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Joined August 2010
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With this week's #PeerReviewWeek theme ‘Innovation and Technology in Peer Review’ we’re curious to know what kinds of innovations you think would most improve the peer review process?
20%Use of AI tools
48%Transparent peer review
27%Research on peer review
5%Other (Comment below!)
60 votes • Final results
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PLOS Pathogens retweeted
#PeerReviewWeek is here! For an overview of this week's events from @PeerRevWeek, and quick access to PLOS peer review resources, check out our latest post on The Official PLOS Blog: plos.io/4et8UAl
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Check out our latest study in @PLOSPathogens where we explore hidden strategies for the subversion of host translation by the potyvirus TuMV in Arabidopsis. journals.plos.org/plospathog…
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Mouse model with Friend #virus shows treatment with anti-CD137 induces clearance of persisting viral reservoir by a type of cytotoxic #Tcell – insight for #HIV elimination. Image & research by Anna Malyshkina et al @unidue in @PLOSPathogens. On bpod.org.uk/archive/2023/11/…
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Kasturi Haldar has been steering @PLOSPathogens as Co-Editor-in-Chief for nearly two decades. As we bid adieu to Kasturi, we do so with a profound sense of gratitude for her unwavering dedication and an immense appreciation for all she has brought to PLOS. plos.io/498P1vU
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How, why, never seen before for a plant virus protein? The coat protein of pepino mosaic virus regulated by redox post-translational modification. Great work Eduardo Mendez-Lopez! @plospathogens, @CEBAS_PV, @Lomonossoff_Lab, @aimingwang2, @CEBAS_CSIC dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…
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NEW publication in @PLOSPathogens. Know the enemy and know yourself: Addressing cryptic fungal pathogens of humans and beyond We outline five key steps toward combatting and preventing disease caused by cryptic fungal pathogens and beyond. 🧵
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Protein identified that's essential for replication of the parasite #Toxoplasmagondii – potential as a target to treat the disease it causes – #toxoplasmosis. Image & research by @RR_Pasquarelli et al @ToxInLa @UCLA in @PLOSPathogens. On bpod.org.uk/archive/2023/10/…
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🚨new review alert🚨 All about the Powerhouse that is Candida glabrata with @jusher1979 in @PLOSPathogens. @MRCcmm #fungi #AMR journals.plos.org/plospathog…
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The human body plays tug-of-war with pathogens for micronutrients. In a recent @PLOSPathogens article, researchers @JohnsHopkins reported that without manganese Candida albicans struggles to survive in the host. bit.ly/46dVweM
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ROS vs Bacteria: Inducing lung lining cells to produce bacteria-killing #reactiveoxygenspecies protects against #pneumonia without reliance on #antibiotics. Image & research by Yongxing Wang et al @ScottEvansMD lab @MDAndersonNews in @PLOSPathogens. On bpod.org.uk/archive/2023/9/2…
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Happy to share work from my PhD that is FINALLY out in @PLOSPathogens 🥳 In summary, we discovered a link between PTEX function and haemoglobin (Hb) digestion, where ⬇️ PTEX 🟰⬆️ full-length Hb, indicating PTEX is involved in Hb protease trafficking journals.plos.org/plospathog…
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Study explores the protective effect of transmembrane mucins against SARS-CoV-2 infection news-medical.net/news/202308… @PLOSPathogens #transmembrane #mucins #infection #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #pandemic
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Our new review paper on MESH1 and its striking similarities with bacterial SpoT and stringent response. #PLOSPathogens: From magic spot ppGpp to MESH1: Stringent response from bacteria to metazoa dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.… @DukeMGM. Some striking similarities here. [THREAD]
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🦟'Developing #Wolbachia-based disease interventions for an extreme environment' by @MosWhisperer @ElfekihSamia et al. journals.plos.org/plospathog… via @PLOSPathogens
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