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Alain R. Townsend

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

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A broadly-neutralizing antibody against Ebolavirus glycoprotein that potentiates the breadth and neutralization potency of other antibodies

Francesca R. Donnellan, Vamseedhar Rayaprolu, Pramila Rijal, Victoria O’Dowd, Amar D. Parvate, Heather Callaway, Chitra Hariharan, Dipti Parekh, Sean Hui, Kelly C. L. Shaffer, Rubén Díaz-Avalos, Kathryn M. Hastie, Lisa M. Schimanski, Helena Müller-Kräuter, Thomas Strecker, , Simon J. Draper

The paper identifies two broadly neutralizing antibodies against Ebolavirus glycoprotein and shows that one enhances the neutralization breadth and potency of other antibodies.

npj Viruses · May 7, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology