Virology, Host-Virus Interactions and Evolution, Poxviruses, Arboviruses, PKR, RNase L, Translational Regulation University of California, Davis https://health.ucdavis.edu/medmicro/faculty/rothenburg/https://bsky.app/profile/stefanrothenburg.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefanrothenburg.bsky.social/post/3mwe6qfspws2q(1/3) Fresh from the press. Our new review on: Insights into molecular mechanisms of #poxvirus evolution and host range through studies of poxvirus inhibitors of #protein_kinase_R | Journal of Virology https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jvi.01768-2425 Sep 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:7wgcpbnxwe7baifrvo5lfmxv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwe6qfspws2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefanrothenburg.bsky.social/post/3mw774vpxis2zhttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02637-823 Sep 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:7wgcpbnxwe7baifrvo5lfmxv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw774vpxis2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefanrothenburg.bsky.social/post/3mw773qxrsk2zhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11007-323 Sep 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:7wgcpbnxwe7baifrvo5lfmxv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw773qxrsk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefanrothenburg.bsky.social/post/3mw5fxdvwg22zhttps://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.19.752823v122 Sep 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:7wgcpbnxwe7baifrvo5lfmxv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw5fxdvwg22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefanrothenburg.bsky.social/post/3mu3ljydwjs26Insights into longevity and virus-driven adaptation from Myotis bat genomes. This includes a detailed analysis of protein kinase R (PKR) duplications in Myotis bats. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10932-727 Aug 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:7wgcpbnxwe7baifrvo5lfmxv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3ljydwjs26https://bsky.app/profile/stefanrothenburg.bsky.social/post/3mtwctudvs226Wow, this is a huge story. So many authors have used the wrong antibodies. I wonder how many other studies have confused other antibodies with similar names. This should lead to many investigations, expressions of concern, and potentially retractions. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:7wgcpbnxwe7baifrvo5lfmxv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwctudvs226https://bsky.app/profile/stefanrothenburg.bsky.social/post/3mtmgw6ghlk26Monkeypox Virus Surveillance — United States, 2024–2025 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/75/wr/mm7532a1.htm 'Persistent low-level transmission of clade IIb MPXV in the United States suggests a likely transition toward endemic circulation. "21 Aug 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:7wgcpbnxwe7baifrvo5lfmxv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmgw6ghlk26https://bsky.app/profile/stefanrothenburg.bsky.social/post/3mrdv57e35k25pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42398761/ Asthma Control Before and After Changing Gas Stoves to Electric Stoves https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213219826005374 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42398761/23 Jul 2026 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:7wgcpbnxwe7baifrvo5lfmxv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdv57e35k25https://bsky.app/profile/stefanrothenburg.bsky.social/post/3mqudm4wya225https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.17.732950v117 Jul 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:7wgcpbnxwe7baifrvo5lfmxv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqudm4wya225https://bsky.app/profile/stefanrothenburg.bsky.social/post/3mph4omyuzc2xHuibin Yu (former graduate student in my lab) and Bernie Moss developed a promising new strategy to boost neutralizing antibodies against poxviruses. dlvr.it/TSz9g5 #MicroSky go.nature.com/3QcjuEE Free view-only full text: rdcu.be/fnxGh https://dlvr.it/TSz9g529 Jun 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:7wgcpbnxwe7baifrvo5lfmxv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mph4omyuzc2x