Melodie Weller, PhD🌿

Virologist studying infections in salivary gland #autoimmunity #Sjogrens #SjD #Hepd #HDV #HepatitisDeltaVirus #COVID19Dentistry #LongCOVID Independent Thoughts

[FluRadar @FluRadar_]

🆕🇺🇸 CDC released clinical description of July H5N1 cluster in Colorado poultry workers. New info on symptoms, testing, response, and PPE use.

Full Report: https://t.co/mFEvwNJOmf
PDF: https://t.co/ikxgB6Goaq #H5N1 #BirdFlu

[Melodie Weller, PhD🌿 @MeloWeller]

💔https://t.co/WuedBLTgW6

[Melodie Weller, PhD🌿 @MeloWeller]

@UGAvirology @alabamaED @ga_watermelon @MelonNational @GaFarmBureau @GaDeptAg What is the impact on the fruit? Decreased size/production or symptoms on the melons itself?

[Mike Tisza @MikeTisza]

Check out the pre-print:

Virome Sequencing Identifies H5N1 Avian Influenza in Wastewater from Nine Cities.

https://t.co/sQYffuVZGP

[Melodie Weller, PhD🌿 @MeloWeller]

@JIDJournal @UofUHealth @UofUDentistry Great work by @matman98 @braden_fallon Keisa Lynch, DNP

[Karim Majzoub @KarimMajzoub]

Comparative analysis of human, rodent and snake deltavirus replication | PLOS Pathogens The lab’s first paper is out, it took us two years, a twittorial coming soon ! Kudos to Pierre and Zoé , the first lab recruits (Jan 2022) and co-first authors. https://t.co/x7rRjvNfe5

[Melodie Weller, PhD🌿 @MeloWeller]

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[Melodie Weller, PhD🌿 @MeloWeller]

@SarahSchaferMD @NatRevRheumatol I’ve seen the ~4M reported, but never find source of this estimate. Is one available?

[Pathogens & Immunity @paijournal]

Submit your paper easily and for free. #OpenAccess • NO CHARGES to submit or publish • Submission takes <5 min • Submissions are reviewed in any journal format #biomedicalscience #biomedicalscientist #biomedicalresearch #microbiology #virology https://t.co/a8GTYbDxR0

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@KPKellyNC Source?

[Undergrad Research @uofuour]

Attention students! Apply to be an OUR 2024 SPUR Scholar for an intensive 10 wk, full-time summer research experience with a U of U faculty, including this project with @MeloWeller & @uofudentistry: https://t.co/cSjefQ9BcT

Apply for #SPUR2024 here: https://t.co/wbdsbJWBTt

[Melodie Weller, PhD🌿 @MeloWeller]

New Preprint from Weller Lab:
Hepatitis Delta Virus Reporting Requirements in the United States and Territories: A Systematic Review https://t.co/b8yXeyz73L
Study found >50% of states & terr req HDV reporting but most lack HDV case definitions. Thoughts? Comments? #HepD #HDV

[Melodie Weller, PhD🌿 @MeloWeller]

Weller Lab’s publication “Analysis of Hepatitis D Virus in Minor Salivary Gland of Sjogren’s Disease” is in October issue of JDR @JDentRes. Cover image is #HDV Ag in SjD salivary glands w/ nuclear & mitochondrial co-localization. Grateful for funding from @NIDCR & @SjogrensOrg

[Journal of Dental Research @JDentRes]

AVAILABLE NOW!
Journal of Dental Research - October 2023 Issue
https://t.co/vAYOtBNxof
@NickJakubovics

#IADR #AADOCR #oralhealth

[American Liver Foundation National @liverUSA]

This unique one-day program brings together hundreds of leading biomedical scientists and physicians from across the globe and is designed to bridge the remarkable advances in basic biology and engineering with the understanding of liver diseases and their treatment. 1/2

[University of Utah Health @UofUHealth]

How can 12 numbers change lives? #UofUHealth researchers are creating ICD codes for leukodystrophies, putting a dozen rare diseases on the map. @uudbmi @UtahNeurosci

Read the full story here➡️ https://t.co/ttS3Offpyb

[Melodie Weller, PhD🌿 @MeloWeller]

Interesting paper: Single-cell transcriptome profiling reveals immune and stromal cell heterogeneity in primary #Sjögren syndrome - PubMed
#SjD #Sjogrens https://t.co/ax7e6c4CXB

[Melodie Weller, PhD🌿 @MeloWeller]

Interesting paper: #Sjogrens https://t.co/NrBMeLUPBy

[Melodie Weller, PhD🌿 @MeloWeller]

@SjogrensIrl I haven’t seen anything for planned clinical trials.

[Melodie Weller, PhD🌿 @MeloWeller]

Interesting paper: https://t.co/lRXqynWsEc

[Melodie Weller, PhD🌿 @MeloWeller]

Evidence of a #Sjogrens disease-like phenotype following COVID-19 in mice and human #SjD #COVID19 #PCoVOD #LongCovid https://t.co/E8SZfR2Bni