Ben Nilsson-Payant

Really cool stuff Daniel!

Also a big thank you to his thesis examiners @pfaenderlab.bsky.social and Dr Nora Schmidt for their time and input!

Many thanks to his co-supervisors Profs Thomas Pietschmann and @dandepledge.bsky.social, everyone at @twincore.bsky.social, MHH and @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social for support over the years, and funding from @resist-cluster.bsky.social

In his thesis work, Abraham performed extensive analyses on Arenavirus defective viral genomes across the entire virus family with some exciting findings! Preprint coming very soon!

Very happy to announce that my first PhD student successfully passed his PhD defence on Friday: Congratulations Dr Abraham Ayanwale!

Decoding influenza virus: From polymerase mechanisms to translational therapeutics
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Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the only places in the world without the insects Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitable for insects. The country was until this month one of the only places in the world that did not have a mosquito population. The other is Antarctica. Continue reading...

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country

Secret labs at public institutions, scientists single handedly and secretly performing research and building futuristic tech without the help of entire teams of scientists/assistants/students/staff, and so much more 🤯

Rereading Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons for the first time since high school. I never realised how profoundly inaccurately scientific research is depicted in his books….

Big and well-deserved congratulations to our brilliant postdoc Wanda Christ, who received the Sven Gards prize for her PhD dissertation at @ki.se! nyheter.ki.se/wanda-christ...

Stability of Andes virus and its inactivation by WHO-recommended hand rub formulations and surface disinfectants Hantaviruses are responsible for thousands of infections globally. In the absence of vaccines or targeted treatments for severe diseases such as haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hanta...

Happy to share our study demonstrating safe and effective disinfection methods for Andes virus. Thanks to Toni Meister @UKE and Eike Steinmann @mmv-rub.bsky.social for reaching out and helpful collaboration with @mariarosenthal.bsky.social.

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Structural characterization of the full-length Hantaan virus polymerase Author summary Hantaviruses are widely distributed viruses that can undergo zoonosis where they cause severe disease in humans. Old World hantaviruses, found predominantly in Asia and Europe, can caus...

Excited to share our work describing a series of structures that allow us to propose a new model for Hantavirus genome replication by the viral L-protein. Another great experience with @loiccarrique.bsky.social @ben-nilsson-payant.bsky.social @efodor.bsky.social Jon Grimes.
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