Brian McSharry
@brian_mcsharry
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Molecular virologist. Charles Sturt University.
Joined May 2016
Check out this incredible PhD opportunity! The position is jointly funded between Charles Sturt University (Wagga Wagga, AUS) and the Diamond Synchrotron (UK). You will be investigating mechanisms of viral innate immunity. #PhD #structuralbiology #virology 💎🔬ðŸ¦
PhD candidate fully funded position available: 2 years in Australia + 2 years in the UK (with me and Nathan Cowieson). Applications open. Pls share https://t.co/ABzDCvIOy9
#PhD #nuclearimport #crystallography #structuralbiology #jobs
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If you don’t want to suffer with shingles please get vaccinated if over 60. I know it’s expensive but well worth it. Getting it myself on Monday next. #shingles
https://t.co/rzW0jXXAlu
irishtimes.com
Shingles is a painful condition that affects about 10,000 people in Ireland every year. Early recognition may help treatment, and there are calls for the vaccine to be offered for free
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Cool study of rare EBV+ cancers - a small proportion of the EBV genomes has incorporated a host gene into the viral genome! Normally we worry about viral integration into the host.
ashpublications.org
Extensive genetic analysis of EBV+ nPTCL revealed frequent TET2 and DNMT3A mutations with a possible association with clonal hematopoiesis.EBV+ nPTCL carri
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Mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus has been detected in NSW for the first time this season. If you’re in regions of high risk (or in an occupation with high risk of exposure), get vaccinated. See advice from @NSWHealth in latest advisory https://t.co/G9hdYqVk75 🦟
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155 Indonesian Quarantine Authority officers @BarantinRI participated in a training-of-trainer workshop in Jakarta, part of @daffgov & @CharlesSturtUni Biosecurity Training Centre - delivering biosecurity training to build capability in Indonesia to support FMD & LSD response.
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Biggest thing to ever come out of my little group. Pls help spread this finding! We found clean, CAUSAL evidence that the shingles vaccine prevents a good chunk of dementia cases. So, could a virus cause Alzheimer’s->YES! Hear me out & see preprint: https://t.co/25f5XFQj8R 🧵1/
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#CharlesSturtUni will offer 15 full-fee scholarships for prospective PhD students worth more than $500,000 to increase impactful research in agriculture, water and environment. https://t.co/tWQhY4I3J8
news.csu.edu.au
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Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus infection has been identified in a Lake Cargelligo resident, the first NSW case of JE this mosquito season.
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Delighted to co-organise the 15th #international #adenovirus meeting #IAM15 with @DragomiraMajhen @AdenoTeam and David Curiel, to be held 24-28 September 2023, on the beautiful Croatian ðŸ‡ðŸ‡· Island of Brac. If you are interested in sponsoring, please get in touch! please RT.
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Come join us at @CharlesSturtUni.
An amazing opportunity to apply for one of 6 x five year postdoc positions @CharlesSturtUni in Virology/Biosecurity!! See the link below for more details! https://t.co/D8MAFAyHKt
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Over 50? Time to consider a shingles vaccine … #freeaccess in InSight+ … "It could be COVID-19, it could be other risk factors that increase their risk, and that can be reduced by getting a vaccine" … https://t.co/hYILWfZd2s
#medtwitter
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🎉 In a big win for #CharlesSturtUni yesterday, Minister for Regional Education @senbmckenzie said a $3.99 million funding grant for project THRIIVE will assist in reducing the impact on the Australian agriculture industry of zoonotic diseases. https://t.co/f45Li0sdEP
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COVID and herpes reactivation. A small number of patients, but a strong signal in the data. "presence of anti-IFN autoantibodies...appeared to predict herpesvirus...reactivations, which are linked to worse clinical outcomes." See abstract.
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Doctors urge people to check their vaccine status as old virus resurges
abc.net.au
With so much attention on COVID-19 vaccinations over the past year, GPs are urging people to check they're vaccinated against other diseases, including one highly contagious virus that can lay...
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We've now uploaded to @medrxivpreprint a summary of some preliminary investigations into the current SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant outbreak in Australia. We found that a large proportion of the current outbreak is characterised by a 17-nt deletion in ORF7a: https://t.co/n3WrhqcaqH /1
medrxiv.org
Australia is currently experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks from infection with SARS-CoV-2 Delta variants (B.1.617.2, AY.3). Analysis of the index case reveals a sub-consensus level of sequencing reads...
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Much has been made of the following SAGE document, which has been reported in the media with a focus on some of the worst case scenarios within it. It has also been dismissed by some scientific commentators...notably not virologists. Some thoughts...
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New work from our @CVRinfo lab led by @virologist_atu revealing another innate immune 'defect' in horseshoe bats and linking this to why some people get more severe COVID-19: https://t.co/af89Js1cTT
#CVRCovidResponse
medrxiv.org
Cell autonomous antiviral defenses can inhibit the replication of viruses and reduce transmission and disease severity. To better understand the antiviral response to SARS-CoV-2, we used interferon...
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Two post-doc positions available in Cardiff on SARS-CoV2, investigating the role of the viral lipid envelope in Covid19. 18-month positions. If you're a post-doc with experience in virology and/or lipidomics, we'd like to hear from you! https://t.co/ROT7WiG7t7
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