[Steve Van Doorn]

The more we look into this the worse it looks.
Cathepsin B and to a lesser extent cathepsin L have been found to be necessary for the Ebola virus to enter host cells. Same with cancers and crossing the blood brain barrier.

[smileyface]

Yes. Ebola, zika, hanta, SARS and phlebovirus. That's what's on tap, methinks. Note the last big worldwide ebola outbreak was in 2014, and note the date of the grants.

I could not find R01 AI43455/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States[Grant Number], per se. However, I found grants to Paul Bates at UPenn, if you want to have a look.

https://federalreporter.nih.gov/projects/search/?searchId=2cde7dcf438f48e7bebdd6c5910464e3&searchMode=Advanced&resultType=projects&filters=