Today at 3:30pm in Fralin Auditorium "Biphasic and conflicting subversion of cardiac intercellular junctions during adenoviral infection; implications for arrhythmogenesis”

Today at 3:30pm in Fralin Auditorium "Developing pre-clinical animal models and novel vaccines for Cache Valley virus; an emerging Orthobunyavirus in North America."

Congratulations to CeZAP affiliated Liwu Li news.vt.edu/articles/202...

Today at 3:30pm 📍 Location: Fralin Auditorium "Virus Vectors as Delivery Vehicles for Peptides and siRNAs: The Future of Crop Protection?"

I'm thrilled to be leading, along with AJ Prussin II, an ARPA-H BREATHE team that will integrate new biosensors, risk assessment software, and engineering controls to bring clean and healthy indoor air to more buildings. arpah.gov/news-and-eve...

The momentum for clean indoor air continues to build. I attended the inaugural High-Level Side Event on indoor air quality at the UN General Assembly yesterday. Short remarks by Lidia Morawska @joeallenjoe.bsky.social @isiaq.bsky.social Pres. Kerry Kinney, ASHRAE, WHO, UNEP, many others.

New research findings from #VirginiaTech could make mosquito control faster, cheaper, and easier to scale. 🦟

🗓️ Tuesday, Sept 23 • 3:30 PM 📍 Fralin Auditorium Join us today for CeZAP SPARK: the 5th ID IGEP Cohort will present research from their first lab rotations

Congratulations to CeZAP affiliate Bryan Hsu, assistant professor of biological sciences, on receiving the Blackwood Junior Faculty Fellowship! news.vt.edu/articles/202...

See you today at 3:30pm in Fralin Auditorium "Tackling HPAI H5N1 with a One Health Approach"

🎉 Congratulations to CeZAP affiliate Rana Ashkar! 🧪✨ Rana Ashkar, Associate Professor of Physics in the College of Science, has been awarded the Patricia Caldwell Faculty Fellowship by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors! 👏 news.vt.edu/articles/202...

Join us today at 3:30pm 📍 Location: Fralin Auditorium "The Bedside as the Blueprint: Designing Infectious Diseases Research Around Patient Needs"

Virginia Tech is excited to shine a spotlight on the amazing research being led by our #postdocs during our 3rd annual Postdoc Scholars Showcase taking place at the Inn at Virginia Tech on Wednesday, September 17th, 8:30-11:45 AM. List of presenters: www.research.vt.edu/about/postdo...

See you today at 3:30 pm in Fralin Auditorium

🧪 CeZAP affiliate Korine Kolivras is leading a study on Lyme disease in the New River Valley. 🦠 Locals may be eligible to participate—help fight the spread of tick-borne illness! 🌿 🔗 Details: www.wdbj7.com/2025/08/19/v...

We’re back! 🎉 The CeZAP SPARK seminar series resumes today Tues, Aug 26 @ 3:30 PM in Fralin Auditorium. Kickoff speaker: Christopher Jones, PhD (Montana State Univ.) 🧫 “Biofilm biology at the interface of industry & academia”

Excited to shine a spotlight on the amazing research being led by #postdocs @virginiatech.bsky.social during our 3rd annual Postdoc Scholars Showcase taking place at the Inn at Virginia Tech the morning of Sept 17th. If you are in the area we invite you to attend! www.research.vt.edu/about/postdo...

Now entering its 4th year, Virginia Tech's Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program seeks to recruit talented #postdocs to work w/ our amazing faculty. We will hold 3 online information sessions for prospective postdocs in Sept & Oct. www.research.vt.edu/about/postdo...

🌎 Visit Ripples of Change at Steppin’ Out (Aug 1–2), Booth D23/D23A (Zone B) on Draper Rd! Created by IGC Fellows, this immersive art-science exhibit showcases real action on global change 🌱🎨 🔗 blacksburgsteppinout.com #GCCatVT #SteppinOut2025

Quantifying Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Air from a Dairy Farm and Swine Farm, led by PhD student David Kormos, now published! We found ARGs in a range of particle sizes, indicating potential for inhalation exposure and long-range transport. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

The U.S. is facing its largest measles outbreak in more than 30 years. Two Virginia Tech researchers explain why it’s spreading so quickly and how to stop it. Read ➡️ news.vt.edu/articles/2025/07/measles-cases-record-experts.html

Meet Dr. Linsey Marr, COMPASS Co-Principal Investigator, Persist thrust co-lead, and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at @virginiatech.bsky.social @vtengineering.bsky.social

@bluethread.bsky.social 1/15 Larval competition... profoundly alters adult body size, survival, reproductive output, host-seeking behavior, olfactory neurophysiology, and vector competence." In our new study, we trace how early-life environment reshapes adult disease risk in Aedes aegypti. #Preprint

CeZAP affiliate Dr. Kevin Lahmers addresses the rapid spread of the longhorned tick in the U.S. 🕷️ First detected in 2017, it's now in 21+ states—including recent reports in Connecticut—and spreading fast across the East. “The tick will be a nuisance, and it is spreading,” says Dr. Lahmers.

Marc Edwards and I @macfound.org joined two other @vtengineering.bsky.social faculty members to discuss the importance of sharing our research with the public through media interviews, during a @virginiatech.bsky.social event for alumni.

Important result from CDC research team: H5N1 flu virus from a dairy farm worker transmitted by direct contact in ferrets with 100% efficiency (6/6 animals infected) and by droplets/aerosols in ferrets, physically separated, with 50% efficiency (3/6 animals infected). wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

#VirginiaTech research drives innovation, strengthens the workforce, and improves lives. Investing in it means investing in a better future for our communities and country. Learn more about the impact of our research. ⬇️

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved promotions, tenure, and continued appointments at its June 3 meeting. Congratulations to the following CeZAP affiliates🎉 news.vt.edu/articles/202...

🎉 Celebrating CeZAP-affiliated faculty Lauren Childs! Named the new Archana S. Sathaye Junior Faculty Fellow in Mathematics, Dr. Childs is a mathematical biologist using models and equations to fight diseases like malaria and COVID-19. 📈🦠