Reposted by John PurdyAmerican Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The ASV VIRO committee is pleased to host Temple Grandin for a workshop on neurodiversity in science. Please note a small correction from the official program: registration is NOT required and dinner will be served! #asv2026 058
Reposted by John PurdyAmerican Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 28/05/2026The #ASV2026videoabstract competition is live! More details below: www.asv.org/comms-compet... www.tiktok.com/@lovevirolog...tiktok.com#lovevirology #asv2026 TikTok video by LoveVirology 025
Reposted by John PurdyAmerican Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Is this your first ASV? Check out this members only event to learn how to best navigate #ASV2026 022
Reposted by John PurdyAnna E. Whitfield @aewtospo.bsky.social · 28/05/2026thehill.com/opinion/ener...thehill.comPlant viruses could threaten your coffee, chocolate and wineWhat looks like a danger to the things we enjoy signals deeper vulnerabilities in the food system we depend on. 031
John Purdy @purdylab.bsky.social · 07/05/2026I think of these two often. Who are they? Are they librarians? What are they discussing? Are they fun? Would they think that I am fun? Do they have an official fan club? 030
John Purdy @purdylab.bsky.social · 07/05/2026NIH changed the peer-review discussions from 50% to 30-35%, created the competitive non-discussed designation, and changed the summary statement if a grant was discussed. It was supposed to be for 2 cycles, now it is 3 cycles. If this concerns you, NOT-OD-26-069 has an email address at the bottom. 310
John Purdy @purdylab.bsky.social · 07/05/2026I responded to the NIH policy change regarding the late deadline and continuous submission. While it may seem like a small change to the way we work, it will create additional barriers for some. I am sharing the email I sent. Take the time to send one if you are concerned. 1/4 321
Reposted by John PurdyAmerican Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Are you presenting an abstract at #ASV2026? ASV is thrilled to announce our first ever video abstract competition! Of course, we made a video to tell you about it. Follow us on TikTok at @lovevirology First place wins $1000! www.asv.org/comms-compet... www.tiktok.com/@lovevirolog...tiktok.com#lovevirology #ASV2026VideoAbstract TikTok video by LoveVirology 0116
John Purdy @purdylab.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Is that Middle Falls? That’s my hometown. In high school, our home cross country course went under South Falls and our invitational course was the Monster on the other side of the park. 110
John Purdy @purdylab.bsky.social · 31/12/2025So very proud of my friend @jimalwine.bsky.social for providing accurate information among a sea of misinformation. 010
Reposted by John PurdyAmerican Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 04/12/2025🚨ATTENTION EARLY CAREER VIROLOGISTS🚨 We have a webinar on how to get a faculty position! Hear from Jean Lim, @drsprggs.bsky.social and @tylernstarr.bsky.social. Check your email for registration link and form to submit questions in advance. 078
Reposted by John PurdyAmerican Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Interested in shaping ASV decisions? Do you know someone who is? Nominations for ASV President-Elect and a number of Virology Councilors are due on November 21. Look for the nomination form in your ASV member email! 015
Reposted by John PurdyScience Magazine @science.org · 06/10/2025This year’s #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three scientists for discovering how the immune system distinguishes friend from foe. scim.ag/3Wt5rdiscim.agMedicine Nobel goes to three researchers who identified immune system’s security guardsMary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered regulatory T cells that prevent autoimmune disease 014447
Reposted by John PurdyJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 23/06/2025New CNN story about clinical trials damaged by the funding freeze at Northwestern. www.cnn.com/2025/06/23/h... 1/ncnn.comNIH froze funding for clinical trials at a major university. By fall, they’ll run out of funding | CNNNorthwestern University hasn’t received any funding from the NIH since the end of March. Not only could patients potentially stop receiving treatments that trials provided, the research itself could b... 310762
Reposted by John PurdyThe Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · 13/06/20252 in a row in the Journal of Virology. A new paper from our group & the new Johnson lab at UTMB. Here, we find multiple variant mutations in the SR rich domain of N facilitate improved infection with #SARS2. A brief thread since this didn't get preprinted journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...journals.asm.orgConvergent evolution in nucleocapsid facilitated SARS-CoV-2 adaptation for human infection | Journal of VirologyAfter its emergence, SARS-CoV-2 rapidly adapted to human infection, acquiring numerous mutations across its genome. Many of these mutations remain uncharacterized. This study examines a mutational hot... 2146
John Purdy @purdylab.bsky.social · 01/03/2025journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...journals.asm.orgA call for the United States to continue investing in science | mBioThe U.S. life science research mission is critical not only to human health and understanding the natural world but also to agriculture and food production, technological innovations, socioeconomic pr... 073
Reposted by John PurdyNate Brought @usfreepressspain.bsky.social · 25/02/2025"If NIH and HHS leadership comply with these orders, as a cisgender bisexual man I am forced to ask myself what support, if any, I should expect to receive when this administration decides to unfairly and irrationally target other populations within the LGBTQ..." - Me January 29 to Acting NIH Dir. 0176
Reposted by John PurdyAmerican Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Vaccines work! As measles cases have recently been reported in Alaska, Georgia, New York, Rhode Island and Texas, it's important to remember that prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963, measles killed 400-500 people and resulted in ~48,000 hospitalizations per year. 7283155
John Purdy @purdylab.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Congratulations to @rmokry.bsky.social on her first pub from the lab. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 0102
