Recent memories from the E Floor Christmas Lunch at Christmas Steps in Bristol. Lunch was followed by exchange of gifts by Secret Santa.

The Influenza Update Meeting 2018 attracted 50-70 UK Influenza researchers with some additional participants from mainland Europe. Yohei presented our newest research which is in press. The poster session. Dinner in the large hall.

This year's ASCB EMBO meeting took place on the west coast of USA in sunny San Diego. Yohei presented our Flu vRNP debundling work (poster). For him the highlight was the keynote lecture by Sean Morrison and the EMBO Gold Medal lectures by Marek Basler and Melina Schuh. The mini symposiums were full of top quality, cutting-edge science and greatly inspiring. The Convention Center in San Diego. View from the Convention Center. A wonderful sushi dinner with Ari Helenius and Jir