Miranda

PhD student working on avian influenza | Interested in all things viruses & antiviral immunity | she/her 🔬🧬🦠

[Gabriel Dupré @DupreGab]

Thrilled to announce that our paper showing how sialic acids act as a barrier to non-influenza orthomyxoviruses' entry is finally out in PLOS Pathogens!
Special thanks to Jorge Moreno-García, @Rafa_Sanjuan_ , and all our co-authors for their contributions!
https://t.co/gH2hkCsUFq

[Yorgo Modis @yorgomodis]

We have a new paper on dsRNA sensor MDA5 with @Dulin_Lab. Using magnetic tweezers we found MDA5 unwinds & remodels dsRNA into compact structures stabilized by CARD oligomerization. We propose this to be an important mechanism to inhibit viral replication. https://t.co/1kLtUKkwOP

[bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv_micrbio]

cGAS activation during human cytomegalovirus infection is driven by exogenous DNA https://t.co/nwfQPQPRCx #biorxiv_micrbio

[Jumpei Ito @jampei2]

By rapidly quantifying interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) expression across 220k RNA-seq data sets from diverse animals, we comprehensively identified “hidden viral infections” in wildlife and livestock (1/n).
https://t.co/K6Yu47dhCJ

[Elly.Gaunt_lab 💙 @GauntLab]

Phewww it was some journey getting to preprint but finally here we are! Awesome fun collaboration with *ten* @roslininstitute labs represented and wider collabs too, showing that diverse IAVs can replicate in cow udders, with biggest credit to @RuteMPinto
https://t.co/77Y2nY4PG5

[Federico De Angelis @FedericoDeAng12]

Yo! I will give a talk at ASV 2025 this coming Thursday, be there or be ⬛!

[Federico De Angelis @FedericoDeAng12]

So this thing happened. I kinda went and got another title. So I guess that if you're looking for a coronavirologist with both wet and dry lab experience, just hmu. I'd be happy to contribute.

[Miranda @mfn42]

Massive congratulations to @FedericoDeAng12 who passed his PhD viva today!! 🥳 A brilliant scientist and the kindest human 💛 (hire him!).

[Pint of Science UK @pintofscience]

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[Federico De Angelis @FedericoDeAng12]

And with this, the chronicles of @roslininstitute at @MicrobioSoc #Microbio25 are over. It was a blast, we truly enjoyed it. See you next time, peace out!

[Miranda @mfn42]

Thank you @MicrobioSoc and organisers for such a great event and huge thank you to @RoyalSocBio for a travel grant!

[Miranda @mfn42]

It’s been a fun and enriching last four days in Liverpool for #Microbio25. So great to be able to share my research and to hear such a range of awesome science!

[Federico De Angelis @FedericoDeAng12]

Dulcis in fundo, last of the Roslin talks, @RuteMPinto delivers a masterful presentation on mooflu and why IAV seems to have taken a liking to cows. #Microbio25 has given has an awesome time and beautiful science!

[Federico De Angelis @FedericoDeAng12]

You thought we were done here? Think again. Incredible presentation by Grey lab PhD student @dr_vayalena, on CRISPR screens to identify IAV restriction factors in pigs #Microbio25 keeps delivering fantastic science

[Federico De Angelis @FedericoDeAng12]

We follow up with an INSANE presentation from #DigardianoftheGalaxy Shu Zhou, showing us how it is possible to engineer IAV splicing in Segment 7, and what this might mean for orthomyxo evolution! Truly awesome sights at #Microbio25

[Federico De Angelis @FedericoDeAng12]

Aaaaand we're back with talks, with a very interesting chat on dinucleotide biases in IAV by fantastic PhD student Ananya Hoque from @GauntLab at #Microbio25 at the Virosphere Forum. Truly awesome stuff🔥🔥

[Federico De Angelis @FedericoDeAng12]

Another day of @MicrobioSoc Annual Conference #Microbio25, another wonderful poster, from @GauntLab PhD student How
U Wei Chook! Amazing work on novel ORFs in rotavirus! Go chat to him at poster 045 in the Virus Forum section! You will not be disappointed

[Miranda @mfn42]

@FedericoDeAng12 @MicrobioSoc Awesome talk Fed!

[Federico De Angelis @FedericoDeAng12]

Last but not least @MatinMahmoudi from the Grey lab, showing a very intriguing story about cGas activation caused by exogenous DNA rather than HCMV infection, beautifully explained and masterfully presented! @roslininstitute is truly showing off today at #Microbio25

[Federico De Angelis @FedericoDeAng12]

Now for a WONDER Master student @mfn42 from the Digardians of the Galaxy and @RuteMPinto lab showing an inhuman amount of work on RSAD2 (Viperin) orthologues and IAV replication restriction 🔥🐓 Anyone who's gonna have her in their lab for a PhD is going to be lucky! #Microbio25