The complete TWiV team give a report on the Ebola virus outbreak in DRC, and reveal that cell surface nectin proteins cause the transfer of cytoplasmic cargo, including measles virus, between cells.
The complete TWiV team give a report on the Ebola virus outbreak in DRC, and reveal that cell surface nectin proteins cause the transfer of cytoplasmic cargo, including measles virus, between cells.
Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D. (@profvrr) is Higgins Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Columbia University Medical Center. He has been studying viruses for over 40 years. He teaches virology to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as medical, dental, and nursing students. His lectures are available online at iTunes University, YouTube, and Coursera.
Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D. (TWiV, TWiP, Urban Agriculture), a microbiologist and ecologist, is the Professor Emeritus of Public Health in Environmental Health Sciences and Microbiology at Columbia University Medical Center. For 27 years, he has conducted laboratory-based research on molecular aspects of intracellular parasitism.
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