NCV IN GLOBAL NEWS / GLOBAL SPLASH/ DISCOVERY Husker discovery of aquatic virus-eater makes global splash IN CASE YOU MISSED IT by Scott Schrage | University Communication and Marketing Kit Lee and Angie Fox Chlorovirus particles shown infecting microscopic green algae. A recent study from John DeLong and colleagues revealed that a microorganism found in freshwater can feed on chloroviruses Happy holidays, indeed. In late December 2022, a study led by Nebraska ecologist John DeLong was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . That paper broke a microorganism’s big secret: Not only can it eat viruses, it can survive and even thrive on a virus-only diet. Nebraska Today published its own story on the discovery — one viewed 18,000-plus times in less than a week. But that article was just one of many. To date, stories on the findings have run in more than 100 news outlets and more than 15 languages, from Spanish, Italian and Ger...
Faculty and Departments Faculty info UNL Below is the list of faculty members associated with the NCV (Nebraska Center for Virology), representing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL): Asit Pattnaik - Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences David D. Dunigan - Research Professor, Department of Plant Pathology Eric Weaver - NCV Director and Professor, School of Biological Sciences Gustavo A. Delhon - Research Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Hernan Garcia-Ruiz - NCV Associate Director and Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology Hiep Vu - Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science James Van Etten - William Allington Distinguished Professor of Plant Pathology Jay Reddy - Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Lindsey Crawford - Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry Luwen Zhang - Professor, School of Biolog...
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