This edition of the Behind the Bench (BTB) column is written by Joshua Lorbach, a graduate student at The Ohio State University, who studies the ecology and epidemiology of influenza and other viruses in birds and swine. The BTB series publishes articles written by CEIRS Network graduate students and postdoctoral fellows sharing their perspective on… Read more »

The United States commercial poultry market has been hit with outbreaks of H5 and H7 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) during the past three years. Collaborators from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Wild Bird Surveillance, St. Jude Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (SJCEIRS), Mississippi State University, and US Department of Agriculture… Read more »

NIAID CEIRS | Research Publication Commentary Rialdi, A, Campisi, L et al. Topoisomerase 1 inhibition suppresses inflammatory genes and protects from death by inflammation. Science. (2016). The immune system is essential for defending our bodies against invading microbes. However, the magnitude of its response to infection must be tightly controlled. An overactive response can cause… Read more »

The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses recently approved the naming of influenza D virus as a new species. The committee announced the new species and assigned it a new genus in the Orthomyxoviridae family, distinct from influenza A, B and C viruses. The virus was first identified and characterized by researchers at South Dakota… Read more »

An article published recently in TakePart digital magazine features Dr. Andrew Bowman and his research at the Ohio State University, part of the St. Jude Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (SJCEIRS). The article follows Dr. Bowman and PhD student Jacqueline Nolting as they hunt for influenza viruses and vividly illustrates their work… Read more »

The Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (CEIRS) Training Program is an ongoing CEIRS-funded training initiative. Graduate and postdoctoral students within and outside of CEIRS can gain experience in CEIRS laboratories, expanding their skillset and network and developing interdisciplinary research experience. This program provides access to valuable expertise and technology, career development, collaborative… Read more »

The DPCC Communications team interviewed Stephan Bour, PhD, Project Director of the Data Processing and Coordinating Center (DPCC) for the Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (CEIRS) and Executive Director of Clinical Informatics at Digital Infuzion. Communication in code and insights in information The emergence of the bioinformatics field and its progress since… Read more »

This Week in Virology (TWiV), a popular podcast highlighting issues and developments in virology, featured a conversation with Dr. Peter Palese, Chair of the Department of Microbiology of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (CRIP). TWiV is hosted by Dr. Vincent Racaniello, a science professor at Columbia University Medical Center. The two share… Read more »

Lewis, NS, et al. The global antigenic diversity of swine influenza A viruses. Elife. (2016). A collaborative project from several Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (CEIRS) highlights the complex and ever-evolving relationship between influenza and its many hosts. In their recent publication, Dr. Nicola S. Lewis, from the Center for Research on Influenza… Read more »

Several Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (CEIRS) researchers have been recognized for outstanding contributions to the fields of influenza research and virology, demonstrating continued excellence and engagement within the scientific community at large. The CEIRS Network congratulates all researchers for their recent achievements. Dr. Stacey Schultz-Cherry, of St. Jude CEIRS (SJCEIRS), was… Read more »