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Louis Mansky, PhD, is the 2026 President-Elect of the American Society for Virology

New UMN Crookston professor Hannah Murphy is launching a student-led virology research program.

New Nature study finds Marburg virus invades human cells far more efficiently than Ebola.

Important new insights into the structure of a human virus that causes blood cancer.

IMV Investigators from several UMN colleges are a part of the team that will work with colleagues at 15 other academic institutions.

Researchers made a key discovery that could help fight Human T-cell leukemia virus type (HTLV-1).

Individuals were surveyed about their concerns and verbal responses were collected.

Part of the new “Ask a U of M Expert” video talks, Dr. Mansky answered questions from journalists about vaccine 101, myths and hesitancy.

In the case of SARS-COV2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the vaccines include mRNA with information from the virus’ spike protein, the mechanism by which it breaks into cells.

Booster is a Teen Vogue series exploring the COVID-19 vaccine, and what it means for young people — from the science behind it to how it impacts our lives.