M. Worobey

The recency and geographical origins of the bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2

The paper identifies the recent origin and geographical distribution of bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, showing they circulated in Asia before spilling over into humans.

Putative APOBEC3 deaminase editing in MPXV as evidence for sustained human transmission since at least 2016.

The paper analyzes MPXV genomes to show evidence of APOBEC3 deaminase editing, suggesting sustained human transmission since 2016.

Isolation and Divergence of Peromyscus melanotis Populations Across the Madrean Sky Islands in Arizona

The paper identifies Peromyscus melanotis in Arizona's sky islands and estimates their isolation duration using mitochondrial data.

Competent immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants in older adults following mRNA vaccination

This study shows older adults have robust cellular immunity and comparable neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants after mRNA vaccination.

Evolution and diversity of bat and rodent Paramyxoviruses from North America

The paper characterizes paramyxovirus diversity in North American bats and rodents, identifying two rodent clades and one bat clade, and infers receptor binding patterns.

Archival influenza virus genomes from Europe reveal genomic and phenotypic variability during the 1918 pandemic

Co-evolutionary analysis suggests a role for TLR9 in papillomavirus restriction

This study identifies TLR9 as a pattern recognition receptor involved in detecting papillomaviruses and shows co-evolution between papillomaviruses and their hosts.

Timing the SARS-CoV-2 Index Case in Hubei Province

The paper estimates the timing of the first SARS-CoV-2 case in Hubei Province using molecular clock analysis and epidemiological simulations, suggesting it emerged between mid-October and mid-November 2019.

Accommodating individual travel history, global mobility, and unsampled diversity in phylogeography: a SARS-CoV-2 case study.

This paper integrates travel history data into Bayesian phylogeographic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 to improve virus spread reconstructions and address sampling bias.

A near-full-length HIV-1 genome from 1966 recovered from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue

The paper recovers a near-full-length HIV-1 genome from 1966, validating molecular clock estimates and providing direct genomic evidence for HIV-1 evolution in the 1960s.