Draft talk:Benjamin tenOever

Sources supporting this draft

Below are the news sources to support a concise account of my education, academic career and research. The publications cited can all be found using the provided Pubmed ID at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

Kerry Grens's on-line article (https://www.the-scientist.com/benjamin-tenoever-going-viral-38195) describes my graduate research at McGill University.

James Somers's on-line article (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/09/how-the-coronavirus-hacks-the-immune-system) reports on the lab's pandemic research.

Rebecca Roberts's on-line article (https://www.the-scientist.com/then-and-now-benjamin-tenoever-programs-viruses-to-deliver-therapeutics-74418) is a follow up on Kerry Gren’s article noted above and includes an interview about my more current research program.

Lisa Schnirring's on-line article (https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/study-technique-adds-kill-switch-modified-flu-viruses) discusses a proposed strategy to mitigate the risks of gain-of-function research.

Sharon Begley's on-line article (https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/21/coronavirus-hijacks-cells-in-unique-ways/) explains the laboratory's findings on the immune response to SARS-CoV-2.

Robin Lloyd’s on-line article (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-smell-loss-and-long-covid-linked-to-inflammation1/) provides coverage of my research on anosmia following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

In addition, my education and appointment details can be checked against my NYU faculty profile at https://med.nyu.edu/faculty/benjamin-tenoever. My former appointment at Mount Sinai can be validated https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2010/mount-sinai-microbiologist-receives-2010-icaac-young-investigator-award-for-his-work-focusing-on-virus-infection and and at https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2017/mount-sinai-and-institut-pasteur-announce-affiliation which described my Fulbright alward. The Fulbright award can also be found here: https://fulbrightscholars.org/grantee/benjamin-tenoever and here https://fulbright-france.org/en/celebrate-75th-anniversary-fulbright-program, which further confirms me as an American virologist.

Combined, these records support specific biographical facts; the broader assessment of the work rests on the published coverage.

The honors paragraph draws on the Pew scholar directory found here: https://www.pew.org/en/projects/pew-biomedical-scholars/directory-of-pew-scholars/2008/benjamin-tenoever, the White House's July 2009 announcement found here: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the_press_office/PRESIDENT-HONORS-OUTSTANDING-EARLY-CAREER-SCIENTISTS. The Vilcek finalist claim can be validated here: https://vilcek.org/news/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2012-vilcek-prizes/ whereas the Blavatnik award can is here: https://blavatnikawards.org/news/items/finalists-prestigious-blavatnik-national-awards-young-scientists-announced/. My election to the American Academy of Microbiology can be found here: https://asm.org/press-releases/2022/feb-2022/65-fellows-elected-into-the-american-academy-of-mi. The source collection also includes professional and funding records beyond the honors selected for the biography. These are the Milstein Young Investigator Award (https://cytokinesociety.org/milstein-young-investigator-award-winners-2009-2019/), the ASM historical award (https://asm.org/getmedia/21a953ba-f4f1-44cb-b6e0-32ef4d5c0ab9/Past-ASM-Awardees.pdf), the 2010 PNAS Cozzarelli Prizes, https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/647163), the Burroughs Wellcome Fund investigator fellowship (https://www.bwfund.org/grants/infectious-diseases/investigators-in-the-pathogenesis-of-infectious-disease/), the (ASGCT Outstanding New Investigator Award (https://www.asgct.org/education-career-resources/grants-funding-awards/outstanding-new-investigator-award) and the ASV Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator Award (https://www.asv.org/ann-palmenberg-junior-investigator-award).