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MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research

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Prof Kondwani Jambo, PhD opens the 2nd Summit on Integrated Multiplex Serosurveillance. Looking forward to hearing & sharing updates on seroepidemiology studies in African countries. ๐Ÿฉธ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿฆ ๐ŸŒ PHIM Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Gates Foundation

Prof <a href="/kjambo/">Kondwani Jambo, PhD</a> opens the 2nd Summit on Integrated Multiplex Serosurveillance. Looking forward to hearing &amp; sharing updates on seroepidemiology studies in African countries. ๐Ÿฉธ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿฆ ๐ŸŒ

<a href="/MalawiHealth/">PHIM</a> <a href="/MLW_Programme/">Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme</a> <a href="/KUHeS_mw/">Kamuzu University of Health Sciences</a> <a href="/JohnsHopkinsSPH/">Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health</a> <a href="/gatesfoundation/">Gates Foundation</a>
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๐Ÿ“ข You have THREE days left to submit an abstract for the upcoming #GlasgowVirologyWorkshop! We'd love to hear from delegates of all backgrounds and career stages. Send a PDF with your abstract, name, email and affiliation toย [email protected].

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๐Ÿฆ† Bright Club Glasgowย is back! Join us for an evening of live stand-up comedy where our wonderfully funny academics communicate their work through laughs. ๐Ÿ“ The Stand Comedy Club ๐Ÿ“† Mon 9th June, 19:30 ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets ยฃ8 (ยฃ6 concessions) Book now: thestand.co.uk/performance/19โ€ฆ

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๐Ÿ“ƒ NEW | Cellular Energy Sensor Reveals New Pathway for Fighting Infections A giant cellular protein, RNF213, acts as an 'energy sensor' detecting rising ATP levels during infection and activating defences. gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvโ€ฆ Arda Adam Fletcher UofG MVLS

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We are super excited about this news! ๐ŸŽ‰ Emma Thomson Prof Emma Thomson is an internationally recognised expert in emerging infectious diseases and will continue to lead the CVR as it plays a key part in national and international pandemic response. gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvโ€ฆ

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๐ŸŽ‰ Massive congratulations to the Sinkins' Group for being shortlisted for a #PrixGalien UK Award for their groundbreaking Wolbachia-based #dengue virus control strategy! ๐Ÿ‘ gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvโ€ฆ The Galien Foundation UofG MVLS UofG Sii

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Prof. David L. Robertson Robertson (Univ. of Glasgow MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research) will speak at AI in Virology! A leading expert on #SARSCoV2 and #HIV, he'll present how Protein Language Models help study viral evolution. ๐Ÿ“… Sep 9 2025 | Trieste ๐Ÿ“ทRegister now: bit.ly/AIVirologyEn

Prof. David L. Robertson <a href="/robertson_lab/">Robertson</a> (Univ. of Glasgow <a href="/CVRinfo/">MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research</a>) will speak at AI in Virology! A leading expert on #SARSCoV2 and #HIV, he'll present how Protein Language Models help study viral evolution. 
๐Ÿ“… Sep 9 2025 | Trieste  
๐Ÿ“ทRegister now: bit.ly/AIVirologyEn
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As the collaborating centre of World Organisation for Animal Health, weโ€™re thrilled to launch our 8th annual course on viral bioinformatics & genomics! Welcome speech by MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research director Emma Thomson & head of Bioinformatics Robertson ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿ“Š #bioinformatics #genomics

As the collaborating centre of <a href="/WOAH/">World Organisation for Animal Health</a>, weโ€™re thrilled to launch our 8th annual course on viral bioinformatics &amp; genomics! Welcome speech by <a href="/CVRinfo/">MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research</a> director <a href="/emcat1/">Emma Thomson</a> &amp; head of Bioinformatics <a href="/robertson_lab/">Robertson</a> ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿ“Š #bioinformatics #genomics
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WOW!! Massive well done Toni and William! ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ‘ You can still support their amazing fundraising efforts for Alzheimer's Research UK using this link: justgiving.com/page/ho-wardboโ€ฆ

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๐Ÿฆ  Influenza's Great Escape New research from Daniel Weir & colleagues reveals that flu viruses use secret tunnelling nanotube-like structures to escape your immune system. Full video: youtu.be/Opfpwy9yUew Read: gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvโ€ฆ Hutchinson Lab UofG Sii UofG MVLS

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Flu virus spreads via tunnelling tubes it induces between cells: tube formation correlates with onset of apoptosis ๐Ÿ“ท Daniel Weir et al Hutchinson Lab lab University of Glasgow in PLOS Pathogens โžก๏ธ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025/6โ€ฆ

Flu virus spreads via tunnelling tubes it induces between cells: tube formation correlates with onset of apoptosis

๐Ÿ“ท <a href="/DanielWeirIAV/">Daniel Weir</a> et al <a href="/CVRHutchinson/">Hutchinson Lab</a> lab 
<a href="/UofGlasgow/">University of Glasgow</a> in <a href="/PLOSPathogens/">PLOS Pathogens</a> 
โžก๏ธ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025/6โ€ฆ
CVR Bioinformatics (@cvrbioinfo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our viral #Bioinformatics course has come to an end ๐ŸŽ‰ MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research This year we welcomed 15 amazing participants from Europe, Asia, Africa & Oceania๐ŸŒ Huge thanks to everyone who joined โ€” and to our instructors: Derek Wright Richard Orton Quan Gu Joseph Hughes Sreenu Vattipally Robertson

Our viral #Bioinformatics course has come to an end ๐ŸŽ‰ <a href="/CVRinfo/">MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research</a> 
This year we welcomed 15 amazing participants from Europe, Asia, Africa &amp; Oceania๐ŸŒ
Huge thanks to everyone who joined โ€” and to our instructors:
<a href="/DerekCVR/">Derek Wright</a> <a href="/RichardJOrton/">Richard Orton</a> <a href="/QuanGuCVR/">Quan Gu</a> <a href="/blJOg/">Joseph Hughes</a> <a href="/vbsreenu/">Sreenu Vattipally</a> <a href="/robertson_lab/">Robertson</a>