Anita McElroy aka FAB lab
@fablabpitt.bsky.social
The FAB lab studies emerging viruses - we want to understand how these viruses make people sick so that we can develop new ways to make them better!
Pittsburgh, PA
fabvirology.com
I speak for myself, not my employer.
Pittsburgh, PA
fabvirology.com
I speak for myself, not my employer.
Excited to share Dr. Ling Xu's newest paper! Shes's been studying how restriction of viral replication in different cell types impacts RVFV pathogenesis.
Note: her work has nothing to do with quails despite the autopopulated image. 😆
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Note: her work has nothing to do with quails despite the autopopulated image. 😆
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Limiting viral replication in hematopoietic cells delays Rift Valley fever virus disease progression in C57BL/6 mice | Journal of Virology
RVFV is a segmented, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus vectored by diverse
genera of mosquitoes and can infect a variety of wild animals, domesticated livestock,
and humans. Despite the increa...
journals.asm.org
September 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Excited to share Dr. Ling Xu's newest paper! Shes's been studying how restriction of viral replication in different cell types impacts RVFV pathogenesis.
Note: her work has nothing to do with quails despite the autopopulated image. 😆
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Note: her work has nothing to do with quails despite the autopopulated image. 😆
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
So all ID docs have this going on all day everyday?
This is fascinating - the brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby
When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response.
www.nature.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
So all ID docs have this going on all day everyday?
Reposted by Anita McElroy aka FAB lab
This is fascinating - the brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby
🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby
When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response.
www.nature.com
August 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM
This is fascinating - the brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby
🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Newest paper from the lab! Congrats to Dr. Mueller Brown on the first publication of her postdoc...many more to come...
nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Humoral immunity is sufficient to protect mice against Rift Valley fever encephalitis following percutaneous exposure
npj Vaccines - Humoral immunity is sufficient to protect mice against Rift Valley fever encephalitis following percutaneous exposure
nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Newest paper from the lab! Congrats to Dr. Mueller Brown on the first publication of her postdoc...many more to come...
nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
RFK Jr. Falsely Claims Measles Vax Causes Deaths 'Every Year' www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
RFK Jr. Falsely Claims Measles Vax Causes Deaths 'Every Year'
Vaccine expert debunks recent statements from nation's top health official
www.medpagetoday.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
RFK Jr. Falsely Claims Measles Vax Causes Deaths 'Every Year' www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Reposted by Anita McElroy aka FAB lab
Interesting read - 'Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality' www.thetimes.com/article/b3bb...
Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality
Antivaxers, cranks and fantasists thrive in safe, stable societies but the days of consequence-free idiocy may be ending
www.thetimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Interesting read - 'Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality' www.thetimes.com/article/b3bb...
Flu is out of control this year! Hospital is overflowing. Flu vaccines decrease your risk of severe disease. Please get vaccinated. It pains me to see kids hospitalized for illness that is preventable. 😥
February 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Flu is out of control this year! Hospital is overflowing. Flu vaccines decrease your risk of severe disease. Please get vaccinated. It pains me to see kids hospitalized for illness that is preventable. 😥
#TropMed24
Come check out the FABLAB posters! Karina and Tracey will present their work. posters #7116 and #7117 on Friday 15 Nov
Come check out the FABLAB posters! Karina and Tracey will present their work. posters #7116 and #7117 on Friday 15 Nov
November 15, 2024 at 4:10 AM
#TropMed24
Come check out the FABLAB posters! Karina and Tracey will present their work. posters #7116 and #7117 on Friday 15 Nov
Come check out the FABLAB posters! Karina and Tracey will present their work. posters #7116 and #7117 on Friday 15 Nov