This Week in Virology

Vincent Racaniello•www.microbe.tv

TWiV is a weekly netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick. Brought to you by four university professors and a science writer.

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TWiV 1333: STING like a nanoparticle, float like HIV

TWiV explains research showing how HIV-1 signalling remodels nuclear pores to licence infection, and development of STING agonist nanoparticles to enable coordinated mucosal-systemic immunity for durable pan-β-coronavirus protection. Hosts: V Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email) Bundibugyo ebolavirus ...

Jun 21, 2026•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 1333

TWiV Special: Ebola virus and Andes virus with John Dye

Vincent travels to ASM Microbe in Washington DC to speak with John Dye of the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases about the recent outbreaks of Bundibugyo ebolavirus in Africa and Andes virus on a cruise ship. Host: Vincent Racaniello Guest: John Dye Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as...

Jun 20, 2026•57 min

TWiV 1332: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello express concern about vaccine policy and ACIP, scaling back of the CDC's role in global public health, shingles vaccine and dementia, new screwworm cases, the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and Uganda and where the hantavirus outbreak began, before Dr. Griffin deep dives into the measles outbreak, recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, Virgina o...

Jun 20, 2026•54 min•Ep. 1332

TWiV 1331: A drug for cervical cancer

TWiV explains research showing that dairy cows are infected with low doses of influenza A(H5N1) and do not transmit efficiently to other animals, and covalent inhibitors of human papillomavirus type 16 E6 protein that restore p53 function and suppress growth of HPV-driven tumors in vivo. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Rich Condit , Brianne Barker , and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at Microb...

Jun 14, 2026•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 1331

TWiV 1330: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello opine on the recent executive order on the routine childhood vaccination schedule, the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and Uganda including the fast track trials for 2 vaccine candidates and antivirals, recent Hantavirus infections, use of quarantined "Hantavirus" patients for the governmental propaganda machine, use of ribavirin and other antivirals for Hantavirus associated cardiopulmonary disease, before Dr. Griffin deep dives i...

Jun 13, 2026•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 1330

TWiV 1329: How HIV-1 goes nuclear

TWiV explains research showing limited transmission of cervid prions to nonhuman primates, and the finding that cone-shaped HIV-1 capsids are transported through intact nuclear pores. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email) Ebola outbreak news ( ECDC , WHO ) NSF research grants on hold (Nature) Transmission of ...

Jun 07, 2026•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 1329

TWiV 1328: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Jun 06, 2026•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 1328

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