Bloom Lab Blog

A collection of thoughts, ideas, and projects from the Bloom Lab team.

Published on
September 24, 2024
Sequencing-based neutralization assays for influenza
In a paper just published in Journal of Virology, we describe a new sequencing-based neutralization assay that dramatically increases the scale at which it is possible to measure how sera or antibodies neutralize different influenza virus strains.

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Published on
May 25, 2024
Deep mutational scanning of H5 influenza hemagglutinin
In a new study, we have measured how all mutations to the hemagglutinin (HA) of clade 2.3.4.4b H5 influenza affect molecular phenotypes relevant to pandemic risk. The data can be interactively visualized at https://dms-vep.org/Flu_H5_American-Wigeon_South-Carolina_2021-H5N1_DMS/

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