Molecular animator Janet Iwasa This Week in Virology

Janet Iwasa joins TWiV to recount how she became a molecular animator, including a pivot during her Ph.D. thesis research, the value of animations in science, and their latest animation of SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Brianne Barker and Kathy Spindler
Guest: Janet Iwasa
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Links for this episode The Animation Lab SARS-CoV-2 animation Documents for J&J COVID-19 vaccine review (FDA) Phase III data (pdf) Slide presentation of data (pdf) Addendum (pdf) Summary of v-Safe data (pdf) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – How T cells see SARS-CoV2
Rich – Ice bubbles in Lago Bianco, Switzerland
Kathy – Music in COVID-19 control tents
Vincent – Perseverance runs on processors used in 1990s iMacs
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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