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Blocking the Competition: Superinfection Inhibition by Giant Viruses
July 21, 2025, 1 p.m. ET
Join us for the next Journal of Virology Seminar Series where we’ll hear from the authors of the featured JVI paper, "." In this webinar, Isabella Aquino, Ph.D., M.S., and Kristin Parent, Ph.D., will present the first description of superinfection and its inhibition in giant viruses that infect amoebas, along with key insights into the implications of this phenomenon. We will explore the latest discoveries on superinfection inhibition and its impact on virus-host interactions, as well as the infection strategies employed by giant viruses to prevent multiple viral particles from infecting the same host cell. Don’t miss this opportunity to dive into the fascinating world of giant amoeba viruses!
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concept of viral superinfection inhibition, recognizing its importance as a competitive strategy among viruses and how it manifests in mimivirus and moumouvirus, but not in megavirus.
- Stay up to date with recent advances in the study of virus-host interactions involving amoeba-infecting viruses.
- Gain insights into the differences in how mimi, moumou and megavirus interact with their host.
- Evaluate the evolutionary and ecological implications of distinct infection strategies in giant viruses, highlighting the impact of subtle variations in viral entry and replication mechanisms.
Presenters
- Isabella Aquino, Ph.D., M.S., associate postdoctoral fellow, Clinical Immunology Platform, Vaccine Technology Center, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil.
- Kristin Parent, Ph.D., professor and Director, Research Technology Support Facility (RTSF) Cryo-EM facility, Michigan State University, U.S.
- Moderated by Stacey Schultz-Cherry, Ph.D., Co-Editor in Chief, Journal of Virology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, U.S.
About the Journal
The ® (JVI) is a 黑料正能量journal dedicated to publishing primary research, minireviews and other article formats that interrogate fundamental processes and structure in viruses, the mechanisms by which they interact and evolve with their host and environment, novel methodologies and therapeutic and diagnostic strategies.
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