Marli Vlok

Sword wielding, cyberpunk obsessed RNA virologist who shares a home with guinea pigs.

[Reid Warsaba @ReidWarsaba]

#PhDone thanks everyone for coming out! And thanks to my great examination committee

[Marli Vlok @Viral_Runner]

@sci_questions SUPER important. If it isn't a mutualistic relationship, someone is heading for trouble.

[Marli Vlok @Viral_Runner]

Congrats @jibin_sadasivan (MSc, PhD), well deserved!

[Reid Warsaba @ReidWarsaba]

Huge Congratulations to DOCTOR @jibin_sadasivan for a great defense yesterday. Now onto new exciting things in the @LindsayCase19 lab at MIT. Looking forward to seeing more great research in the future!

[Reid Warsaba @ReidWarsaba]

Thesis submitted for review! Thanks @EricJanLab for the "confetti"

[Marli Vlok @Viral_Runner]

Don't be that person who spreads it around. Go get your flu shot!

[Health Canada and PHAC @GovCanHealth]

Getting the #FluShot is important, especially for people living with chronic conditions like #diabetes who are at a higher risk of flu-related complications. Get your flu shot as soon as it’s available in your area! https://t.co/8A0TS5C4tp

#DiabetesAwarenessMonth

[Free Spiritus 😷 @freespiritus]

Alberta Health Services is saying 1 in 4 is dealing with long-COVID. Has anyone ever seen the @CDCofBC educate British Columbians about this?

#bced #bcpoli #COVID19BC

[@PennMedBenchmarks @PennMedBench]

In a new @Science paper, @PennMedicine researchers analyze immune responses to #mRNA COVID vaccines 6 months out—finding steady & durable memory B & T cells that may explain protection from severe disease & hospitalization https://t.co/TAW56rHPTf @EJohnWherry @rishirajgoel

[Marli Vlok @Viral_Runner]

I'm so excited to be part of this research. @CorinaMStewart
https://t.co/MSXUT5LrZH

[Health Canada and PHAC @GovCanHealth]

Regardless of the severity of the symptoms, those infected with #Covid19 both young and old can experience prolonged or recurring symptoms after the infection – commonly referred to as “long COVID”. Help protect yourself and others. Get #vaccinated.
https://t.co/kQjaUMjcOV

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The WHO approved the first ever malaria vaccine, which could save tens of thousands of children in sub-Saharan Africa. The quest for this vaccine has been underway for a hundred years, a WHO official said, and is a "historic event." https://t.co/i1hcYBhbvb

[Marli Vlok @Viral_Runner]

Oh great. :'(

[Justin McElroy @j_mcelroy]

Dr. Henry clarifies that universities and other post-secondary institutions can't mandate vaccinations for students.

But they can mandate that for faculty and staff.

[Canada Border Services Agency @CanBorder]

All travellers, regardless of citizenship and vaccination status, must provide a pre-arrival #Covid19 molecular test result before arriving in Canada. Antigen Covid-19 tests are not an accepted test type.

Find out more ➡️ https://t.co/evD6zbaX6V

[Health Canada and PHAC @GovCanHealth]

As of Aug 9, travellers flying into Canada are no longer required to book a government-authorized accommodation.

Use this handy checklist for all requirements for flying into Canada: https://t.co/J7wwJgquMB

[Simon Roux @simroux_virus]

If you're interested in isolating and characterizing novel atypical phages, and looking/available for a postdoc ~ soon-ish, this is a very exciting project led by @vivek_mutalik ! Don't hesitate to DM if you have any questions 🙂

[Marli Vlok @Viral_Runner]

Thanks @CanSocVirol for the opportunity to present today. And thanks to @Virosphere2012 for highlighting my PhD work. I felt so well represented.

[Marli Vlok @Viral_Runner]

If you are at ASV, drop by for my talk! As always I'd love to talk about viruses with you. Picorna, Marna, Corona - not all featured in my talk but always on my mind!

[American Society for Virology @AmerSocVirol]

@LAMurrayNerger Meet Marli Vlok @Viral_Runner who studies degradomics and picorna- and coronaviruses. She will give a talk (Program number: W45-3; Proteolytic signatures in Coxsackievirus B3 infected cells). #LoveVirology https://t.co/JZCMgKSU5P

[Health Canada and PHAC @GovCanHealth]

(1/9) Together, Canada’s vaccination rates and strong public health measures have set the stage for a cautious adjustment to border measures. https://t.co/FBSGjyClJe

[NCBI @NCBI]

#BLAST+ 2.12.0 now available with better multithreading and other improvements!
https://t.co/eTvsY6uYdd

[Marli Vlok @Viral_Runner]

Something I've been thinking about a lot...how does one successfully motivate students/peers/etc. without compromising anybody's productivity?
I don't have the answer but it sure isn't by upping the pressure.
We need to do better.

[Marli Vlok @Viral_Runner]

@SheilaRoitman @gidmord @SaritAvrani Yeah the published primers Curtis mentioned are pretty degenerate and the annealing temperature is really low. I'd probably start there.