Werner Ouwendijk
@wernerouwendijk.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ dept. ViroScience, Erasmus MC
Herpesviruses and neurodegenerative diseases
Herpesviruses and neurodegenerative diseases
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Evidence from 14 research funding programmes confirms that early winners tend to keep winning (Matthew effect). But the idea that an early setback makes you stronger later doesn’t replicate widely.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Evidence from 14 research funding programmes confirms that early winners tend to keep winning (Matthew effect). But the idea that an early setback makes you stronger later doesn’t replicate widely.
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Check out are latest post discussing "Are Children Receiving too Many Vaccines?" virologyunmasked.com/2025/09/29/a...
Are Children Receiving Too many Vaccines?
Molly Cavanaugh, September 2025 From the time of my birth in 2000 to when I turned 18, I received 55 different shots to prevent 16 different diseases. Diptheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Haem…
virologyunmasked.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Check out are latest post discussing "Are Children Receiving too Many Vaccines?" virologyunmasked.com/2025/09/29/a...
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Het best werkende middel tegen alzheimer? Een vaccin dat gewoon verkrijgbaar is
Het best werkende middel tegen alzheimer? Een vaccin dat gewoon verkrijgbaar is
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June 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Het best werkende middel tegen alzheimer? Een vaccin dat gewoon verkrijgbaar is
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#Herpes viruses are among the most widespread human viruses. Scientists have shown how HSV-1, known for oral and genital sores, assembles in cells thanks to advanced imaging techniques.
Viruses: How herpes is assembled
A combination of imaging techniques reveals how herpes simplex virus type 1 assembles within infected cells, highlighting the roles of essential viral proteins in viral assembly and exit.
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May 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#Herpes viruses are among the most widespread human viruses. Scientists have shown how HSV-1, known for oral and genital sores, assembles in cells thanks to advanced imaging techniques.
This is a very exciting study, which suggests that shingles vaccination protects against developing dementia. What could be the underlying mechanisms? Something that we should investigate!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia - Nature
Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a follow-up period of...
www.nature.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
This is a very exciting study, which suggests that shingles vaccination protects against developing dementia. What could be the underlying mechanisms? Something that we should investigate!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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At least 95% measles vaccine coverage is needed in all communities to prevent #measles and stop outbreaks.
The only way to prevent measles? Two doses of measles vaccine.
Let’s close the gap and keep measles away!
The only way to prevent measles? Two doses of measles vaccine.
Let’s close the gap and keep measles away!
March 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
At least 95% measles vaccine coverage is needed in all communities to prevent #measles and stop outbreaks.
The only way to prevent measles? Two doses of measles vaccine.
Let’s close the gap and keep measles away!
The only way to prevent measles? Two doses of measles vaccine.
Let’s close the gap and keep measles away!
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The #measles vaccine has saved an estimated 5 lives every second since 2000.
👉Prevent measles by getting vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine.
👉Prevent measles by getting vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine.
March 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The #measles vaccine has saved an estimated 5 lives every second since 2000.
👉Prevent measles by getting vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine.
👉Prevent measles by getting vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine.
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Our latest preprint is online!
In which we take a left turn and dive head first into the biology of the RNA polymerase III transcriptome and epitranscriptome
Do you want to know more? A small thread follows👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
In which we take a left turn and dive head first into the biology of the RNA polymerase III transcriptome and epitranscriptome
Do you want to know more? A small thread follows👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Defining expansions and perturbations to the RNA polymerase III transcriptome and epitranscriptome by modified direct RNA nanopore sequencing
RNA polymerase III (Pol III) transcribes cytosolic transfer RNAs (tRNAs) and other non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) essential to cellular function. However, many aspects of Pol III transcription and processin...
www.biorxiv.org
March 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Our latest preprint is online!
In which we take a left turn and dive head first into the biology of the RNA polymerase III transcriptome and epitranscriptome
Do you want to know more? A small thread follows👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
In which we take a left turn and dive head first into the biology of the RNA polymerase III transcriptome and epitranscriptome
Do you want to know more? A small thread follows👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Happy to share our publication in #PlosPathogens investigating repression of varicella zoster virus in neuron-like cells: journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
Thanks to @dandepledge.bsky.social and other colleagues for their contribution!
Thanks to @dandepledge.bsky.social and other colleagues for their contribution!
Repression of varicella zoster virus gene expression during quiescent infection in the absence of detectable histone deposition
Author summary Varicella zoster virus (VZV) establishes latent infection exclusively in human neurons. This phase of infection is characterized by restricted viral gene expression, lack of detectable ...
journals.plos.org
February 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Happy to share our publication in #PlosPathogens investigating repression of varicella zoster virus in neuron-like cells: journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
Thanks to @dandepledge.bsky.social and other colleagues for their contribution!
Thanks to @dandepledge.bsky.social and other colleagues for their contribution!
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Anthony Fauci, vijf jaar geleden het gezicht van de Amerikaanse covidbestrijding, wordt nog altijd met de dood bedreigd door complotdenkers. „Ik redde miljoenen levens en word toch als vijand gezien.” https://buff.ly/40Y2Utx
Arts Anthony Fauci: ‘Ik redde miljoenen levens en word toch als vijand gezien’
Anthony Fauci | Arts en immunoloog: Anthony Fauci, vijf jaar geleden het gezicht van de Amerikaanse covidbestrijding, wordt nog altijd met de dood bedreigd door complotdenkers. „Mensen maken op grond…
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February 15, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Anthony Fauci, vijf jaar geleden het gezicht van de Amerikaanse covidbestrijding, wordt nog altijd met de dood bedreigd door complotdenkers. „Ik redde miljoenen levens en word toch als vijand gezien.” https://buff.ly/40Y2Utx
First grant application of the year submitted; time for weekend!
February 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
First grant application of the year submitted; time for weekend!
Time for a fresh start in 2025, so let’s build a new network on this social medium platform - where “social” may actually mean something
January 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Time for a fresh start in 2025, so let’s build a new network on this social medium platform - where “social” may actually mean something