TWiV reviews the vials labeled smallpox that were not, re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe, efficacy of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, and cellular correlates of protection for an oral influenza virus vaccine.
TWiV 709: COVID cherry picking
- January 21, 2021
- Tagged as: China, coronavirus, COVID-19, influenza, pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus, viruses, WHO, Wuhan
In this episode, President Biden elevates his science advisor to his Cabinet, a review of the current flu season, the scientific goals of the WHO-convened Global Study of the Origins of SARS-CoV-2, and answers to listener questions.
TWiV 700: ‘Twas COVID and the aerosols
- December 31, 2020
- Tagged as: afucosylated IgG, coronavirus, COVID-19, influenza, pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, UK variant, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus, viruses
TWiV reviews additional data on the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2, the distinct variant spreading in South Africa, association of afucosylated antiviral IgG with severe COVID-19, approval of AstraZeneca vaccine in the UK, and winners of the pandemic poem contest.
TWiV 627: Singapore National Centre for Infectious Diseases
- June 17, 2020
- Tagged as: arboviruses, dengue, influenza, NCID, Nipah virus, outbreak response, SARS, Singapore, viral, virology, virus, viruses
Vincent visits the National Centre for Infectious Diseases and speaks with Executive Director Leo Yee-Sin and Consultant Nancy Tee about the main hub for both clinical treatment of infectious diseases and outbreak management in Singapore.
TWiV 582: This little virus went to market
- January 12, 2020
- Tagged as: african swine fever virus, capsid, China, coronavirus, cryo-electron micrography, giant virus, Huanan Fish Market, influenza, influenza excess mortality, influenza like illness, influenza vaccine, pig, Swine, three dimensional virus structure, viral, virology, virus, viruses, Wuhan pneumonia, zoonosis
TWiV provides updates on the new coronavirus causing respiratory disease in China, the current influenza season, and the epidemic of African swine fever, including determination of the three-dimensional structure of the virus particle.
TWiV 571: Piwi koalas
- October 27, 2019
- Tagged as: baculovirus, endogenous retrovirus, Flu, Flublock, Flucelvax, germline, HA, influenza, influenza vaccine, insect cell, Koala, Koala retrovirus, piRNA, transposon, viral, virology, virus, viruses
The League of Extraordinary Virologists celebrate the eradication of wild poliovirus type 3, and consider the effectiveness of an influenza vaccine produced in insect cells, and how small RNAs are protecting the Koala germline from retroviral invasion.
The TWiVologists consider whether to receive an influenza vaccine in August (in the northern hemisphere), and mice implanted with human lung fragments for studying microbial pathogens.
From the meeting of the Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance, Vincent speaks with Alan, Florian and Jennifer about their careers, the purpose of CEIRS, universal influenza vaccines, and cellular responses to infection in pediatric populations.
TWiV 542: Inside Microbiotix
- April 7, 2019
- Tagged as: adenovirus, biotech, cytomegalovirus, ebolavirus, herpesvirus, influenza, Lassa virus, Microbiotix, small molecule drugs, viral, virology, virus, viruses
Vincent travels to Microbiotix, Inc, a biopharmaceutical company in Worcester, MA to speak with four members of the company about their discovery and development of small molecule drugs that target serious infectious diseases.
The TWiVidae review universal influenza vaccines that are in clinical trials, and discovery of an atypical parvovirus that causes chronic kidney disease in middle aged, immunocompromised laboratory mice.
Inside a BSL-4
