Tonight! ⏰ Join Vincent Racaniello for Office Hours to answer your questions about viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, Mpox virus, poliovirus, influenza virus, and more on this livestream on Wednesday 7/30/25 at 8pm EST US. 📺

TWiP reviews research suggesting that schistosome infection affect behavior through the gut-brain axis, and Chuck Knirsch joins to reminisce about Dickson Despommier. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula. Guest: Chuck Knirsch. 📺

Immune 94: The nose knows 👃🏽 The Immune team goes up the nose to discuss cytotoxic T cells activating complement through secretion of granzyme K to drive inflammatory nasal polyps and how IgA-producing B cells are made in the nose. 📺

BTN #75: Mercury rising 💉 A CDC Advisory Committee just made the same mistake it did 25 years ago regarding the presence of mercury in vaccines, and it’s only the beginning. This video is based on Dr. Offit’s substack post, “Mercury Rising.” 📺

TWiV explains a cohort study of over 1M Danish children which shows no evidence supporting increased risk for autoimmune, atopic or allergic, or neurodevelopmental disorders associated w/ early childhood exposure to vaccines w/ aluminum-base adjuvants. 📺

Dr. Griffin discusses whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in fall 2025 vaccines, effectiveness of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine, where to find PEMGARDA, info for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, & more. 📺

Tonight! ⏰ Special guest Angela Rasmussen from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada joins Vincent Racaniello for Office Hours to answer your questions about viruses on Wednesday 7/23/25 at 8pm Eastern US. 📺

TWiN explains research which identifies the regions of the brain that register a long-lasting aversion to potentially poisonous food even with meal to illness delays of several days. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Tim Cheung. 📺

Today! ⏰ Nels and Vincent livestream an episode of This Week in Evolution on Wednesday 23 July 2025 at 3:30pm Eastern. Paper for discussion is “Neuropeptides specify and reprogram division of labor in the leafcutter ant Atta cephalotes.” 📺

TWiM explores the use of gas sensors and machine learning to identify microbes and antimicrobial resistance in clinical specimens, and how a harmful algal bloom species releases thiamin antivitamins to suppress competitor. 📺

Fiona Havers resigned from CDC because she feared RFK Jr. would suppress or manipulate data, warning that a lot of Americans are going to die from vaccine-preventable diseases. Based on Dr. Offit’s substack post, “This CDC Resignation Should Scare You.” 📺

From the 2025 annual meeting of the American Society for Virology, Charlie Rice talks about his career and the scientific difficulties he and his laboratory encountered in their attempts to achieve replication of hepatitis C virus in cells in culture. 📺

Dr. Griffin discusses how vaccination associates with reduced dementia risk, statistics on measles, RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the WasterwaterSCAN Dashboard, a potential new influenza antiviral drug, & more. 📺

Senator William Cassidy (R, LA) promised that he would prevent RFK Jr. from disrupting vaccine programs – how’s he doing? This video is based on Dr. Offit’s substack post, “Senator Cassidy’s line(s) in the sand.” 📺

TWiV 1235: Two sexy to eradicate 〰️ David Barton, Brian Kemp, and Olve Peersen join TWiV to discuss RNA recombination among enteroviruses and its role in foiling poliovirus eradication. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit. 📺

Dr. Griffin takes a deep dive into recent statistics on measles epidemic, RSV, influenza & SARS-CoV-2 infections, WastewaterSCAN Dashboard, potential new influenza antiviral drug, whether or not NB.1.8.1 should be included in fall 2025 vaccines & more. 📺

Tonight! ⏰ Join Vincent Racaniello for Office Hours to answer your questions about viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, Mpox virus, poliovirus, influenza virus, and more on this livestream on Wednesday 7/9/25 at 8pm EST US. 📺

RFK Jr. purged the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee, claiming they were in the pocket of the pharmaceutical industry, but he is the one who is really conflicted. Based on Dr. Offit’s substack post, “The Irony of RFK Jr.’s Conflicts of Interest Gambit.” 📺

From 2024 Society for Leukocyte Biology meeting, Immune talks w/ Darren Lee to discuss how he got interested in immunology of the eye & how his team visualizes immune responses of the eye in real time w/ hope of better understanding autoimmune uveitis. 📺

TWiV covers FDA Director overriding scientists on COVID shots, NIH funded science must now be free to read instantly, UK and Gates make up for US money withdrawn from GAVI, US defunding USAID could lead to 14 million deaths by 2030, & more. 📺