The Weger-Lucarelli Lab

Asst. professor at Virginia Tech University. Interested in virus evolution and transmission. I also love sports, music, food and laughs :)

[The Weger-Lucarelli Lab @WegerJames]

This was a big collaboration with tons of great people. I really hope we find new collaborative projects in the future @FerdinandRoesch @VignuzziLab @SalehLabParis and everyone else

[Ferdinand Roesch @FerdinandRoesch]

Massive thanks to all our collaborators for their help and for not giving up on this cool project after COVID hit: @VignuzziLab & @SalehLabParis for hosting me as a postdoc & for their contibued support; @WegerJames for taking the lead on this after I moved to @INRAE_VDL;

[Ferdinand Roesch @FerdinandRoesch]

Massive thanks to all our collaborators for their help and for not giving up on this cool project after COVID hit: @VignuzziLab & @SalehLabParis for hosting me as a postdoc & for their contibued support; @WegerJames for taking the lead on this after I moved to @INRAE_VDL;

[The Weger-Lucarelli Lab @WegerJames]

Congrats man! Super excited to collaborate in the future.

[The Weger-Lucarelli Lab @WegerJames]

@allhenatwitting Back in Basque Country? Good memories!

[Sarah Merkling @merkling_lab]

Please RT: 🦠Interested in Mosquito-Virus Interactions?🦟
I'm looking for a postdoc to work on the interactions between #Aedes mosquitoes and #arboviruses at the single-cell level @institutpasteur in Paris! Please find out more here ⏬ https://t.co/850sca5T5z #postdocjobs

[The Weger-Lucarelli Lab @WegerJames]

@FerdinandRoesch @_b_meyer @VignuzziLab Congrats @_b_meyer !!

[The Weger-Lucarelli Lab @WegerJames]

@bryancmounce @AmerSocVirol Congrats Bryan! This is awesome.

[Amanda Sharp @Biochem_Amanda]

Our most recent article now online! Check out our work on #SARSCoV2 in collaboration with @WegerJames Lab! @Biochem_Anne @virginia_tech

[Anne M. Brown @Biochem_Anne]

Some super cool work with @WegerJames and collaborators is now online in Cell! Analyzing 180K for selective sweeps and connecting it to structural data highlighted a mutation (T372A) that likely contributed to #SARSCoV2 emergence. 👇👇👇

[The Weger-Lucarelli Lab @WegerJames]

Please check out our new publication that uses a cool technique to identify a mutation that likely was necessary for SARS-CoV-2 emergence into humans. Great collaboration with @Biochem_Anne @Biochem_Amanda @Opiniomics Lin Kang and others.

[Cell @CellCellPress]

Now online! A change within the Spike protein of #SARSCoV2 shows higher binding affinity to hACE2 and enhanced replication in human lung cells
https://t.co/yniuMk7d08
For all @CellPressNews #coronavirus research and commentary, visit https://t.co/BCdU2ltXnp
#COVID19

[🎧 MagnolioPodcast @MagnolioPodcast]

Pateando genes 🎧

Un podcast para desentrañar los misterios de la biología.

🎙️ Gonzalo Moratorio

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𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁, otra forma de escuchar.

[Ferdinand Roesch @FerdinandRoesch]

Very excited to share the preprint of our SARS-CoV-2 ISG CRISPR/Cas9 screen. It was a huge collaborative effort led by Alice Mac Kain, PhD student in the @VignuzziLab with help from @lab_jouvenet @Virus_Immunity @SEBNisole @ArhelNathalie @MollyOhainle @SimonLoriereLab.Thread 1/10

[Austin Compton @austc14]

Excited to share our newest paper! We demonstrate an effective forward genetics strategy to identify causal genes in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes 🦟https://t.co/n5J18ckF7e

[The Weger-Lucarelli Lab @WegerJames]

@ClaudiaRueckert Looks like a good combo with Ryder!

[The Weger-Lucarelli Lab @WegerJames]

Check out @verorezelj's new paper! https://t.co/PrN7tJSBCs
She finds cool defective viral genomes that are antiviral in mice and mosquitoes! Honored to have been involved and to have worked with @verorezelj + rest of @VignuzziLab! Pic: Denmark trip to analyze some of these data!

[Etienne Simon-Loriere @SimonLoriereLab]

Come work with us! We are looking for help to pursue cool projects in viral evolution @institutpasteur in Paris. Please spread the word! #ScienceTwitter
https://t.co/BOCqjGsRWm

[SalehLab @SalehLabParis]

Because we rise by lifting others... Happy International Women's Day! #IWD2021 #internationalwomensday2021 #WomenInScience

[The Weger-Lucarelli Lab @WegerJames]

@annafagre The Role of the Alphavirus E2 Protein on Immunogenicity and Pathogenicity

[The Weger-Lucarelli Lab @WegerJames]

Hey, #ScienceTwitter! We're looking for a postdoc! Ideal traits include a positive attitude, self-motivation, and a strong immunology background. Our goal is to define mechanisms underlying increased disease severity observed during alphavirus infection in obese hosts. Thanks!!!

[The Weger-Lucarelli Lab @WegerJames]

Thanks @ElEarlyBird @profvrr for reviewing our paper! I will try to address your comments as reviewers 4 and 5 :)

[Nels Elde @ElEarlyBird]

The 1st live-streamed #TWiEVO episode 65 now recorded and up with links at https://t.co/GlL7zSULIL… Looking at a mutation in SARS2 with a proposed role in early stage adaptation to humans and discussing some late-breaking variants of interest and concern