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Andrew Akampurira

Infectious Diseases Institute

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Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Aleeza C. GersteiniD· 1 shared Benjamin D. LueckiD· 1 shared Chaoyang XueiD· 1 shared David B. MeyaiD· 1 shared David R. BoulwareiD· 1 shared Ivy M. DambuzaiD· 1 shared Katrina M. JacksoniD· 1 shared Kirsten NielseniD· 1 shared

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Cryptococcus neoformans responds to presence of mycobacterium by diversifying its morphologies and remodelling its capsular material

Orlando Ross, Andrew Akampurira, Liliane Mukaremera, Ivy M. Dambuza

This study shows that Cryptococcus neoformans changes its morphology and capsule when exposed to mycobacteria, potentially worsening co-infection outcomes.

Journal of Medical Microbiology · Feb 23, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Identification of pathogen genomic differences that impact human immune response and disease during Cryptococcus neoformans infection

Aleeza C. Gerstein, Katrina M. Jackson, Tami R. McDonald, Yina Wang, Benjamin D. Lueck, Sara Bohjanen, Kyle D. Smith, Andrew Akampurira, David B. Meya, Chaoyang Xue, David R. Boulware, Kirsten Nielsen

The paper identifies 40 Cryptococcus neoformans genes associated with human immune response and disease outcomes using clinical and genomic data from Ugandan patients.

mBio · Jul 15, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics