Publications

This study investigated why COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) therapy has shown inconclusive efficacy in treating severe COVID-19.

This study investigates factors associated with delayed viral suppression in HIV-1 patients receiving fostemsavir (FTR), a first-in-class HIV-1 attachment inhibitor.

This perspective article discusses recent advancements and challenges in applying machine learning (ML) to analyze adaptive immune receptor repertoires (AIRRs), particularly focusing on B cell receptors (BCRs) and T cell receptors (TCRs).

This study investigates the transcriptional changes in immune cell genes during the progression of COVID-19, comparing mild and severe cases.

This study examines the antibody responses elicited by the heterologous Ad26/Ad5 adenovirus-vectored vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, comparing them with LNP-mRNA vaccines and natural infection.

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This study focuses on the immune response in COVID-19 outpatients, specifically examining the role of antibody-dependent natural killer (NK) cell functions during convalescence.

This study investigates how IgG responses to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, particularly those targeting conserved regions from seasonal coronaviruses (shCoVs), influence COVID-19 disease severity.

This study explores the potential of non-neutralizing antibodies targeting HIV-1 envelope regions (V1V2 and V3) to reduce mucosal infection and virus burden in humanized mice.

This study investigates the therapeutic efficacy of human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against Andes virus (ANDV), the causative agent of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS).

This study investigates the role of an endocytic motif on HIV-1 Env (envelope protein) in modulating the co-transfer of Env and Gag (structural protein) during HIV-1 cell-cell transmission through virological synapses (VSs).

This study examines the immune responses associated with Choclo Orthohantavirus (CHOV) infection, which causes hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) in Panama.

This study examines the CD4+ T regulatory (Treg) cell phenotype in survivors of Andes Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome (HCPS) to understand how the immune system regulates the infection and disease outcomes.

This study investigates the use of P2X1 receptor antagonists, NF279 and NF449, to block HIV-1 infection, focusing on their ability to inhibit viral fusion.

This review article discusses the role of V1V2-specific antibodies (Abs) in controlling or protecting against HIV, SIV, and SHIV infections, with a focus on the immune response triggered by vaccines.

This study identifies two recombinant human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), JL16 and MIB22, that protect against lethal Andes hantavirus (ANDV) infection in a Syrian hamster model of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS).

This study investigates the Fc-gamma receptor (FCGR) activation profiles of IgG antibodies (Abs) from HIV viremic controllers (VCs) and how they contribute to immune responses against HIV.

This review focuses on the unique features of HIV-1 transmission through virological synapses (VS), which are specialized structures formed between infected and uninfected T cells.

This study by Alvarez et al. (2014) investigates how the HIV-1 Vpu protein antagonizes the host protein tetherin to avoid immune detection and clearance, specifically inhibiting antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC).

This study investigates how post-integration HIV-1 infection in cervical epithelial cells contributes to the contact-dependent productive infection of CD4+ T cells.

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This study investigates the role of the whey acidic protein (ps20), a member of the WFDC1 family, in promoting HIV-1 transmission between CD4+ T cells, specifically through enhancing intercellular adhesion.

This study explores the role of CD86 expression on human islet endothelial cells (ECs) in facilitating the adhesion and migration of T cells, particularly CD4+ T cells.

This study identifies the WFDC1/ps20 protein as a key factor influencing the permissiveness of CD4+ T cells to HIV-1 infection.

This study investigates how orthophosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides (PS-ODN) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) work together to enhance immune responses in human primary monocytes.

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This study investigates the role of tyrosine phosphorylation in the ligand-independent sequestration of the CXCR4 receptor in human primary monocytes-macrophages.

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