1/14 Our latest paper, where we demonstrate utility of CpG enrichment for augmentation of live attenuated influenza A virus (IAV) vaccines, is now published. T'was a labour of love, and a journey exploring the good, bad and ugly of the publishing world. https://t.co/iGv4oZi7Da
1/14 PREPRINT DROP!!! We have found that adding CpGs into the influenza A virus (IAV) genome can make a ZAP-sensitive virus with a replication defect in human cells that has no defect in vaccine propagation systems (MDCK cells or eggs):
https://t.co/Njs8ZClIAu
Details in thread
Very excited to host Dr Meredith Stewart @DrMEStewart , MRC-Uni of Glasgow CVR, Monday 1pm for her talk: 'Drugs, Resistance & SARS-CoV-2'
You can join us - Zoom details in thread, all welcome, pls RT 🥳
Our Virology seminar series @roslininstitute is partly funded by @uk_icn 🍻
1/9 Preprint drop! We present some fun exploring what happens when you stick SARS2 peptides into the genome of rotaviruses:
https://t.co/M03zYbEaCe
(Frankenviruses, if you will)
This work is the first first author paper led by my first awesome PhD student Ola @new_olee
Across my four years studying law at Glasgow I was denied just about every request for additional support from the law school. Great to read about the shift they’ve made to provide more flexibility to support a male international player.