TWiV 975: Crossing the Ts with Daniela Weiskopf

Daniela joins TWiV to discuss her career and her research on T cells, their role in infection with SARS-CoV-2, T cell epitopes and why a variant that evades T cell immunity is not likely to emerge. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , and Brianne Barker Guest: Daniela Weiskopf Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode •Research assistant position at FDA ( pdf ) •Register for ASV 2023 • Cross reactive T cells to SARS-CoV-2 (Science) •SARS-CoV-2 exposure history and T cell response (Cell Rep Med) •Spike T cells cross- recognize Omicron (Nature) •Ancestral SARS-CoV-2 T cells recognize Omicron (Nature) • NVX-CoV2373 induces T cell responses (J Clin Inves) • Letters read on TWiV 975 •Timestamps by Jolene . Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Video of viral attachment (based on this article ) Alan – Starting a series of innovative indie video games. First up: The Longing . Vincent – The Amy Papers and Calendar for live events Listener Picks Judy – Innate immune evasion strategies of SARS-CoV-2 Charles – Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? Season 1, epitope 30: Dr. Anthony Fauci on HBO Max Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]