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We're a molecular and structural virology lab working mainly on influenza @Dunn_School, @UniofOxford
Oxford, England
Joined November 2020
Officially starting my DPhil in Condensed Matter Physics in @AchillesKap and @fodorlab ! A collaborative project to understand influenza dynamics. Excited to see where this project goes!
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Congratulations @AlexBoRNA!
Congratulations to @AlexBoRNA who presented the 2025 Colworth Medal Lecture today! Alex discussed how his work positions viral replication organelles as tractable systems for dissecting the biophysical principles underpinning RNA selection and turnover #BiochemAwards
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Are you doing a PhD or research MSc in Virology? Be part of a community of like-minded researchers from across the UK and Ireland at the first annual conference run by and for postgraduate research students in virology. Please RT! https://t.co/RcU2ERsM3z
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🚨🔎 Out now in @PLOSPathogens! 🔎🚨 This project has taken us @CVRinfo @UofGMVLS on a wild and wonderful journey. I am excited to share our story of how influenza A viruses (IAVs) exploit cell death to facilitate its covert spread. N/1 https://t.co/tA89zMQMAH
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There is still time to apply; join our team to work on influenza virus replication mechanisms!
📢 Exciting job opportunities!📢 Two postdoc positions are available in our lab at @Dunn_School to study influenza virus transcription, genome replication, nuclear export and assembly. More info: https://t.co/kqXMiSjOf2
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📢 Exciting job opportunities!📢 Two postdoc positions are available in our lab at @Dunn_School to study influenza virus transcription, genome replication, nuclear export and assembly. More info: https://t.co/kqXMiSjOf2
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Europe needs a sustainably funded influenza research and response network - especially in the light of H5N1 and current developments in the US. Read our commentary in The Lancet ID: https://t.co/pMcpsAQ6Le With @wendybarclay11, @MarionKoopmans and many other colleagues.
thelancet.com
Influenza viruses have caused four pandemics during the last century.1 The 1918 H1N1 pandemic claimed 20–50 million lives, the 1957 H2N2 pandemic and the 1968 H3N2 pandemic claimed 1–4 million lives...
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Are you thinking of starting work on influenza for the first time because of... reasons? Or does your lab train people to work on flu? With Maria Amorim and Yohei Yamauchi, we've written a chapter specifically on getting up to speed on flu ... (1/2) https://t.co/pQskcPQMvQ
link.springer.com
Influenza, a serious illness of humans and domesticated animals, has been studied intensively for many years. It therefore provides an example of how much we can learn from detailed studies of an...
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Very concerning to see a second introduction of H5N1 I to dairy cattle. It’s been reported to be from the D1.1 genotype which is widely circulating in birds in North America. It will be critical to examine the sequences for signs of host adaptation 🦠🐄 https://t.co/VpjTEF2Zw4
statnews.com
The USDA said four Nevada dairy herds were infected with an H5N1 bird flu strain that has circulated in wild birds, making prospects for containment in cows appear dim.
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Decoding viruses. Defying limits. 🦠🔍 Prof @wendybarclay11 has dedicated her career to unpicking viral mysteries. Now, she's been appointed Regius Professor—the first woman to hold the prestigious title at @imperialcollege ⤵️ #WomenInSTEM
https://t.co/to1ZRLYWAi
imperial.ac.uk
A life dedicated to understanding viruses with pandemic potential
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Virologist Wendy Barclay: ‘Wild avian viruses are mixing up their genetics all the time. It’s like viral sex on steroids’ Always worth listening to @wendybarclay11 @imperialcollege
theguardian.com
The British scientist on the risk of humans contracting bird flu, how people would cope with new lockdowns and being asked to pour the tea because she is a woman
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What's going on with bird flu in the UK at the moment? I wrote a piece for @ConversationUK explaining what we know at the moment, and why it's not (yet) time to worry https://t.co/KKYBoO8f3p
theconversation.com
Restrictions have recently been put in place in England and Scotland to curb the spread of bird flu.
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Interested in joining our growing interdisciplinary team studying viruses, RNA, and condensates? Looking for a postdoctoral position? Please consider joining us in Cambridge, UK, or drop us a line to discuss these opportunities:
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Excited to share our paper in EMBO J. on the Nipah virus polymerase !!🦠✨🦇 Using cryo-EM & X-ray, we uncover key roles for the L-protein's Connecting-domain in supporting the PRNTase-domain's capping activity #CryoEM #Nipah #Virology #StructuralBiology
https://t.co/7RGoFnUCxI
embopress.org
imageimageThe RNA polymerase complex of the Nipah virus is responsible for both replication and transcription of the viral RNA genome. This study elucidates the structure of the RNA polymerase in...
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An image representing our work made the cover of Biophysical Reports! If you're interested check out the paper at https://t.co/XrimNVZfbp. Thanks again to everyone involved @CVRHutchinson @SwethaVijayakr1 @daniellegroves_ @Hafezelsayyed and not-on-X Andrew McMahon :)
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Just published—avian origin and pandemic PB1 genes from influenza A viruses influence replication and pathogenesis in an avian influenza viirus. Happy for this story to be out and thank you to my co-authors 🦠 #influenza #virology #womeninSTEM
https://t.co/NMv4KlkgNS
science.org
Past influenza pandemics contained polymerase genes from avian influenza viruses, affecting viral replication and pathogenicity.
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The abstract submission for the Annual Meeting of the Society for Virology (GfV, @GesVirologie) is open till 1 December 2024! GfV is officially affiliated with our Journal of General Virology (#JGenVirol).Don't miss the opportunity to share your research! https://t.co/UZXCbyXEZo
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Very proud of our latest preprint - using single-molecule assays to explore SARS-CoV-2 replication and inhibition. Thanks to all awesome co-authors @daniellegroves_ @AndrewPMcMahon @haitian_fan @JeremyKeown1 @fodorlab Read it here: https://t.co/zzi3BRDSrF
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