Category Archives: Virology

Keeping up with virus taxonomy: biopesticides, African swine fever and plant diseases

Posted on November 30, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

Continuing the ‘Keeping up with virus taxonomy’ blog series, in this post we will be discussing the virus that causes African Swine Fever, a family of viruses that infects insect larvae, and the Geminiviridae — members of which cause some … Continue reading →

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A summer of prizes: Dr Ricardo Rajsbaum

Posted on October 11, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

This year, the Journal of General Virology (JGV) has sponsored four poster prizes at conferences and meetings around the world. Over this week, we will be getting to know a little more about the winners and their research. The Ann Palmenberg Young … Continue reading →

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A summer of prizes: Lucile Guion

Posted on October 4, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

This year, the Journal of General Virology (JGV) has sponsored four poster prizes at conferences and meetings around the world. Over this week, we will be getting to know a little more about the winners and their research. At this year’s Molecular Biology … Continue reading →

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Young Microbiologist of the Year Finalists: Rute Maria Pinto

Posted on August 30, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

The Sir Howard Dalton Young Microbiologist of the Year Prize is awarded by the society each year. The prize recognises and rewards excellence in science communication by a Microbiology Society Member who is a postgraduate student or postdoctoral researcher, having … Continue reading →

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Microbe Talk: West Nile Virus

Posted on August 17, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

West Nile Fever is a disease spread to humans and horses by mosquitoes. In Europe this year, there have been 230 cases of West Nile Fever, and 17 deaths. This month, we spoke with an expert to discuss where the … Continue reading →

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Young Microbiologist of the Year Finalists: Laura Caller

Posted on August 16, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

The Sir Howard Dalton Young Microbiologist of the Year Prize is awarded by the society each year. The prize recognises and rewards excellence in science communication by a Microbiology Society Member who is a postgraduate student or postdoctoral researcher, having … Continue reading →

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Keeping up with virus taxonomy

Posted on July 16, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

As sequencing technologies continue to become more efficient, more and more viruses are being discovered. Until recently, classification of these new viruses still relied upon information about physical properties. The ICTV has since embraced metagenomics, using sequence data to infer biological … Continue reading →

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Using yeast to produce a better polio vaccine

Posted on June 7, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

On 14-15 June, the Early Careers Microbiologists’ Forum Conference will be held at the University of Birmingham. The Conference will give Early Career Microbiologists the opportunity to present their research, network and attend professional development sessions.  Lee Sherry provides some … Continue reading →

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Déjà flu: can science help the NHS cope with the annual burden of respiratory infections?

Posted on April 26, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

Last winter’s flu season was widely covered as having put huge pressure on the NHS, with reports the NHS is being thrown into ‘crisis’. What went wrong? And how can the NHS be supported in the future? At the Microbiology … Continue reading →

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HPV In Malawi

Posted on September 26, 2017 by MicrobiologySociety

Malawi, in Sub-Saharan Africa, has the highest incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in the world. Nearly all cases of cervical cancer are caused by human papillomavirus, or HPV. Earlier this year, the Microbiology Society funded one of our members, … Continue reading →

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