Statement in Support of: "Virology under the Microscope-a Call for Rational Discourse"

Peter Speck¹, Jason Mackenzie², Rowena A Bull³, Barry Slobedman⁴, Heidi Drummer⁵, Johanna Fraser⁶, Lara Herrero⁷, Karla Helbig⁸, Sarah Londrigan², Gregory Moseley⁶, Natalie Prow⁹, Grant Hansman⁷, Robert Edwards¹, Chantelle Ahlenstiel³, Allison Abendroth⁴, David Tscharke¹⁰, Jody Hobson-Peters¹¹, Robson Kriiger-Loterio⁶, Rhys Parry¹¹, Glenn Marsh¹², Emma Harding¹³, David A Jacques¹³, Matthew J Gartner², Wen Shi Lee², Julie McAuley², Paola Vaz¹⁴, Frank Sainsbury¹⁵, Michelle D Tate^{6

16}, Jane Sinclair¹¹, Allison Imrie¹⁷, Stephen Rawlinson⁶, Andrew Harman^{4

18}, Jillian M Carr¹, Ebony A Monson⁸, Merilyn Hibma¹⁹, Timothy J Mahony¹¹, Thomas Tu^{4

18}, Robert J Center⁵, Lok Bahadur Shrestha³, Robyn Hall^{20

21}, Morgyn Warner^{22

23}, Vernon Ward¹⁹, Danielle E Anderson², Nicholas S Eyre¹, Natalie E Netzler^{24

25}, Alison J Peel¹⁵, Peter Revill²⁶, Michael Beard²², Alistair R Legione¹⁴, Alexandra J Spencer²⁷, Adi Idris^{7

28}, Jade Forwood²⁹, Subir Sarker⁸, Damian F J Purcell², Nathan Bartlett²⁷, Joshua M Deerain², Bruce J Brew^{13

30

31}, Sassan Asgari¹¹, Helen Farrell¹¹, Alexander Khromykh¹¹, Daniel Enosi Tuipulotu¹⁰, David Anderson⁵, Sevim Mese^{11

32}, Yaman Tayyar^{7

33}, Kathryn Edenborough⁶, Jasim Muhammad Uddin³⁴, Abrar Hussain³⁵, Connor J I Daymond², Jacinta Agius⁸, Karyn N Johnson¹¹, Paniz Shirmast⁷, Mahdi Abedinzadeshahri³⁶, Robin MacDiarmid³⁷, Caroline L Ashley⁴, Jay Laws⁸, Lucy L Furfaro¹⁷, Thomas D Burton¹, Stephen M R Johnson¹, Zahra Telikani⁸, Mary Petrone⁴, Justin A Roby²⁹, Carolyn Samer⁴, Andreas Suhrbier^{11

38}, April Van Der Kamp¹, Anthony Cunningham^{4

18}, Celeste Donato³⁹, Jackie Mahar⁴, Wesley D Black⁴⁰, Subhash Vasudevan⁴¹, Roman Lenchine¹, Kirsten Spann²⁸, Daniel J Rawle³⁸, Penny Rudd⁷, Jessica Neil², Richard Kingston²⁴, Timothy P Newsome⁴, Ki Wook Kim¹³, Johnson Mak⁷, Kym Lowry¹¹, Nathan Bryant²⁷, Joanne Meers¹¹, Jason A Roberts^{2

26}, Nigel McMillan⁷, Larisa I Labzin¹¹, Andrii Slonchak¹¹, Leon E Hugo³⁸, Bennett Henzeler¹⁹, Natalee D Newton¹¹, Cassandra T David⁶, Patrick C Reading^{14

42}, Camille Esneau²⁷, Tatiana Briody¹¹, Najla Nasr^{4

18}, Donna McNeale¹⁵, Brian McSharry²⁹, Omid Fakhri²¹, Bethany A Horsburgh³, Grant Logan⁴³, Paul Howley⁴⁴, Paul Young¹¹

Affiliations

¹ Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia.
² Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
⁴ The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁶ Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁷ Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia.
⁸ La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁹ Hull York Medical School, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
¹⁰ Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
¹¹ University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
¹² Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
¹³ University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁴ University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁵ Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia.
¹⁶ Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁷ University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
¹⁸ Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁹ University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
²⁰ Ausvet Pty Ltd., Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
²¹ Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Black Mountain, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
²² University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
²³ SA Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
²⁴ University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
²⁵ Maurice Wilkins Centre of Research Excellence, Auckland, New Zealand.
²⁶ Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Royal Melbourne Hospital at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
²⁷ The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
²⁸ Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
²⁹ Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
³⁰ University of Notre Dame, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³¹ St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³² Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
³³ Prorenata Biotech, Moledinar, Queensland, Australia.
³⁴ Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.
³⁵ Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan.
³⁶ Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
³⁷ The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand.
³⁸ QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
³⁹ Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴⁰ Biotopia Environmental Assessment Pty Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴¹ Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
⁴² WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴³ Children's Medical Research Institute, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
⁴⁴ Vaxmed Pty Ltd., Berwick, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 37097028
PMCID: PMC10286701
DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00165-23

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Statement in Support of: "Virology under the Microscope-a Call for Rational Discourse"

Peter Speck et al. mSphere. 2023.

. 2023 Jun 22;8(3):e0016523.

doi: 10.1128/msphere.00165-23. Epub 2023 Apr 25.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia.
² Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
⁴ The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁶ Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁷ Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia.
⁸ La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁹ Hull York Medical School, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
¹⁰ Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
¹¹ University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
¹² Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
¹³ University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁴ University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁵ Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia.
¹⁶ Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁷ University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
¹⁸ Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁹ University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
²⁰ Ausvet Pty Ltd., Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
²¹ Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Black Mountain, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
²² University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
²³ SA Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
²⁴ University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
²⁵ Maurice Wilkins Centre of Research Excellence, Auckland, New Zealand.
²⁶ Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Royal Melbourne Hospital at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
²⁷ The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
²⁸ Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
²⁹ Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
³⁰ University of Notre Dame, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³¹ St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³² Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
³³ Prorenata Biotech, Moledinar, Queensland, Australia.
³⁴ Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.
³⁵ Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan.
³⁶ Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
³⁷ The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand.
³⁸ QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
³⁹ Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴⁰ Biotopia Environmental Assessment Pty Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴¹ Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
⁴² WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴³ Children's Medical Research Institute, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
⁴⁴ Vaxmed Pty Ltd., Berwick, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 37097028
PMCID: PMC10286701
DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00165-23

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Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV2; biosafety; coronavirus; gain of function; pandemic; zoonosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare a conflict of interest. P Speck owns shares in DFU Solutions Pty Ltd. D Tscharke is a paid consultant of Sementis Ltd. A Spencer is a contributor to intellectual property licensed by Oxford University Innovation to AstraZeneca. P Howley is co-founder, shareholder and managing director of VAXMED Pty Ltd., and an inventor of intellectual property owned by Sementis Ltd and VAXMED Pty Ltd. N Prow is a paid consultant of VAXMED Pty Ltd.

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Virology under the Microscope-a Call for Rational Discourse.
Goodrum F, Lowen AC, Lakdawala S, Alwine J, Casadevall A, Imperiale MJ, Atwood W, Avgousti D, Baines J, Banfield B, Banks L, Bhaduri-McIntosh S, Bhattacharya D, Blanco-Melo D, Bloom D, Boon A, Boulant S, Brandt C, Broadbent A, Brooke C, Cameron C, Campos S, Caposio P, Chan G, Cliffe A, Coffin J, Collins K, Damania B, Daugherty M, Debbink K, DeCaprio J, Dermody T, Dikeakos J, DiMaio D, Dinglasan R, Duprex WP, Dutch R, Elde N, Emerman M, Enquist L, Fane B, Fernandez-Sesma A, Flenniken M, Frappier L, Frieman M, Frueh K, Gack M, Gaglia M, Gallagher T, Galloway D, García-Sastre A, Geballe A, Glaunsinger B, Goff S, Greninger A, Hancock M, Harris E, Heaton N, Heise M, Heldwein E, Hogue B, Horner S, Hutchinson E, Hyser J, Jackson W, Kalejta R, Kamil J, Karst S, Kirchhoff F, Knipe D, Kowalik T, Lagunoff M, Laimins L, Langlois R, Lauring A, Lee B, Leib D, Liu SL, Longnecker R, Lopez C, Luftig M, Lund J, Manicassamy B, McFadden G, McIntosh M, Mehle A, Miller WA, Mohr I, Moody C, Moorman N, Moscona A, Mounce B, Munger J, Münger K, Murphy E, Naghavi M, Nelson J, Neufeldt C, Nikolich J, O'Connor C, Ono A, Orenstein W, Ornelles D, Ou JH, Parker J, Parrish C, Pekosz A, Pellett P, Pfeiffer J, Plem… See abstract for full author list ➔ Goodrum F, et al. mSphere. 2023 Apr 20;8(2):e0003423. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00034-23. Epub 2023 Jan 26. mSphere. 2023. PMID: 36700653 Free PMC article.

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