In the Harris lab at UoL, we focus on Virus-Host interactions of HCV and several Alphaviruses (CHIKV, ONNV, MAYV). Account ran by the PhD students!

Leeds, England
Joined April 2018
Organisations and individuals across the UK are volunteering their time and expertise to the Lighthouse Labs. This afternoon we'd like to especially thank @HarrisLabLeeds from @UniversityLeeds for all their hard work! #LighthouseLabsUK
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Ever wondered what the best way to make enterovirus VLPs in yeast is? Well, wonder no more! New publication from @Stonehouse_Lab msphere.asm.org/content/5/2/… #polio #nextgenvaccines
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Exciting PhD project opportunity in my group in collaboration with @LabFontana on specialised ribosomes findaphd.com/phds/project/st… #testistranslation #cryoem @AstburyCentre @leedsomics
We hope you’ll join us on our journey to #2023PlasticFree. To get everyone started, we’re giving away 223 free KeepCups from today! Claim yours by sharing this tweet with how you’re pledging to go single-use plastic-free. We'll be in touch on how to claim your cup on campus👍🏽☕️
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Interested in developing novel antivirals against human tumour viruses ? PhD available in the @WhitehouseLab findaphd.com/search/ProjectD…
Anyone at the HCV symposium in Dublin go and check out The Rads tonight starring Nic Stonehouse & Mark Harris! #HCV2018
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Our latest review with @davejohnhughes on the role of KSHV and EBV lytic cycles in tumourigenesis is out in Current Opinions in Virology. doi.org/10.1016/j.coviro.201…
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Abstract submission for Annual Conference 2019 is open now. You can submit your abstract here: microb.io/2wwx5tA #Microbio19
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Always read the food label, not just the product name! Important study @TheMooreLab @UniversityLeeds found that allegedly healthy organic yoghurts contain massive amount of sugar
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When you autoclave soil and plate it to see who survived, and you get some pretty awesome accidental agar art. Plate courtesy of our lab tech @briannabosss
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What's the virus's favourite sport? La Crosse.
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Our latest work describing a cGAS-independent role for STING in the innate immune response to DNA damage has been published in @MolecularCell! Conragtulations @Gillianoqr cell.com/molecular-cell/full…
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Our new research on Merkel cell polyomavirus is now out in @PLOSPathogens. A great collaboration with the Boyne, Blair, Mankouri and @OncoVirus_Leeds Labs. doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat…
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So great to hear @Hammarton_lab talking frankly about the challenges of career breaks from having children. It's not something you hear much about and it's so useful to early career #womeninstem @MicrobioSoc
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Are you interested in cancer causing viruses? Join our lab as a research technician and help us to understand viral oncology @AstburyCentre @ScienceLeeds #HPV #virus Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Technician in Virology jobs.leeds.ac.uk/FBSMB1147
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'Mr Indecisive, what's your favourite virus?' ... 'Adeno'
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This is how you get through a #PhD... thanks office friends #phdadvice #HumpDayMotivation #postitnote
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