Jessica Belser

After a long day of fever, fun, and food, it is somewhat foolhardy to talk more about flu. And I'm led to ask, How did I get into this situation? -Francis 1960

[Jessica Belser @jessbelser]

It's amazing how quickly "I don't need to go to lab on Saturday!" turns into spending the entire day in lab on Saturday.

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@goddesspharo we are both so old, that was over 20 years ago, I think I still have copies of the CDs though :)

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@goddesspharo Wait the new season started? How did I miss this. Thank you for this important announcement lol.

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@goddesspharo …did you design this shirt? Are the designers following your tumblr feed?

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Thrilled our graduate student @pbasuthakur is representing our group at #ASMMicrobe - go check out her poster in the polymicrobial path section today (Sunday-1035) investigating flu-bacteria interactions in vitro and in vivo.

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This was not a surprising result (our first study showing this was possible is from 2012!) but good to see that the public health implications of our recent paper in EID are being taken seriously.

https://t.co/k0sFqAQ8Il

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@RickABright @JessicaBelser Thanks @RickABright , hope you're doing well.

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@goddesspharo Thank you for this important PSA, it is highly relevant to my needs.

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@goddesspharo haven't seen that one yet (or the other S one...Succession?). I will get there. I enjoy filtering my limited TV time based on the relative intensity of your tumblr feed.

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@goddesspharo I also watched Yellowjackets because of you! It was a lovely surprise to see the team was from NJ, I was like yes, these are my people, I buy them turning into cannibals. FAM was also because of you. You are responsible for much of my lost work productivity.

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@goddesspharo I enjoyed it! I also finally binge-watched The Bear following your postings (also enjoyed), though I think I'll be drawing the line at The Glen Powell Back Catalog.

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@goddesspharo I just watched this film last night, so at last, I finally understand your posts about "it was an instrumental version" :)

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@goddesspharo So sorry. I too have had a mental breakdown at work when told a relative was diagnosed with ARDS. I hope the coming days involve fewer critically ill babies and more chips.

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@goddesspharo Oh wow I forget it was starting today, thank you for this important public service announcement, I now have evening plans with my tv. :)

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Meeting Ferret Enrichment Needs in Infectious Disease Laboratory Settings - our group's effort to emphasize balancing animal welfare with research goals. Great work by @GeorgiaGwinnett pre-vet student Challie Anderson-Mondella.
https://t.co/7bxGn5aJJW

[Jessica Belser @jessbelser]

Fantastic to see @pbasuthakur 's first review article published (Ferrets as a Mammalian Model to Study Influenza Virus-Bacteria Interactions), featuring an illustration by @eckmulti . https://t.co/FN7AtskYzN

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@goddesspharo I made the same choice yesterday and 100% recommend.

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Sad to be missing #ASV2023, but happily our graduate student Poulami Basu Thakur @pbasuthakur will be representing our group - check out her poster (P13-10) studying IAV-bacterial interactions in what looks to be a rocking orthomyxovirus session tonight.

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Which is essentially 1500 words saying "So you want to collect aerosols from virus-inoculated animals? The ferret will knock over your sampling device, the workflow will at times be so frustrating, but the data you get is totally worth it." :)

[Jessica Belser @jessbelser]

My colleagues and I had a blast writing this Pearls article:
#PLOSPathogens: Aerosolize this: Generation, collection, and analysis of aerosolized virus in laboratory sett ... https://t.co/vGzsYeOuN3

[Jessica Belser @jessbelser]

The highlight of being detailed for coronavirus work was setting up a ferret model to show that, like influenza, ocular exposure to SARS-CoV-2 can lead to a productive and transmissible infection - finally out in JVI. https://t.co/bYQvi3gTMl