We are excited to share our new work on PLSCR1 restriction of entry of HIV and other lentiviruses published now in PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....

I wanted to remind everyone about the "Save AIDS Research" livestream that will go live on YouTube this Tuesday (9/16) at 11:00am EDT. We have an amazing program of 70+ speakers who will be sharing their latest research. Get all the details at www.saveaidsresearch.org.

We mourn the passing of Nobel laureate David Baltimore, a towering figure in molecular biology and virology, and a pioneer and founder of ASV. His discoveries transformed science and medicine, and his mentorship inspired generations. His legacy will continue to guide and inspire virology and ASV.

As RFK testifies in front of the Senate today, ASV wants to emphasize the risks posed by his decisions related to virus outbreaks and the public health of Americans. Together with our partner organizations, we call for RFK's resignation: asm.org/press-releas...

An incredible episode: Stanley Plotkin joins TWiV to recount his career as a vaccinologist, having participated in the development of vaccines for polio, rabies, and rubella, and his thoughts on the current anti-science, anti-public health, and anti-vaccine climate. www.microbe.tv/twiv/

Years of research show protection from COVID-19 vaccines — both the types made with mRNA and a type made with traditional technology — does wane over time. The vaccinations provide the strongest protection against severe infection and death, even if people still become infected.

I am honored to serve as president of the American society for Virology, thank you for your support. I wish to thank our past president Hector Aguilar-Carreno for a wonderful service and look forward to working with everyone.

Harvard Virologist David Knipe on his NIH grant cancellation: “How did forty-five years of desired research become undesirable overnight?” magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/i-a...

A wonderful talk by @shanluliu.bsky.social at #ASV2025 about viral cell-cell transmission. Thank you for the shout out to our deltaE SARS-CoV-2 preprint!

IFN-inducible Human Phospholipid Scramblase 1 (PLSCR1) ProteinRestricts HIV-1 Infection by Inhibiting Membrane Fusion https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.23.661195v1

Our new work: ZIKV infection induces autophagy which mediates the downregulation of host entry factors TIM-1 and AXL. This, in turn, promotes sustained ZIKV infection by preventing superinfection and dampening the host innate immunity. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Still haven't registered for #ASV2025? A reminder that the early bird rate ends in just 2 weeks, May 12, 2025. Register here: asv.org/asv2025/regi...

We are excited to announce the next Journal of Virology seminar series will be live streamed on March 28 at 11 am Central Time. The paper to be presented is journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... by Dr. Christine Marizzi and her group asm.org/Biographies/...

Are you ready for #ASV2025? Check out the schedule at a glance and more information on our webpage. asv.org/asv2025/ #LoveVirology

Vaccines work! As measles cases have recently been reported in Alaska, Georgia, New York, Rhode Island and Texas, it's important to remember that prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963, measles killed 400-500 people and resulted in ~48,000 hospitalizations per year.

Today is the abstract deadline for ASV2025 in Montreal, Canada! Submit by 11:59 pm ET tonight (2/3)! asv.org/asv2025/abst...

Thanks Harmit!

Join us in Montréal for the 2025 ASV Annual Meeting (July 14-17)! Abstract submission closes on February 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM (EST). See details here: asv.org/asv2025/

From @theathletic.bsky.social: Ohio State defeated Texas to reach the college football national championship game, where the Buckeyes will face Notre Dame.

Yikes! Look who's giving a Keynote at the 2025 Cold Spring Harbor Retroviruses Meeting. This was the first meeting I ever attended as a graduate student, 4 decades ago.

@niaidnews.bsky.social Hope to see funding news posted here.

We are pleased to share our new work led by postdoc Pei Li: Immune Evasion, Cell-Cell Fusion, and Spike Stability of the SARS-CoV-2 XEC Variant: Role of Glycosylation Mutations at the N-terminal Domain www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

We are excited to share our paper on BA.2.86 now at Cell @CellCellPress along with Markus/Stefan’s paper. Thanks to all coworkers and collaborators. Both papers were submitted on Sept 11, 2023 and accepted on Dec 19. www.cell.com/action/showP...; www.cell.com/action/showP...