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Read about how SJCEIRR researchers, Dr. Andrew Bowman and Dr. Jacqueline Nolting, study the movement of influenza viruses at the human-swine interface through agricultural fair surveillance in this new article and infobyte: https://ow.ly/8NHq50ZYsao

The iDPCC represented the CEIRR Network at Options XIII, connecting with researchers, public health professionals, and collaborators working to advance influenza prevention, control, and response. Read our recap: https://ow.ly/mjvy50ZQo6l

Dr. Brady O’Boyle, ANM2026 poster winner in the Surveillance category, describes his work to identify agricultural fairs with elevated viral transmission in exhibition swine in this new spotlight article: https://ow.ly/ZMql50ZHXNj

CEIRR researchers shared their work at #ASV2026 in Minneapolis through 1 satellite symposium, 39 workshop talks, and 43 posters, highlighting the Network’s virology research and collaboration across the meeting. Read a recap of the meeting here: https://ow.ly/6Kn950ZBF03

Dr. Pamela Brigleb won 1st place for her ANM2026 poster in the Immunity, Transmission, and Breadth of Protection topic! This Spotlight describes her research to develop a mouse model of parental obesity to understand and improve early-life immunity of offspring: https://ow.ly/AClW50ZBEUH

Anastasija Cupic won 1st place for her ANM2026 poster in both H5/Risk Assessment and Data Management topics! In this Spotlight, she describes developing a mouse model that recapitulates MxA-dependent restriction of influenza viruses to complement risk assessment strategies: https://ow.ly/279u50ZyXQE

Megan Martinez, 1st place Virology & Viral Evolution poster winner at the 2026 CEIRR ANM, describes their work to understand how virus-virus interactions influence viral replication efficiency in this Spotlight article: https://ow.ly/H9VM50ZwO5y

Tobias Frank, a 1st place Immunology poster winner at the 2026 CEIRR ANM, describes his work to evaluate the correlation between mucosal and systemic immunity to better understand immune responses to respiratory infections in this new article: https://ow.ly/L4yl50Zv8nl

In the final poster session at #asv2026, CEIRR is closing out the meeting strong with 6 posters! Make your way over there before it’s too late. #meetCEIRR

Catch two more CEIRR researchers, Carl Hutter and Madaline Schmidt, in “Workshop 60: Evolution, Ecology, & Reservoirs III” starting at 1:15 pm at #asv2026! #meetCEIRR

Interested in how influenza B induces cardiac damage in mice? Head to Lauren Rowland’s talk in “Workshop 59: Pathogenesis III: DNA viruses and others” starting at 1:15 pm at #asv2026! #meetCEIRR

CRIPT researcher Erica Leyder presents today in “Workshop 55: Functions of Innate Immune Effectors II” starting at 1:15 pm at #asv2026! #meetCEIRR

It’s Day 4 of #asv2026! Let’s keep the #meetCEIRR momentum going with talks by Chunyang Gu and Gabrielle Scher in “Workshop 52: Vaccines III” starting at 1:15 pm.

Close out Day 3 at #asv2026 with 6 more posters from CRIPT, JH-CEIRR, and SJCEIRR researchers! Session starts at 8:00 pm. #meetCEIRR

Hear from CRIPT researchers Simon Doss-Gollin and Stuart Weston during Workshop 47 at #asv2026, starting at 6:30 pm! #meetCEIRR

Learn about the intersection of obesity, innate immunity, and influenza infection in a talk by Pamela Brigleb at Workshop 46 of #asv2026. #meetCEIRR

SJCEIRR researchers are representing the Network in Workshop 43 at #asv2026! Listen in on talks from Walter Harrington, Min Liu, and Pedro Jimenez-Bluhm. #meetCEIRR

Pencil in some time for “Workshop 39: Pathogenesis II: Coronaviruses & other RNA viruses focus” at #asv2026 to learn how CRIPT studies coronaviruses. #meetCEIRR

Interested in Novel Methodology and Technology? Check out Workshop 37 at #asv2026 starting at 2:45 pm to hear from Rodrigo Ibarra from Emory-CEIRR. #meetCEIRR

It's Day 3 of #asv2026, and CEIRR is turning up in full force! Can you make it to all 11 CEIRR posters from 1:00 – 2:30 pm? #meetCEIRR

Take note of the poster numbers for the 10 CEIRR researchers presenting during the evening poster session of #asv2026 day 2! With work spanning several topics, there’s sure to be one that sparks your interest. #meetCEIRR

If you haven’t picked a 2:45 pm session at #asv2026 yet, consider SJCEIRR’s Christina Frymire’s talk in “Workshop 30: Epidemiology and Public Health.” #meetCEIRR

Mark your #asv2026 agenda at 2:45 pm for “Workshop 29: New and Emerging Viruses I: Identification” to learn from Cody Warren and Chong Li. #meetCEIRR

Interested in “Systems Biology & ‘Omics Approaches”? Head to Workshop 17 at #asv2026 at 2:45 pm to hear from Guangda Shi of Penn-CEIRR. #meetCEIRR

“Workshop 14: Orthomyxoviruses II: Pathogenesis” at #asv2026 is a CEIRR-packed session with six speakers from the program! Don’t miss this session starting at 2:45 pm. #meetCEIRR

Check out “Workshop 11: Arteri- and Coronaviruses I: Pathogenesis” at #asv2026 starting at 2:45 pm to hear from Reed Trende and Megan Deming. #meetCEIRR

Don’t miss out on the first poster session of #asv2026 day 2! Nine CEIRR researchers will share their work in several topic areas. #meetCEIRR

Don’t forget to check out 4 CEIRR research talks during Workshop 4 “Evolution, Ecology, & Reservoirs I,” starting at 7:00 pm tonight! #asv2026 #meetCEIRR

Spend your first evening at #asv2026 listening to 7 CEIRR talks during Workshop 3 “Orthomyxoviruses I: Replication and Assembly,” starting at 7:00 pm! #meetCEIRR

Don’t miss Penn-CEIRR's Dr. Louise Moncla present her ASV 2026 Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator Awardee talk at 5:00 pm tonight! #asv2026 #meetCEIRR

Postdoc opportunity in Denver! Join the Jenna Guthmiller Lab at CU Anschutz to study influenza, immunity, vaccines, and viral evolution with hands-on BSL-2 research, mentorship, and a path to independent investigator status: https://ow.ly/ArQ350ZstnC

our work on influenza B virus from 2024-25. HA antigenic drift and reassortment between IBV clades drove the emergence of this new C.3.1/re variant. Still a lot of research to do on the virus. @ceirrnetwork.bsky.social provided funding @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

another great collaboration across the Johns Hopkins CEIRR teams. this is about the IAV work we did that season...our IBV work was characterized in another manuscript i'll post about shortly. Thanks to @ceirrnetwork.bsky.social for the support and to the study enrollees who made this possible.

The fifth CEIRR Annual Network Meeting featured over 40 session speakers, 82 flash talks across six topics, and over 165 posters to strengthen connections among researchers and staff. Read more about this year's meeting: https://ow.ly/i5IT50ZhpFw

Using active surveillance, Penn-CEIRR researchers found the presence of #influenza A virus in both pigs and humans underscoring the importance of biosecurity measures at the human-swine interface at the farm level: https://ow.ly/XUob50Z2lXj

Publishing papers and receiving grants are important...but seeing your PhD student receive a 'thesis of the year' award at graduation is priceless! Congrats Grace! @cambupenn.bsky.social @ceirrnetwork.bsky.social

CIDER researchers use HAI-titers to determine that high-dose influenza vaccines may not afford the levels of protection in older adults as previously thought: https://ow.ly/EaPK50Z18Rk

HANA Biospecimen AI assistant (beta) is now live on Flu Hub Clinical Biospecimen Repository! Describe your study criteria or enter an NCT ID to find matching biospecimens and generate a draft picklist. Try it today and share feedback: https://ow.ly/7sN050Z18v6

Explore the new CEIRR webpage on the Risk Assessment Pipeline (RAP), highlighting its role in influenza risk assessment and featuring downloadable data packages prepared by RAP investigators: https://ow.ly/SCxT50YUBFo

Principal Investigator, Dr. Hensley Lab describes the collaborative research performed by Penn-CEIRR to better understand influenza virus evolution and susceptibility through virological, immunological, and computational modeling approaches in this new article: https://ow.ly/MxEu50YBh1P

Principal investigators, Drs. Andy Pekosz and Richard Rothman, recount the origin of JH-CEIRR, describe its research pipeline, and envision a future tackling more respiratory viral infections in this new article: https://ow.ly/y5vf50YBh0f

The results are in! 🗳️ AAI is proud to announce our 2026 election results. Join us in welcoming the new leaders who will help drive the future of immunology and support our global research community. See the full list of newly elected officers: https://ow.ly/Aq6v50Ywt9M

Principal investigators, Drs. Webby and Stacey Schultz-Cherry, describe the decades-long mission of SJCEIRR, even before its origin, and aim for a future addressing critical knowledge gaps and resource needs in this new article: https://ow.ly/9VST50YvmXp

Here are the slides I am presenting at this morning's @ceirrnetwork.bsky.social seminar related to characterizing the human neutralizing antibody landscape to human seasonal influenza for purposes such as vaccine strain selection: slides.com/jbloom/flu-s...

Are you a fan of #fibroblasts? Do you think about the lung ECM in your quiet moments? Then join David Boyd & a panel discussion as he presents “Integrated Longitudinal Transcriptomic & Proteomic Analysis of the Murine Lung Response to Influenza A Virus" t.co/2IdbWJVNDQ

Today is the LAST DAY to submit your ideas for the #CEIRRPilot2026 Program! All proposals must be submitted tonight. #CEIRR researchers are excited to collaborate! Learn more and submit here: https://ow.ly/Tq9s50Y6uHC

ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT to submit proposals for the #CEIRRPilot2026 Program! Be sure to submit them by Monday night to support the Centers of Excellence for #Influenza Research & Response! Learn more: https://ow.ly/mNPi50Y6B5w

The #CEIRRPilot2026 Pilot Research Program is accepting proposals for one more week! If you’d like to collaborate with CEIRR scientists to advance #FluResearch & earn #ResearchFunding, check out the submission page: https://ow.ly/G8nc50Y6Bc7

The CEIRR Website now features a Nextstrain page! This page hosts an H5N1 build that has been enriched with phenotypic characterization data provided by the CEIRR RAP group. Check it out today: https://ow.ly/6EIF50YljGR