Translational and Computational Infection Research
@compvirol.bsky.social
We use computational methods in infection research to decipher pathogen-host interactions and RNA virus evolution, including immune escape.
Find us here -> https://tracir.de
Find us here -> https://tracir.de
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We are happy to announce the release of our new homepage:
tracir.de
Over there you can find everything about the team 🥼, our research 🔬, how to contact us 📲, and more!
Go ahead and have a look 😎
#hepE #tracir #teamscience #scicomm #hepatitis #virology #science
tracir.de
Over there you can find everything about the team 🥼, our research 🔬, how to contact us 📲, and more!
Go ahead and have a look 😎
#hepE #tracir #teamscience #scicomm #hepatitis #virology #science
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"Neuer Influenza-Subtyp: Was in dieser Grippesaison zu erwarten ist"- dazu nehmen @klausueberla.bsky.social und @ulrike-protzer.bsky.social im folgenden Beitrag Stellung 👇
(HMB)
www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesun...
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www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesun...
Neuer Influenza-Subtyp: Was in dieser Grippesaison zu erwarten ist
Ein neuer Influenza-Subtyp breitet sich derzeit in Europa aus. Die sogenannte Subklade K unterscheidet sich deutlich von den Viren, gegen die sich die aktuellen Grippe-Impfstoffe richten. Von F. Bäume...
www.tagesschau.de
November 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"Neuer Influenza-Subtyp: Was in dieser Grippesaison zu erwarten ist"- dazu nehmen @klausueberla.bsky.social und @ulrike-protzer.bsky.social im folgenden Beitrag Stellung 👇
(HMB)
www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesun...
(HMB)
www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesun...
Want to learn more about Hepatitis E virus?
This episode of "This Week in Virology" from @microbetv.bsky.social features Xiang-Jin Meng talking about our favorite zoonotic disease. Still, there is so much we have to discover 🔬
Great episode!
#HEV #TRCiR #scicomm #hepatitis #virology
This episode of "This Week in Virology" from @microbetv.bsky.social features Xiang-Jin Meng talking about our favorite zoonotic disease. Still, there is so much we have to discover 🔬
Great episode!
#HEV #TRCiR #scicomm #hepatitis #virology
TWiV 1271: Hokies go viral II
Vincent visits @virginiatech.bsky.social for the CeZAP Symposium and speaks with XJ Meng and Kylene Kehn-Hall about their research on hepatitis E virus and Rift Valley fever virus.
Vincent visits @virginiatech.bsky.social for the CeZAP Symposium and speaks with XJ Meng and Kylene Kehn-Hall about their research on hepatitis E virus and Rift Valley fever virus.
TWiV 1271: Hokies go viral II
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
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November 27, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Want to learn more about Hepatitis E virus?
This episode of "This Week in Virology" from @microbetv.bsky.social features Xiang-Jin Meng talking about our favorite zoonotic disease. Still, there is so much we have to discover 🔬
Great episode!
#HEV #TRCiR #scicomm #hepatitis #virology
This episode of "This Week in Virology" from @microbetv.bsky.social features Xiang-Jin Meng talking about our favorite zoonotic disease. Still, there is so much we have to discover 🔬
Great episode!
#HEV #TRCiR #scicomm #hepatitis #virology
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🔬 Upcoming Expert Insights Seminar by ACHIEVE
Join us on December 2nd, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CET) for an inspiring talk on “Selecting a Good Title for a Publication” by Sarah Peterl. Register here to join via Zoom: achieve.g-f-v.org/seminar-seri...
Join us on December 2nd, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CET) for an inspiring talk on “Selecting a Good Title for a Publication” by Sarah Peterl. Register here to join via Zoom: achieve.g-f-v.org/seminar-seri...
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🔬 Upcoming Expert Insights Seminar by ACHIEVE
Join us on December 2nd, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CET) for an inspiring talk on “Selecting a Good Title for a Publication” by Sarah Peterl. Register here to join via Zoom: achieve.g-f-v.org/seminar-seri...
Join us on December 2nd, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CET) for an inspiring talk on “Selecting a Good Title for a Publication” by Sarah Peterl. Register here to join via Zoom: achieve.g-f-v.org/seminar-seri...
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Die Situation mit der H5N1-"Vogelgrippe" ist besorgniserregend– unglaublich viele Vögel (einschl. Nutzgeflügel) sind in 🇩🇪 bereits an dem Virus verendet oder mussten gekeult werden. Auch Säugetiere (Stichwort: Rinder) können sich anstecken.
Unsere aktuelle Stelllungnahme: g-f-v.org/stellungnahm...
Unsere aktuelle Stelllungnahme: g-f-v.org/stellungnahm...
Stellungnahme der Kommission „Zoonosen und Virusinfektionen der Tiere“ zu H5N1 | Gesellschaft für Virologie
g-f-v.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Die Situation mit der H5N1-"Vogelgrippe" ist besorgniserregend– unglaublich viele Vögel (einschl. Nutzgeflügel) sind in 🇩🇪 bereits an dem Virus verendet oder mussten gekeult werden. Auch Säugetiere (Stichwort: Rinder) können sich anstecken.
Unsere aktuelle Stelllungnahme: g-f-v.org/stellungnahm...
Unsere aktuelle Stelllungnahme: g-f-v.org/stellungnahm...
Getting ready for single cell sequencing!
Yesterday we had training on the Chromium GEM-X device from @10xgenomics.bsky.social that we recently set up in our lab.
Excited to apply this fascinating technology in our future projects and collabs on hepatitis E virus infection!
#HEV #Scicomm #TRACiR
Yesterday we had training on the Chromium GEM-X device from @10xgenomics.bsky.social that we recently set up in our lab.
Excited to apply this fascinating technology in our future projects and collabs on hepatitis E virus infection!
#HEV #Scicomm #TRACiR
November 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Getting ready for single cell sequencing!
Yesterday we had training on the Chromium GEM-X device from @10xgenomics.bsky.social that we recently set up in our lab.
Excited to apply this fascinating technology in our future projects and collabs on hepatitis E virus infection!
#HEV #Scicomm #TRACiR
Yesterday we had training on the Chromium GEM-X device from @10xgenomics.bsky.social that we recently set up in our lab.
Excited to apply this fascinating technology in our future projects and collabs on hepatitis E virus infection!
#HEV #Scicomm #TRACiR
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🔬 Upcoming Expert Insights Seminar by ACHIEVE
Join us on November 4th, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CET) for an inspiring talk on “BSL-4” by PD Dr. Thomas Hoenen. Register here to join via Zoom: achieve.g-f-v.org/seminar-seri...
Join us on November 4th, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CET) for an inspiring talk on “BSL-4” by PD Dr. Thomas Hoenen. Register here to join via Zoom: achieve.g-f-v.org/seminar-seri...
October 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🔬 Upcoming Expert Insights Seminar by ACHIEVE
Join us on November 4th, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CET) for an inspiring talk on “BSL-4” by PD Dr. Thomas Hoenen. Register here to join via Zoom: achieve.g-f-v.org/seminar-seri...
Join us on November 4th, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CET) for an inspiring talk on “BSL-4” by PD Dr. Thomas Hoenen. Register here to join via Zoom: achieve.g-f-v.org/seminar-seri...
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🦠 Abstract submission for the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Virology is open!
Share your research with the virology community and help shape the scientific dialogue next year in Heidelberg.
🕐 Deadline: Jan 4, 2026
🔗 virology-meeting.de/programme-ab...
#GfV2026 #virology #virologymeeting
Share your research with the virology community and help shape the scientific dialogue next year in Heidelberg.
🕐 Deadline: Jan 4, 2026
🔗 virology-meeting.de/programme-ab...
#GfV2026 #virology #virologymeeting
Abstract submission
virology-meeting.de
October 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
🦠 Abstract submission for the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Virology is open!
Share your research with the virology community and help shape the scientific dialogue next year in Heidelberg.
🕐 Deadline: Jan 4, 2026
🔗 virology-meeting.de/programme-ab...
#GfV2026 #virology #virologymeeting
Share your research with the virology community and help shape the scientific dialogue next year in Heidelberg.
🕐 Deadline: Jan 4, 2026
🔗 virology-meeting.de/programme-ab...
#GfV2026 #virology #virologymeeting
Short update:
During #HCVFlavi2025, our recap of the second Hepatitis E Symposium as part of the International @dfg.de / @dzif.bsky.social Joint Meeting on Viral Infections of the Liver and the Heart in Berlin was published in Liver International:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#HepE #HEV
During #HCVFlavi2025, our recap of the second Hepatitis E Symposium as part of the International @dfg.de / @dzif.bsky.social Joint Meeting on Viral Infections of the Liver and the Heart in Berlin was published in Liver International:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#HepE #HEV
Update on Hepatitis E Virus Infection 2025: Insights From an International Symposium
Background and Aims
The second Hepatitis E Symposium was held as an integral part of the International DFG/DZIF Joint Meeting on Viral Infections of the Liver and the Heart in Berlin. The symposium .....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Short update:
During #HCVFlavi2025, our recap of the second Hepatitis E Symposium as part of the International @dfg.de / @dzif.bsky.social Joint Meeting on Viral Infections of the Liver and the Heart in Berlin was published in Liver International:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#HepE #HEV
During #HCVFlavi2025, our recap of the second Hepatitis E Symposium as part of the International @dfg.de / @dzif.bsky.social Joint Meeting on Viral Infections of the Liver and the Heart in Berlin was published in Liver International:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#HepE #HEV
Wrap-up for this years #HCVFlavi2025 meeting. It was a great conference with lots of new input. Can't wait to take the new ideas to the lab.
See you all next year in Copenhagen for #HCVFlavi2026!
See you all next year in Copenhagen for #HCVFlavi2026!
October 16, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Wrap-up for this years #HCVFlavi2025 meeting. It was a great conference with lots of new input. Can't wait to take the new ideas to the lab.
See you all next year in Copenhagen for #HCVFlavi2026!
See you all next year in Copenhagen for #HCVFlavi2026!
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The website for next year’s #HCVFlavi2026 meeting is up! Please find it here: hcv-flavi2026.org #HCV #Flavivirus #Virus
Home - HCV-FLAVI 2026
Days Hours Minutes Seconds Welcome to HCV-Flavi 2026 We warmly invite you to join the 32nd International Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus, Flaviviruses and Related Viruses (HCV-Flavi 2026) in Copenhagen...
hcv-flavi2026.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The website for next year’s #HCVFlavi2026 meeting is up! Please find it here: hcv-flavi2026.org #HCV #Flavivirus #Virus
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Had a great time presenting at this year's HCV Flavi Meeting in Singapore. Big thanks to the organizers and everyone for the lively, insightful discussions! #HCVFlavi2025
October 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Had a great time presenting at this year's HCV Flavi Meeting in Singapore. Big thanks to the organizers and everyone for the lively, insightful discussions! #HCVFlavi2025
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While enjoying the 2025 version of the #HCVFlavi2025 meeting in Singapore, mark your calendars for the 2026 edition #HCVFlavi2026 in Copenhagen! #HCV #Virus
October 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
While enjoying the 2025 version of the #HCVFlavi2025 meeting in Singapore, mark your calendars for the 2026 edition #HCVFlavi2026 in Copenhagen! #HCV #Virus
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🎉 Exciting news: my PhD project @daothilab.bsky.social has been published in #PLoS Pathogens! I investigated how the #hepatitis E virus ORF2 protein counteracts antiviral responses, contributing to persistent viral replication. A huge thank you to all collaborators! 🙏🏻
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The hepatitis E virus capsid protein ORF2 counteracts cell-intrinsic antiviral responses to enable persistent replication in cell culture
Author summary Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important yet often underestimated pathogen. Depending on the genotype, HEV infections can progress to chronicity, but the underlying mechanisms remain poo...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
🎉 Exciting news: my PhD project @daothilab.bsky.social has been published in #PLoS Pathogens! I investigated how the #hepatitis E virus ORF2 protein counteracts antiviral responses, contributing to persistent viral replication. A huge thank you to all collaborators! 🙏🏻
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🔗 share.google/WwIT43Su3KOP...
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Proud of Lizandro Rivera-Rangel and @drjanina.bsky.social from the lab presenting on how the #HCV RNA 5’ FAD cap leads to evasion of translational repression at #HCVFlavi2025 in Singapore 👏🏻
October 14, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Proud of Lizandro Rivera-Rangel and @drjanina.bsky.social from the lab presenting on how the #HCV RNA 5’ FAD cap leads to evasion of translational repression at #HCVFlavi2025 in Singapore 👏🏻
Representing RUB @ruhr-uni-bochum.de at #HCVFlavi2025 conference. If you are on-site and interested in #hepatitisE check out Posters 10-15 to learn what's cooking I'm our labs @mmv-rub.bsky.social and www.tracir.de 🥣🚀
October 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Representing RUB @ruhr-uni-bochum.de at #HCVFlavi2025 conference. If you are on-site and interested in #hepatitisE check out Posters 10-15 to learn what's cooking I'm our labs @mmv-rub.bsky.social and www.tracir.de 🥣🚀
Kick-off to #HCVFlavi2025! We are looking forward to exciting talks and to discuss our science with old and new friends. Thrilling days in Singapore ahead 🇸🇬 🚀
October 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Kick-off to #HCVFlavi2025! We are looking forward to exciting talks and to discuss our science with old and new friends. Thrilling days in Singapore ahead 🇸🇬 🚀
Our PostDoc Richard contributed to a review on coronaviruses:
From zoonotic spillover to endemicity: the broad determinants of human coronavirus tropism
Together with @pfaenderlab.bsky.social he dives into the mechanisms that determine host specificity of CoVs.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
From zoonotic spillover to endemicity: the broad determinants of human coronavirus tropism
Together with @pfaenderlab.bsky.social he dives into the mechanisms that determine host specificity of CoVs.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
September 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Our PostDoc Richard contributed to a review on coronaviruses:
From zoonotic spillover to endemicity: the broad determinants of human coronavirus tropism
Together with @pfaenderlab.bsky.social he dives into the mechanisms that determine host specificity of CoVs.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
From zoonotic spillover to endemicity: the broad determinants of human coronavirus tropism
Together with @pfaenderlab.bsky.social he dives into the mechanisms that determine host specificity of CoVs.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
We helped identifying the kinase JNK as a host factor for successfull coronavirus infection. JNK regulates phosporylation of the the common cold human coronavirus 229E nuleocapsid protein.
You can read about it in npj Viruses:
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#TRACiR #corona #science #virus #rub
You can read about it in npj Viruses:
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#TRACiR #corona #science #virus #rub
JNK kinase regulates phosphorylation of HCoV-229E nucleocapsid protein - npj Viruses
npj Viruses - JNK kinase regulates phosphorylation of HCoV-229E nucleocapsid protein
www.nature.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Apparently, we are on the right track here.
Lets see, when we will reach 10 likes for one of our posts! 🤞
Lets see, when we will reach 10 likes for one of our posts! 🤞
Posts about research on Bluesky receive substantially more attention than similar posts on X, formerly called Twitter
go.nature.com/45Ftiw4
go.nature.com/45Ftiw4
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement
Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.
go.nature.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Apparently, we are on the right track here.
Lets see, when we will reach 10 likes for one of our posts! 🤞
Lets see, when we will reach 10 likes for one of our posts! 🤞
📖Publication Alert🚨
Our PhD student @sjanshoff.bsky.social published a paper on the prevalence of the emerging Alongshanvirus (ALSV) in horses across the Americas, Europe and Oceania 🐎🌍
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#TRACiR #virology #scicomm #teamscience
Our PhD student @sjanshoff.bsky.social published a paper on the prevalence of the emerging Alongshanvirus (ALSV) in horses across the Americas, Europe and Oceania 🐎🌍
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#TRACiR #virology #scicomm #teamscience
September 4, 2025 at 6:59 AM
📖Publication Alert🚨
Our PhD student @sjanshoff.bsky.social published a paper on the prevalence of the emerging Alongshanvirus (ALSV) in horses across the Americas, Europe and Oceania 🐎🌍
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#TRACiR #virology #scicomm #teamscience
Our PhD student @sjanshoff.bsky.social published a paper on the prevalence of the emerging Alongshanvirus (ALSV) in horses across the Americas, Europe and Oceania 🐎🌍
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#TRACiR #virology #scicomm #teamscience
We are happy to announce the release of our new homepage:
tracir.de
Over there you can find everything about the team 🥼, our research 🔬, how to contact us 📲, and more!
Go ahead and have a look 😎
#hepE #tracir #teamscience #scicomm #hepatitis #virology #science
tracir.de
Over there you can find everything about the team 🥼, our research 🔬, how to contact us 📲, and more!
Go ahead and have a look 😎
#hepE #tracir #teamscience #scicomm #hepatitis #virology #science
September 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We are happy to announce the release of our new homepage:
tracir.de
Over there you can find everything about the team 🥼, our research 🔬, how to contact us 📲, and more!
Go ahead and have a look 😎
#hepE #tracir #teamscience #scicomm #hepatitis #virology #science
tracir.de
Over there you can find everything about the team 🥼, our research 🔬, how to contact us 📲, and more!
Go ahead and have a look 😎
#hepE #tracir #teamscience #scicomm #hepatitis #virology #science
As our group ist growing and a fresh homepage is on the way, we figured we need nice portraits and group photos 😎
So today @tremark.bsky.social from the @ruhr-uni-bochum.de media team visited our lab and we had a full blown photo shooting putting us into the spotlight 📸 #TRACiR #smile #science
So today @tremark.bsky.social from the @ruhr-uni-bochum.de media team visited our lab and we had a full blown photo shooting putting us into the spotlight 📸 #TRACiR #smile #science
August 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
As our group ist growing and a fresh homepage is on the way, we figured we need nice portraits and group photos 😎
So today @tremark.bsky.social from the @ruhr-uni-bochum.de media team visited our lab and we had a full blown photo shooting putting us into the spotlight 📸 #TRACiR #smile #science
So today @tremark.bsky.social from the @ruhr-uni-bochum.de media team visited our lab and we had a full blown photo shooting putting us into the spotlight 📸 #TRACiR #smile #science
🏊♀️🧪 Gold in the pool, precision in the lab: Our student Theresa Bechtel takes home 🥇🥇 at the 🇨🇭Swiss Championships – after 2x🥈 & 2x🥉 in the 🇩🇪Nationals this May!
Excellent science and top-level sports? Absolutely compatible!
@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
#TRACiR #TeamScience #SwimFastThinkFaster #ProudSupervisor
Excellent science and top-level sports? Absolutely compatible!
@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
#TRACiR #TeamScience #SwimFastThinkFaster #ProudSupervisor
July 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🏊♀️🧪 Gold in the pool, precision in the lab: Our student Theresa Bechtel takes home 🥇🥇 at the 🇨🇭Swiss Championships – after 2x🥈 & 2x🥉 in the 🇩🇪Nationals this May!
Excellent science and top-level sports? Absolutely compatible!
@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
#TRACiR #TeamScience #SwimFastThinkFaster #ProudSupervisor
Excellent science and top-level sports? Absolutely compatible!
@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
#TRACiR #TeamScience #SwimFastThinkFaster #ProudSupervisor
What a milestone!
Max successfully defended his PhD @ruhr-uni-bochum.de !
We are incredibly proud of his work, his dedication, and the journey we've taken together. From an idea to a full-grown project to a brilliant thesis – what a ride!
Huge congrats, Dr. Nocke – couldn't have wished for more. 🚀🎓
Max successfully defended his PhD @ruhr-uni-bochum.de !
We are incredibly proud of his work, his dedication, and the journey we've taken together. From an idea to a full-grown project to a brilliant thesis – what a ride!
Huge congrats, Dr. Nocke – couldn't have wished for more. 🚀🎓
July 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
What a milestone!
Max successfully defended his PhD @ruhr-uni-bochum.de !
We are incredibly proud of his work, his dedication, and the journey we've taken together. From an idea to a full-grown project to a brilliant thesis – what a ride!
Huge congrats, Dr. Nocke – couldn't have wished for more. 🚀🎓
Max successfully defended his PhD @ruhr-uni-bochum.de !
We are incredibly proud of his work, his dedication, and the journey we've taken together. From an idea to a full-grown project to a brilliant thesis – what a ride!
Huge congrats, Dr. Nocke – couldn't have wished for more. 🚀🎓
Great first day at #ViBioM2025!
If you are interested in our research @ruhr-uni-bochum.de, come find us anytime or stop by posters B05, B11, and B27!
If you are interested in our research @ruhr-uni-bochum.de, come find us anytime or stop by posters B05, B11, and B27!
May 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Great first day at #ViBioM2025!
If you are interested in our research @ruhr-uni-bochum.de, come find us anytime or stop by posters B05, B11, and B27!
If you are interested in our research @ruhr-uni-bochum.de, come find us anytime or stop by posters B05, B11, and B27!