Christine Reitmayer
@ChrisReitmayer
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Postdoc @Pirbright_Inst • curious about RNA viruses, arboviruses, vector-virus interactions • likes sports, outdoors, arts • views are my own • she/her
London, UK
Joined September 2016
Grateful to everybody involved, for their hard work, excitement and dedication. Here’s to interesting science and some great friendships as an output.
Very happy to share this work with everyone - mimicking superinfection exclusion as a refractory mechanism against alphaviruses in mosquitoes. @AlpheyLab @ChrisReitmayer @ArbovirusAlba .@Pirbright_Inst.
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RT @ArthropodGen: Engineered death upon infection! Check out this pre-print describing a ZIKV responsive sensor coupled to a lethal effecto….
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RT @ArthropodGen: Out in PNAS today! Our paper showing how the female sex-determination system in diamondback moth (PxyFem) evolved through….
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RT @ArbovirusS: 🚨Hi everyone, there is an #arbovirus meeting on next week featuring some fantastic science and good presenters, organised b….
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Today marks exactly two months to go before I’ll start my alp crossing. So from now on, I’m not only packing an apple but also some diving weights in my ‘up and down the hills hike after work’ backpack.
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RT @RobbieGirling: *NEW PAPER* We've just published a field study paper providing the first field evidence that diesel exhaust has direct i….
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Interested in mosquito research? We’re looking for a motivated person to join us at this exciting, final stage of the project when years of work all come together.
Come and work with us (within the Arthropod Refractory Team) in the New Year:.
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RT @AlpheyLab: We have a highly active Cas9 expressing diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) line which shows 100% mosaicism and some germ….
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RT @CommsBio: @ChrisReitmayer @CourtneyMurdoc3 @MossieCator @Harrington_lab explore mating strategy and immune response in the yellow fever….
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RT @Pirbright_Inst: Diamondback moths are highly invasive pests of brassicas, costing upwards of US $5 billion a year in damage and control….
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RT @AlpheyLab: Out today, our paper reviewing the role of Culex quinquefasciatus as an invasive threat to island bird communities and optio….
cabiagbio.biomedcentral.com
The avifauna endemic to islands is particularly susceptible to population declines and extinctions resulting from the introduction of non-native pathogens. Three pathogens of concern are the avian...
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I know viruses aren’t most people’s favourite topic at the moment - but these are delicious!
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Ah, the ‘miracle of science’! And I always thought it was the hard work and dedication of scientists.
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RT @Harrington_lab: Our new publication "Considerations for Human Blood-Feeding and Arthropod Exposure in Vector Biology Research: An Essen….
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Eventually there may be a broadly acceptable, even perfected, substitute for the human host requirement for direct feeding experiments by arthropods, most notably mosquitoes. However, for now, direct...
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RT @AlpheyLab: Out now: New tools for gene drive. We identified two eye pigmentation genes in the diamondback moth and used CRISPR to chara….
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And ending the press conference by coughing into his hand. .
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RT @Pirbright_Inst: Pirbright begins essential animal trials for new COVID-19 #vaccines developed by @UniofOxford to help combat the #pande….
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RT @newman__tracey: Are you a UG chemist interested in using your skills to work on a phd in antimicrobial resistance? @SerpellLab @RobbieG….
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