Nicole Robb
@nicolerobb.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Warwick Medical School and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Oxford
❤️RNA viruses, single-molecule microscopy and diagnostics
❤️RNA viruses, single-molecule microscopy and diagnostics
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I had a great time reviewing @cohenjon.bsky.social 's fascinating new book, Planning Miracles. It's a good time to shine a light on why pandemic preparedness is in our own best interest. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
More than a miracle
Pandemic preparedness is as essential as ever, argues a journalist
www.science.org
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I had a great time reviewing @cohenjon.bsky.social 's fascinating new book, Planning Miracles. It's a good time to shine a light on why pandemic preparedness is in our own best interest. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Really happy to see this out, and delighted to be part of such a nice project! CCHFV is a growing viral threat and understanding how it's L-protein works is massively important for developing strategies to counteract it.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Really excited to have our work out in the world. CCHFV has a 450kDa L-Protein, about twice the size of L-Proteins from other segmented RNA viruses. We have used cryoEM and functional assays to begin to understand it this massive multifunctional protein works.
Really excited to have our work out in the world. CCHFV has a 450kDa L-Protein, about twice the size of L-Proteins from other segmented RNA viruses. We have used cryoEM and functional assays to begin to understand it this massive multifunctional protein works.
Structural and functional characterisation of the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus RNA Dependent RNA Polymerase
Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) is found across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East where it can cause Haemorrhagic outbreaks with high case fatality rates. Central to the viral life cycl...
www.biorxiv.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Really happy to see this out, and delighted to be part of such a nice project! CCHFV is a growing viral threat and understanding how it's L-protein works is massively important for developing strategies to counteract it.
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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
academic.oup.com
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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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Influenza Update 2025
University of Warwick, 15th - 16th December
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/...
Registration from £50 - £120
DEADLINE: 7th November
We hope you can join us there!
Influenza Update 2025
University of Warwick, 15th - 16th December
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/...
Registration from £50 - £120
DEADLINE: 7th November
We hope you can join us there!
October 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Influenza Update 2025
University of Warwick, 15th - 16th December
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/...
Registration from £50 - £120
DEADLINE: 7th November
We hope you can join us there!
Influenza Update 2025
University of Warwick, 15th - 16th December
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/...
Registration from £50 - £120
DEADLINE: 7th November
We hope you can join us there!
Excited to announce our latest preprint, exploring the stereochemistry & antiviral properties of natural product MM46115 (pellemicin) against influenza. 🦠 💊 Big thanks to all co authors, including @afifahtasnim.bsky.social @craigpthomp.bsky.social and others. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Excited to announce our latest preprint, exploring the stereochemistry & antiviral properties of natural product MM46115 (pellemicin) against influenza. 🦠 💊 Big thanks to all co authors, including @afifahtasnim.bsky.social @craigpthomp.bsky.social and others. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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I am very excited to share our preprint: ‘Divergent antibody-mediated population immunity to H5, H7 and H9 subtype potential pandemic influenza viruses’.
The first authors are Lucas Benjamin Stolle, Jai Bolton, Rebecca Steventon & Reanna Gregory.
lnkd.in/eeYmfvdE
The first authors are Lucas Benjamin Stolle, Jai Bolton, Rebecca Steventon & Reanna Gregory.
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September 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I am very excited to share our preprint: ‘Divergent antibody-mediated population immunity to H5, H7 and H9 subtype potential pandemic influenza viruses’.
The first authors are Lucas Benjamin Stolle, Jai Bolton, Rebecca Steventon & Reanna Gregory.
lnkd.in/eeYmfvdE
The first authors are Lucas Benjamin Stolle, Jai Bolton, Rebecca Steventon & Reanna Gregory.
lnkd.in/eeYmfvdE
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“This is one of the most exciting recent advances for influenza prevention." www.science.org/content/arti...
A single shot of a flu drug could outperform vaccines—and protect for an entire season
One injection of a long-lasting drug showed up to 76% efficacy in a large trial
www.science.org
June 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“This is one of the most exciting recent advances for influenza prevention." www.science.org/content/arti...
Why do influenza viruses come in different shapes and sizes? Check out our latest review article unpacking the determinants and impact of pleomorphism on the influenza virus life cycle: journals.asm.org/eprint/UFECH...
June 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Why do influenza viruses come in different shapes and sizes? Check out our latest review article unpacking the determinants and impact of pleomorphism on the influenza virus life cycle: journals.asm.org/eprint/UFECH...
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Excited to present the first review from my lab!
Which mutations allow H5 influenza to jump into humans or other mammals? How close is H5 to a pandemic? This review has the answers and explains the molecular mechanism behind the mutations.
Led by @fcapelastegui.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1099/jgv....
Which mutations allow H5 influenza to jump into humans or other mammals? How close is H5 to a pandemic? This review has the answers and explains the molecular mechanism behind the mutations.
Led by @fcapelastegui.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1099/jgv....
June 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Excited to present the first review from my lab!
Which mutations allow H5 influenza to jump into humans or other mammals? How close is H5 to a pandemic? This review has the answers and explains the molecular mechanism behind the mutations.
Led by @fcapelastegui.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1099/jgv....
Which mutations allow H5 influenza to jump into humans or other mammals? How close is H5 to a pandemic? This review has the answers and explains the molecular mechanism behind the mutations.
Led by @fcapelastegui.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1099/jgv....
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SAVE THE DATE!
The 2025 Influenza Update Meeting will be held @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social on the 15th and 16th December - @nicolerobb.bsky.social is leading the organisation for this year's event.
We hope you'll join us there - please repost!
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The 2025 Influenza Update Meeting will be held @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social on the 15th and 16th December - @nicolerobb.bsky.social is leading the organisation for this year's event.
We hope you'll join us there - please repost!
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
June 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
SAVE THE DATE!
The 2025 Influenza Update Meeting will be held @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social on the 15th and 16th December - @nicolerobb.bsky.social is leading the organisation for this year's event.
We hope you'll join us there - please repost!
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
The 2025 Influenza Update Meeting will be held @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social on the 15th and 16th December - @nicolerobb.bsky.social is leading the organisation for this year's event.
We hope you'll join us there - please repost!
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
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Excited to share our new @science.org paper! Led by postdocs Ruchao Peng and Xin Xu, we used cryo-EM/ET to reveal the influenza ribonucleoprotein complex structure and its strand-sliding mechanism for RNA synthesis, paving the way for new antivirals.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Molecular basis of influenza ribonucleoprotein complex assembly and processive RNA synthesis
Influenza viruses replicate and transcribe their genome in the context of a conserved ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex. By integrating cryo–electron microscopy single-particle analysis and cryo–electro...
www.science.org
May 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Excited to share our new @science.org paper! Led by postdocs Ruchao Peng and Xin Xu, we used cryo-EM/ET to reveal the influenza ribonucleoprotein complex structure and its strand-sliding mechanism for RNA synthesis, paving the way for new antivirals.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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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...
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
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! 🦠🎓🎂
Not one, but TWO, poster prizes for the lab at this year's Microbiology Society meeting in Liverpool!! Super proud of Afifah Tasnim and Luke Haddock, well done both! 😀
April 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Not one, but TWO, poster prizes for the lab at this year's Microbiology Society meeting in Liverpool!! Super proud of Afifah Tasnim and Luke Haddock, well done both! 😀
Huge congratulations to Nicolas Shiaelis on successfully passing his DPhil viva! What an incredible milestone. A special thank you to the examiners for their valuable feedback and thoughtful assessment and to members of the @achilleskap.bsky.social lab for the amazing hat! 🎓🦠🎉
February 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Huge congratulations to Nicolas Shiaelis on successfully passing his DPhil viva! What an incredible milestone. A special thank you to the examiners for their valuable feedback and thoughtful assessment and to members of the @achilleskap.bsky.social lab for the amazing hat! 🎓🦠🎉
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Negative-Strand RNA Virus meeting #NSV2025 registration is now open!
Visit www.negativestrandvirus.org/home
Visit www.negativestrandvirus.org/home
February 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Negative-Strand RNA Virus meeting #NSV2025 registration is now open!
Visit www.negativestrandvirus.org/home
Visit www.negativestrandvirus.org/home
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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.
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...
Incredible few days at the @lorneproteins.bsky.social conference, great science, great scenery and of course, great fun! Thanks to the organisers for a super meeting, definitely looking forward to visiting again in the future
February 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Incredible few days at the @lorneproteins.bsky.social conference, great science, great scenery and of course, great fun! Thanks to the organisers for a super meeting, definitely looking forward to visiting again in the future
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“It is really hard for infectious diseases to effectively stop being specialists and move over into a new species. So, when that happens, it is striking and concerning” — Microbiology Society member, Ed Hutchinson, in an important article published in the Guardian yesterday -
Age of the panzootic: scientists warn of more devastating diseases jumping between species
Experts believe H5N1 bird flu belongs in a growing category of infectious diseases that can cause pandemics across many species. But there are ways to reduce the risks
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January 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“It is really hard for infectious diseases to effectively stop being specialists and move over into a new species. So, when that happens, it is striking and concerning” — Microbiology Society member, Ed Hutchinson, in an important article published in the Guardian yesterday -
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🌟 #ESWI 🏆 Awards are open for #EarlyCareerScientists! 🌟
✨ Claude Hannoun Prize for Best Body of Work
📅 Deadline: 28 February 2025
Apply now 👉 www.eswiconference.org/eswi-awards/...
@cvandesandt.bsky.social was 2023 winner! 💬 eswi.org/site/young-s... Will you be next?
✨ Claude Hannoun Prize for Best Body of Work
📅 Deadline: 28 February 2025
Apply now 👉 www.eswiconference.org/eswi-awards/...
@cvandesandt.bsky.social was 2023 winner! 💬 eswi.org/site/young-s... Will you be next?
The Tenth ESWI Influenza Conference - Valencia 2025
www.eswiconference.org
January 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🌟 #ESWI 🏆 Awards are open for #EarlyCareerScientists! 🌟
✨ Claude Hannoun Prize for Best Body of Work
📅 Deadline: 28 February 2025
Apply now 👉 www.eswiconference.org/eswi-awards/...
@cvandesandt.bsky.social was 2023 winner! 💬 eswi.org/site/young-s... Will you be next?
✨ Claude Hannoun Prize for Best Body of Work
📅 Deadline: 28 February 2025
Apply now 👉 www.eswiconference.org/eswi-awards/...
@cvandesandt.bsky.social was 2023 winner! 💬 eswi.org/site/young-s... Will you be next?
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The lack of severe infections among US #H5N1 #birdflu cases up till now may have created the notion among some people that the virus has become harmless. The death of a person in Louisiana is a reminder that that is not a safe bet. www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/b...
U.S. records first fatal bird flu case amid growing concerns about virus
The U.S. has recorded its first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu, in a person from Louisiana who contracted the virus from infected chickens and wild birds in a backyard flock.
www.statnews.com
January 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The lack of severe infections among US #H5N1 #birdflu cases up till now may have created the notion among some people that the virus has become harmless. The death of a person in Louisiana is a reminder that that is not a safe bet. www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/b...
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Flu testing at US emergency visits jumped from 3% to 11% from 2013 to 2022 www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
Flu testing at US emergency visits jumped from 3% to 11% from 2013 to 2022
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Flu testing at US emergency visits jumped from 3% to 11% from 2013 to 2022 www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
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