Alexandra Ulmer

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Alexandra Ulmer's German 88 Presentation: https://t.co/K6BMyhPYzT
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What a great last day! Birthdays, viral plushies, and cows!!!
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"Throughout the world you will be able to find "Spongiform Bob"." - Bob
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Did you know that Papua New Guinea is the second largest island? Also full of diverse languages, species, culture, and yes, infectious diseases! #humansandviruses

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Taking away our safety net today and learning about prions today.
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"All vaccines are remarkable. But some vaccines are more remarkable than others." #humansandviruses

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Treatment of HIV disrupts the natural history of infection no matter what the stage #humansandviruses

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Based on numbers, we are more microbe than human. #humansandviruses

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Please get vaccinated
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"When public health works, nothing happens."
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Advice from Bob: "All you have to do is not share needles." #humansandviruses

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Quantitative RT-PCR can be used to determine the amount of virus in the blood (viral load). It's incredible to think about how far PCR abilities have developed over a short amount of time! #humansandviruses

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Did you know translational frameshifting was first described in retroviruses quite recently in 1985? #humansandviruses

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Retroviruses are the only ones that have a requirement for genomic integration. #humansandviruses

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In the US, there's very low diversity of type of HIV, with majority being HIV 1. #humansandviruses

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If you should take one thing away from this past week, it's that we're basically all likely infected with a Herpes virus. Should vaccines be developed? #humansandviruses

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Did you know Roseola is often called "baby measles"?
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Just think, more people have CMV than those who don't so odds are you have this virus!
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Keep your eye out for CRISPR Cas9 developments in the future!
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[Alexandra Ulmer @ulmera2]

"Just because you ran a trial doesn't mean you ran it correctly" – Bob

Life lessons from #humansandviruses