TWiV 931: Driven to immunodistraction
Episode 931 of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV 931: Driven to immunodistraction" was published on August 28, 2022 and runs 121 minutes.
August 28, 2022 ·121m · This Week in Virology
Episode Description
TWiV reviews the genetic characterization of a new strain of type 2 oral polio vaccine and its implications for eradication, and how a polymorphism in humans comprising a single amino acid change in an antibody molecule regulates vaccine elicitation of broadly neutralizing antibodies against influenza virus HA.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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- Characterization of novel OPV2 from humans (MMWR)
- Engineering nOPV2 (TWiV 756)
- Genome sequence of Rockland County NY OPV2 isolate (Genbank)
- Allelic polymorphism and vaccine induction of influenza virus bnAbs (Immunity)
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