In today’s news, the lines between fact and fiction are blurred, leaving people susceptible to false claims, ideas, and opinions. The power to craft these narratives lies in the hands of the most powerful and privileged members of our community. At times, these false stories become the foundation of beliefs that shape our government, economy,…
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Update: The project now has a website – WestNile4k.org/ If you do West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance or have a freezer full of old field-collected WNV samples, we need your help. Kristian Andersen, Ryan Smith, and myself (plus others) are organizing a large WNV phylogenetics study – spanning the entire US – to answer some fundamental…
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Summary: Using local and travel-associated case reporting from American and European public health systems, we identified an unreported Zika outbreak in Cuba during 2017. Virus sequencing from travelers revealed that the Zika outbreak in Cuba was sparked by multiple introductions of the virus from elsewhere in the Caribbean and Central America during 2016 that persisted…
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Alice did all she could to keep up with that damn rabbit. Her curiosity kept leading her into deeper trouble, but through sheer will, some wit, and a dose of dumb luck, she always managed to get away. Even in this crazy Wonderland, there was one constant: when she ran, she got somewhere, regardless if…
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For much of its known existence, the mosquito-borne Zika virus was limited to parts of Africa and Asia. It took 50 or more years to reach the Americas (first detected in 2015), but then its pace quickly accelerated, spreading throughout the Western Hemisphere within about a year. Clearly, our vast travel networks and heavily urbanized…
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Updated 2018.04.26 The Grubaugh Lab is currently not actively seeking postdocs or technicians; however, we are always willing to hear from exceptional candidates (especially those with funding!) with awesome project ideas. Yale graduate or undergraduate students interested in doing a rotation or internship with us, please email me at [email protected] and tell us why you think…
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