Advancing science & developing effective countermeasures against emerging infectious diseases @virginia_tech
Blacksburg, Va
Joined January 2021
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See you today at 3:30pm in Fralin Auditorium
"Bacterial messages beyond the cell: Extracellular vesicles in Staphylococcus aureus”
A new Pathogems Episode is out! In this episode the girls interview each other! We talk about all things graduate school and life outside of school. Tune in to learn more about the girls behind the camera.
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The countdown to the 2026 CeZAP Symposium is on! We’re excited to see everyone next week
Our video abstract competition is underway! Watch the submissions and share using #CeZAP2026abstractvideo
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Congratulations to CeZAP affiliates James Weger and Rana Ashkar!
Introducing the 2026 Fralin Fab Five! 🎤🎉
Celebrating the new cohort of early-career faculty researchers at @virginia_tech
* James Weger-Lucarelli @VaMdVetMed
* Julie Allen @VT_Science
* Elizabeth Nyboer @vt_cnre
* Rana Ashkar @VT_Science
* Tae-Ho Lee @VT_Science
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Join us today at 3:30pm in Fralin Auditorium
“Unexpected adenine efflux and single-carbon metabolism in a purple phototrophic bacterium”
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Viruses that jump from wild animals to humans have caused pandemics and deadly disease outbreaks for thousands of years. @Luis_Escobar_VT in @VTCeZAP, @ISWGvt, and @globalchangevt, is working to figure out how that happens.
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Congratulations Dr. Mohamed Seleem!! Dr. Seleem was recently reappointed as the Tyler J. and Frances F. Young Chair in Bacteriology.
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Could a patch reverse a drug overdose? Hear from @VTCeZAP Wujin Sun, in this week's @VTresearch Curious Conversations.
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🚨 New Pathogems Episode! 🦠🍄
The Pathogems sat down with Dr. Morgan Carter from UNC Charlotte during her visit to Virginia Tech for CeZAP’s SPARK Seminar Series!
🎧 Tune in youtu.be/K3ToYyb1rfE?si=gN8s…
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A new study by Dr. Chloé Lahondère explores mosquito communities across 4 Virginia landscapes, revealing how much mosquito communities can vary. They collected 34 species, including several medically important, #invasive, & range-expanding species 🦟
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.@virginia_tech researchers successfully killed the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus in animal studies by identifying how it resists current therapeutic methods.
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Congratulations to @vtspes David Schmale on this professorship that recognizes his research at the intersection of biotechnology, plant disease, atmospheric science, and agricultural biosecurity.
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CeZAP SPARK today at 3:30pm with Dr. Dana Hawley “Unintended consequences of immunity: incomplete host protection favors pathogen virulence in a songbird disease system”
🎙️ Dr. Hawley was also recently featured on Pathogems! Listen here: youtu.be/CZeWIS9Uehs?si=U_LE…
🍎🦠 New #Pathogems episode! Dr. Laura Strawn shares her journey into food safety research and how science can be translated into real-world food safety practices.
🎧 Listen:youtu.be/BIzk9QeNmYc?si=1mpq… @VTFoodScience
CeZAP SPARK today at 3:30pm in Fralin Auditorium
“Bacteria inside fungi: what can we learn from these natural manipulators of pathogens?”
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Dr. Gillian Eastwood representing the Eastwood Lab at the 9th World One Health Congress in Lisbon, presenting our work on emerging tick-borne Heartland and Bourbon viruses in Virginia. 🌍🕷️
#OneHealth #WOHC2026 #VirginiaTech @VTCeZAP @globalchangevt
Today at 3:30 pm in Fralin Auditorium
ID IGEP cohort class presenting: Analis Smith (Romero-Masters lab), Lance Mitchell (Weger lab), Jack Williams (Duggal lab), Chaewoon Jung (Marr lab)
MCB cohort class presenting: Jose Calvo Palacios (Aylward lab), Kiara Cooper (Scharf lab)
Happy National Food Safety Education Month! 🥗🦠
This week, the Pathogems sit down with Dr. Rachel Cheng to talk about food microbiology, Salmonella research, food safety, public health, and career paths in academia.
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Join us today at 3:30 in Fralin Auditorium
"What Zebrafish Tell Us About the Brain: Stress Response and Viral-Mediated Neural Circuit Tracing”
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As your body fights a virus, cells are making split-second decisions. Some sacrifice themselves to protect the tissue. Others are hijacked before they get the chance. @VTCeZAP's James Weger-Lucarelli just won a rare award to discover what tips the balance.
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