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March 13, 2023: The Conversation: Marburg virus outbreaks are increasing in frequency and geographic spread – three virologists explain
October 24, 2022: Science Daily: Study uncovers mechanisms necessary for SARS-CoV-2 infection in macrophages; collaboration with Rahm Gummuluru, BU
September 9, 2022: Global Biodefense: Stem Cell Research Gives New Clues on Ebola Virus Damage to Organs; collaboration with Gustavo Mostoslavsky, CReM, BMC
September 8, 2022: Medical press: Researchers use stem cells to investigate liver damage from the Ebola virus; collaboration with Gustavo Mostoslavsky, CReM, BMC
May 5, 2022: Science – Research Highlights: Isolation of Lloviu virus; collaboration with Gábor Kemenesi, University of Pécs, Hungary
Apr 21, 2022: TWiV: TWiV 891: LLOV in the time of Ebola
Apr 4, 2022: News Medical Life Sciences: Study explores molecular mechanisms underlying SARS-CoV-2 infection of macrophages and the induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines; collaboration with Rahm Gummuluru, BU
Feb 8, 2022: AAAS EurekAlert!: A respiratory model of COVID-19, made from patients’ own cells
Jan 27, 2022: ScienceDaily: Researchers identify a new protein that enables SARS-CoV-2 access into cells; collaboration with Nader Rahimi, BU
Jan 26, 2022: AAAS EurekAlert!: BU researchers identify a new protein that enables SARS-CoV-2 access into cells; collaboration with Nader Rahimi, BU
Aug 16, 2021: Guest expert: Ebola and Marburg virus are back [Radio Broadcast]. Adam Hume with Dr. Ira Breite. Doctor Radio, SiriusXM Satellite Radio.
May 25, 2021: Nature: The mini lungs and other organoids helping to beat COVID
Apr 15, 2021: Breaking Science News: Intestinal organoids show how SARS-CoV-2 affects the gut
Feb 12, 2021: BU Med Magazine: GMS students join the early fight against COVID-19
Jan 11, 2021: The Brink: How Coronavirus Damages Lung Cells within Mere Hours
Dec 4, 2020: ScienceDaily: Researchers determine how the SARS-CoV-2 virus hijacks and rapidly causes damage to human lung cells
Oct 2, 2020: Drug Target Review: The NF-κB pathway drives fatal inflammation in COVID-19, say scientists
Sep 24, 2020: The Brink: In Deadly COVID-19 Lung Inflammation, BU Researchers Discover a Culprit in NFkB Pathway
Sep 22, 2020: The Science Advisory Board: New in vitro models reveal importance of lung stem cells in SARS-CoV-2 infection
Sep 21, 2020: World News Monitor: BU Researchers discover how COVID-19 may trigger fatal levels of lung inflammation
Sep 21, 2020: SciTechDaily: Coronavirus Researchers Discover How COVID-19 May Trigger Fatal Levels of Lung Inflammation
Sep 21, 2020: MDLinx: Researchers discover how COVID-19 may trigger fatal levels of lung inflammation
Sep 21, 2020: MedicalXpress: Researchers discover how COVID-19 may trigger fatal levels of lung inflammation
Sep 21,2020: Boston 25 News: BU researchers say they found what causes fatal lung inflammation in COVID-19 patients
Sep 8, 2020: The Brink: What Sets Off Deadly Levels of Lung Inflammation in Some COVID-19 Patients?
Aug 5, 2020: Boston 25 news: BU lab using microscopic ‘lungs’ to study COVID-19
Jul 23, 2020: The New Yorker: The Long Game of Coronavirus Research
Jun 19, 2020: Federal Labs & COVID-19: NEIDL-grown mini-lungs could help explain different reactions to COVID-19
Jun 13, 2020: ABC News: Laboratory-grown lungs simulate coronavirus infection
Jun 9, 2020: MIT Technology Review: Lab-grown mini-lungs could reveal why covid-19 kills
May 13, 2020: The Brink: BU Scientists Awarded $1.9 Million to Accelerate Coronavirus Research
Oct 12, 2018: Bates College News: IN STATE-OF-THE-ART LABS, BATES ALUMNI WORK TOWARD EBOLA TREATMENTS
Sep 6, 2018: AAU: Researchers Create Tool to Study New Virus
Sep 5, 2018: The Brink: NEIDL Researchers Create Tool to Study New Virus
Aug 20, 2018: AP News: Boston University lab begins research on deadly viruses
Aug 20, 2018: wbur: BU’s Infectious Disease Lab Begins Ebola Research
Aug 19, 2018: Boston Globe: After a decade of squabbles, BU’s biolab is in business
Aug 2, 2018: WCVB 5 (ABC): High-security Boston lab begins growing Ebola virus for experiments
Aug 2, 2018: Boston 25 news: Researchers at BU begin experimenting with Ebola
Aug 2, 2018: BUSM: Ebola Research Begins at NEIDL
Jan 4, 2018: WGBH: Boston University Gears Up To Research Ebola
Dec 7, 2017: Boston Business Journal: BU infectious disease lab gets clearance to work with Ebola, Marburg viruses
Mar 22, 2017: Science Daily: Silence is golden: Suppressing host response to Ebola virus may help to control infection
Oct 28, 2016: Knight Science Journalism (MIT): Rod McCullom on contagious communication
Oct 22, 2014: wbur: Reality Check: How People Catch Ebola, And How They Don’t
Sep 23, 2012: TWiV: TWiV 200: Threading the NEIDL