General News
Mutations of the spike gene do not predict the severity of variants of SARS-CoV-2
New research from UNC Charlotte’s Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER) has found that the two recent and prevalent strains of the virus that cause COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 variants BA.2.86 and JN.1, are not significantly better than their predecessor Omicron at evading immune responses and causing infections despite having a high number of […]
Mutations do not predict the severity of current variants
New research from UNC Charlotte’s Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER) has found that the two most prevalent strains of the virus that cause COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 variants BA.2.86 and JN.1, are not significantly better than their predecessor Omicron at evading immune responses and causing infections despite having a high number of mutations […]
R15 – BITE (Bat Immunology Training and Education)
Bats represent 25% of all the mammals on Earth, and are elite suppressors of highly pathogenic viruses, rarely develop cancer, and have very long lifespans relative to body size. T cells are essential in the long-term suppression of viruses and cancer via the adaptive immune system leading to limited disease and long lifespan. Fundamentally, T […]
Tickborne Illnesses
Dr. Vieira visits Chapel Hill to give a talk at UNC’s Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases Rafael Felipe Da Costa Vieira, PhD, is an assistant professor of One Health in the Department of Public Health Sciences and CIPHER at UNC Charlotte. Dr. Vieira’s research focuses on the ecoepidemiology of ticks and tick-borne diseases […]
Nature little vampires
They may be small, but ticks are known as one of nature’s most feared vampires due to their transmission of illnesses like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Dr. Rafael Vieira, of CIPHER at UNC Charlotte, joined Charlotte Talks With Mike Collins to discuss Ticks and the various infectious diseases they carry and transmit. View […]
Climbing the Ranks
Chancellor Gaber released the Chancellor’s Annual Report 2022-2023. The video highlights the various ways that UNC Charlotte is climbing the ranks.
Rise of tick-borne illnesses
With tick populations expanding and numbers on the rise, WBTV interviewed Dr. Rafael Vieira at UNC’s CIPHER Center to learn more. View the story
RESEARCHING ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA
WBTV’s Jamie Boll returned to UNC Charlotte for a discussion with Juan Vivero-Escoto PH.D. to learn more about antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Click here to view the story featured on…”On Your Side with Jamie Boll”
Research program coming to UNC Charlotte could help prevent world’s next pandemic
WBTV and Jamie Boll recently visited the CIPHER Research Center for a story featured on WBTVs’, “On Your Side with Jamie Boll”. Click here to view the story…
EFFECTIVE AGAINST NEWLY EMERGENT SARS-COV-2 XBB.1.5
ADVANCED COMPUTING AT UNC CHARLOTTE INDICATES CURRENT ANTIBODIES EFFECTIVE AGAINST NEWLY EMERGENT SARS-COV-2 XBB.1.5 A team at UNC Charlotte’s Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER) and Tuple, a Charlotte-based genomics consulting firm, has used artificial intelligence to rapidly assess the public health implications of the newly emergent SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1.5 variant. […]