TWiV 717: Paul and Theodora, pandemic explorers
Theodora and Paul return to TWiV to explain how they quickly pivoted their retrovirus laboratories towards SARS-CoV-2, their work on the antibody response to infection and its durability, and the emergence of variants with increased resistance to neutralization.
Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Guests: Paul Bieniasz and Theodora Hatziioannou
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Links for this episode- Evolution of antibody immunity to SARS-CoV-2 (bioRxiv)
- mRNA vaccine elicited antibody to variants (bioRxiv)
- Escape from neutralizing antibodies by SARS-CoV-2 variants (eLife)
- Musings of an anonymous, pissed off virologist (virology blog)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Dickson \u2013 Mars Perseverance Rover
Alan \u2013 The Outlaw Ocean
Rich \u2013 Anand Varma Photography
Vincent \u2013 Virology Lectures 2021
Intro music is by\xa0Ronald Jenkees
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