Alex Matia
@alexmatia.bsky.social
Postdoc fellow investigating the mechanisms of viral neuropathogenesis @StanfordMed and @CZBiohub | PhD in Poxvirus ☣️ @CSIC
#viromics #poxrocks #flavis
#viromics #poxrocks #flavis
Sadly, another country is losing its measles elimination status for a virus whose vaccine is highly effective.
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UK loses measles elimination status
Decision made after outbreaks in 2024, when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Sadly, another country is losing its measles elimination status for a virus whose vaccine is highly effective.
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Weekly respiratory viruses update:
- #influenza circulation HIGH, but has peaked
- #RSV circulation ELEVATED and increasing and increasing
- #SARSCoV2 circulation remains at LOW levels.
More info: erviss.org
#ERVISS #RespiratoryViruses #IDsky #EpiSky #COVID19
- #influenza circulation HIGH, but has peaked
- #RSV circulation ELEVATED and increasing and increasing
- #SARSCoV2 circulation remains at LOW levels.
More info: erviss.org
#ERVISS #RespiratoryViruses #IDsky #EpiSky #COVID19
January 23, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Weekly respiratory viruses update:
- #influenza circulation HIGH, but has peaked
- #RSV circulation ELEVATED and increasing and increasing
- #SARSCoV2 circulation remains at LOW levels.
More info: erviss.org
#ERVISS #RespiratoryViruses #IDsky #EpiSky #COVID19
- #influenza circulation HIGH, but has peaked
- #RSV circulation ELEVATED and increasing and increasing
- #SARSCoV2 circulation remains at LOW levels.
More info: erviss.org
#ERVISS #RespiratoryViruses #IDsky #EpiSky #COVID19
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Thrilled to share the first major preprint from the lab. Viruses are classically viewed as targets of host sensing. Do viruses also sense and respond to the host? We propose viruses may act as “biosensors” of the host signaling state. A thread👇🏾 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Global Landscape of Human Kinase Motifs in Viral Proteomes
Viruses are classically viewed as targets of host sensing, yet whether they also sense and respond to host cues remains largely unexplored. We propose that host-driven post-translational modification ...
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December 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Thrilled to share the first major preprint from the lab. Viruses are classically viewed as targets of host sensing. Do viruses also sense and respond to the host? We propose viruses may act as “biosensors” of the host signaling state. A thread👇🏾 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The subclade K of influenza virus is currently 80% of the H3N2 circulating worldwide
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December 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The subclade K of influenza virus is currently 80% of the H3N2 circulating worldwide
nextstrain.org/seasonal-flu...
nextstrain.org/seasonal-flu...
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West Nile death reported in California
The death, in a county where high numbers of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes and dead birds have been found, is the fifth West Nile-related death in the state this year.
The death, in a county where high numbers of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes and dead birds have been found, is the fifth West Nile-related death in the state this year.
West Nile death reported in California
It's the fifth West Nile virus-related death in the state this year.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
West Nile death reported in California
The death, in a county where high numbers of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes and dead birds have been found, is the fifth West Nile-related death in the state this year.
The death, in a county where high numbers of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes and dead birds have been found, is the fifth West Nile-related death in the state this year.
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Europe's record mosquito-borne disease activity could signal new normal
Rising temperatures, longer summers, milder winters, and changing rainfall patterns are creating more favorable conditions for mosquito populations.
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Photo: Judy Gallagher/Flickr cc
Rising temperatures, longer summers, milder winters, and changing rainfall patterns are creating more favorable conditions for mosquito populations.
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August 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Europe's record mosquito-borne disease activity could signal new normal
Rising temperatures, longer summers, milder winters, and changing rainfall patterns are creating more favorable conditions for mosquito populations.
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Photo: Judy Gallagher/Flickr cc
Rising temperatures, longer summers, milder winters, and changing rainfall patterns are creating more favorable conditions for mosquito populations.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Judy Gallagher/Flickr cc
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If you love #viruses, #ribosomes, and genomic #darkmatter, this thread is for you!! 💫
We're excited to share our new publication developing Massively Parallel Ribosome Profiling (MPRP), which uncovered ~4,000 hidden proteins in ~700 viral genomes. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We're excited to share our new publication developing Massively Parallel Ribosome Profiling (MPRP), which uncovered ~4,000 hidden proteins in ~700 viral genomes. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
June 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
If you love #viruses, #ribosomes, and genomic #darkmatter, this thread is for you!! 💫
We're excited to share our new publication developing Massively Parallel Ribosome Profiling (MPRP), which uncovered ~4,000 hidden proteins in ~700 viral genomes. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We're excited to share our new publication developing Massively Parallel Ribosome Profiling (MPRP), which uncovered ~4,000 hidden proteins in ~700 viral genomes. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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🚨 Out now!
Distinct non-canonical translation initiation modes arise for specific host and viral mRNAs during poxvirus-induced shutoff
#MicroSky 🦠
#NorthwesternUniversity #FeinbergSchoolofMedicine
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Distinct non-canonical translation initiation modes arise for specific host and viral mRNAs during poxvirus-induced shutoff
#MicroSky 🦠
#NorthwesternUniversity #FeinbergSchoolofMedicine
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Distinct non-canonical translation initiation modes arise for specific host and viral mRNAs during poxvirus-induced shutoff - Nature Microbiology
During poxvirus-induced shutoff, certain cellular and viral mRNAs continue to be translated through distinct modes of non-canonical initiation, in part due to altered ribosome activity, to produce hos...
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May 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🚨 Out now!
Distinct non-canonical translation initiation modes arise for specific host and viral mRNAs during poxvirus-induced shutoff
#MicroSky 🦠
#NorthwesternUniversity #FeinbergSchoolofMedicine
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Distinct non-canonical translation initiation modes arise for specific host and viral mRNAs during poxvirus-induced shutoff
#MicroSky 🦠
#NorthwesternUniversity #FeinbergSchoolofMedicine
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Vietnam reports H5N1 avian flu case with encephalitis
Tests on respiratory samples were negative, but results were positive for the cerebrospinal fluid sample.
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Tests on respiratory samples were negative, but results were positive for the cerebrospinal fluid sample.
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April 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Vietnam reports H5N1 avian flu case with encephalitis
Tests on respiratory samples were negative, but results were positive for the cerebrospinal fluid sample.
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Tests on respiratory samples were negative, but results were positive for the cerebrospinal fluid sample.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
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Aging might not be enough to eliminate H5N1 viruses in raw-milk cheese.
#H5N1
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#H5N1
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Aging might not be enough to eliminate H5N1 viruses in raw-milk cheese
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March 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Aging might not be enough to eliminate H5N1 viruses in raw-milk cheese.
#H5N1
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#H5N1
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📣Measles is an extremely contagious virus. Make sure you and your family are up to date on your measles vaccine to stay protected.
📲 Find more vaccination information at: cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/family.aspx.
#Measles #Vaccinate #StayHealthy #HealthyCA4All
📲 Find more vaccination information at: cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/family.aspx.
#Measles #Vaccinate #StayHealthy #HealthyCA4All
February 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
📣Measles is an extremely contagious virus. Make sure you and your family are up to date on your measles vaccine to stay protected.
📲 Find more vaccination information at: cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/family.aspx.
#Measles #Vaccinate #StayHealthy #HealthyCA4All
📲 Find more vaccination information at: cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/family.aspx.
#Measles #Vaccinate #StayHealthy #HealthyCA4All
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We're hiring! Join the Blythe lab as a full-time junior researcher starting Summer 2025. Explore GPCR trafficking and signaling using biochemistry, cell biology, and proteomics. Mentorship, hands-on experience, and career growth await! Apply now: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/367... (UMN job ID #367053)
March 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We're hiring! Join the Blythe lab as a full-time junior researcher starting Summer 2025. Explore GPCR trafficking and signaling using biochemistry, cell biology, and proteomics. Mentorship, hands-on experience, and career growth await! Apply now: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/367... (UMN job ID #367053)
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Because there's not enough going on: Arizona has found #H5N1 #birdflu in milk and it looks like yet another spillover from wild birds.
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Bird flu found in Arizona milk suggests another spillover from birds to cows
Another spillover of the H5N1 bird flu virus from wild birds to dairy cattle appears to have occurred, this time in Arizona.
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Because there's not enough going on: Arizona has found #H5N1 #birdflu in milk and it looks like yet another spillover from wild birds.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/a...
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Vaccines work! As measles cases have recently been reported in Alaska, Georgia, New York, Rhode Island and Texas, it's important to remember that prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963, measles killed 400-500 people and resulted in ~48,000 hospitalizations per year.
February 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Vaccines work! As measles cases have recently been reported in Alaska, Georgia, New York, Rhode Island and Texas, it's important to remember that prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963, measles killed 400-500 people and resulted in ~48,000 hospitalizations per year.
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🚨 🌟 Submissions & Registrations Open for #ViBioM2025! 🌟 🚨
Join us 13–15 May 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal! 🦠💻 Present your research, connect with global experts, and shape the future of #Virology & #Bioinformatics.
📅 Details & links: evbc.uni-jena.de/events/vibio...
Join us 13–15 May 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal! 🦠💻 Present your research, connect with global experts, and shape the future of #Virology & #Bioinformatics.
📅 Details & links: evbc.uni-jena.de/events/vibio...
January 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
🚨 🌟 Submissions & Registrations Open for #ViBioM2025! 🌟 🚨
Join us 13–15 May 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal! 🦠💻 Present your research, connect with global experts, and shape the future of #Virology & #Bioinformatics.
📅 Details & links: evbc.uni-jena.de/events/vibio...
Join us 13–15 May 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal! 🦠💻 Present your research, connect with global experts, and shape the future of #Virology & #Bioinformatics.
📅 Details & links: evbc.uni-jena.de/events/vibio...
A coronavirus that is able to bind the human ACE2 receptor has been found in Spain! @csic.es
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Identification and characterization of novel bat coronaviruses in Spain
The zoonotic transmission of bat coronaviruses poses a threat to human health. However, the diversity of bat-borne coronaviruses remains poorly characterized in many geographical areas. Here, we recov...
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January 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A coronavirus that is able to bind the human ACE2 receptor has been found in Spain! @csic.es
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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A great reminder that not only respiratory viral infections rise during the winter season, but other pathogens like #Norovirus also come in yearly waves.
January 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
A great reminder that not only respiratory viral infections rise during the winter season, but other pathogens like #Norovirus also come in yearly waves.
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There have been an unusually high number of norovirus outbreaks in the U.S. this month, according to the CDC.
Here’s what to know about symptoms, treatment, and reducing your risk of infection. nyti.ms/4gyr6JO
Here’s what to know about symptoms, treatment, and reducing your risk of infection. nyti.ms/4gyr6JO
December 31, 2024 at 3:10 AM
There have been an unusually high number of norovirus outbreaks in the U.S. this month, according to the CDC.
Here’s what to know about symptoms, treatment, and reducing your risk of infection. nyti.ms/4gyr6JO
Here’s what to know about symptoms, treatment, and reducing your risk of infection. nyti.ms/4gyr6JO
From conjunctivitis to critical illness in 96 hours after infection with #H5N1 influenza (the bird strain D1.1). Three antivirals plus plasma exchange treatment were necessary 👀.
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Critical Illness in an Adolescent with Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection | NEJM
Influenza A(H5N1) viruses are an emerging zoonotic threat and have spread widely throughout
birds in North America. Recently, influenza A(H5N1) infection led to serious illness
in a teenager in Canada...
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January 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
From conjunctivitis to critical illness in 96 hours after infection with #H5N1 influenza (the bird strain D1.1). Three antivirals plus plasma exchange treatment were necessary 👀.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Flu season is here. Watch out and take care.
...and let's hope no reassortments with #H5N1 occur.
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...and let's hope no reassortments with #H5N1 occur.
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December 28, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Flu season is here. Watch out and take care.
...and let's hope no reassortments with #H5N1 occur.
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
...and let's hope no reassortments with #H5N1 occur.
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
Gov. Newsom declares emergency in California after CDC confirms severe case of bird flu in Louisiana
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#HPAI #H5N1
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#HPAI #H5N1
Gov. Newsom declares emergency in California after CDC confirms severe case of bird flu in Louisiana
As the CDC confirmed a severe case in Louisiana of a patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in California related to the virus.
www.latimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Gov. Newsom declares emergency in California after CDC confirms severe case of bird flu in Louisiana
www.latimes.com/environment/...
#HPAI #H5N1
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#HPAI #H5N1
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Hello world! After my lab has been operating in "stealth mode" for 1.5 years, I am excited to announce that we finally have a website: www.huttenhainlab.com
By the way I'm also hiring and looking for a postdoc with proteomics experience: postdocs.stanford.edu/prospective/...
#TeamMassSpec
By the way I'm also hiring and looking for a postdoc with proteomics experience: postdocs.stanford.edu/prospective/...
#TeamMassSpec
Huttenhain Lab | Home
The Huttenhain Lab at Stanford University studies cellular signaling networks to uncover how cells decode extracellular cues into dynamic physiologic responses.
www.huttenhainlab.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Hello world! After my lab has been operating in "stealth mode" for 1.5 years, I am excited to announce that we finally have a website: www.huttenhainlab.com
By the way I'm also hiring and looking for a postdoc with proteomics experience: postdocs.stanford.edu/prospective/...
#TeamMassSpec
By the way I'm also hiring and looking for a postdoc with proteomics experience: postdocs.stanford.edu/prospective/...
#TeamMassSpec
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⚠️ BREAKING:
California state health officials confirmed that H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in sold raw milk from the Fresno-based Raw Farm dairy.
Santa Clara County public health officials collected the sample.
California state health officials confirmed that H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in sold raw milk from the Fresno-based Raw Farm dairy.
Santa Clara County public health officials collected the sample.
November 24, 2024 at 11:39 PM
⚠️ BREAKING:
California state health officials confirmed that H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in sold raw milk from the Fresno-based Raw Farm dairy.
Santa Clara County public health officials collected the sample.
California state health officials confirmed that H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in sold raw milk from the Fresno-based Raw Farm dairy.
Santa Clara County public health officials collected the sample.
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Spatio-temporal analysis of Vaccinia virus infection and host response dynamics using single-cell transcriptomics and proteomics https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.13.575413v1
Spatio-temporal analysis of Vaccinia virus infection and host response dynamics using single-cell transcriptomics and proteomics https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.13.575413v1
Poxviruses are a large group of DNA viruses with exclusively cytoplasmic life cycles and complex gen
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January 14, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Spatio-temporal analysis of Vaccinia virus infection and host response dynamics using single-cell transcriptomics and proteomics https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.13.575413v1