A Kelvin
@akelvinlab.bsky.social
Emerging respiratory virus scientist. Influenza viruses, coronaviruses. 🇨🇦 Associate Professor at the University of Calgary.
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First time ever! I beat @nature.com to breaking news about a hot new study that just came out. Okay, I was a co-author, but still. Thanks for featuring , @maxkozlov.bsky.social!
Grateful to do such high impact scientific work w/ @akelvinlab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Grateful to do such high impact scientific work w/ @akelvinlab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Client Challenge
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January 9, 2026 at 12:08 AM
First time ever! I beat @nature.com to breaking news about a hot new study that just came out. Okay, I was a co-author, but still. Thanks for featuring , @maxkozlov.bsky.social!
Grateful to do such high impact scientific work w/ @akelvinlab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Grateful to do such high impact scientific work w/ @akelvinlab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Great to see our latest preprint on MPXV clade IIb infection in the testes of mice covered by @nature.com
Dr Cynthia Swan of the lab did fantastic leading the study
Dr Cynthia Swan of the lab did fantastic leading the study
Researchers are racing to understand how mpox spread globally in 2022 - and how it might do so again
go.nature.com/4qNEI8O
go.nature.com/4qNEI8O
Will mpox go global again? Research shows it's evolving in curious ways
Analyses of mpox clades currently in circulation provide clues to how the virus managed to spread worldwide in 2022 — and how it might go global again.
go.nature.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Great to see our latest preprint on MPXV clade IIb infection in the testes of mice covered by @nature.com
Dr Cynthia Swan of the lab did fantastic leading the study
Dr Cynthia Swan of the lab did fantastic leading the study
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“Mpox viruses have caused two public-health emergencies in the past three years, so we need to be paying attention to it.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Will mpox go global again? Research shows it's evolving in curious ways
Analyses of mpox clades currently in circulation provide clues to how the virus managed to spread worldwide in 2022 — and how it might go global again.
www.nature.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:28 PM
“Mpox viruses have caused two public-health emergencies in the past three years, so we need to be paying attention to it.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Researchers are racing to understand how mpox spread globally in 2022 - and how it might do so again
go.nature.com/4qNEI8O
go.nature.com/4qNEI8O
Will mpox go global again? Research shows it's evolving in curious ways
Analyses of mpox clades currently in circulation provide clues to how the virus managed to spread worldwide in 2022 — and how it might go global again.
go.nature.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Researchers are racing to understand how mpox spread globally in 2022 - and how it might do so again
go.nature.com/4qNEI8O
go.nature.com/4qNEI8O
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Here’s the 1st episode (w/ corrections & apologies for spreading misinformation about HBV virion structure & mispronouncing names). Topics include: why the US isn't Denmark, aluminum salt adjuvants, and hep B
If you like it, let me or @microbetv.bsky.social know!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60VR...
If you like it, let me or @microbetv.bsky.social know!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60VR...
Rasmussen Retorts: The anti-vaccine calls are coming from the White House
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
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January 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Here’s the 1st episode (w/ corrections & apologies for spreading misinformation about HBV virion structure & mispronouncing names). Topics include: why the US isn't Denmark, aluminum salt adjuvants, and hep B
If you like it, let me or @microbetv.bsky.social know!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60VR...
If you like it, let me or @microbetv.bsky.social know!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60VR...
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@microbetv.bsky.social is a legend in both doing & teaching virology. Now that means speaking up about what Trump & RFK Jr are doing to science & public health.
So when he asked if I'd join forces on a show to break it down & rant, I said “obviously.”
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/rasmussen-...
So when he asked if I'd join forces on a show to break it down & rant, I said “obviously.”
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/rasmussen-...
Rasmussen Retorts: Episode 1
YOUR FAVORITE VIRUS AND VACCINE SUBSTACK IS NOW YOUR SECOND FAVORITE VIRUS AND VACCINE SHOW ON MICROBETV AFTER TWiV!
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
@microbetv.bsky.social is a legend in both doing & teaching virology. Now that means speaking up about what Trump & RFK Jr are doing to science & public health.
So when he asked if I'd join forces on a show to break it down & rant, I said “obviously.”
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/rasmussen-...
So when he asked if I'd join forces on a show to break it down & rant, I said “obviously.”
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/rasmussen-...
Very happy to share my latest preprint on clade IIb MPXV. After infection in a mouse model, the virus had highest titre in the testes with delayed clearance. This led to significant destruction in the testes and reduced sperm - what are the longterm implications? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
MPXV Clade IIb virus infection in mice leads to prolonged viral replication, macrophage infiltration, and decreased spermatogenesis in the testes
Mpox (formerly monkeypox) is caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV) and has prompted two recent global health emergencies. Clade IIb MPXV, a recently recognized subclade, has been associated with oral and g...
www.biorxiv.org
January 3, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Very happy to share my latest preprint on clade IIb MPXV. After infection in a mouse model, the virus had highest titre in the testes with delayed clearance. This led to significant destruction in the testes and reduced sperm - what are the longterm implications? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Mpox is transmitted by sex, but is it transmitted by semen?
We first need to know if the virus is actually replicating in the testes, so that’s what we set out to find, led by @akelvinlab.bsky.social
Yep, there’s MPXV growing in those balls!
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/is-that-mp...
We first need to know if the virus is actually replicating in the testes, so that’s what we set out to find, led by @akelvinlab.bsky.social
Yep, there’s MPXV growing in those balls!
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/is-that-mp...
Is that Mpox in Your Balls or Are You Just Happy to See This Preprint?
Deez disordered seminiferous tubules
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Mpox is transmitted by sex, but is it transmitted by semen?
We first need to know if the virus is actually replicating in the testes, so that’s what we set out to find, led by @akelvinlab.bsky.social
Yep, there’s MPXV growing in those balls!
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/is-that-mp...
We first need to know if the virus is actually replicating in the testes, so that’s what we set out to find, led by @akelvinlab.bsky.social
Yep, there’s MPXV growing in those balls!
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/is-that-mp...
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⏰ #GIA2025 kicks off tomorrow at 9 AM! We’re so excited to see everyone in UCommons 2-350 (Alfred Sorenson Community Hall, @UAlberta) or virtually. Less than 24 hours to go! 🎉 #glycotime
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
⏰ #GIA2025 kicks off tomorrow at 9 AM! We’re so excited to see everyone in UCommons 2-350 (Alfred Sorenson Community Hall, @UAlberta) or virtually. Less than 24 hours to go! 🎉 #glycotime
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I am always so impressed by @marioskoutsakos.viralvaxlab.com’s elegant work on influenza B virus vaccines. Congratulations, Marios, on your Early Career Researcher Award! #19vaccinecongress
September 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I am always so impressed by @marioskoutsakos.viralvaxlab.com’s elegant work on influenza B virus vaccines. Congratulations, Marios, on your Early Career Researcher Award! #19vaccinecongress
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Kaori Sano is our Host Country Early Career Researcher Award recipient, who has done incredible work in Japan & the rest of the world on immune imprinting, antibody responses, & class switching. Congratulations, Kaori! #19vaccinecongress
September 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Kaori Sano is our Host Country Early Career Researcher Award recipient, who has done incredible work in Japan & the rest of the world on immune imprinting, antibody responses, & class switching. Congratulations, Kaori! #19vaccinecongress
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Dr. @angierasmussen.bsky.social breaking down current policies and the anti-vaccine trends/rhetoric within the US that will lead to significant global health ramifications - #19vaccinecongress
September 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Dr. @angierasmussen.bsky.social breaking down current policies and the anti-vaccine trends/rhetoric within the US that will lead to significant global health ramifications - #19vaccinecongress
Our review of viral infection in the mammary gland is out in JVI journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Influenza infection of the mammary gland | Journal of Virology
The mammary gland is a specialized organ for producing milk, which nourishes offspring
and provides critical immunological factors for early development (1, 2). During pregnancy, the mammary gland und...
journals.asm.org
August 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Our review of viral infection in the mammary gland is out in JVI journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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This past flu season was a deadly one for kids. The #CDC reported today that it has been informed of another 4 pediatric flu deaths, which takes the year's to-date total to 235. The only worse season on record was the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, which was really hard on kids.
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
May 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This past flu season was a deadly one for kids. The #CDC reported today that it has been informed of another 4 pediatric flu deaths, which takes the year's to-date total to 235. The only worse season on record was the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, which was really hard on kids.
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
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April 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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Wab Kinew is a true leader.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Winnipeg police confirmed the identity of Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe to be Ashlee Shingoose.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
March 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Wab Kinew is a true leader.
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Since January, SpaceX has received over $560 million in government contracts—an amount projected to surpass $2 billion in taxpayer funding by year’s end, averaging roughly $6.1 million per day. Follow the money and see where it goes.
March 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Since January, SpaceX has received over $560 million in government contracts—an amount projected to surpass $2 billion in taxpayer funding by year’s end, averaging roughly $6.1 million per day. Follow the money and see where it goes.
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Elon is upset that the public is staying informed. So many threats from him lately. We are public servants, not Elon servants.
March 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Elon is upset that the public is staying informed. So many threats from him lately. We are public servants, not Elon servants.
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Pre-print is up! SARS-2 produces a truncated N protein to antagonize multiple antiviral pathways. A very collaborative project in the @corcoranlab.bsky.social with @nogasharlin.bsky.social, Danyel Evseev, and Max Bui-Marinos, and of course the boss Jenn Corcoran
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
March 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Pre-print is up! SARS-2 produces a truncated N protein to antagonize multiple antiviral pathways. A very collaborative project in the @corcoranlab.bsky.social with @nogasharlin.bsky.social, Danyel Evseev, and Max Bui-Marinos, and of course the boss Jenn Corcoran
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Our newest work reveals that SARS-CoV-2 evolved to produce a truncated version of its N protein to antagonize antiviral responses. This 'mini' N, called N*M210, sequesters dsRNA, blocks interferon activation, defeats RNaseL & disassembles stress granules and p-bodies. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A truncated SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein enhances virus fitness by evading antiviral responses
Viruses face a selective pressure to evade cellular antiviral responses to control the outcome of an infection. However, due to their limited genome size, viruses must adopt unique strategies to confr...
www.biorxiv.org
February 27, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Our newest work reveals that SARS-CoV-2 evolved to produce a truncated version of its N protein to antagonize antiviral responses. This 'mini' N, called N*M210, sequesters dsRNA, blocks interferon activation, defeats RNaseL & disassembles stress granules and p-bodies. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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If you feel unsafe doing this, fly a Star Wars Rebellion Alliance flag instead—just tell people you’re a fan of Star Wars. ;)
February 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
If you feel unsafe doing this, fly a Star Wars Rebellion Alliance flag instead—just tell people you’re a fan of Star Wars. ;)