Branco Weiss and Moderna Global Fellow at DFCI/HMS. On the lookout for the strangest viruses out there. https://brancoweissfellowship.org/fellow/fels/https://bsky.app/profile/mfels.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mfels.bsky.social/post/3mk6i5nrql222Thanks Monir and Danae for covering our work! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:v2wusjdwcsnje6k5cv3cjfkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6i5nrql222https://bsky.app/profile/mfels.bsky.social/post/3mf32hvq7ds2xThe giant viruses surprised us at almost every turn of this project, but ultimately led us down a very rewarding path. Happy to share this work is now available online 🧪 [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:v2wusjdwcsnje6k5cv3cjfkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf32hvq7ds2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mfels.bsky.social/post/3m3zrp72hzc2lViral entry converges on a cellular stress pathway to remodel host ribosomes by redirecting an additional copy of a 60S ribosomal protein to the 40S subunit! Really cool story from my colleague Hsin-Yu. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Oct 2025 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:v2wusjdwcsnje6k5cv3cjfkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3zrp72hzc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mfels.bsky.social/post/3m26ck4m7ec2eAre viruses capable of regulating protein synthesis in the nuanced way of cellular organisms? Kinda! I’m excited to share some of my postdoc work that leveraged giant DNA viruses to address this question. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.30.678621v102 Oct 2025 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:v2wusjdwcsnje6k5cv3cjfkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m26ck4m7ec2e