Superinfection Inhibition: Science Advocacy in Action

Understanding superinfection inhibition offers key insights into how viruses evolve, compete, and interact with their environments. In the featured webinar, Isabella Aquino, Ph.D., M.S., presented her discovery that giant viruses can prevent other viruses from infecting the same host cell—revealing a striking strategy of viral competition. As giant viruses continue to challenge the boundaries of what defines a virus, research like this helps refine core biological concepts. Aquino’s work deepens our understanding of virus-host dynamics and highlights the remarkable complexity of microscopic life. Fueled by curiosity and a drive to explore the unknown, she investigates some of the field’s biggest questions—like just how large and diverse viruses can be, and what that means for the microbial sciences.

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