The TWiV team discuss the use of quantum dots to study uncoating of influenza virus in real time, and induction of endothelial dysfunction by flavivirus NS1 proteins in a tissue-specific manner.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• European Congress of Virology 2019
• ASM Clinical Virology Symposium
• Intel ISEF judges needed
• Quantum dots to visualize influenza entry (PNAS)
• Quantum dots (Wikipedia)
• Flavivirus NS1 triggers endothelial dysfunction (Cell Rep)
• Image credit
• Letters read on TWiV 535
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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