challenges and impact of the network-wide response to the H5N1 outbreak in dairy cattle. Read the full article: www.ceirr-network.org/news/niaid-c...

The CEIRR Network proudly spotlights Gagandeep Singh, Viral Evolution poster winner at ANM 2025! Read about how multi-disciplinary collaboration has positively impacted his work on influenza B-like glycoproteins: www.ceirr-network.org/news/gagande...

The CEIRR Network is proud to spotlight Konstantin Andreev, H5/Risk Assessment poster winner at ANM 2025! Read about his innovative research on antiviral drugs and his passion for finding tangible solutions to stop potential influenza pandemics: www.ceirr-network.org/news/konstan...

CEIRR is proud to spotlight Louis Taylor, poster winner in Immunity, Transmission, & Breadth of Protection at ANM 2025! Learn more about how his work highlights the importance of understanding antibody responses through his creation of a phage display library: www.ceirr-network.org/news/louis-t...

The CEIRR Network proudly spotlights Celeste Snyder, poster winner in Surveillance at ANM 2025! Read about her groundbreaking work on influenza A surveillance at the human-swine interface: www.ceirr-network.org/news/celeste...

The CEIRR Network proudly spotlights Sydney Gang, ANM 2025 poster winner in Immunity, Transmission, Breadth of Protection! Read about her work assessing the impact of antibodies on human #influenza evolution: www.ceirr-network.org/news/sydney-...

The CEIRR Network is proud to spotlight Giovana Ciacci Zanella, poster winner in Immunology at ANM 2025! Read about how she emphasizes the importance of equilibrium between animals, people, and the environment in her work focused on influenza A virus: www.ceirr-network.org/news/giovana...

The CEIRR Network proudly spotlights Caroline Kikawa, Viral Evolution poster winner at ANM 2025! Learn more about her focus on understanding human #influenza viral evolution and interests in improving #vaccine strain selection: www.ceirr-network.org/news/carolin...

The CEIRR Network is proud to spotlight Ahmed Elsayed, poster winner in Virology at ANM 2025! Read more about his passion for developing an influenza vaccine candidate and his interests in the multidisciplinary field of infectious diseases: www.ceirr-network.org/news/ahmed-e...

The 4th CEIRR Annual Network Meeting hosted by CIDER featured 45+ session speakers, 40 flash talks across six topics, & 160+ posters! Read an ANM2025 recap & look out for spotlights on all the poster winners: www.ceirr-network.org/news/ceirr-a...

The CEIRR Network congratulates Dr. Daniel Perez, Dr. Amy Vincent, and Dr. Stanley Perlman on their election to the @nasonline.org, and Dr. Andrea Sant on being named a Distinguished Fellow of the @aai.org earlier this year! Read more: www.ceirr-network.org/news/ceirr-s...

The CEIRR Network proudly spotlights James Ferguson! Read about the Staff Scientist’s ANM2024 award-winning poster, and his insight on the importance of using ferrets to model influenza evolution: www.ceirr-network.org/news/james-f...

The CEIRR Network is proud to spotlight Penn-CEIRR member Alesandra Rodriguez! Learn more about the Research Technician and her ANM2024 award-winning poster that emphasizes the importance of targeting conserved epitopes to improve influenza vaccines: www.ceirr-network.org/news/researc...

Our two summer students wrapped up their stays in the laboratory with posters on the influenza viruses that circulated this past year. One preprint is up and another is coming. lots of thanks to @ceirrnetwork.bsky.social and @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social for support and collaborations!

✨Thrilled to share that #AtomicLab secured an #NIH #CEIRR grant, collaborating with Dr. Adolfo García-Sastre & #CRIPT at #IcahnMountSinai! We’ll study #Tcells & #multiomics to combat diverse #influenza strains. Learn more: atomic-lab.org/atomic-lab-s... #VaccineResearch #PublicHealth

The CEIRR Network proudly spotlights JH-CEIRR member Ivan Tomic in our most recent article! Read about the Research Computational Specialist's award-winning poster, how he utilizes AI to improve vaccine research, & how technology shapes his everyday life: www.ceirr-network.org/news/ivan-to...

Did you know that BV-BRC Influenza 2.3.4.4b Sequences have GenoFlu run on them? Check it out here with the subclade filter on. www.bv-brc.org/view/Taxonom... GenoFLU is a USDA tool for automating genotyping assignment which you can read more about here: github.com/USDA-VS/Geno...

#USDA confirmed 2 more #H5N1 #birdflu infected dairy herds in California, bringing the state's total to 710 & the cummulative national total to 927 herds in 16 states. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...

Are you a scientist within 15 years of your terminal degree looking to impact science policy? Stephanie James, Ph.D., MBA, shares her experience as a Public Policy Fellow and how it allowed her to learn, network, and advocate for #immunology. Apply now: ow.ly/S3jt50UGQHj

The CEIRR Network proudly spotlights one of our talented trainees in our most recent article! Read about award-winning poster presenter and Ph.D. Candidate, Cosette Schneider, and her insight into the role of vaccines as "weapons of mass protection": www.ceirr-network.org/news/cosette...

The Center for Vaccines and Immunology at the University of Georgia is recruiting an Asst or Assoc Professor Immunologist! Details on the position and how to apply can be found here: www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/409.... You can learn more about UGA and Athens here: hr.uga.edu/Prospective_...

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