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Yearlong infection spawned a striking mutation beyond SARS-CoV-2’s spike protein.

A cancer survivor had the longest documented COVID-19 infection. Our lab helped investigate this novel case and was recently interviewed by JENNIFER COUZIN-FRANKEL at Science.org. Here’s what we learned: She (Nussenblatt) asked for help from Elodie Ghedin, a molecular virologist who runs an NIH lab that studies the genomes of SARS-CoV-2 virus from infections. Ghedin […]

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RyeAnne Ricker awarded NSF Fellowship

Congrats to RyeAnne Ricker, a PhD candidate in the Ghedin Lab, who was awarded an NSF Fellowship in August 2021. From the GRFP website: The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity. The program recognizes

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2021 GVN Rising Star Mentorship Program

*Press Release of Global Virus Network Announces Inaugural Cohort Of Rising Star Mentorship Program. Elodie Ghedin served as an evaluation committee member for the program. “We are confident that this opportunity can lead to further collaboration with a variety of GVN projects and help foster the rising stars’ career path. The application process was very

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Rapid New Virus Diagnostics – Podcast Guest

*Press Release on The Symbiotic Podcast “….working on research that could lead to the design and implementation of a handheld device that would detect viruses in a matter of minutes, not hours — without the presence of antibodies.” https://news.psu.edu Full Article Found on Penn State News The latest episode of The Symbiotic Podcast welcomes its

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Dr. Ghedin Elected to American Academy of Microbiology Fellowship

In February 2017, Elodie Ghedin was elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology, an honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology that recognizes excellence, originality, and leadership in the microbiological sciences. Fellows are elected annually through a highly selective, peer-review process, based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced

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