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The Menachery Lab @themenacherylab.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Work wrapped up Elias Alvarado's thesis project and was a great collaboration between @emoryuniversity.bsky.social, @utmbhealth.bsky.social, @sutharlab.bsky.social, @tommygottago.bsky.social and others (6/6).

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Yiyang (Tommy) Zhou @tommygottago.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Our new publication is alive! Viruses don't release genome randomly. Using a NGS method, we show that Flock House virus releases its RNAs in a programmed sequence, overcoming distinct energy barriers. This is guided by RNA-capsid interactions. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

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Ordered release of genomic RNA during icosahedral virus disassembly | Journal of Virology

Viruses need to strike a balance between structural rigidity and flexibility to achieve both sufficient protection and rapid release of packaged genome into host cells. During the process of genome de...

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Yiyang (Tommy) Zhou @tommygottago.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

The very first @nanoporetech.com MinION library of @themenacherylab.bsky.social at Emory! So far so good! I've been missing Nanopore for a while! Merry Christmas!

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Yiyang (Tommy) Zhou @tommygottago.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

1st batch of ClickSeq NGS libraries at @themenacherylab.bsky.social Emory University! Many more to come! (Yes we are getting a gel imager..)

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