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Vasilakis Lab

@vasilakislab.bsky.social
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Our focus is to understand the mechanisms that allow zoonotic, sylvatic arthropod-borne viruses to jump species boundaries and cause disease. Shared lab account

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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It is a pleasure to host Dr Carrera, a colleague, collaborator and friend at The Center for Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases @utmbhealth.bsky.social. Dr Carrera will present on "The emergence and spread of Oropouche virus in the Gap of Panama". @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We are pleased to announce that we have extended the deadline for abstract submission to October 17. We look forward welcoming you to São Paulo. @utmbhealth.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We look forward welcoming you to our webinar on Sept. 8. Dr Marrazzo, CEO of IDSA will be presenting "Emerging Infection Research in 2026: Opportunities and Threats". Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi... @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @amersocvirology.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
We are delighted to announce the roster of speakers for our 7th year of “Virtual Seminar Series on Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases”. Details of the upcoming seminar will be coming shortly. @utmbhealth.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @amersocvirology.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We look forward welcoming you July 14th for our scheduled Virtual Seminar Series on Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases webinar. Dr. @jumarisnyman.bsky.social will present: “From the Prairies to the Arctic: California serogroup virus surveillance in Canada". Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Looking forward seeing you all tomorrow!
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Happy to share our newest publication "Tracing the evolutionary history of insect-specific orthoflavivirus through phylogenetics" in collaboration with the @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social,led by Cecilia Banco & a group of talented early career scientists. @utmbhealth.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
We are looking forward welcoming you on June 9th for our next Virtual Seminar Series on Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases webinar. Prof. Robert (Bob) Abbott will be presenting: "Antigen avidity potentiates the durability of the vaccine immune response." www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi... #ASTMH #UTMB
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Looking forward seeing you in a couple of days. We are hosting Prof. Ebel @ebellaboratory.bsky.social for another great webinar. Do not miss it! @utmbhealth.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
We are looking forward welcoming you on May 12th for Prof. Ebel's @ebellaboratory.bsky.social webinar "Flavivirus vector interactions: Probing flavivirus population biology at the virus-host interface." Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi... @utmbhealth.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Trump administration drops court fight to cap NIH payments for research overhead costs www.statnews.com/2026/04/08/t... via @statnews.com
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Trump administration drops court fight to cap NIH payments for research overhead costs
The Trump administration will not be asking the Supreme Court to take up its fight to slash NIH support for research indirect costs
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/04/2026
Watch live: Liftoff is approaching for four astronauts set to fly around the moon on the Artemis II mission.
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Artemis II Launch Live Updates: NASA Resolves Technical Issues as Astronauts Count Down to Moon Launch
The crew of four — three Americans and one Canadian — are scheduled to launch at 6:24 p.m. Eastern on the first crewed journey to the moon since 1972. But they will not land there on this mission.
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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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Molecular entomologist Jason Rasgon named AAAS Fellow | Penn State University
Jason L. Rasgon, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Endowed Chair in Disease Epidemiology and Biotechnology, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
We look forward welcoming you April 14th for our Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases webinar series. Dr Leah Katzelnick will be presenting "Enhancing, controlling, and sterilizing dengue immunity and development of broadly protective responses". Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Happy π day everyone. Another reminder of the contributions of Hellene mathematicians. @utmbnews.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
We are looking forward seeing you tomorrow for Dr Siqueira's webinar "Dengue Alliance: How to Deliver Effective and Accessible Dengue Treatments". Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi.... @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @dndi.org
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I am delighted to see our viewpoint in collaboration with the Drumond and Nogueira @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social groups out in The Lancet Regional health - Americas. @utmbhealth.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
we look forward seeing you on March 10 for Dr. Siqueira's webinar on "Dengue Alliance: How to Deliver Effective and Accessible Dengue Treatments". Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi.... @utmbhealth.bsky.social @dndi.org @sbvirologia.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Looking forward see you all this upcoming Tuesday! @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbnews.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
We are looking forward welcoming you Tuesday, February 10th for our scheduled Virtual Seminar Series on Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases webinar. Prof. Duane Gubler and Allyson Choi Ning Xin will be presenting: "Viral Genetics influence Epidemic Dengue Transmission". #UTMB #ASTMH #ACAV #SBV
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Looking forward seeing you all tomorrow for Prof. McCaffrey's webinar. @utmbhealth.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
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Maureen Laroche 🇲🇶 @tattooed-bug.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Very proud to announce that my baby is finally here! This new program at UTMB will support a variety of training opportunities in medical and veterinary entomology. It will also focus on developing a broad network of partners interested in vector biology and ecology across the state of Texas.
The image is the logo of the RABID (Research and training in global Arthropod-Borne Infectious Diseases) program.
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
We are looking forward welcoming you Tuesday, January 13th for our scheduled Virtual Seminar Series on Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases webinar. Prof. Peter McCaffrey will be presenting: "Scaling AI for Bioinformatics: from Pipelines to Agents ". Register: lnkd.in/g7pvikh4 #UTMB #ASTMH #ACAV #SBV
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Delighted to see our latest publication on neglected orthoflaviviruses been published today. Great team work led by Rosie Steck and stay tuned for more soon... journals.plos.org/plosntds/art... @utmbnews.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
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Hiding in plain sight: Genomic and phenotypic characterization of mosquito-borne Bussuquara virus
Author summary After decades of being considered negligible pathogens, multiple mosquito-borne viruses, such as Zika and Mayaro, are now recognized as significant human health threats across the neotr...
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
We are looking forward welcoming you on December 9th for Prof. Barry Rockx's @barryrockx.bsky.social presentation: "Experimental models for characterization of emerging vector-borne viruses". Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi... @astmh.bsky.social @utmbnews.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
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Priya Shah @whatthefugacity.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Good explainer for non-scientists on how the science budget hasn’t changed, but funding has. I do not envy anyone with a funding cliff in the next two years (myself included). Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Excited to share our new publication www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... led by @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social group. Great work by Lívia Sacchetto and Cecilia Banho who led the deep sequencing and phylogenetic analysis, respectively, and to the rest of the team for their outstanding contributions.!
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I will keep it short and sweet. Great news out of Brazil today 👇. Congratulations to the interdisciplinary teams that made it a reality! @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social #Burantan
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Looking forward welcoming you for our scheduled Virtual Seminar Series on Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. Prof. Barry Rockx @barryrockx.bsky.social will be presenting: "Experimental models for characterization of emerging vector-borne viruses". Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Why surveillance is important? 4 years ago we predicted a CHIKV outbreak by detecting its silent circulation (lnkd.in/gx7-4ZeQ). Today, the team @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social provided a genomic and clinical time map of the massive CHIKV outbreak of 2024 in the area. #FAMERP #SBV #ASTMH #UTMB #ACAV
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Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · 07/11/2025
Out now! Taxonomic expansion and reorganization of Flaviviridae @vasilakislab.bsky.social @grovearmada.bsky.social & co #microsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Taxonomic expansion and reorganization of Flaviviridae - Nature Microbiology
Analysis of RNA polymerase hallmark gene phylogenies supported by protein structure relationships of flaviviruses and ‘flavi-like’ viruses underpins the taxonomic expansion and reorganization of Flavi...
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Monumental effort led by Peter Simmonds and Jens Kuhn to reorganize the Family Flaviviridae based on analysis of RNA-directed RNA polymerase (RdRP) hallmark gene sequences is finally out. Enjoy reading. #ICTV @utmbhealth.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Looking forward seeing you tomorrow for Prof. Kim's webinar on 'development of Vaccines against Alphaviruses and Flaviviruses". @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Delighted to see Marielena Saivish's manuscript on the "Standardization of Quantitative Plaque-Based Viral Assays for Orthoflavivirus Cacipacoré" published. A collaborative effort with colleagues on our drive to characterize Brazilian neglected orthoflaviviruses. #UTMBHealth #FAMERP #FAPESP #SBV
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
We Look forward welcoming you on October 14th for Prof. Kim's webinar "Development of Vaccines Against Alphaviruses and Flaviviruses". Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi... @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Rest in peace Jane Goodall. A great loss for science and wildlife preservation. A role model for all! @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
1206 genomes reveal origin and movement of Aedes aegypti driving increased dengue risk | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/.... A seminal paper of great interest to all. Great work and congratulations to the team!
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1206 genomes reveal origin and movement of Aedes aegypti driving increased dengue risk
The emergence and global expansion of Aedes aegypti puts more than half of all humans at risk of arbovirus infection, but the origin of this mosquito and the impact of contemporary gene flow on arbovi...
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
We look forward welcoming you today for Jamie Bay Nishi's @astmh.bsky.social webinar "View from ASTMH: Navigating the policy changes of 2025 and the future of science for global health". @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
At Vaccine, our editorial team is united to defend and support immunization and vaccine science around the world. I am so proud & honored to stand alongside these outstanding scientists & clinicians to prevent disease & save lives with integrity & courage.
A bunch of awesome looking vaccinologists standing on a balcony in Kyoto with a backdrop of forested hills
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
I am delighted to share our new collaborative work with the Drumond lab at UFMG highlight the importance of active surveillance in detecting recent infections that would likely be missed by passive monitoring. Great team work. @sbvirologia.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
“We are looking forward welcoming you on September 9th for Jamie Bay Nishi, CEO of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, will be presenting "View from ASTMH: Navigating the policy changes of 2025 and the future of science for global health" @astmh.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
We look forward welcoming you for our 6th season of the webinar Series on Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases, w/ an exciting roster of speakers and topics starting September 9th. Details for our first webinar will be forthcoming soon. @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
We look forward seeing you tomorrow for Dr. Maringer's @maringerlab.bsky.social webinar on: "Virus-specific innate immune responses in Aedes aegypti." Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi.... @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
RIP Ozzy. What a life! Thank you for the music! You live for ever in our hearts @sbvirologia.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
We look forward seeing you Aug. 12 for our next webinar on Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. Dr Maringer @maringerlab.bsky.social will present "Virus-specific innate immune responses in Aedes aegypti". Register: lnkd.in/gJdiYGm7. @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
If you were not able to join us for Prof. Christofferson's @rchristo.bsky.social webinar, you may see it here www.utmb.edu/createneo/se.... @createneo.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
We look forward seeing you tomorrow for Prof. Christofferson's webinar "Vectors, Virus, Visibility : Holistic Approaches to Arbovirus Research".Register at: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi.... @createneo.bsky.social @amersocvirology.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Join us July 8 for Prof Christofferson's @rchristo.bsky.social webinar "Vectors, Virus, Visibility: Holistic Approaches to Arbovirus Research". Register www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi.... @sbvirologia.bsky.social @amersocvirology.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
We look forward seeing you June 10th for Prof. Diaz's webinar "Linking land use, biodiversity, and viral emergence" Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi.... @utmbnews.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @createneo.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
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Vasilakis Lab @vasilakislab.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
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