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Mariana Marques

@viralmarq.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral researcher Picornavirus infection, biocondensates and innate immunity @ Locker lab, The Pirbright Institute, UK

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Mariana Marques @viralmarq.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It's out! 🎉 Excited to share our latest paper in @plos.org Pathogens! We set out to understand the role of #StressGranules in the #antiviral response against #RNAviruses, using #FMDV as our model. Here's what we found: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
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The assembly of stress granules during foot-and-mouth disease virus infection is uncoupled from activation of cellular intrinsic antiviral signalling
Author summary Biomolecular condensates, including stress granules, are key regulatory compartments that control fundamental cellular processes. By condensing RNAs and proteins, these structures enabl...
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CEITEC @ceitec.eu · 02/06/2026
More than 100 scientific contributions, researchers from across the globe, and four days dedicated to advancing our understanding of viruses 🦠 This week, @ceitec.eu @masarykuniversity.bsky.social is hosting EUROPIC 2026, bringing together the international picornavirus research community in Brno.
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Tom Peacock @peacockflu.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Great opportunity to work on influenza virus-host factor interactions in a brand new lab at Imperial (led by a friend and collaborator, Carol Sheppard) www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 11/03/2025
🎉 And we’re off: #EMBLRBP has officially begun! Scientific organiser Matthias Hentze set the stage for an incredible few days ahead. Kicking things off in the best way possible, Elena Conti and Anthony Hyman delivered two fantastic keynote lectures! 🤩
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
My replies are perpetually full of anti-vaxxers these days telling me about polio vaccines. Not shockingly, most of what they are saying is wrong. Luckily, I trained with Vincent Racaniello & he taught me a few things about poliovirus. So let’s discuss the king of the Picornaviridae👇🏻
Picture of a plaque assay (purple field with clear holes) showing gorgeous poliovirus plaques
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The Pirbright Institute @pirbrightinst.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
We're delighted to be a part of two major Doctoral Landscape Awards funded by the UKRI BBSRC and NERC. These initiatives will train the next generation of scientists across critical areas of interdisciplinary research in life and environmental sciences ⬇️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/news/doctora...
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Pirbright welcomes two successful Doctoral Landscape Awards in life and environmental sciences
The Pirbright Institute is celebrating two major doctoral training initiatives funded by the UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Natural Environment Research Cou
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