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Carol Sheppard

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Molecular virologist with a passion for polymerases. Advocator for equality and environmental sustainability and anything that can be done from a hammock.

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RT @SanchoShimizu: *****JOB ALERT*****.Research Assisstant with expertise in computational biology wanted to work on cohorts of patients w….
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It's often these fleeting interactions that can really shape the person you want to be.
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RT @Alewo24: In this article, I discuss the potential of using gene editing to eliminate bird flu in chickens to reduce economic losses, im….
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RT @fodorlab: There is still time to apply; join our team to work on influenza virus replication mechanisms!.
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And how we exploited this strict host dependency to take the first cautious steps towards the generation of gene-edited chickens that a resistant to flu
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Delving into the mechanisms of how influenza hijacks the host ANP32 family of proteins to regulate FluPol dimerisation. A joint venture with Daniel Goldhill @influenzal
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Understanding the mechanisms of FluPol regulation by host proteins has been keen to responsibly designing novel therapeutic approaches. Excited to finally share our back-to-back Nat Comms papers!.
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***PAPER ALERT***. So excited to have this out. @Dr_Shepp joint production We asked what happens if you take away a key host factor from influenza?. What cool virology can you uncover?. Polymerase Dimers! ANP32 in mice and chickens?!. Read on for more.
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RT @influenzal: 🚨🚨JOB ALERT🚨🚨.Are you a recent Master’s graduate? .Interested in evolution of viruses? .Want to do 12 months of research?.H….
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RT @royalsociety: A new Royal Society scheme to kickstart the independent research careers of researchers from groups underrepresented in U….
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RT @ant__eater: #EFIC_org I will be talking about my research using stem cell models to investigate a Painful Hereditary Neuropathy at 2pm,….
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RT @doctorveera: A mind-blowing paper has come out today in @Nature . In 2016, JC Venter Institute scientists trimmed a bacterial genome t….
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RT @NatureBiotech: Happy National DNA Day!🧬 In this @nature Comment, newly discovered documents reveal Rosalind Franklin was no victim in h….
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How flu alters it's polymerase in order to adapt to differences in host species proteins.
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It's only taken 5 years of working at St Mary's hospital but finally visited the Alexander Fleming museum - birth place of Penicillin.
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RT @wig_r: A 1-year postdoc position available in my group. Looking for someone with molecular bacteriology background and very good knowle….
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A bit of a busman's holiday. Microscopy slides @GrantMuseum.Highly recommend for those with a morbid fascination and/or young kids.
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RT @influenzal: 🚨🚨PHD ALERT🚨🚨.Interested in viruses?.Want to combine lab work, bioinformatics with a dash of structural biology?.Discover h….
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RT @NikoMcCarty: Synonymous mutations have massive effects on protein activity. Never knew that. Take a protein & make a fast + slow-trans….
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