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This week we had to say goodbye to Joe, who’s been with me for 5 years. He started as an MPH student in 2015 and stayed on as my most senior tech integral to all the projects in our lab. He’s off to grad school in Seattle. Best of luck, Joe!
Check out our photos page for more pictures from his (socially-distanced) going-away picnic.
The Klimstra et al. manuscript is now published in Journal of General Virology:
The Hartman et al. manuscript on AGMs is accepted at PLOS Pathogens. Link to come soon.
PREPRINT: SARS-CoV-2 growth, furin-cleavage-site adaptation and neutralization using serum from acutely infected, hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Preprint: BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.19.154930
PREPRINT: SARS-CoV-2 infection of African green monkeys results in mild respiratory disease discernible by PET/CT imaging and prolonged shedding of infectious virus from both respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. Preprint: BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.20.137687
Comparative dynamic aerosol efficiencies of three emergent coronaviruses and the unusual persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosol suspensions
https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.13.20063784
Applications of minimally invasive multimodal telemetry for continuous monitoring of brain function and intracranial pressure in macaques with acute viral encephalitis.
Zach Koenig successfully virtually defended his M.S. thesis today!
We wish him the best as he moves on to a PhD program at the University of Cincinnati in the fall.
Pitt has terminated non-essential research operations as have most institutions. For now, most RVF work in our lab has ceased. A consortium of researchers in the CVR (including my lab) are working on a measles-vectored vaccine platform. Its a lot of intense work in a short time. Stay safe during this very unusual time!
Amidst the chaos of COVID-19, we received a grant award from the NIH to continue our work on vertical transmission of Rift Valley fever virus in the context of vaccine safety. The novel coronavirus outbreak highlights the critical need to study emerging zoonotic viruses.
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We are excited to announce that Madeline (Maddy) Schwarz will be returning to our lab for her PhD work. Maddy is finishing her first year in the IDM PhD program. Look for lots of exciting things from Maddy!
Devin is sadly leaving us for a position as Import Specialist with Pitt. We will miss her and wish her the best while pursuing her new position.
