Anita McElroy

The FAB lab studies emerging viruses - we want to understand how these viruses make people sick so that we can develop new ways to make them better!

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

@ASTMH
#TropMed24
check out work from the FABLAB. posters #7116 and #7117 on RVFV innate immune sensing and vaccines against RVFV CNS disease. Tracey and Dr. Mueller Brown would love to tell you about their work!

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

"old women are the best:
they know everything about everyone so you can't get one up on them. they don't care what you think about what they're wearing or how they look and they've outlived all the men they grew up with who gave them shit along the way." @DervlaMcTiernan

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

um, PIs would be delighted to sponsor such activities if we are made aware!

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

@abbieweight @LazearLab @UNC_Micro_Imm @DTP_PhD so glad you ended up at a great institution in a fantastic lab!

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

congrats @VirusVetty ! well deserved.

[VignuzziLab @VignuzziLab]

Jessica Spengler, @VirusVetty, received the Prusoff Memorial Award. Her amazing work as researcher and mentor is on showcase. The International Society for Antiviral Research exemplifies everything that is right about science. The people in this room are diverse, academics and industry, every continent, passionate and compassionate. She is a shining example. #ICAR2024

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

Content I'm here for:
This wholesome banger from a group of Irish kids is the spark you need https://t.co/38JoNhXGZu

[Arunkumar Govindakarnavar @arunviro]

@GKangInd Dynamics of human B and T cell adaptive immune responses to Kyasanur Forest disease virus infection

https://t.co/GMYvv4tZFV

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

@tilstonlunel @VornhagenLab @TheRobinsonLab @IUMedSchool i loved every minute of it! especially lunch with virology grad students Alex, Rachel, James and tech extraordinaire Krista! see you all @AmerSocVirol meeting in OH!

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

This is one of the scariest things I've ever read. I grew up in Europe when UK beef was off limits bc of prion contamination....I thought vegetables were safe! 😟https://t.co/dTTx8wp6lg

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

Successful oral comprehensive exam today!! I introduce you to PhD candidate, Lindsay Wilson. She will study how host genetics alters disease outcome following RVFV infection. @PittCVR @PittPediatrics @Pitt_PMI

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

whoa. scary. do any medical systems have contingency plans for this kind of stuff!? @ChildrensPgh

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

@AkondyRS 😡

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

@AlexGuseman told you!

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

hmm. @Peds_ID and @ch hospital epi: we should talk about this
https://t.co/tPrsVEiwqE

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

ahh, but the flu vaccine works only if you get vaccinated. Sadly, I've seen too many kids admitted with flu and its complications this season...all unvaccinated 😟 It's not too late to protect kids by vaccination against flu!

[Florian Krammer @florian_krammer]

Looks like the flu vaccine works well this year.

[Mark J. Mulligan, MD, FIDSA @mjmull]

Every patient encounter should include a vaccination history + recommendations to receive needed vaccinations. Let's prioritize vaccine stewardship as much as we do antimicrobial stewardship. --->https://t.co/MhlImLGudW (via @AmerMedicalAssn)

[Arunkumar Govindakarnavar @arunviro]

🆕
@WHO
#Dengue DON
In 2023, an upsurge in dengue cases has been observed globally, characterized by a significant increase in the number, scale, & simultaneous occurrence of multiple outbreaks, spreading into regions previously unaffected by dengue.

https://t.co/DDp8tPlpCI

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

wow, that almost looks like it is at the neck of the molecule! what do you call that region of HA?

[Kevin R McCarthy @mccarthy_kr]

We are excited to share our latest work that describes a class of broadly binding, protective, antibodies directed to an unexpected site on the influenza virus hemagglutinin protein (HA). 1/7
https://t.co/l2OWOwDtFg

[Anita McElroy @fablabpitt]

Agreed. But geriatrics. Yikes...we aren't getting younger.

[Andy Nowalk @IDBugDoc]

Once again, the slow death of my specialty is apparent.