by | Sep 21, 2020 | Liu, Zhuoming, Whelan, Sean
— This is a large panel of variants in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein incorporated into a VSV-vector. These were largely selected as escape mutants to neutralizing antibodies or were designed to probe the function of circulating viral variants. These constructs can be used to screen antibodies and solub…
by | Sep 21, 2020 | Bloyet, Louis-Marie, Whelan, Sean
— This VSV-SARS1 chimeric virus is a biosafety level 2 reporter of SARS COV 1 infection. It could be used to study shared mechanisms of neutralization by antibodies, selection of escape mutants and studies of viral entry.
by | Jul 15, 2020 | Rothlauf, Paul, Whelan, Sean
— Background: Recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) has successfully been used to create a vaccine for Ebola virus that is currently on the market. Previously, Professor Sean Whelan and colleagues have exploited the VSV platform to create similar vectors for both SARS and MERS.
Technology: The…