@GreningerLab

Head, Infectious Disease Diagnostics Division at University of Washington. Infectious Diseases Research, Clinical Trials, and Testing. @uwlabmedpath @UWVirology

 Seattle, WA
depts.washington.edu/uwvirus/
Joined February 2019
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Efforts are underway @UWMedicine to streamline Western Blot genital herpes test interpretation. Scientific American's @sciam Lauren Schneider spoke with @uwlabmedpath's virus experts Alex Greninger @GreningerLab & Pavitra Roychoudhury @pavitrarc tinyurl.com/28rfzkv4

Genital herpes tests are notoriously unreliable, but better ones are in the works

The best blood test for herpes is only available at a single lab. What would it take for that to change?

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Keith Robison@OmicsOmicsBlogJun 1
The BioFire diagnostic PCR system has a high false positive rate for norovirus in 2024 So this group cracked open some BioFire PCR pouches and sequenced the amplicon in Norovirus positives Poor amplicon design - amplified of common enteric bacteria medrxiv.org/content/10.64898…

High Norovirus False Discovery Rates and Noro-1 Assay Cross-Reactivity in the BioFire FilmArray...

Molecular syndromic panels such as the BioFire FilmArray Gastrointestinal Panel (BF-GIP) have been widely adopted for gastrointestinal illness diagnosis due to their fast turnaround times and broad...

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NEJM
@NEJMMay 8
Correspondence: Human Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N5) Virus nej.md/4tob22K #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth
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NEJM
@NEJMFeb 25
Mpox continues to spread in many communities. Tecovirimat has activity against orthopoxviruses in vitro. In a phase 3 trial involving patients with acute mpox, tecovirimat showed no evidence of clinical activity. Full STOMP/A5418 trial results:
Original Article | Feb 26, 2026 Tecovirimat for the Treatment of Mpox Figure 2A. Primary Outcome Measure, Clinical Resolution

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A new, rapid, point-of-care diagnostic lab test for hepatitis C could help thousands be cured, but adequate insurance reimbursement is vital, researchers @uwlabmedpath say. @GreningerLab @JClinMicro tinyurl.com/438xm9jk

Costs pose hurdle for promising new hepatitis C lab test - UW Medicine | Newsroom

News and information for journalists

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David Bacsik@dbacsik19 Mar 2025
1/ How has H5N1 affected this year’s flu season in Seattle? Despite ongoing outbreaks in birds & cattle nationally, we detected zero H5N1 cases in 675 influenza A-positive specimens tested at UW Medicine.
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Just when you think you've dodged the latest round of colds at work or school, sniffles & sore throat begin. A new study @GreningerLab @uwlabmedpath @JIDJournal suggests a strategy rhinoviruses might be using to raise their chances of infecting people tinyurl.com/2rhr77zv
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As U.S. syphilis cases surge, @uwlabmedpath researchers are determined to improve diagnostic tests for the infection. Untreated cases can cause severe harm. Grants @NIAIDNews @NIH awarded to @GreningerLab @MolMicro_Path & Salipante lab tinyurl.com/tsa6xh4m
Colorized electron micrograph of the syphilis bacteria. Image from the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases at the NIH.

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Let’s go!! ⁦@GreningerLab⁩ kicking off the the afternoon session at #SCASM2024
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medRxiv@medrxivpreprint16 Feb 2024
Performance characteristics of highly automated HSV-1 and HSV-2 IgG testing medrxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #medRxiv
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medRxiv@medrxivpreprint14 Feb 2024
Genomic epidemiology and evolution of rhinovirus in western Washington State, 2021-22 medrxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #medRxiv
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bioRxiv@biorxivpreprint12 May 2023
Within-host rhinovirus evolution in upper and lower respiratory tract highlights capsid variability and mutation-independent compartmentalization biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #bioRxiv
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bioRxiv@biorxivpreprint14 May 2023
Genomic epidemiology of Treponema pallidum and circulation of strains with diminished tprK antigen variation capability in Seattle, 2021-2022 biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #bioRxiv
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medRxiv@medrxivpreprint14 Nov 2022
Evaluation and Clinical Validation of Monkeypox Virus Real-Time PCR Assays medrxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #medRxiv
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medRxiv@medrxivpreprint14 Dec 2022
Genomic characterization of respiratory syncytial virus 2022-2023 outbreak in Washington State, USA medrxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #medRxiv
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@GreningerLab has a great opportunity available for a Research Scientist/Engineer 3!
UW Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology 🔬@uwlabmedpath28 Jun 2022
We are hiring! tinyurl.com/yckpra8e We are seeking a full-time #Virology Research Scientist 3 position with the @GreningerLab. Req # 196264 @UWVirology #nextgenerationsequencing #molecularbiology
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@UWVirology is offering #monkeypoxtesting. You don't need to be a @UWMedicine patient to get it - your doctor can order it from us here: testguide.labmed.uw.edu/publ….
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SGTF update from @UWVirology 12/18 We are now at >50% likely Omicron for samples from WA.
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ICYMI: Watch the full video of yesterday's media briefing with public health leaders, including @trvrb, @DocJeffD, @SantiagoNeme and @GreningerLab, urging the public to prepare for a rapid surge in COVID-19 Omicron cases. bit.ly/3q6FFuY
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bioRxiv@biorxivpreprint29 Jun 2021
A bifluorescent-based assay for the identification of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in vitro and in vivo biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #bioRxiv
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