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ISAR International Society for Antiviral Research @isaricar.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

The Prusoff award winner of this year, Valeria Cagno, told us about the unconventional antiviral strategies under study in her lab @valeriacagno.bsky.social

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Valeria Cagno @valeriacagno.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Interested in starting a PhD in my lab, working on targeting RNA of the Picornaviridae from December 2025 in beautiful Lausanne in a project funded by @snsf.ch? If that's the case, send me your CV! @fbm-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social

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Valeria Cagno @valeriacagno.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

The @snsf.ch Starting Grant officially began with the arrival of the first PhD student, Fatima Zahra Lissane Eddine, in the lab! We are both excited to find new antivirals targeting viral RNA

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Rapid Reviews\Infectious Diseases Journal @rapidreviews-id.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

🔉🔉Here's a review of a study that developed a β-cyclodextrin-based compound to prevent the attachment and replication of multiple viruses. rrid.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/4460xpxg...

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Reviews of

Reviewers: A Velthuis (Princeton University) | 📘📘📘📘📘 • X Chen (Jinan University) | 📗📗📗📗◻️ • B O'Keefe (NIH) | 📒📒📒◻️◻️

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Valeria Cagno @valeriacagno.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

The preprint of our work on cyclodextrins able to inhibit all major respiratory viruses and 2 different avian strains of influenza virus is out! This strategy can be game changing in respiratory virus management and pandemic preparedness!! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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A pan-respiratory virus attachment inhibitor with high potency in human airway models and in vivo

Respiratory viruses can cause severe infections, including bronchiolitis and pneumonia, often leading to hospitalization or death. Due to their ease of transmission, they are also scrutinized for thei...

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Valeria Cagno @valeriacagno.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

This day is the occasion to share the special episode of scientificast on HIV that we recorded 5 years ago but is still actual (but you need to know Italian or use it as an excuse to learn it ;) ) www.scientificast.it/speciale-hiv/

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Isabella Eckerle @eckerleisabella.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

If you are interested in #emergingviruses, new #vaccines & #publichealth, save the date for this event! April 7-9, 2025 in Geneva, co-hosted by our Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases & the Centre of Vaccinology of the University of Geneva & University Hospitals of Geneva! Superb speakers list!

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Jesse Erasmus @jesseerasmus.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Couldn’t find a virology starter pack so here’s one to get the ball rolling. Repost/reply if you are a virologist so I can find and add you to the list! go.bsky.app/SinqoJU

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Danny IncaRNAto @incarnatolab.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Fellow #RNA lovers, please repost 🙏: 2 ERC-funded Post-doc positions are available in our lab to investigate #RNA structural ensemble and their dynamics in living cells. Application link: t.co/pYJ3H3j705

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https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000B06P

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