Craig Wilen
@wilenlab.bsky.social
Physician-scientist. Dad. Husband. Associate Professor
@yaleibio@yale_labmed. We study host-viral interactions and immune evasion esp of #coronaviruses #norovirus
@yaleibio@yale_labmed. We study host-viral interactions and immune evasion esp of #coronaviruses #norovirus
Excited to share our paper identifying that bat coronavirus HKU5 uses ACE2 from its native bat host and American mink as a receptor. This highlights farmed mink has a high risk intermediate host for HKU5-like viruses.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-61583-7 Great collab. with the NIH VRC
July 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Excited to share our paper identifying that bat coronavirus HKU5 uses ACE2 from its native bat host and American mink as a receptor. This highlights farmed mink has a high risk intermediate host for HKU5-like viruses.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-61583-7 Great collab. with the NIH VRC