Postdoc position available. For more information regarding projects in the laboratory, please visit: www.pedsresearch.org/research-gro.... Interested applicants should contact Dr. Gregory Melikian (aka Melikyan) at gmeliki@emory.edu.

virologyunmasked.com/michael-emerman/ This month's titan of virology and vaccinology. Dr. Michael Emerman. Dr. Emerman is an HIV researcher who helped unlock its molecular mysterious. He is also a pioneer in the field of 'plaleovirology' and a mentor to over 100 students! @memerman.bsky.social

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Dr. Michael Emerman “You align priorities to favor the trainees (so) that what is good for the trainees will end up being good for the lab” Emerman on successful mentoring, Virology Unm…

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ASV stands in support of Dr. Tony Fauci and his long career advancing the health of Americans and protecting them from the worst infectious diseases.

Thank you @amersocvirology.bsky.social for a wonderful #ASV2026. It is always great to see old friends and also to meet new ones. It was a nice reminder of why we do what we do. A true celebration of virology at a time when we needed it more than ever. Thank you, from the Frieman Lab #Lovevirology

The submission deadline for the ASV Video Abstract Competition is just two weeks away! Submit by July 13! Details at asv.org/comms-competition

91 years ago today, Wendell M. Stanley reported the crystallization of tobacco mosaic virus. Stanley showed that viruses exist at the edge of living and non-living, and biology was never the same. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Isolation of a Crystalline Protein Possessing the Properties of Tobacco-Mosaic Virus

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ASV is alarmed by the US HHS to suspend and debar Dr. Ralph Baric from federal funding. Read our open letter below:

Is this your first ASV? Check out this members only event to learn how to best navigate #ASV2026

Early bird registration for #ASV2026 ends tomorrow June 1! Get that meal prep done and don't forget to register. www.asv.org/registration

ASV is eager to assist early-career virologists who have lost their research funding but would like to attend #ASV2026 in Minneapolis. Please see more details here: asv.memberclicks.net/index.php?op...

Are you attending #ASV2026? The early bird registration deadline is just 15 days away. Register by June 1 for a discounted rate: na.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.p...

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BA.3.2 is distinct from its ancestral BA.3 in many aspects. It acquires four new N-linked glycosylation sites in the N-terminal domain (NTD) and receptor-binding domain (RBD) of spike; disruption of which enhances viral infectivity and restores sensitivity to nAbs. journals.asm.org/eprint/CFS52...

Really honored to be named a 2026 Ohio State Distinguished University Professor. Thank you to my mentors, trainees, and collaborators for all the support and encouragement. faculty.osu.edu/news/2026/04...

We are recruiting 1-2 postdoctoral fellows to investigate the specificity of human anti-influenza virus antibodies, and to determine how these antibodies impact global antigenic drift of influenza viruses. Join our lab at Penn in Philly. Reach out if you are interested in applying! Please repost!

ASV remembers Dr. J. Michael Bishop, a luminary in virology, upon his passing earlier this month.

Led by Julia and Pei in the lab, our new PNAS paper reveals that the mink Cluster 5 (MC5V) SARS-CoV-2 spike is intrinsically unstable and defective in processing, resulting in markedly attenuated infectivity and fusogenicity. www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

🚨ABSTRACT DEADLINE FEBRUARY 2🚨 🚨TRAVEL AWARD DEADLINE FEBRUARY 9🚨 Share your virology research by submitting an abstract for ASV 2026 by 11:59pm Eastern on Monday 2/2/26 Need financial support? Trainees & teachers can apply for travel awards www.asv.org/abstract-sub... www.asv.org/travel-awards

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The American Society for Virology (ASV) is dedicated to advancing knowledge of viruses and the diseases they cause. ASV does not support the scaling back of the childhood vaccine schedule recently announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. See our statement attached.

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We are excited to share our new work on PLSCR1 restriction of entry of HIV and other lentiviruses published now in PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....

I wanted to remind everyone about the "Save AIDS Research" livestream that will go live on YouTube this Tuesday (9/16) at 11:00am EDT. We have an amazing program of 70+ speakers who will be sharing their latest research. Get all the details at www.saveaidsresearch.org.

We mourn the passing of Nobel laureate David Baltimore, a towering figure in molecular biology and virology, and a pioneer and founder of ASV. His discoveries transformed science and medicine, and his mentorship inspired generations. His legacy will continue to guide and inspire virology and ASV.

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As RFK testifies in front of the Senate today, ASV wants to emphasize the risks posed by his decisions related to virus outbreaks and the public health of Americans. Together with our partner organizations, we call for RFK's resignation: asm.org/press-releas...

An incredible episode: Stanley Plotkin joins TWiV to recount his career as a vaccinologist, having participated in the development of vaccines for polio, rabies, and rubella, and his thoughts on the current anti-science, anti-public health, and anti-vaccine climate. www.microbe.tv/twiv/

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Years of research show protection from COVID-19 vaccines — both the types made with mRNA and a type made with traditional technology — does wane over time. The vaccinations provide the strongest protection against severe infection and death, even if people still become infected.

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Research shows mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. abcnews.go.com/Health/wireS...

I am honored to serve as president of the American society for Virology, thank you for your support. I wish to thank our past president Hector Aguilar-Carreno for a wonderful service and look forward to working with everyone.

Harvard Virologist David Knipe on his NIH grant cancellation: “How did forty-five years of desired research become undesirable overnight?” magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/i-a...