Blair Strang
@StrangVirusLab
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Virology Lab at City St George's, University of London. HCMV, anti-viral drugs, placental infection, transmission, etc etc. #JGV Editoral Board. Views my own.
Tooting, London, UK
Joined August 2017
We have a PhD position open! Please apply if you are interested in proteome-wide interaction networks of large DNA viruses and target them with in-silico-designed protein binders. Our colleagues have many more fascinating projects. Check them out at https://t.co/0XjNG8ubsV
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We have two open PhD positions in the lab! One together with @LandauMeytal on viral amyloids and one on phase separation of viral replication compartments! See https://t.co/SuuTVmzMvh for viral amyloids, and PM me for the second!
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📢 2 PhD opportunities, one on #Mpox virus tropism, innate sensing and interplay with HIV-1 @LSTMnews, deadline for submission of application Dec 4th:
lstmed.ac.uk
AbstractThe world is witnessing the start and continuation of several MPOX epidemics, emerging from central and eastern Africa, imposing devastating consequences on affected regions and spreading
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Excited by viruses and how our bodies repel them? Exciting fully funded PhD project now available combining expertise from the lab to the clinic. #virology #immunology #dermatology #CRISPR #vector-vertebrate biology. Help us spread the word. ☺️
Fully funded PhD opportunity @DiMeN_DTP @VHIT_Mckimmie @AlpheyLab @UniversityLeeds Can skin inflammation stop mosquito-borne virus infection? #DiMeN #skin #pathology #microbiology Deadline: 13/12/24 https://t.co/jSerZJ0nE0
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Interested in doing a PhD in virology? Want to capture beautiful micrographs of viruses getting up to things no one has looked at before? Apply for a PhD with the us and the brilliant @Robertslab1 to work on this in @CVRinfo and @CRUK_SI (please RT) https://t.co/e3ZL0XyiF9
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As we publish the updated RCOG Scientific Impact Paper on ‘congenital CMV infection’ this month, I look forward to seeing you at the the RCOG educational event on infection during pregnancy. Great comprehensive program and excellent speakers! https://t.co/gm5uLSVND5
obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common cause of viral infection in newborn babies, and affects 1 in 200 of all live born infants in high-income countries; and 1 in 71 in low- and middle-income...
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A PhD project is available in the Weekes lab for 2025 onwards via the Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Doctoral Training Programme - have a look and get in touch if interested!
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If you like this kind of work we have a funded PhD place in the lab starting in Oct 2025 to explore antiviral innate immune responses across species. See here for details of how to apply or ask me for more info:
New preprint from the lab describing how most poxviruses, including avipoxviruses, antagonise DNA-PK to block cGAS/STING-dependent interferon production during infection. Is this a stalemate in the molecular host/pathogen arms race? https://t.co/jEMIz9mxdI
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I am recruiting for 2 senior roles for City St George's ... a General Counsel and a Chief People Officer - doing big and innovative stuff in higher education https://t.co/rINt7qo1TI and https://t.co/tG8W1ZeNzr see @PerrettLaver
citystgeorges.ac.uk
Details of job vacancy at City St George's,, University of London
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Are you interested in doing a PhD @Cambridge_Uni? Why don’t you come to my lab to study the role of long non-coding RNAs 🧬 during Zika virus 🦠 infection? We have a 4-year funded PhD studentship!!! Deadline: 7 Jan 2025 (UK-students only) https://t.co/y6ZakvEVjH
findaphd.com
PhD Project - Funded 4-year PhD Studentship*:Role of long non-coding RNAs in Zika virus-induced neuropathogenesis at University of Cambridge, listed on FindAPhD.com
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PhD position available in my lab to study this further!
Crick researchers in @bealelab have figured out how cells can detect when their compartments get damaged or infected. https://t.co/XfsiIcISto
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Exciting news! Our Research Opportunity Scholarships are back! 🎉 We're offering seven fully funded PhD scholarships available for BAME students hoping to study at UCL! Applications open next month - register your interest below to get notified 👇 https://t.co/VRZVo45DTP
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DRC receives first donation of 100,000 mpox vaccines to contain outbreak
theguardian.com
Jab not yet approved for children, who make up most cases, while officials warn millions more doses will be required
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First sustained remission of HIV infection following a bone marrow transplant in the absence of protective mutation. https://t.co/kFeDnczL6e
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We are hiring! We have an MRC-funded Post-doctoral Research Fellow position available, studying barriers to horizontal gene transfer of AMR genes in MRSA.
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Just over a week left to apply to lead an exciting new cutting-edge pathogen cryo-microscopy facility here in @Cambridge_Uni! Apply now for fun science in a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment 👇👇👇 https://t.co/zlTtdaUfun
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In view of the recent concerns on potential monkeypox pandemic, I would like to highlight the guideline we published in collaboration with various multidisciplinary stakeholders. It includes useful diagnosis and management algorithms. https://t.co/Uf2Y5qEpmu
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