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Lee Sherry

@leesherry.bsky.social
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Post-doc developing ex vivo immune organoids for improved translation of novel vaccine candidates at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research

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Antonia Ho @drtoniho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epidemiology Group out in force at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Research Dissemination Conference! @kirstykwok.bsky.social, John Kelly & Andrew Mwale presented their PhD work characterising resp viral, arboviral & TB virome in Malawian populations.🦠🫁🦟🧬🇲🇼
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Daniel Hurdiss @danielhurdiss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Excited to share that our norovirus NS3 study is now online in Nature Communications! 🎉 These enzymes, found across an entire order of RNA viruses, have long been molecular motors in search of a function. We think we’ve uncovered their role. (🧵) www.nature.com/articles/s41... #virology #cryoEM
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The Humane Research Trust CIO @humaneresearch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Introducing our new Research Fellow! 🔬 We’ve awarded a £450,000 Fellowship to Dr Minerva Bosch-Fortea to develop a fully human, animal-free model of leukaemia bone marrow. The research could reduce reliance on animal use by up to 80% 🧡 Read more: ow.ly/RR8A50ZJgwG #WorldLeukaemiaDay
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Lee Sherry @leesherry.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
*New Pre-print Klaxon* I'm really pleased to get this paper out there, especially as this is my first senior author paper! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Describing the characterisation of a NanoLuc FCV reporter to better understand both virus neutralisation and viral entry #virology 1/2
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David Bhella @dbhella.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I am privileged to enjoy a fantastic collaboration with my @cvrinfo.bsky.social colleagues Margaret Hosie, Brian Willett, Lee Sherry and Hagar Sasvari. Lee and Hagar used their reverse-genetics expertise to make some great tools to help us dissect calicivirus entry. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Feline calicivirus encoding NanoLuc luciferase as a tool for assessing antibody neutralisation and antivirals
Feline calicivirus (FCV) is among the most common viruses to infect cats worldwide, with prevalence estimated to range from 10-90% depending on the population sampled. Typical FCV infection presents w...
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Mhairi McCormack @mhairijan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🧵 Do parasitic worm infections impact COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness? Millions of people are infected with helminths (worms) that shape our immune systems. We wanted to know if that changes how people respond to SARS-CoV-2 exposures. Here's what we found… ⬇️ 1/n
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Antigen Evolution & Design Lab @antigenevo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🚨 JOB ALERT🚨 We are very excited to be hiring the lab's ✨very first postdoc✨! Work on new AI technologies for decoding antigen protein evolution in a fresh research environment, at the heart of Paris 🇫🇷 Details & link to apply: research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd... Deadline: Sep 1st
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The Humane Research Trust CIO @humaneresearch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It's Social Media Giving Day💙 One post can raise awareness. One share can inspire action. One donation can help fund the future of medical research. We fund human-relevant research with the potential to replace animal experiments & improve human health outcomes Donate here: bit.ly/4bwEDRn
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Connor G G Bamford @connorggbamford.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Please share 🚨 We have a postdoc position open on avian influenza virus tracking and genomics across natural to develop an early-warning system to protect human and animal health hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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Antonia Ho @drtoniho.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Proud supervisor post 📣 Congratulations to @cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epidemiology Group student @mhairijan.bsky.social who graduated with a PhD on SARS-CoV-2 sero- epidemiology across urban and rural cohorts in Malawi. 🥳🎓🙌 If anyone is looking for a talented post-doc, look no further!
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David Bhella @dbhella.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A great collaboration with Morgan Herod and colleagues in Leeds. Thermally stable murine norovirus shows a delayed uncoating phenotype, with cryoEM led by Lee Sherry and Charlotte Lewis at the @cvrinfo.bsky.social.
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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Talking about vaccines can feel challenging, but clear, trusted conversations make a difference. Our free toolkit and Top Tips poster support researchers and communicators to plan, deliver and reflect on effective engagement. Explore our tips: vist.ly/59tbs
Poster with tips on engaging about vaccines from the British Society for Immunology, with icons and colorful figures.
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UofG MVLS @uofgmvls.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
prepare for future epidemics and protect global health 🌍 Find out more about this important step in strengthening global health security via the link in our bio or this link 👇 www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin... #TeamUofG #MVLS #Virology #GlobalHealth #HealthSecurity #Research
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UofG, UKHSA and Pirbright Institute forge strategic partnership to strengthen UK epidemic preparedness
The University of Glasgow, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and The Pirbright Institute have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing a strategic partnership which will…
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UofG MVLS @uofgmvls.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The Viral Research Institutes (VRI) will bring together leading expertise in human and animal viruses, supporting a One Health approach to understanding and responding to emerging viral threats. Through collaboration, research and training, this partnership will help strengthen the UK’s ability to
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UofG, UKHSA and Pirbright Institute forge strategic partnership to strengthen UK epidemic preparedness
The University of Glasgow, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and The Pirbright Institute have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing a strategic partnership which will…
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UofG MVLS @uofgmvls.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🧬 A major step forward for epidemic preparedness The University of Glasgow has joined forces with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and The Pirbright Institute to create a new strategic partnership focused on virology research, health security and training the next generation of scientists.
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Lee Sherry @leesherry.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Check out our recent publication assessing feline coronavirus serology across the UK. This is the first first-author publication of @cvrinfo.bsky.social MRes turned PhD student Hagar Sasvari. The first of many! #Virology
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preLights @prelights.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Cats: the ultimate pets and scientific heroes. 🐱 Studying feline viruses to identify innovative solutions to prevent human infections. #preprint by @cb99-lewis.bsky.social, @dbhella.bsky.social & team #microbiology #preLight by @orestissavva.bsky.social: prelights.biologists.com/highlights/i...
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Inhibition of VP2-mediated entry: a potential antiviral strategy to treat or prevent calicivirus disease - preLights
Cats: the ultimate pets and scientific heroes. Researchers are studying feline viruses to identify innovative solutions to prevent human infections
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Brennan Lab CVR @brennanlab.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Not often you get to say two papers dropped the same day 😱🎉🥳🍾 Incredibly proud of both — great science, amazing collaborators, and a lot of hard work 💪 #Virology #Bunyavirus #EmergingViruses
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Andrew Spooky Bones @apbohn.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Meme courtesy @ukhsa.bsky.social
Vaccines The most effective public health interventions in history, second only to clean water. That wasn't a question
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Charlotte Lewis @cb99-lewis.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Fantastic to have this out! As ever, I'm immensely grateful to all co-authors for their support, advice, and resource provision. This was a real collaborative effort, and highlights the potential of VP2 as a viable target for calicivirus antivirals- exciting stuff!
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David Bhella @dbhella.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Amazing work from Charlotte Lewis - our latest preprint describes structure guided development of an antiviral peptide, targeting VP2 portal assembly - a strategy that may have broad application to treat or prevent calicivirus disease. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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David Bhella @dbhella.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Really happy to see this paper out now in PLOS Pathogens - a really nice collaboration with @alanlparker.bsky.social - led by Kasim Waraich and Rosie Mundy. journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
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Identification of a novel fiber shaft structural motif and overexpression of key transcripts elucidated in human adenovirus D 10
Author summary Adenoviruses cause infections with pathologies ranging from cold like respiratory symptoms to gastroenteritis and conjunctivitis. In addition to research on adenovirus pathology, substa...
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Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Still time to apply for one of three joint virology PhDs @cvrinfo.bsky.social and @pirbrightinst.bsky.social, including one with myself and the fantastic @peacockflu.bsky.social! Informal enquiries welcome by e-mail (including re the primary location of ours, which is negotiable), deadline 8th May
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The Humane Research Trust CIO @humaneresearch.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Vaccines should protect people without costing animals their lives. At Glasgow, our grant funds animal-free tonsil organoids from donated human tissue to test vaccines and study real human immune responses! Learn more: ow.ly/O8vp50YIa3K #WorldImmunisationWeek
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James Hay @jameshay.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Delighted to share the (preprint) output of @mhairijan.bsky.social's Oxford visit: SARS-CoV-2 Neutralising Antibody Profiles Reveal Variant Specific Antibody Dynamics and Regional Differences in Infection Histories in Malawi. dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...
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SARS-CoV-2 Neutralising Antibody Profiles Reveal Variant Specific Antibody Dynamics and Regional Differences in Infection Histories in Malawi
Background: Serological data provide important insights into SARS-CoV-2 transmission and immunity, particularly in regions with limited routine surveillance suc
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The Humane Research Trust CIO @humaneresearch.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Your unwanted household clutter could help us raise much-needed funds! We've partnered with specialist recycling organisations to transform your old items into donations. To learn more, visit our website: humaneresearch.org.uk/fundraising-i…
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Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
🚨New pre-print!🚨 Influenza viruses need proteases to become infectious. Here, we identify the proteases needed for influenza D virus entry, and show that proteases in the human airway are more than capable of activating this non-human virus www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
A woodcut of a highland cow peering through a square frame (image credit Ed Hutchinson)
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Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
🚨New pre-print!🚨 Because influenza virions are highly variable in form no single method can show their molecular architecture in detail. Here, we integrate multiple structural and compositional approaches to identify new features of these beautiful virus particles www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
An illustration of an apical region of an animal cell in cross section, shown crowded with individual molecules. The plasma membrane is densely occupied by influenza virus glycoproteins, and from the surface bud influenza virions with different morphologies (L-R): spherical, bacilliform, filamentous with a genome, filamentous and empty, filamentous with a helical inner layer, and filamentous with a cofilactin cytoskeleton.
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Lee Sherry @leesherry.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Just at the airport after a great @microbiologysociety.org annual conference! Enjoyed sharing my @humaneresearch.bsky.social research with the virology community and catching up with old and new friends. Looking forward to next year already #Microbio26
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Joseph Hughes @bljog.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Great delivery by Sarah Little from @grovearmada.bsky.social team @microbiologysociety.org : Scalable Screening of AI Designed Binders that Prevent Virus Entry
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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Vaccines protect against some of the most serious diseases we know. But their impact goes beyond infection. Research suggests they may also support long-term health, including reducing cardiovascular risk. Explore our latest #CelebrateVaccines blog! ➡️ vist.ly/4yngv
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Lee Sherry @leesherry.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Interested in viruses and innate immunity? Then join @connorggbamford.bsky.social and myself in the innate immunity symposium session at 2:30 in Meeting Room 1 #Microbio26
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Lee Sherry @leesherry.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Interested in animal-origin free research? Then come along to my poster #231 describing my @humaneresearch.bsky.social work on producing animal-free viral immunology assays to assess measles immunity #Microbio26
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Lee Sherry @leesherry.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Fantastic Translation Prize talk from @alanlparker.bsky.social amazing work going from bench to bedside using oncolytic viruses #Microbio26
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Connor G G Bamford @connorggbamford.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Looking forward to #Microbio26 in Belfast this week where we have 6 presentations across a few sessions on both our virus and host work (can you spot us?). Plus I will be co-chairing the virus forum innate immunity session with @leesherry.bsky.social on Tuesday pm!
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Bea @bealro.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Out today in @natecoevo.nature.com! 📝 www.nature.com/articles/s41... We compare the mutational tolerance of enteroviruses A & B across their full proteomes, mapping distinct host interaction strategies 🦠 and identifying mutation-resistant regions that could inform antiviral development 💊
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Joe Grove @grovearmada.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
It is almost five years since I first applied AlphaFold to a handful of viral proteins. Today, hundreds of thousands of predictions and many discoveries later, we are delighted to announce the integration of our Viro3D dataset into the @ebi.embl.org and Google DeepMind AlphaFold Database.
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David Bhella @dbhella.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
I am excited to share our latest preprint - An evolutionarily divergent herpesvirus with a giant tail. Featuring symmetry breaking and genome annotation from structure using ModelAngelo. doi.org/10.64898/202...
Image of a herpesvirus structure
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Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Are you fascinated by viruses? Would you like to design your own original research project in the UK's largest virology centre? Why not come and do a PhD @cvrinfo.bsky.social - application deadline 6th Jan 2026 (1/1): www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
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FindAPhD : The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) PhD Funded Programme at University of Glasgow
Apply for a PhD: The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) PhD Funded Programme at University of Glasgow
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Fletcher Lab @fletcherlab.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Join @uofglasgow.bsky.social for a funded 3.5 year PhD programme: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl... Also up for grabs is a project on antiviral PROTACs, supervised by us and the France lab (School of Chemistry) should ubiquitin and viruses appeal! Please get in touch with any questions.
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Lee Sherry @leesherry.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Following our recent publications on next-generation poliovirus vaccines, we were asked by @uk.theconversation.com to provide a short explainer on why new vaccines are needed to ensure the eradication of polio globally - theconversation.com/to-eradicate...
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To eradicate polio once and for all, we need a new vaccine – that’s what we’re working on
Researchers are using virus-like particles to develop a safer, cheaper polio vaccine to help eradicate the disease once and for all.
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Lee Sherry @leesherry.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Much like London buses, you wait for ages, then 2 publications come along in quick succession! www.nature.com/articles/s41... #vaccineswork #endpolio 1/7
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Production of an immunogenic trivalent poliovirus virus-like particle vaccine candidate in yeast using controlled fermentation - npj Vaccines
npj Vaccines - Production of an immunogenic trivalent poliovirus virus-like particle vaccine candidate in yeast using controlled fermentation
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Lee Sherry @leesherry.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Great few days in Liverpool for @microbiologysociety.org conference, can't wait to catch up with everyone again next year! #Microbio25
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Lee Sherry @leesherry.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Here is a press release from @universityofleeds.bsky.social highlighting our recent publication describing next-generation VLP vaccines for polio #vaccines #Endpolio www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...
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Breakthrough in next-generation polio vaccines
A more affordable, lower-risk polio vaccine is on the horizon, research led by the University of Leeds has found.
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Lee Sherry @leesherry.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Huge congratulations to co-first authors Kaniz Fatema and Joe Snowden the Stonehouse/Rowlands Lab @researchleeds.bsky.social on their publication describing a novel VLP vaccine platform. #vaccineswork www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A VLP vaccine platform comprising the core protein of hepatitis B virus with N-terminal antigen capture
Nanoparticle presentation systems offer the potential to develop new vaccines rapidly in response to emerging diseases, a public health need that has …
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Lee Sherry @leesherry.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
It's finally out! Our @who.int funded consortium paper describing different expression systems for the production of stabilised virus-like particles (VLPs) as next-generation vaccines for poliovirus #vaccineswork #Endpolio #viruses 1/ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Recombinant expression systems for production of stabilised virus-like particles as next-generation polio vaccines - Nature Communications
A post eradication polio vaccine should be safe and easy to produce. Here, the authors characterize a recombinant virus-like particle polio vaccine with stabilized capsid proteins and show comparable ...
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