by lim-lab | Sep 28, 2017 | Press
https://www.the-scientist.com/a-single-mutation-in-zika-led-to-devastating-effects-30823 One amino acid change within a viral structural protein makes the difference between mild cases of brain damage and severe microcephaly in mice. Written byAnna Azvolinsky One...
by lim-lab | Aug 18, 2017 | Press
https://www.the-scientist.com/dengue-infection-impairs-immune-defense-against-zika-31055 A memory B cell response to Zika virus in dengue-infected patients produced antibodies that were poorly neutralizing in vitro and instead enhanced infection. Written byCatherine...
by lim-lab | Mar 30, 2017 | Press
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/getting-dengue-first-may-make-zika-infection-much-worse Cell, mice experiments reveal antibodies gone rogue By Aimee Cunningham Being immune to a virus is a good thing, until it’s not. That’s the lesson from a study that sought to...
by lim-lab | Mar 30, 2017 | Press
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/03/30/521925733/why-didnt-zika-cause-a-surge-in-microcephaly-in-2016 MARCH 30, 2017. 2:21 PM ET Michaeleen Doucleff Back in 2015, Brazil reported a horrific a surge in birth defects. Thousands of babies were born with...
by lim-lab | Mar 30, 2017 | Press
https://www.reuters.com/article/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/prior-exposure-to-dengue-or-west-nile-could-make-zika-worse-report-idUSKBN1712SD/ By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Prior infection with West Nile or dengue – two viruses closely...
by lim-lab | Feb 1, 2016 | Press
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-you-need-to-know-about-zika-virus_b_5955118ee4b0f078efd987bd Jean K. Lim, PhD Assistant Professor of Microbiology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Zika virus has made a worldwide media splash in the last few years following...