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Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The Lazear Lab had a great time at #ASV2026! Thanks @amersocvirology.bsky.social for the opportunity to share our research and interact with amazing virologists! #LoveVirology @celeste-robles.bsky.social @abbieweight.bsky.social @cormac-lucas.bsky.social @joelrc.bsky.social @alexsakai.bsky.social

The Lazear Lab at the 2026 American Society for Virology conference in Minneapolis. Back row: Cormac, Mikhala, Taras. Front row: Helen, Celeste, Alex, Abbie, Joel. We are standing on the steps outside the gym where the poster sessions were held, wearing our conference badges and smiling. Celeste and Alex are wearing official ASV2026 conference T-shirts.

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Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Lazear Lab at SERVC 2026! It was great to have the opportunity to share our work with our regional virology community! @servc.bsky.social @mdedloff.bsky.social @cormac-lucas.bsky.social @celeste-robles.bsky.social @monicareece.bsky.social @abbieweight.bsky.social @joelrc.bsky.social

Lazear Lab at the 2026 Southeastern Regional Virology Conference in Atlanta. They are standing together, wearing conference name badges. They look happy and proud of all the great presentations from the lab.

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HHMI @hhmi-science.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

30 seconds of life as a #GilliamFellow, thanks to the 19 cohort members who attended our March Science Meeting alongside ~70 additional HHMI scientists. Potential applicant? Imagine yourself here, and mark Sept. 1 on your calendar to apply!

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bioRxiv Immunology @biorxiv-immuno.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Interferon lambda signaling to maternal dendritic cells protects against congenital Zika virus infection www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Margaret Dedloff @mdedloff.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I'm so proud of this work and how it all came together!

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The American Society for Virology (ASV) is dedicated to advancing knowledge of viruses and the diseases they cause. ASV does not support the scaling back of the childhood vaccine schedule recently announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. See our statement attached.

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HHMI @hhmi-science.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Applications for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program are now open! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: bit.ly/CechFellows

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Summer Undergraduate Research Experience | HHMI

The Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders.

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Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Congratulations to Celeste Robles @celeste-robles.bsky.social who did a great job on her qualifying exam and is our lab's newest PhD Candidate! Celeste is studying HSV neurobiology and defining the neuronal mechanisms that govern latency and reactivation.

Celeste Robles, fresh from passing her qualifying exam, is standing in lab wearing a black shirt, white pants, and a big smile. She's giving a thumbs up and holding an inflatable T-Rex with a sign saying "Congratulations Candidate!!!". The T-Rex is wearing a small party hat.

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Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Congratulations to Abbie Weight @abbieweight.bsky.social who did a great job on her qualifying exam and is officially a PhD candidate! Abbie is using genetically diverse mice to understand the host factors that control susceptibility to La Crosse virus and other neuroinvasive arboviruses.

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

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...

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Joint Statement Calling for Secretary Kennedy Resignation

The American Society for Microbiology released a joint statement calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Excited to see a new cohort of @hhmi.org Gilliam Fellows. I have seen the impact this program has had and am glad its continuing. Special congrats to UNC's Celeste Robles and her advisor Helen Lazear, continuing a long tradition of amazing Gilliam Fellows here

Image of UNC's Celeste Robles and mention of her advisor Helen Lazear and the field of virology

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Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

So proud of Celeste Robles @celeste-robles.bsky.social for being selected as a 2025 Gilliam Fellow! Thrilled to be joining the Gilliam community @hhmi.org www.hhmi.org/programs/gil...

2025 Gilliam Fellows program announcement highlighting graduate student Celeste Robles from UNC Chapel Hill (advisor Helen Lazear)

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Camila Arango @biophysgal.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Big congrats to Celeste, so happy and proud of you 💗 happy to see a fellow IMSDer and friend from UNC win 🥳🎉

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 08/08/2025

SO PROUD & EXCITED TO SEE ANOTHER UNC BBSPER JOIN THE GILLIAM COMMUNITY! WELCOME! I REMEMBER MENTORING CELESTE FROM HER REU DAYS HERE AT UNC! LET’S GOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Celeste @celeste-robles.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

I wish you guys could've seen my jaw hit the floor when I got the email! So honored to be a part of the 2025 Gilliam Fellow cohort!! 😄

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HHMI @hhmi-science.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Congratulations 2025 Gilliam Fellows and Advisors! 🎉 The Gilliam Fellows Program launches promising PhD students into impactful scientific research careers while fostering inclusive training environments. Through this program, HHMI supports both graduate students and their faculty thesis advisors.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

This is how our government has been corrupted: 1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office. 2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor. 3) Donors make a huge profit. 4) Repeat. For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.

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Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

So many accomplishments to celebrate as we close out this academic year! I'm so lucky to get to work with these awesome folks in the Lazear Lab! @mdedloff.bsky.social @nigelmgo.bsky.social @abbieweight.bsky.social @viralvibes365.bsky.social @monicareece.bsky.social

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Helen Lazear @lazearlab.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

The Lazear Lab at #ASV2025 - great to see all these folks present their cool work on so many different viruses! @amersocvirology.bsky.social @mdedloff.bsky.social @abbieweight.bsky.social @nigelmgo.bsky.social @joelrc.bsky.social

Group photo of the Lazear Lab at ASV 2025 in Montreal. We are wearing our name badges and everyone is smiling because our presentations are done and went great!

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