Ervin Fodor
@efodor.bsky.social
Molecular virologist and gardener.
Big welcome to @corneliusleeyh.bsky.social starting his DPhil with @achilleskap.bsky.social @kavlioxford.bsky.social & @efodor.bsky.social @dunnschool.bsky.social on influenza dynamics! Great to see this cross-disciplinary project getting underway.
Officially starting my DPhil in Condensed Matter Physics with @achilleskap.bsky.social (@kavlioxford.bsky.social) and @efodor.bsky.social (@dunnschool.bsky.social)! A collaborative project to understand influenza dynamics. Excited to see where this project goes!
October 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Big welcome to @corneliusleeyh.bsky.social starting his DPhil with @achilleskap.bsky.social @kavlioxford.bsky.social & @efodor.bsky.social @dunnschool.bsky.social on influenza dynamics! Great to see this cross-disciplinary project getting underway.
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Our work on influenza genome packaging using high-throughput single-virion DNA-PAINT is out in NAR! Packaging appears structurally diverse and flexible. Big thanks to Christoff & Qing (amazing effort)! A collab with @efodor.bsky.social, @nicolerobb.bsky.social academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
High-throughput single-virion DNA-PAINT reveals structural diversity, cooperativity, and flexibility during selective packaging in influenza
Abstract. Influenza A, a negative-sense RNA virus, has a genome that consists of eight single-stranded RNA segments. Influenza co-infections can result in
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October 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Our work on influenza genome packaging using high-throughput single-virion DNA-PAINT is out in NAR! Packaging appears structurally diverse and flexible. Big thanks to Christoff & Qing (amazing effort)! A collab with @efodor.bsky.social, @nicolerobb.bsky.social academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
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Our PhD studentship programme is officially open; pass it on
If you are looking for a fully-funded PhD in the mechanisms underlying human disease, here are the details...
Great science and a great environment!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
If you are looking for a fully-funded PhD in the mechanisms underlying human disease, here are the details...
Great science and a great environment!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
Applications now open for our PhD studentship programme - Dunn School
Applications are now open to apply for our four year, fully-funded PhD programme in Molecular Cell Biology in Health and Disease.
www.path.ox.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Our PhD studentship programme is officially open; pass it on
If you are looking for a fully-funded PhD in the mechanisms underlying human disease, here are the details...
Great science and a great environment!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
If you are looking for a fully-funded PhD in the mechanisms underlying human disease, here are the details...
Great science and a great environment!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/news-article...
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📣 Applications now open 📣
We are seeking outstanding ECRs looking for a stimulating and supportive environment in which to establish their research group as externally-funded fellows, in any area or cell or molecular biology underlying disease!
Please share!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us...
We are seeking outstanding ECRs looking for a stimulating and supportive environment in which to establish their research group as externally-funded fellows, in any area or cell or molecular biology underlying disease!
Please share!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us...
July 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
📣 Applications now open 📣
We are seeking outstanding ECRs looking for a stimulating and supportive environment in which to establish their research group as externally-funded fellows, in any area or cell or molecular biology underlying disease!
Please share!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us...
We are seeking outstanding ECRs looking for a stimulating and supportive environment in which to establish their research group as externally-funded fellows, in any area or cell or molecular biology underlying disease!
Please share!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us...
There is still time to apply; join our team to work on influenza virus replication mechanisms!
Exciting job opportunities!
Two postdoc positions are available in the Fodor Lab at
@dunnschool.bsky.social to study influenza virus transcription, genome replication, nuclear export and assembly.
More info: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Two postdoc positions are available in the Fodor Lab at
@dunnschool.bsky.social to study influenza virus transcription, genome replication, nuclear export and assembly.
More info: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
May 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
There is still time to apply; join our team to work on influenza virus replication mechanisms!
Exciting job opportunities!
Two postdoc positions are available in the Fodor Lab at
@dunnschool.bsky.social to study influenza virus transcription, genome replication, nuclear export and assembly.
More info: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Two postdoc positions are available in the Fodor Lab at
@dunnschool.bsky.social to study influenza virus transcription, genome replication, nuclear export and assembly.
More info: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
May 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Exciting job opportunities!
Two postdoc positions are available in the Fodor Lab at
@dunnschool.bsky.social to study influenza virus transcription, genome replication, nuclear export and assembly.
More info: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Two postdoc positions are available in the Fodor Lab at
@dunnschool.bsky.social to study influenza virus transcription, genome replication, nuclear export and assembly.
More info: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Thrilled to share that our latest manuscript using smFRET to study inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 is now out!
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
Congrats and thanks to amazing co-authors and collaborators for all the hard work. @efodor.bsky.social @jeremykeown.bsky.social @andrewmcmahon1345.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
Congrats and thanks to amazing co-authors and collaborators for all the hard work. @efodor.bsky.social @jeremykeown.bsky.social @andrewmcmahon1345.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Thrilled to share that our latest manuscript using smFRET to study inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 is now out!
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
Congrats and thanks to amazing co-authors and collaborators for all the hard work. @efodor.bsky.social @jeremykeown.bsky.social @andrewmcmahon1345.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
Congrats and thanks to amazing co-authors and collaborators for all the hard work. @efodor.bsky.social @jeremykeown.bsky.social @andrewmcmahon1345.bsky.social
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Massive congratulations to Dani from the lab who passed her PhD viva yesterday! Special thanks to her wonderful co-supervisor @efodor.bsky.social, to her examiners @davidlvbauer.bsky.social and @jeremykeown.bsky.social and to the Warwick MRC-DTP for funding her PhD! 🦠🎓🎂
April 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Massive congratulations to Dani from the lab who passed her PhD viva yesterday! Special thanks to her wonderful co-supervisor @efodor.bsky.social, to her examiners @davidlvbauer.bsky.social and @jeremykeown.bsky.social and to the Warwick MRC-DTP for funding her PhD! 🦠🎓🎂
Many thanks to GfV for the invitation to present our collaborative work with Jonathan Grimes' group. It's a pleasure to attend #GfV2025!
The last keynote speaker of day 2, Prof. Ervin Fordor from Oxford, presented interesting data on the multifunctionality of the RNA polymerase complex of the influenza virus. #GfV2025
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March 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Many thanks to GfV for the invitation to present our collaborative work with Jonathan Grimes' group. It's a pleasure to attend #GfV2025!
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The last keynote speaker of day 2, Prof. Ervin Fordor from Oxford, presented interesting data on the multifunctionality of the RNA polymerase complex of the influenza virus. #GfV2025
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March 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The last keynote speaker of day 2, Prof. Ervin Fordor from Oxford, presented interesting data on the multifunctionality of the RNA polymerase complex of the influenza virus. #GfV2025
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New comment:
Europe needs a sustainably funded influenza research and response network
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Europe needs a sustainably funded influenza research and response network
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Europe needs a sustainably funded influenza research and response network
Influenza viruses have caused four pandemics during the last century.1 The 1918 H1N1
pandemic claimed 20–50 million lives, the 1957 H2N2 pandemic and the 1968 H3N2 pandemic
claimed 1–4 million lives e...
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February 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
New comment:
Europe needs a sustainably funded influenza research and response network
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Europe needs a sustainably funded influenza research and response network
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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First BlueSky post + a breath of fresh air! Excited about our preprint on the packaging + structure of viral RNA segments in influenza virions: doi.org/10.1101/2025.... A saga from amazing Christof and Qing, and a great collaboration with @nicolerobb.bsky.social and @efodor.bsky.social.
February 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
First BlueSky post + a breath of fresh air! Excited about our preprint on the packaging + structure of viral RNA segments in influenza virions: doi.org/10.1101/2025.... A saga from amazing Christof and Qing, and a great collaboration with @nicolerobb.bsky.social and @efodor.bsky.social.
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Happy to be part of this beautiful work using DNA-PAINT to study genome packaging in influenza 😊thanks to all co-authors @efodor.bsky.social & Christof, Achilles and Qing! Check it out here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
February 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy to be part of this beautiful work using DNA-PAINT to study genome packaging in influenza 😊thanks to all co-authors @efodor.bsky.social & Christof, Achilles and Qing! Check it out here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Our study on pasteurising influenza viruses in milk is now out! It's a nice simple story: influenza viruses (including H5N1) are killed really effectively by pasteurisation, but in raw milk they stay infectious - obvious public health implications of both points... (1/2)
rdcu.be/d73te
rdcu.be/d73te
January 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Our study on pasteurising influenza viruses in milk is now out! It's a nice simple story: influenza viruses (including H5N1) are killed really effectively by pasteurisation, but in raw milk they stay infectious - obvious public health implications of both points... (1/2)
rdcu.be/d73te
rdcu.be/d73te
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What's going on with bird flu in the UK at the moment? I wrote a piece for @uk.theconversation.com explaining what we know at the moment, and why it's not yet time to worry
theconversation.com/bird-flu-cas...
theconversation.com/bird-flu-cas...
Bird flu cases surging in UK but risk to humans remains low
Restrictions have recently been put in place in England and Scotland to curb the spread of bird flu.
theconversation.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
What's going on with bird flu in the UK at the moment? I wrote a piece for @uk.theconversation.com explaining what we know at the moment, and why it's not yet time to worry
theconversation.com/bird-flu-cas...
theconversation.com/bird-flu-cas...
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We just can't stop recruiting!
Associate professor in cell and molecular biology @dunnschool, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly
Come and be our colleague
Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
Associate professor in cell and molecular biology @dunnschool, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly
Come and be our colleague
Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
January 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We just can't stop recruiting!
Associate professor in cell and molecular biology @dunnschool, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly
Come and be our colleague
Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
Associate professor in cell and molecular biology @dunnschool, with a preference for immunology, inflammation and/or infection - all defined broadly
Come and be our colleague
Deadline 28 Feb, please spread the word
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
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Excited to share this new preprint showing that non-canonical influenza virus transcripts are produced in a sequence/RNA structure-dependent manner on aberrant RNAs: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A two-step mechanism for RIG-I activation by influenza virus mini viral RNAs
Influenza A virus (IAV) non-canonical replication products can be bound by various host pathogen sensors, including retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I). However, it is not clear why non-canonical I...
www.biorxiv.org
January 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Excited to share this new preprint showing that non-canonical influenza virus transcripts are produced in a sequence/RNA structure-dependent manner on aberrant RNAs: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Really proud to share our preprint describing early adaptation of H5N1 to US dairy cattle, and showing how these mutations enhance the ability of the virus to infect other mammals, such as pigs and humans.
With @influenzal.bsky.social @vidhid.bsky.social @drclairesmith.bsky.social and many more!
With @influenzal.bsky.social @vidhid.bsky.social @drclairesmith.bsky.social and many more!
Polymerase mutations underlie adaptation of H5N1 influenza virus to dairy cattle and other mammals.
In early 2024, an unprecedented outbreak of H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza was detected in dairy cattle in the USA. The epidemic remains uncontrolled, with spillbacks into poultry, wild birds...
www.biorxiv.org
January 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Really proud to share our preprint describing early adaptation of H5N1 to US dairy cattle, and showing how these mutations enhance the ability of the virus to infect other mammals, such as pigs and humans.
With @influenzal.bsky.social @vidhid.bsky.social @drclairesmith.bsky.social and many more!
With @influenzal.bsky.social @vidhid.bsky.social @drclairesmith.bsky.social and many more!
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The last days of 2024 but hey: I am happy to share that our new paper is out!
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Structure of the Nipah virus polymerase complex | The EMBO Journal
imageimageThe RNA polymerase complex of the Nipah virus is responsible for both replication
and transcription of the viral RNA genome. This study elucidates the structure of
the RNA polymerase in comp...
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December 30, 2024 at 12:29 PM
The last days of 2024 but hey: I am happy to share that our new paper is out!
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
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Delighted to hear that Andrew McMahon and Nicole Robb's study 'Engineering stress as a motivation for filamentous virus morphology,' which we and other @cvrinfo.bsky.social authors collaborated in, is now a beautiful cover image. You can read the paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 11, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Delighted to hear that Andrew McMahon and Nicole Robb's study 'Engineering stress as a motivation for filamentous virus morphology,' which we and other @cvrinfo.bsky.social authors collaborated in, is now a beautiful cover image. You can read the paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Just published - pandemic influenza PB1 genes of avian origin reduce polymerase activity and virulence in low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses. Insights into host adaptation and zoonotic risk.
www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Effect of pandemic influenza A virus PB1 genes of avian origin on viral RNA polymerase activity and pathogenicity
Past influenza pandemics contained polymerase genes from avian influenza viruses, affecting viral replication and pathogenicity.
www.science.org
December 14, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Just published - pandemic influenza PB1 genes of avian origin reduce polymerase activity and virulence in low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses. Insights into host adaptation and zoonotic risk.
www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Excited to share our work describing a series of structures that allow us to propose a new model for Hantavirus genome replication by the viral L-protein. Another great experience with @loiccarrique.bsky.social @ben-nilsson-payant.bsky.social @efodor.bsky.social Jon Grimes.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Structural characterization of the full-length Hantaan virus polymerase
Author summary Hantaviruses are widely distributed viruses that can undergo zoonosis where they cause severe disease in humans. Old World hantaviruses, found predominantly in Asia and Europe, can caus...
doi.org
December 13, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Excited to share our work describing a series of structures that allow us to propose a new model for Hantavirus genome replication by the viral L-protein. Another great experience with @loiccarrique.bsky.social @ben-nilsson-payant.bsky.social @efodor.bsky.social Jon Grimes.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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We have found a capped flu RNA that was hiding in plain sight. In our preprint we show how this RNA activates RIG-I through a non-canonical mechanism. Fantastic work by Liza Elshina and many thanks to collaborators @alistairrussell.bsky.social and Joe Marcotrigiano! biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 13, 2024 at 3:37 AM
We have found a capped flu RNA that was hiding in plain sight. In our preprint we show how this RNA activates RIG-I through a non-canonical mechanism. Fantastic work by Liza Elshina and many thanks to collaborators @alistairrussell.bsky.social and Joe Marcotrigiano! biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Wendy Barclay and I will soon be recruiting a postdoc to work on a virology project investigating the evolution of swine influenza viruses and how this impacts future pandemic potential.
Job will be based at Imperial's South Kensington campus. Drop me a DM/email for more details.
Job will be based at Imperial's South Kensington campus. Drop me a DM/email for more details.
October 28, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Wendy Barclay and I will soon be recruiting a postdoc to work on a virology project investigating the evolution of swine influenza viruses and how this impacts future pandemic potential.
Job will be based at Imperial's South Kensington campus. Drop me a DM/email for more details.
Job will be based at Imperial's South Kensington campus. Drop me a DM/email for more details.
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There is still time to apply!
Associate professor, immunity/inflammation/infection (defined broadly) especially welcome
Come and join a great community of supportive colleagues!
Deadline 25 October, please spread the word
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
Associate professor, immunity/inflammation/infection (defined broadly) especially welcome
Come and join a great community of supportive colleagues!
Deadline 25 October, please spread the word
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
October 16, 2024 at 10:26 AM
There is still time to apply!
Associate professor, immunity/inflammation/infection (defined broadly) especially welcome
Come and join a great community of supportive colleagues!
Deadline 25 October, please spread the word
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
Associate professor, immunity/inflammation/infection (defined broadly) especially welcome
Come and join a great community of supportive colleagues!
Deadline 25 October, please spread the word
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...