ALT Advertisement flyer for the Verena Fellows-in-Residence program, which includes a network visualization and a note that applications are due May 15. Program description reads: Spend 6-12 months working with an Institute mentor on an open science project related to emerging viruses! Plus: a $5k award and invitations to Verena workshops. Projects should have a strong empirical or computational component, but could span any number of topics, e.g.: Using AlphaFold to simulate host-virus protein interactions; forecasting spillover hotspots for avian influenza; model-guided viral discovery from museum collections; detecting climate change impacts on viral reservoirs. Looking for more ideas? Head to viralemergence.org.
ALT Headshot of Dr. Zoe O'Donoghue as well as her biography: Dr. Zoe G. O’Donoghue is a Virologist and RNA Structural Biochemist with a passion for global health policy and STEM Education. She earned her PhD from the University of Colorado where her research focused on exploring the structure-function relationships of flavivirus RNAs. During that time, she co-developed and directed an after-school K-12 STEM education program for underserved students, while also engaging in a variety of science policy outreach and advocacy endeavors. Most recently, she served as a Senior Infectious Disease Advisor in the Bureau for Global Health at USAID during her tenure as an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow. (she/her)
ALT Six people wearing fieldwork gear stand in conversation in the foreground of a dense forest in Vietnam; Eleanor Sterling stands in the center of the group in shades of blue.
