Jeremy Kamil is also @macroliter.bsky.social

CMV virologist exploring how viruses enter cells and other tricky mischief. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. #LoveVirology #Glycotime

[Jeremy Kamil is also @macroliter.bsky.social @macroliter]

x is legacy twitter 🦋

[Vincent Graziano @VinnieViruses]

Hi everybody! I am super excited to share the work done during my PhD published in @nature today! We describe a new mechanism of self- vs. non-self RNA discrimination by showing how N-glycans shield glycoRNAs from stimulating endosomal RNA sensors https://t.co/7hzGDPjvMU

[Sophia Shi @sophmshi]

Excited to share our new study in @Nature! We uncover how the vascular glycocalyx—a carbohydrate-rich coating on blood vessels—plays a crucial role in brain health and aging. A @wysscoray & @CarolynBertozzi labs collaboration. 🍭🧠 #glycotime (1/12)
https://t.co/To4Oz0MN0G

[Itai Yanai @ItaiYanai]

The secret sauce for starting a new lab is to set up the right kind of culture; one that best enables innovative science with its “enthusiasm, lucid criticism, nonconformism, and friendship” (Francois Jacob)

[Emma J Chory @chorye]

Science friends heading to the Other Place 🌌—let’s not lose each other in the void.

Over the next few weeks, I'll try to put together some science "starter packs" of who to follow. Fill out this form to be included. https://t.co/gNIF2oGF4E

Share widely ❤️

[Moritz Kraemer @MOUGK]

We are recruiting up to 5 Pandemic Sciences Research Fellows at @UniofOxford. Posts are for recent graduates to carry out independent research on topics in one or more of the following areas: AI & Epi, Genomics, Climate & Infectious diseases, Global health digital data science ↓

[Itai Yanai @ItaiYanai]

There are ~40k postdocs in the US, according to the NIH. While PhD students generally have good support (their committees, external advisors, and classmates), the postdocs do not. To help with this, we're starting the 'Postdoc Night Science' club with a first branch in NYC. ⬇️

[Jeremy Kamil is also @macroliter.bsky.social @macroliter]

A fascinating & refreshing read on the topic of what kinds of recombinant viruses are safe & worth making / authorizing. A razor sharp mind cuts through an unnecessarily cloudy debate. Jonathan Yewdell writes so lucidly. #Biosecurity #Virology https://t.co/Od2dUlThZ8

[Jeremy Kamil is also @macroliter.bsky.social @macroliter]

@NirDrayman @TheMullerLab @bryancmounce @corcoran_lab @poisondartfrog7 Me, too! 😊

[Jeremy Kamil is also @macroliter.bsky.social @macroliter]

@corcoran_lab @Paramyxologist @EOSaphire Thank you, @corcoran_lab! 🙏

[The Fehr Lab @FehrLab]

Mutation of a highly conserved isoleucine residue in loop 2 of several β-coronavirus macrodomains indicates that enhanced ADP-ribose binding is detrimental for replication | Journal of Virology https://t.co/9Q77ahFeP7

[bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv_micrbio]

A noncanonical glycoprotein H complex enhances cytomegalovirus entry https://t.co/YmKZjSvq3R #biorxiv_micrbio

[Jeremy Kamil is also @macroliter.bsky.social @macroliter]

@alhahn15 I remember that observation! Would be fun to figure out what the gL-free gH complexes exist in rhesus rhadinovirus. So much unhelpful dogma from HSV being first to be defined, keeps people's minds closed to seeing / imagining the true diversity of entry complexes, innit?

[Jeremy Kamil is also @macroliter.bsky.social @macroliter]

Excited to share this preprint! In 2016, Caló et al reported a gL-free envelope gH complex in CMV. We found a 3rd part of the complex— the part that likely binds receptors, show a role in entry & thanks to our collaborators, solved a cryo-EM structure 🧵 https://t.co/yXgmqydiUP

[Jeremy Kamil is also @macroliter.bsky.social @macroliter]

.. @LoFi_Sci is co-First author Lauren's twitter handle. Highly recommend you follow her, she's got a bright future in science and as a leader / role model. 🌞

[Jeremy Kamil is also @macroliter.bsky.social @macroliter]

For my part, I especially want to acknowledge Lauren A. Henderson, a PhD candidate in my lab @LSUHS. She is a co-first author of the work and SERIOUSLY drove the project forward, identifying a biological role. Hugely creative. I’m learning from her!

[Jeremy Kamil is also @macroliter.bsky.social @macroliter]

“It’s OK if You Haven’t Gotten Your Flu Shot Yet” 🎁 🔗 https://t.co/ZbTcwrk9nC

[Judit Penzes @judit_penzes]

It's out in Cell!!! Super proud bug- and structural virologist moment; my paper about using CryoEM to discover, diagnose, characterize, and mitigate a nationwide agricultural pandemic is now published online 😄🐛🪲
https://t.co/vgfpXB2LfW

[Judit Penzes @judit_penzes]

My paper about the cryoEM-based superworm virus discovery is featured in This Week in Virology! Thank you @profvrr
https://t.co/gC1E3dfbBU

[Ewan Birney @ewanbirney]

So @JeremyFarrar asked for an "explainer thread" on Noble Prizes in Chemistry around AlphaFold and Protein design, so here goes.

[Jeremy Kamil is also @macroliter.bsky.social @macroliter]

@davideyoungmd Thanks! We are definitely working in that direction. Plenty of reason to believe this new complex could make a good vaccine target.