Vasilakis Lab
@vasilakislab.bsky.social
Our focus is to understand the mechanisms that allow zoonotic, sylvatic arthropod-borne viruses to jump species boundaries and cause disease. Shared lab account
Delighted to see our latest publication on neglected orthoflaviviruses been published today. Great team work led by Rosie Steck and stay tuned for more soon... journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
@utmbnews.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
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Hiding in plain sight: Genomic and phenotypic characterization of mosquito-borne Bussuquara virus
Author summary After decades of being considered negligible pathogens, multiple mosquito-borne viruses, such as Zika and Mayaro, are now recognized as significant human health threats across the neotr...
journals.plos.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Delighted to see our latest publication on neglected orthoflaviviruses been published today. Great team work led by Rosie Steck and stay tuned for more soon... journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
@utmbnews.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
@utmbnews.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
We are looking forward welcoming you on December 9th for Prof. Barry Rockx's @barryrockx.bsky.social presentation: "Experimental models for characterization of emerging vector-borne viruses".
Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
@astmh.bsky.social @utmbnews.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
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December 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
We are looking forward welcoming you on December 9th for Prof. Barry Rockx's @barryrockx.bsky.social presentation: "Experimental models for characterization of emerging vector-borne viruses".
Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
@astmh.bsky.social @utmbnews.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
@astmh.bsky.social @utmbnews.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
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Good explainer for non-scientists on how the science budget hasn’t changed, but funding has. I do not envy anyone with a funding cliff in the next two years (myself included). Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Good explainer for non-scientists on how the science budget hasn’t changed, but funding has. I do not envy anyone with a funding cliff in the next two years (myself included). Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Excited to share our new publication www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... led by @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social group. Great work by Lívia Sacchetto and Cecilia Banho who led the deep sequencing and phylogenetic analysis, respectively, and to the rest of the team for their outstanding contributions.!
November 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Excited to share our new publication www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... led by @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social group. Great work by Lívia Sacchetto and Cecilia Banho who led the deep sequencing and phylogenetic analysis, respectively, and to the rest of the team for their outstanding contributions.!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
I will keep it short and sweet. Great news out of Brazil today 👇.
Congratulations to the interdisciplinary teams that made it a reality!
@mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social #Burantan
I will keep it short and sweet. Great news out of Brazil today 👇.
Congratulations to the interdisciplinary teams that made it a reality!
@mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social #Burantan
November 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
I will keep it short and sweet. Great news out of Brazil today 👇.
Congratulations to the interdisciplinary teams that made it a reality!
@mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social #Burantan
I will keep it short and sweet. Great news out of Brazil today 👇.
Congratulations to the interdisciplinary teams that made it a reality!
@mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social #Burantan
Looking forward welcoming you for our scheduled Virtual Seminar Series on Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. Prof. Barry Rockx @barryrockx.bsky.social will be presenting: "Experimental models for characterization of emerging vector-borne viruses". Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Looking forward welcoming you for our scheduled Virtual Seminar Series on Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. Prof. Barry Rockx @barryrockx.bsky.social will be presenting: "Experimental models for characterization of emerging vector-borne viruses". Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
Why surveillance is important? 4 years ago we predicted a CHIKV outbreak by detecting its silent circulation (lnkd.in/gx7-4ZeQ). Today, the team @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social provided a genomic and clinical time map of the massive CHIKV outbreak of 2024 in the area. #FAMERP #SBV #ASTMH #UTMB #ACAV
November 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Why surveillance is important? 4 years ago we predicted a CHIKV outbreak by detecting its silent circulation (lnkd.in/gx7-4ZeQ). Today, the team @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social provided a genomic and clinical time map of the massive CHIKV outbreak of 2024 in the area. #FAMERP #SBV #ASTMH #UTMB #ACAV
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Out now!
Taxonomic expansion and reorganization of Flaviviridae
@vasilakislab.bsky.social @grovearmada.bsky.social & co
#microsky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Taxonomic expansion and reorganization of Flaviviridae
@vasilakislab.bsky.social @grovearmada.bsky.social & co
#microsky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Taxonomic expansion and reorganization of Flaviviridae - Nature Microbiology
Analysis of RNA polymerase hallmark gene phylogenies supported by protein structure relationships of flaviviruses and ‘flavi-like’ viruses underpins the taxonomic expansion and reorganization of Flavi...
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Out now!
Taxonomic expansion and reorganization of Flaviviridae
@vasilakislab.bsky.social @grovearmada.bsky.social & co
#microsky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Taxonomic expansion and reorganization of Flaviviridae
@vasilakislab.bsky.social @grovearmada.bsky.social & co
#microsky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Monumental effort led by Peter Simmonds and Jens Kuhn to reorganize the Family Flaviviridae based on analysis of RNA-directed RNA polymerase (RdRP) hallmark gene sequences is finally out. Enjoy reading. #ICTV @utmbhealth.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Monumental effort led by Peter Simmonds and Jens Kuhn to reorganize the Family Flaviviridae based on analysis of RNA-directed RNA polymerase (RdRP) hallmark gene sequences is finally out. Enjoy reading. #ICTV @utmbhealth.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
Looking forward seeing you tomorrow for Prof. Kim's webinar on 'development of Vaccines against Alphaviruses and Flaviviruses". @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Looking forward seeing you tomorrow for Prof. Kim's webinar on 'development of Vaccines against Alphaviruses and Flaviviruses". @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
Delighted to see Marielena Saivish's manuscript on the "Standardization of Quantitative Plaque-Based Viral Assays for Orthoflavivirus Cacipacoré" published. A collaborative effort with colleagues on our drive to characterize Brazilian neglected orthoflaviviruses. #UTMBHealth #FAMERP #FAPESP #SBV
October 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Delighted to see Marielena Saivish's manuscript on the "Standardization of Quantitative Plaque-Based Viral Assays for Orthoflavivirus Cacipacoré" published. A collaborative effort with colleagues on our drive to characterize Brazilian neglected orthoflaviviruses. #UTMBHealth #FAMERP #FAPESP #SBV
We Look forward welcoming you on October 14th for Prof. Kim's webinar "Development of Vaccines Against Alphaviruses and Flaviviruses". Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
@astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social
@astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We Look forward welcoming you on October 14th for Prof. Kim's webinar "Development of Vaccines Against Alphaviruses and Flaviviruses". Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
@astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social
@astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social
Rest in peace Jane Goodall. A great loss for science and wildlife preservation. A role model for all! @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Rest in peace Jane Goodall. A great loss for science and wildlife preservation. A role model for all! @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social
1206 genomes reveal origin and movement of Aedes aegypti driving increased dengue risk | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....
A seminal paper of great interest to all. Great work and congratulations to the team!
A seminal paper of great interest to all. Great work and congratulations to the team!
1206 genomes reveal origin and movement of Aedes aegypti driving increased dengue risk
The emergence and global expansion of Aedes aegypti puts more than half of all humans at risk of arbovirus infection, but the origin of this mosquito and the impact of contemporary gene flow on arbovi...
www.science.org
September 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
1206 genomes reveal origin and movement of Aedes aegypti driving increased dengue risk | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....
A seminal paper of great interest to all. Great work and congratulations to the team!
A seminal paper of great interest to all. Great work and congratulations to the team!
We look forward welcoming you today for Jamie Bay Nishi's @astmh.bsky.social webinar "View from ASTMH: Navigating the policy changes of 2025 and the future of science for global health". @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
We look forward welcoming you today for Jamie Bay Nishi's @astmh.bsky.social webinar "View from ASTMH: Navigating the policy changes of 2025 and the future of science for global health". @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
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At Vaccine, our editorial team is united to defend and support immunization and vaccine science around the world. I am so proud & honored to stand alongside these outstanding scientists & clinicians to prevent disease & save lives with integrity & courage.
September 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
At Vaccine, our editorial team is united to defend and support immunization and vaccine science around the world. I am so proud & honored to stand alongside these outstanding scientists & clinicians to prevent disease & save lives with integrity & courage.
I am delighted to share our new collaborative work with the Drumond lab at UFMG highlight the importance of active surveillance in detecting recent infections that
would likely be missed by passive monitoring. Great team work. @sbvirologia.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social
would likely be missed by passive monitoring. Great team work. @sbvirologia.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I am delighted to share our new collaborative work with the Drumond lab at UFMG highlight the importance of active surveillance in detecting recent infections that
would likely be missed by passive monitoring. Great team work. @sbvirologia.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social
would likely be missed by passive monitoring. Great team work. @sbvirologia.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social
“We are looking forward welcoming you on September 9th for Jamie Bay Nishi, CEO of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, will be presenting "View from ASTMH: Navigating the policy changes of 2025 and the future of science for global health" @astmh.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“We are looking forward welcoming you on September 9th for Jamie Bay Nishi, CEO of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, will be presenting "View from ASTMH: Navigating the policy changes of 2025 and the future of science for global health" @astmh.bsky.social
We look forward welcoming you for our 6th season of the webinar Series on Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases, w/ an exciting roster of speakers and topics starting September 9th. Details for our first webinar will be forthcoming soon. @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
We look forward welcoming you for our 6th season of the webinar Series on Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases, w/ an exciting roster of speakers and topics starting September 9th. Details for our first webinar will be forthcoming soon. @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social
We look forward seeing you tomorrow for Dr. Maringer's @maringerlab.bsky.social webinar on: "Virus-specific innate immune responses in Aedes aegypti." Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi.... @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We look forward seeing you tomorrow for Dr. Maringer's @maringerlab.bsky.social webinar on: "Virus-specific innate immune responses in Aedes aegypti." Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi.... @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
RIP Ozzy. What a life! Thank you for the music! You live for ever in our hearts @sbvirologia.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
RIP Ozzy. What a life! Thank you for the music! You live for ever in our hearts @sbvirologia.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
We look forward seeing you Aug. 12 for our next webinar on Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. Dr Maringer @maringerlab.bsky.social will present "Virus-specific innate immune responses in Aedes aegypti". Register: lnkd.in/gJdiYGm7. @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We look forward seeing you Aug. 12 for our next webinar on Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. Dr Maringer @maringerlab.bsky.social will present "Virus-specific innate immune responses in Aedes aegypti". Register: lnkd.in/gJdiYGm7. @astmh.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social
If you were not able to join us for Prof. Christofferson's @rchristo.bsky.social webinar, you may see it here www.utmb.edu/createneo/se.... @createneo.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
If you were not able to join us for Prof. Christofferson's @rchristo.bsky.social webinar, you may see it here www.utmb.edu/createneo/se.... @createneo.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social @rossilab.bsky.social
We look forward seeing you tomorrow for Prof. Christofferson's webinar "Vectors, Virus, Visibility : Holistic Approaches to Arbovirus Research".Register at: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi.... @createneo.bsky.social @amersocvirology.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We look forward seeing you tomorrow for Prof. Christofferson's webinar "Vectors, Virus, Visibility : Holistic Approaches to Arbovirus Research".Register at: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi.... @createneo.bsky.social @amersocvirology.bsky.social @sbvirologia.bsky.social @mauriciolnogueira.bsky.social
Join us July 8 for Prof Christofferson's @rchristo.bsky.social webinar "Vectors, Virus, Visibility:
Holistic Approaches to Arbovirus Research". Register www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi.... @sbvirologia.bsky.social @amersocvirology.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social
Holistic Approaches to Arbovirus Research". Register www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi.... @sbvirologia.bsky.social @amersocvirology.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Join us July 8 for Prof Christofferson's @rchristo.bsky.social webinar "Vectors, Virus, Visibility:
Holistic Approaches to Arbovirus Research". Register www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi.... @sbvirologia.bsky.social @amersocvirology.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social
Holistic Approaches to Arbovirus Research". Register www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi.... @sbvirologia.bsky.social @amersocvirology.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social