Meet SHIELD! 🤚 Today (and last, but not least!): The Cavalli group at CECAM/EPFL develops and applies computational methods to investigate biological systems of therapeutic interest. 🧪🧬 www.cecam.org #ComputationalBiology #EPFL #CECAM #ScienceForHealth #HorizonEU #SHIELDproject 🚀🧠💻

This week, Italy reported the first human fatality of the season along with several symptomatic cases of #WestNileVirus. We need #surveillance, #vectorcontrol, and research on potential cross-protection mechanisms #Usutu @IZS-Teramo is working on it as part of @yellow4flavi.bsky.social

🧬 Meet our partner IZS-Teramo! 🏫 This top Italian One Health institute leads WP1 in Yellow4FLAVI, studying how flavivirus proteins shape immunity & whether exposure to one virus can protect against another—key for future vaccines. 🔎🦠💉 Find out more here : www.linkedin.com/posts/yellow...

🔬 Meet our partners: ImmuneWatch! 🏫 A Belgian bioinformatics spin-off using AI to decode how T cells recognize flaviviruses. In Yellow4FLAVI, they lead WP3, tracking T cell responses to improve yellow fever vaccine design & immunity insights. 🔎💉 Read more here : www.linkedin.com/posts/yellow...

Thanks @julienpompon.bsky.social for inviting me in wonderful Montpellier. In the oldest faculty of Medicine in the world (A.D. 1220) we talked about our favorite #flavivirus and collaboration between our #HorizonEurope @yellow4flavi.bsky.social and @flavivaccine.bsky.social projects.

“He began to feel that countering anti-vaccine activism was maybe as important as the vaccines he was formulating.” Information, communication, speaking up for what has saved millions of lives is a moral obligation. Not doing so It will affect entire communities with long lasting consequences.

My interview in @newyorker.com re: Gavi and the globalization of antivaccine activism www.newyorker.com/science/elem...

Meet SHIELD ! ✋ Today: The FlavImmunity group at Institut Pasteur uses the yellow fever 17D vaccine as a model to study flavivirus entry, maturation, and antigenicity. research.pasteur.fr/en/team/flav... #Flavivirus #VaccineResearch #StructuralBiology #YellowFever #InstitutPasteur #SHIELDproject

Nice experience at The Conduit discussing the impact of climate change on vector-borne diseases. Many thanks to all involved in the organisation, my fellow panelists @charlottekilpo.bsky.social @samiasaad.bsky.social @mcdonnell.bsky.social @ellenthoen.bsky.social and the UK Pasteur foundation

Lethality for this #YellowFever outbreak remains high (~40%) as already seen in Colombia. #PAHO declared the risk as high because of wide geographical spread (also to non endemic areas) and low vaccine coverage. Surveillance, Vaccination and Communication are much needed for an effective response.

Just few days left to apply to one of these postdoc positions in my infectious disease modelling Unit at @pasteur.fr in Paris!

Happy to see the @yellow4flavi.bsky.social‬ training program in action! We are going to further implement the exchanges between partners in the coming years!

In this profile of virologist Amadou Sall, on the ground reporting by @sciwriabdul.bsky.social Tsanni reveals how Sall's diplomacy and persuasion have made his vision of 'homegrown' vaccine manufacturing a reality in #Senegal. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Vaccine hesitancy has been reported by health officials both in Colombia and in Brazil as one of the causes for the spreading of this outbreak. Vaccination is the most efficient way to contain the virus. Thanks Prof.Hotez for putting the spotlight on YF. We need more talk on risks, prevention, etc.

"In 2024, 23 cases of yellow fever were reported in Colombia, with 13 deaths. As of June 9, 2025, there have been 104 cases and 45 deaths..." In a new letter, authors explore the challenges of the current yellow fever outbreak in Colombia: tinyurl.com/3ykcr8uu

Meet SHIELD! ✋ Today: The research of the Lassa Virus Immunology group at the BNITM focuses on hemorrhagic fever viruses such as Lassa, Ebola, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever viruses. 🦠🌍 Web: www.bnitm.de/en/research/... #LassaVirus #NipahVirus #TropicalMedicine #BNITM #SHIELDproject

🧬 L'Institut Pasteur fait peau neuve ! Nouvelle plateforme de marque, nouvelle identité visuelle, nouvelle signature : "Pour chaque vie, la science agit" 💙 #InstitutPasteur

An explosive outbreak of mpox in Sierra Leone is raising fears of wider spread. The country of 9 million has seen more than 3000 cases already. “We could see very rapid geographic expansion […] if we don’t really try and get things under control quickly,” says @kindrachukjason.bsky.social 🧪 #IDsky

Our team had such a blast at the #ATCR conference in Antwerp. Beautiful and super interesting city, fantastic line-up of speakers, and a very family-like atmosphere full of TCR geeks. What more can you ask for!

🔬Spotlight on women’s leadership in Yellow4FLAVI! Dr. Barba-Spaeth @giobarbaspaeth.bsky.social, a molecular & structural virologist, coordinates research on how YF17D vaccine structure drives immunity, unlocking new paths for next-gen vaccines.💉🧠 More on our site: www.yellow4flavi.eu/post/women-s...

Meet SHIELD! ✋ Today: Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry at #UniHeidelberg From molecule to medicine: Christian Klein’s group drives translational medicinal chemistry to push drug discovery forward. 🔬💊 www.ipmb.uni-heidelberg.de/en/research/... #HorizonEU #MedChem #DrugDiscovery

Meet SHIELD! ✋ Today: The Protein Modelling Lab of ITQB Nova at Universidade Nova de Lisboa The Lab (www.itqb.unl.pt/research/bio...), headed by Cláudio M. Soares and Diana Lousa, employs computational biophysical and ML/AI methods to investigate the structure and dynamics of proteins.

🦠Join Our Next Seminar! We are excited to announce the third seminar in our series on emerging pathogens, with a focus on flaviviruses. 🗓 May 20th 🕒 15:00 – 16:00 CET 🔬 With Prof. Luisa Barzon 🔗 forms.office.com/e/KGMUMAJwak #Flaviviruses #WestNileVirus

👏Institut Pasteur & Pasteur Network developed a test to isolate antibodies targeting dengue virus envelope protein. It reveals how the immune system responds and supports vaccine efforts. The method may also apply to Zika, Yellow Fever, and West Nile.💡🔬Read more : www.yellow4flavi.eu/post/new-pub...

This #MothersDay, let’s ask: Are moms supported - or just expected to “do it all”? Join us May 14 for #SciMomChats on maternal mental health + peri/menopause. Let’s stop the silence and support moms at every stage. 🔗 www.mothersinscience.com/scimomchats #MaternalMentalHealth #Perimenopause

We are ONLINE! 🤗 This is our Bluesky channel for the project SHIELD. SHIELD is a health research project funded by the European Union and co-funded by SERI. The SHIELD consortium involving partners from all over Europe will develop molecular tools to prepare the EU for future pandemic events. 💪

@giobarbaspaeth.bsky.social cial led a thought-provoking seminar on emergent pathogens organised by @lwnvivat.bsky.social titled "Flaviviruses Immunological Crosstalk: The Impact of Vaccination." 💉 Read more here: www.yellow4flavi.eu/post/explori...

🦟" #Brazil: #YellowFever deaths rise in São Paulo. Health officials with the State Health Department have reported 20 yellow fever fatalities in the state since December 2024, through February 2025." via @outbreaknewstoday.substack.com.web.brid.gy open.substack.com/pub/outbreak...

🔬Last Wednesday our project hosted the first seminar on emergent pathogens with a special focus on Flaviviruses, featuring Dr. @giobarbaspaeth.bsky.social Read more about the seminar here 👉 lwnvivat.eu/exploring-fl... #Flavivirus #Vaccination #YellowFever #Immunology @yellow4flavi.bsky.social

👏 Yesterday, we celebrated one year of progress with our second online General Assembly since the kick-off held in March 2024 at Institut Pasteur in Paris. The event united 42 participants from 11 countries around the world🌍 www.yellow4flavi.eu/post/yellow4...

🦠Tomorrow, we're kicking off our seminar series on Emerging Pathogens, with a special focus on Flaviviruses. Our first talk will be given by @giobarbaspaeth.bsky.social 🤩See you there! lwnvivat.eu/event/upcomi...

🔬 We're excited to launch a seminar series on emerging pathogens, focusing on flaviviruses! On March 19, Dr. @giobarbaspaeth.bsky.social, coordinator of @yellow4flavi.bsky.social will discuss Flavivirus Immunological Crosstalk & Vaccination. 🔗 Register now: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

EU Project: New Molecular Interventions against Virus Infections – International project consortium is coordinated at Heidelberg University www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/...

📖 👏 New Publication: Baseline Immunity Shapes Yellow Fever Vaccine Response 💡 Our project partners have published a new study examining how the state of our immune system before vaccination affects how we respond to the yellow fever 17D (YF17D) vaccine. 🔗 Read www.yellow4flavi.eu/post/new-pub...

🦠 Mpox: a better understanding of tecovirimat resistance 🔬 Scientists at the Institut Pasteur have uncovered how a viral enzyme interacts with tecovirimat. This breakthrough paves the way for new antiviral therapies. 📄 Study published in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social #Mpox #tecovirimat

🌍🔬 International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬🌍 Today, we celebrate the incredible women scientists, group leads, postdocs, engineers, PhD students, and research project managers driving Yellow4FLAVI forward! 🚀💡 www.yellow4flavi.eu/post/interna...

#YellowFever outbreak in the Americas Region is progressing. In 2024 out of 61 symptomatic cases 30 were fatal. Surveillance, vaccination and early diagnosis need to be urgently implemented in these regions. @yellow4flavi.bsky.social, yellow4flavi.eu #flavivirus #vaccination

Today the Trump admin ordered CDC to stop collaborating with WHO. Also today, there’s a Marburg outbreak in Tanzania, new bird flu variant in the US, and multiple continuing health emergencies ongoing. Shortsighted foreign and domestic policy still with no good rationale. apnews.com/article/cdc-...

Institut Pasteur @pasteur.fr is now on BlueSky ! And there is a Starter Kit to find our community: bsky.app/starter-pack...

There is no health without #MentalHealth💚 In 2025, let's make sure mental health is given the same priority as physical health by standing up against stigma and ensuring more people can access the support they need.

New Year, new publication 💥🥳 B cell people, check out our report on the enhanced antibody responses in CD19-cre (and be aware of the issue if using this model in your conditional crossings)! rdcu.be/d5CqD

We are thrilled to announce the 2nd Southeast Asia Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases Symposium, taking place at the National University of Singapore on 28-29 August 2025.

Happy new year from the Yellow4FLAVI Consortium ! The Yellow4FLAVI team sends its warmest wishes to all our partners, collaborators, scientific advisors, and the scientific community. May this year bring innovation, impactful discoveries, and success for us all! www.linkedin.com/posts/yellow...

In 2024 we learned... that West Nile virus spread would not have been able to invade most of Europe without climate change. 🦟 New research from @dceq.bsky.social & co., published in Nature Communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Is dengue a tropical infection? Ask again. 199 autochthonous cases have been reported in Fano, Italy in 2024. Out of total 693 cases, 1/3 were due to local transmission (10 in 2020 - 82 in 2023). @yellow4flavi.bsky.social #dengue pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC.... www.izs.it/IZS/Home_Pag...

Yellow4FLAVI's Bluesky account is now live!! #EUproject funded by @EU_HaDEA #HorizonEurope #Health Visit our website yellow4flavi.eu #flavivirus #yellowfever #vaccine #pandemic #zika #dengue #lifesciences #EUcooperation

Outbreak of yellow fever in the Americas Region:24 deaths out of 50 confirmed cases. On this International Day of #EpidemicPreparedness we are reminded of the risk of re-emergence of old threats and the importance of #research and #vaccination @yellow4flavi.bsky.social www.paho.org/sites/defaul...

On this International Day of #EpidemicPreparedness, we highlight the critical importance of #research and international #collaboration in preventing and responding to global health threats, strengthening global resilience against emerging infectious diseases. www.yellow4flavi.eu/post/raising...