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Julia Rebecca Port

@jrport.bsky.social
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Young Group Leader at Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany. All about virus transmission and how to mitigate it. Views are my own.

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Julia Rebecca Port @jrport.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Excited to share this review on airborne transmission from my lab at HZI with great collaboration from the Sieben lab, also at HZI, and the Basu lab at South Dakota State. This was a great opportunity to participate in the ASM Young Voices in Virology program. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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From viral infection to emission: host barriers shaping airborne transmission | Journal of Virology
Respiratory viruses that infect the lower respiratory tract, including influenza A viruses (IAVs), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and coronaviruses, remain a major global health burden. Recent est...
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Julia Rebecca Port @jrport.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
We are very excited to start work on this project!
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Julia Rebecca Port @jrport.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Excited to see this contribution to the world of bat immunology finally out and about. Clear differences in an in vivo bat model between Ebola and Marburg viruses in regards to virus-host antagonism. #bats #filoviruses www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Jamaican fruit bats’ competence for Ebola but not Marburg virus is driven by intrinsic differences - Nature Communications
Jamaican fruit bats support disseminated infection of Ebola but not Marburg virus. The differences in infection dynamics are partially attributable to Marburg’s less efficient entry and impaired antag...
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Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI) @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Seit 2024 erforscht @ntorow.bsky.social am HZI mit ihrer Nachwuchsgruppe "Frühkindliche Immunität" die Besonderheiten des Neugeborenen-Immunsystems. In unserem Interview zum #Weltfrauentag spricht sie über ihre Forschungsziele, Role Models & die Vereinbarkeit von Forschung und Care-Arbeit.
Kachel mit einem Bild von Natalia Torow und dem Zitat: "Es müssen Frauen - und natürlich auch Männer - sichtbar sein, die gute Forschung machen, Führungspositionen innehaben und gleichzeitig und selbstverständlich Care-Arbeit übernehmen."
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Julia Rebecca Port @jrport.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
For those on the job hunt, this is a great opportunity supporting equality in science.
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Julia Rebecca Port @jrport.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
See you in Hamburg.
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GfV - Gesellschaft für Virologie @gesvirologie.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Hamburg will probably have the highest density of virologists in Germany in the next few days. Let's inform each other and everyone who couldn't make it at #GfV2025 Looking forward to many posts (BM)
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Julia Rebecca Port @jrport.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Always, but also today. International day for women and girls in science. #womeninscience #diversity
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
The Trump NIH is banning hires of new students and postdocs. This is devastating for NIH research and will result in a lost generation of researchers at the institution. Heard from a applicant today: "A lot of people are banking their entire careers on the [NIH student programs]..." #NIH 🧪 1/
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
👩🏼‍🔬🥇Frauen müssen lernen sich selbst zu überschätzen, um ihr Potential als Wissenschaftlerinnen voll auszuschöpfen, sagt Prof. Dr. Antje Flieger vom @rki.de in unserem neuen #Interview: 🚀👉🏻 youtu.be/9NOtUEvlTms?... #gendergap #parität #empowerement #womeninscience
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Antje Flieger - Wissenschaftlerinnen, überschätzt euch!
YouTube video by Infect-Net TV
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Infect-Net @infect-net.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
👩🏻‍🔬⚖️👨🏼‍⚕️ Wo sind die Stellschrauben für #Geschlechtergerechtigkeit in der Wissenschaft? Die Virologin Prof. Dr. Melanie Brinkmann aus Braunschweig spricht in unserem neuen #Interview über gesellschaftliche Normen und #Rollenvorbilder: 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AAj...
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Melanie Brinkmann - Gesellschaftliche Normen sind das Problem.
YouTube video by Infect-Net TV
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ESWI @eswinfluenza.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
🌟 #ESWI 🏆 are open for #EarlyCareerScientists! 🌟 ✨ Young Scientist Vaccine Innovation Award 📅 Deadline: 28 February 2025 ℹ️ eswiconference.org/eswi-awards#... 📽️ Hear from @guthmillerjenna.bsky.social our inspiring 2023 winner. Will you be next? Showcase your innovation!
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ESWI Awards | ESWI2025
To support early career scientists in the field of respiratory virus infections, ESWI has launched an award recognizing the most promising body of work. Open to early career scientists worldwide, the ...
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