Kevin R McCarthy
@mccarthy_kr
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Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics @PittCVR. Virology, structural biology, evolutionary biology, immunology. Views are mine alone
Pittsburgh, PA
Joined June 2019
We are happy that our report of antibodies to the head-stem interface is now published.
journals.asm.org
Antibodies to the influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) protein confer the strongest protection against infection. Human antibodies elicited by infection and/or vaccination fail to protect against...
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RT @DuckSwabber: Using a VSV with 2344b HA and NA mean experiments with bovine H5N1 can be done at BSL2. virus grows to high titers and enc….
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Happy to share our work describing the generation and characterization of a replicating recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus that encodes for the dairy cattle H5N1 glycoproteins.
biorxiv.org
A panzootic of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 viruses from clade 2.3.4.4b has triggered a multistate outbreak in United States dairy cattle and an unknown number of human infections....
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RT @SolidEvidence: However, if you’ve had GI issues for the last three years and you live and Cleveland but you occasionally visit Akron an….
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RT @tera_levin: Hello folks! .With exciting new grants and new projects in our lab, ✨we are hiring!✨ Please share with prospective Ph.D. st….
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Won't you be my neighbor? @PittCVR is hiring! Our research is more broad than our name suggests. If your interests are in the neighborhood of microbiology consider applying.
Three Assistant/Associate Professor positions @PittCVR … suitable for all types of microbiologists … extensive BSL-3 capabilities in our Regional Biocontainment Laboratory available … closing date October 16 … details here … please share widely!
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"“With the first case in Michigan, eye symptoms occurred after a direct splash of infected milk to the eye. With this case, respiratory symptoms occurred after direct exposure to an infected cow.".
freep.com
The worker is employed at a different Michigan farm than the state's first known human case of the H5 influenza strain spreading in poultry and cows.
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RT @SolidEvidence: For the record, the CDC flu dashboard is nice, and I'm glad they are posting the information. I don't necessarily think….
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RT @BNOFeed: WHO says the risk of H5N1 bird flu is "evolving with the virus and needs real-time monitoring.". "WHO and partners are asking….
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For truth driven researchers the message should be received loud and clear. Obfuscate to protect profit at all levels. Are H5NX nucleic acids or proteins present in the food supply? Let's crowd source this one!.
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Unless I have overlooked something a number of entries have a notable lack of date and geography information.
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RT @SolidEvidence: Do you think you've had long-term GI problems since having Covid?. We are performing a study examining the characteristi….
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This was a great opportunity for our group. I highly recommend.
Interested in the CIVICs Collaborative Training Program? Meet Dr. Kevin McCarthy from @PittCVR, exploring antibody responses from influenza & SARS-CoV-2 infections. Learn more about his work & experiences in the program here: #MeetCIVICs #VaccineResearch
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RT @ProfAmbrose: Please join me and @AmitSharmaOSU in Palm Springs for this fun #retrovirus meeting with a fantastic line up of keynote spe….
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ahh, but the flu vaccine works only if you get vaccinated. Sadly, I've seen too many kids admitted with flu and its complications this season. all unvaccinated 😟 It's not too late to protect kids by vaccination against flu!.
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RT @kmunger: Today Elliott Kieff was put to rest. Elliott was an amazing researcher and a mentor to me. He picked me up when I was at my lo….
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