Austin Hertel

Ph.D. Candidate at University of Pittsburgh | Center for Vaccine Research @PittCVR 🧪💉 | Hartman Lab 🐀 | Volunteer wrestling coach 🤼

[Austin Hertel @austin_hertel]

🦠 Rift Valley fever (RVF) causes miscarriages in livestock, high newborn mortality, and can spill over to humans.

🐀Using a rat model, we found maternal vaccination completely protects offspring from RVF.

📄 Study in NPJ Vaccines: https://t.co/Sq0Ca863nP

#OneHealth #Vaccines

[Yianni Diakomihalis @YianniD_LGR]

Hi friends! This is my announcement!

[Austin Hertel @austin_hertel]

@YianniD_LGR Likely some boils down to footwork as well (can’t be out of position to capitalize). I’m thinking about outside step to the corner reshots in particular.

[Austin Hertel @austin_hertel]

@Nature_NPJ

[Austin Hertel @austin_hertel]

🦠 Rift Valley fever (RVF) causes miscarriages in livestock, high newborn mortality, and can spill over to humans.

🐀Using a rat model, we found maternal vaccination completely protects offspring from RVF.

📄 Study in NPJ Vaccines: https://t.co/Sq0Ca863nP

#OneHealth #Vaccines

[Austin Hertel @austin_hertel]

🙏🏻Special thanks to all of the individuals that contributed to this work!

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[Cynthia McMillen @GoingViral88]

I’m excited to announce that our manuscript entitled “Oropouche virus infects human trophoblasts and placenta explants “ has been published by Nature Communications!! @natcomms @natureportfolio

[Alex Guseman @AlexGuseman]

My heart breaks for the prospective students whose dream schools halted admissions. I can only offer this, during my time at UNC, those who had spent time in tech positions/industry were better prepared for grad school than those (like myself) who jumped right in.

[Austin Hertel @austin_hertel]

Every year my PI, @RogueRifter gives a “State of the Lab” address. We celebrate our successes, share our new goals, and look back at all of the fun times we’ve had this year.

Doing a PhD is hard but, people like this make it easy! #SOTL

[Amy Hartman 👩‍🔬🏊🏻 @RogueRifter]

We have a new preprint on #Oropouche virus, the emerging #bunyavirus circulating in South America. In work with the #prototype BeAn19991 strain, we found primary neurons and microglia to be highly permissive to infection.
@PittPubHealth @PittTweet @PittCVR

[Amy Hartman 👩‍🔬🏊🏻 @RogueRifter]

🚨👇 2 opportunities are now available in my lab!
Sense of humor required!

@PittTweet @ThePittNews @PittPubHealth @IDM_PittPubHlth @PittCVR

Research Technician/Lab Manager:
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Research Scientist/Project Manager:
https://t.co/SwHmwPRewn

[Amy Hartman 👩‍🔬🏊🏻 @RogueRifter]

Oropouche virus. Very #demure. Very #mindful.

Until it spreads, kills healthy adults, and causes fetal infection and death.

Re-upping this thread 🧵 below from 2 years ago, as well as links to the relevant #Oropouche literature #bunyavirus #lovevirology

[Doug Reed, Ph.D. 🔬🦠🤒⚽🎮 @DougSReed]

@fablabpitt and I were part of this work, which suggests that the immunity from prior H1N1 infection could protect against bovine H5N1 (and other H5N1).

[Natasha Tilston 👩🏻‍🔬🦠 @tilstonlunel]

The lab’s first paper is out and it’s Editor’s pick! Timely with the current #Oropouche #virus outbreak. Proud of Krista Gunter for taking on the lab’s #OROV projects 🦠 https://t.co/SkGYF6KwSd

[Center for Vaccine Research @PittCVR]

Three Assistant/Associate Professor positions @PittCVR … suitable for all types of microbiologists … extensive BSL-3 capabilities in our Regional Biocontainment Laboratory available … closing date October 16 … details here https://t.co/ShB3wfo1hq … please share widely!

[Amy Hartman 👩‍🔬🏊🏻 @RogueRifter]

2024 Hartman Lab outing to Pirates vs Phillies 7/19/24 @ PNCPark

Let’s go Bucs!! 🏴‍☠️

[Austin Hertel @austin_hertel]

New #RVFV paper by @GoingViral88 out of Hartman Lab (@RogueRifter)! 🦠

Vaccine strains of Rift Valley fever virus exhibit attenuation at the maternal–fetal placental interface https://t.co/5ERBUwp2Af

[Austin Hertel @austin_hertel]

What an awesome experience presenting at my first conference, @AmerSocVirol 2024! Met so many amazing scientists and can’t wait to do this again soon!

[bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv_micrbio]

Vaccine strains of Rift Valley fever virus exhibit attenuation at the maternal-fetal placental interface https://t.co/3ibBd7ASuy #biorxiv_micrbio

[Austin Hertel @austin_hertel]

Can’t wait to watch this kid tear it up at the next level 🔨🔨🔨

[F&M Wrestling @FandMWrestling]

Next up for our Class of ‘28 is Charlie Colantonio from Pittsburgh, PA. Charlie attended Pittsburgh Central Catholic where he was voted Team Captain and 2x Most Valuable Wrestler. He also is a 3x WPIAL Qualifier and 1x Placewinner. In his free time he enjoys to read. #GoDips

[StLegerLab @StLegerLab]

Congratulations to Yannis Rigas for being selected as runner-up for the Cora Verhagen award at #ARV02024! "Investigating ocular commensal colonization in IL-17 and serum antibody induction" was supported by @eyeandear @NatEyeInstitute @Pitt_PMI @Pitt_Vision