Recent Faculty Publications
Our research has been published in a variety of national and international peer-reviewed journals.
- Simmons SR, Tchalla EYI, Bhalla M, Bou Ghanem EN. (2022) The Age-Driven Decline in Neutrophil Function Contributes to the Reduced Efficacy of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Old Hosts. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (Jan), 12: 849224. doi:10.3389/fcimb.2022.849224
- Dey-Rao R, Smith GR, Timilsina U, Falls Z, Samudrala R, Stavrou S, Melendy T. (2021) A fluorescence-based, gain-of-signal, live cell system to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibition. Antiviral Research (Dec), 195 doi:10.1016/j.antiviral.2021.105183
- Warunek J, Jin RM, Blair SJ, Garis M, Marzullo B, Wohlfert EA. (2021) Tbet Expression by Regulatory T Cells Is Needed to Protect against Th1-Mediated Immunopathology during Toxoplasma Infection in Mice. ImmunoHorizons (Dec), 5(12): 931-943.
- Zalem D, Juhás M, Terrinoni M, King-Lyons N, Lebens M, Varrot A, Connell TD, Teneberg S. (2021) Characterization of the ganglioside recognition profile of Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin LT-IIc. Glycobiology (Dec).
- Dey-Rao R, Smith GR, Timilsina U, Falls Z, Samudrala R, Stavrou S, Melendy T. (2021) A fluorescence-based, gain-of-signal, live cell system to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibition. Antiviral research (Nov), 195: 105183. doi:10.1016/j.antiviral.2021.105183
- Bhatta M, Shenoy GN, Loyall JL, Gray BD, Bapardekar M, Conway A, Minderman H, Kelleher RJ, Carreno BM, Linette G, Shultz LD, Odunsi K, Balu-Iyer SV, Pak KY, Bankert RB. (2021) Novel phosphatidylserine-binding molecule enhances antitumor T-cell responses by targeting immunosuppressive exosomes in human tumor microenvironments. Journal for immunotherapy of cancer (Oct), 9(10). doi:10.1136/jitc-2021-003148
- Mishra A, Kaur JN, McSkimming DI, Hegedusová E, Dubey AP, Ciganda M, Paris Z, Read LK. (2021) Selective nuclear export of mRNAs is promoted by DRBD18 in Trypanosoma brucei. Molecular microbiology (Sep), 116(3): 827-840. doi:10.1111/mmi.14773
- Garrison P, Umaer K, Bangs JD. (2021) The role of glycosylphosphatidylinositol phospholipase C in membrane trafficking in Trypanosoma brucei. Molecular and biochemical parasitology (Sep), 245: 111409.
- Armbruster CE, Brauer AL, Humby MS, Shao J, Chakraborty S. (2021) Prospective assessment of catheter-associated bacteriuria clinical presentation, epidemiology, and colonization dynamics in nursing home residents. JCI insight (Sep).
- Nguyen NH, Glassman FY, Dingman RK, Shenoy GN, Wohlfert EA, Kay JG, Bankert RB, Balu-Iyer SV. (2021) Rational design of a nanoparticle platform for oral prophylactic immunotherapy to prevent immunogenicity of therapeutic proteins. Scientific reports (Sep), 11(1): 17853. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-97333-0
- Umaer K, Aresta-Branco F, Chandra M, van Straaten M, Zeelen J, Lapouge K, Waxman B, Stebbins CE, Bangs JD. (2021) Dynamic, variable oligomerization and the trafficking of variant surface glycoproteins of Trypanosoma brucei. Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) (Aug), 22(8): 274-283.
- Knapp MA, Johnson TA, Ritter MK, Rainer RO, Fiester SE, Grier JT, Connell TD, Arce S. (2021) Immunomodulatory regulation by heat-labile enterotoxins and potential therapeutic applications. Expert review of vaccines (Aug), 20(8): 975-987.
- Garrison P, Khan U, Cipriano M, Bush PJ, McDonald J, Sur A, Myler PJ, Smith TK, Hajduk SL, Bangs JD. (2021) Turnover of Variant Surface Glycoprotein in Trypanosoma brucei Is a Bimodal Process. mBio (Aug), 12(4): e0172521. doi:10.1128/mBio.01725-21
- Zonneville J, Wang M, Alruwaili MM, Smith B, Melnick M, Eng KH, Melendy T, Park BH, Iyer R, Fountzilas C, Bakin AV. (2021) Selective therapeutic strategy for p53-deficient cancer by targeting dysregulation in DNA repair. Communications biology (Jul), 4(1): 862. doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02370-0
- White AN, Learman BS, Brauer AL, Armbruster CE. (2021) Catalase Activity is Critical for Proteus mirabilis Biofilm Development, EPS Composition, and Dissemination During Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection. Infection and immunity (Jul)IAI0017721.
- Bhalla M, Heinzinger LR, Morenikeji OB, Marzullo B, Thomas BN, Bou Ghanem EN. (2021) Transcriptome profiling reveals CD73 and age-driven changes in neutrophil responses against Streptococcus pneumoniae. Infection and immunity (Jul)IAI0025821.
- Glausen TG, Carrillo GL, Jin RM, Boyle JP, Saeij JPJ, Wohlfert EA, Fox MA, Blader IJ. (2021) The Toxoplasma Polymorphic Effector GRA15 Mediates Seizure Induction by Modulating Interleukin-1 Signaling in the Brain. mBio (Jun), 12(3): e0133121. doi:10.1128/mBio.01331-21
- Glausen TG, Carrillo GL, Jin RM, Boyle JP, Saeij JPJ, Wohlfert EA, Fox MA, Blader IJ. (2021) The Toxoplasma Polymorphic Effector GRA15 Mediates Seizure Induction by Modulating Interleukin-1 Signaling in the Brain. mBio (Jun), 12(3): e0133121. doi:10.1128/mBio.01331-21
- Walkowski W, Bassett J, Bhalla M, Pfeifer BA, Ghanem ENB. (2021) Intranasal Vaccine Delivery Technology for Respiratory Tract Disease Application with a Special Emphasis on Pneumococcal Disease. Vaccines (Jun), 9(6) doi:10.3390/vaccines9060589
- Joma BH, Siwapornchai N, Vanguri VK, Shrestha A, Roggensack SE, Davidson BA, Tai AK, Hakansson AP, Meydani SN, Leong JM, Bou Ghanem EN. (2021) A Murine Model for Enhancement of Streptococcus pneumoniae Pathogenicity Upon Viral Infection and Advanced Age. Infection and immunity (May)
