Link to Virology explainers, Virologists and to the outer, more accessible edges of the science. Assembled and organized for my own use. If these help you, great..
Ed Rybicki @edrybicki
Björn Meyer @_b_meyer
Trevor Bedford @trvrb Bedford Lab @fredhutch.org
Isabella Eckerle, MD @EckerleIsabella
Dr. Zoë Hyde @DrZoeHyde
Dr. Krutika Kuppalli @KrutikaKuppalli
Ian M. Mackay, PhD @MackayIM
Dr. Angela Rasmussen @angie_rasmussen
Dr Emma Hodcraft @firefoxx66
CoVariants CoVariants.org
Prof. Akiko Iwasaki @VirusesImmunity
Marion Koopmans @MarionKoopmans
Brian Wasik @BrianRWasik
Lauring Lab @LauringLab
Bloom Lab @jbloom_lab
Tyler Starr @tylernstarr
Marija Backovic @marija_backovic
Dr. Arinjay Banerjee @sci_questions
3/2/2021 Study looks at the impact of Stabilising SARS-Cov-2 Spike through “PP” mutations and Cleavage site removal. Combination of PP and Cleavage site removal (as seen in J&J/Novavax vaccine) was beneficial, “PP” mutation alone (as seen in Pfizer/Moderna) was not, COVID Data Review
3/2/2021 Introduction of Two Prolines and Removal of the Polybasic Cleavage Site Lead to Higher Efficacy of a Recombinant Spike-Based SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in the Mouse Model, by Fatima Amanat, Shirin Strohmeier, Raveen Rathnasinghe, Michael Schotsaert, Lynda Coughlan, Adolfo García-Sastre, Florian Krammer, American Society for Microbiology
3/2/2021 SARS-CoV-2 RBD-Tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine induces a strong neutralizing immunity in preclinical studies, [by dozens of scientists], bioRxiv
2/23/2021 "We have completely mapped #SARS_CoV_2 mutations that escape binding by LY-CoV555 (antibody that forms the basis for Eli Lilly's bamlanivimab) both alone & in cocktail with LY-CoV016 in a new study," Bloom Lab
2/22/2021 Complete map of SARS-CoV-2 RBD mutations that escape the monoclonal antibody LY-CoV555 and its cocktail with LY-CoV016, by Tyler N. Starr, Allison J. Greaney, Adam S. Dingens, Jesse D. Bloom, bioRxiv
The dynamics of adaptation on correlated fitness landscapes, by Sergey Kryazhimskiya, Gašper Tkacikˇ and Joshua B. Plotkina, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2021-01-31 NYC Reveals White New Yorkers Have Received Lion's Share Of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses, by Sydney Pereira, Jake Dobkin and Nsikan Akpan, the Gothamist
Three white residents receive a COVID-19 vaccine for every Black or Latino person in the city, according to new demographic data released by the mayor’s office on Sunday.
2021-01-29 Virus expert Trevor Bedford warns of "convergent evolution" amid COVID-19 mutations, Margaret Brennan, Face the Nation
2021-01-27 We Cannot Rely Exclusively on Vaccines to End the Pandemic, Angela Rasmussen, Slate
2021/01/21 mRNA Vaccines: What Happens, Derek Lowe, Sciencemag
2021/01/02 Putting PCR into real-time, Ian M Mackay, PhD, Virology Down Under
2020/12/28 The mechanics of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)…a primer, Ian M Mackay, PhD
2020/10/24 The Swiss Cheese Respiratory Virus Pandemic Defence, Mackay
2020/10/23 Virology, transmission, and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2, Cevik, Kuppalli and Kindrachuk, BMJ