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virologyunmasked.bsky.social @virologyunmasked.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

virologyunmasked.com/michael-emerman/ This month's titan of virology and vaccinology. Dr. Michael Emerman. Dr. Emerman is an HIV researcher who helped unlock its molecular mysterious. He is also a pioneer in the field of 'plaleovirology' and a mentor to over 100 students! @memerman.bsky.social

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Dr. Michael Emerman “You align priorities to favor the trainees (so) that what is good for the trainees will end up being good for the lab” Emerman on successful mentoring, Virology Unm…

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

ASV stands in support of Dr. Tony Fauci and his long career advancing the health of Americans and protecting them from the worst infectious diseases.

Official statement from ASV in support of Dr. Tony Fauci.

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Matt Frieman @mattfrieman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Thank you @amersocvirology.bsky.social for a wonderful #ASV2026. It is always great to see old friends and also to meet new ones. It was a nice reminder of why we do what we do. A true celebration of virology at a time when we needed it more than ever. Thank you, from the Frieman Lab #Lovevirology

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The submission deadline for the ASV Video Abstract Competition is just two weeks away! Submit by July 13! Details at asv.org/comms-competition

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

91 years ago today, Wendell M. Stanley reported the crystallization of tobacco mosaic virus. Stanley showed that viruses exist at the edge of living and non-living, and biology was never the same. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Isolation of a Crystalline Protein Possessing the Properties of Tobacco-Mosaic Virus

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

ASV is alarmed by the US HHS to suspend and debar Dr. Ralph Baric from federal funding. Read our open letter below:

Open letter from ASV to protest US HHS actions against Dr. Ralph Baric.

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Is this your first ASV? Check out this members only event to learn how to best navigate #ASV2026

Navigating Your First ASV webinar registration information

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Early bird registration for #ASV2026 ends tomorrow June 1! Get that meal prep done and don't forget to register. www.asv.org/registration

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

ASV is eager to assist early-career virologists who have lost their research funding but would like to attend #ASV2026 in Minneapolis. Please see more details here: asv.memberclicks.net/index.php?op...

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Are you attending #ASV2026? The early bird registration deadline is just 15 days away. Register by June 1 for a discounted rate: na.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.p...

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Shan-Lu Liu @shanluliu.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

BA.3.2 is distinct from its ancestral BA.3 in many aspects. It acquires four new N-linked glycosylation sites in the N-terminal domain (NTD) and receptor-binding domain (RBD) of spike; disruption of which enhances viral infectivity and restores sensitivity to nAbs. journals.asm.org/eprint/CFS52...

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Shan-Lu Liu @shanluliu.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Really honored to be named a 2026 Ohio State Distinguished University Professor. Thank you to my mentors, trainees, and collaborators for all the support and encouragement. faculty.osu.edu/news/2026/04...

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Shan-Lu Liu named 2026 Distinguished University Professor | Office of Faculty Affairs

Liu is a professor in the Department of Veterinary Biosciences.

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Hensley Lab @scottehensley.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

We are recruiting 1-2 postdoctoral fellows to investigate the specificity of human anti-influenza virus antibodies, and to determine how these antibodies impact global antigenic drift of influenza viruses. Join our lab at Penn in Philly. Reach out if you are interested in applying! Please repost!

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

ASV remembers Dr. J. Michael Bishop, a luminary in virology, upon his passing earlier this month.

Official ASV statement on the passing of Dr. Michael Bishop.

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Shan-Lu Liu @shanluliu.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Led by Julia and Pei in the lab, our new PNAS paper reveals that the mink Cluster 5 (MC5V) SARS-CoV-2 spike is intrinsically unstable and defective in processing, resulting in markedly attenuated infectivity and fusogenicity. www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

🚨ABSTRACT DEADLINE FEBRUARY 2🚨 🚨TRAVEL AWARD DEADLINE FEBRUARY 9🚨 Share your virology research by submitting an abstract for ASV 2026 by 11:59pm Eastern on Monday 2/2/26 Need financial support? Trainees & teachers can apply for travel awards www.asv.org/abstract-sub... www.asv.org/travel-awards

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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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Shan-Lu Liu @shanluliu.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Free registration: albany.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Shan-Lu Liu @shanluliu.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

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Shan-Lu Liu @shanluliu.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

We are excited to share our new work on PLSCR1 restriction of entry of HIV and other lentiviruses published now in PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

I wanted to remind everyone about the "Save AIDS Research" livestream that will go live on YouTube this Tuesday (9/16) at 11:00am EDT. We have an amazing program of 70+ speakers who will be sharing their latest research. Get all the details at www.saveaidsresearch.org.

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24 Hours to Save AIDS Research

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Shan-Lu Liu @shanluliu.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

We mourn the passing of Nobel laureate David Baltimore, a towering figure in molecular biology and virology, and a pioneer and founder of ASV. His discoveries transformed science and medicine, and his mentorship inspired generations. His legacy will continue to guide and inspire virology and ASV.

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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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Shan-Lu Liu @shanluliu.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

An incredible episode: Stanley Plotkin joins TWiV to recount his career as a vaccinologist, having participated in the development of vaccines for polio, rabies, and rubella, and his thoughts on the current anti-science, anti-public health, and anti-vaccine climate. www.microbe.tv/twiv/

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Shan-Lu Liu @shanluliu.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Years of research show protection from COVID-19 vaccines — both the types made with mRNA and a type made with traditional technology — does wane over time. The vaccinations provide the strongest protection against severe infection and death, even if people still become infected.

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Shan-Lu Liu @shanluliu.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

I am honored to serve as president of the American society for Virology, thank you for your support. I wish to thank our past president Hector Aguilar-Carreno for a wonderful service and look forward to working with everyone.

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Shan-Lu Liu @shanluliu.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Harvard Virologist David Knipe on his NIH grant cancellation: “How did forty-five years of desired research become undesirable overnight?” magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/i-a...

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Zandrea Ambrose, Ph.D. 🦠🧬🧪🧫 @zandrea.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

A wonderful talk by @shanluliu.bsky.social at #ASV2025 about viral cell-cell transmission. Thank you for the shout out to our deltaE SARS-CoV-2 preprint!

A slide from Dr. Shan-Lu Liu’s symposium at ASV 2025 showing figures from my postdoc Dr. Hannah Fischer’s preprint on deltaE SARS-CoV-2.

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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

IFN-inducible Human Phospholipid Scramblase 1 (PLSCR1) ProteinRestricts HIV-1 Infection by Inhibiting Membrane Fusion www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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Shan-Lu Liu @shanluliu.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Our new work: ZIKV infection induces autophagy which mediates the downregulation of host entry factors TIM-1 and AXL. This, in turn, promotes sustained ZIKV infection by preventing superinfection and dampening the host innate immunity. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Stacey Schultz-Cherry @ssclabquips.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

We are excited to announce the next Journal of Virology seminar series will be live streamed on March 28 at 11 am Central Time. The paper to be presented is journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... by Dr. Christine Marizzi and her group asm.org/Biographies/...

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Detection of clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus in New York City | Journal of Virology

While surveillance programs for avian influenza viruses are often focused on migratory routes and their associated stop-over locations or commercial poultry operations, many bird species—including mig...

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Vaccines 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.

Graph showing that prior to 1963 when the measles vaccine was introduced, there were around 300,000-700,000 measles cases per year. Within a few years of the vaccine, the number of cases fell below 20,000/year. There were a blips where cases rose, but shortly after the second vaccine dose was recommended in 1989, annual cases have generally been well below 1,000 cases. In 2000, measles elimination was declared in the US. Now we have sporadic outbreaks that typically spread among unvaccinated people. Chart is from Center for American Progress and is based on CDC data on measles cases.

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Michael Emerman @memerman.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Thanks Harmit!

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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Join us in Montréal for the 2025 ASV Annual Meeting (July 14-17)! Abstract submission closes on February 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM (EST). See details here: asv.org/asv2025/

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ASV 2025 | American Society for Virology

The website for the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology.

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Michael Emerman @memerman.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Yikes! Look who's giving a Keynote at the 2025 Cold Spring Harbor Retroviruses Meeting. This was the first meeting I ever attended as a graduate student, 4 decades ago.

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Shan-Lu Liu @shanluliu.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

We are pleased to share our new work led by postdoc Pei Li: Immune Evasion, Cell-Cell Fusion, and Spike Stability of the SARS-CoV-2 XEC Variant: Role of Glycosylation Mutations at the N-terminal Domain www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Shan-Lu Liu @shanluliu.bsky.social · 08/01/2024

We are excited to share our paper on BA.2.86 now at Cell @CellCellPress along with Markus/Stefan’s paper. Thanks to all coworkers and collaborators. Both papers were submitted on Sept 11, 2023 and accepted on Dec 19. www.cell.com/action/showP...; www.cell.com/action/showP...

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