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Immune Booster 38: Fascination with Flavivirus B cell responses with Tulika Singh

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Show Notes

Tulika Singh joins Immune at AAI2026 to talk about the international partnerships that advance research on immunity to emerging flaviviruses and her research on the impact of prior Zika virus infection on susceptibility to Dengue virus disease.

Host: Cindy Leifer Guest: Tulika Singh Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Harris Research Lab 2025 STAT Wunderkind award to Dr. Singh Neutralization of Zika with IgM developed in pregnancy (Cell, 2022) Infection history shapes Dengue response (Nat Comm, 2024) Longitudinal profiling of antibodies following Dengue infection (Nat Comm, 2026) Exposure to Zika and risk for Dengue (Sci Transl Med, 2024) AAI Public Policy Fellows Program Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Music by Tatami. Logo image by Blausen Medical

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