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Bakir Valentic

University of Pennsylvania;

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Receptor-guided engineering of oncolytic vaccinia creates a synthetic support niche for off-the-shelf NK cell therapy

Reza Rezaei, Zhiyang Gan, Ngomu Akeem Akilimali, Jordan Reff, Meiyin Lin, Yansen Xiao, Kush Parikh, Darsh Vithlani, Bakir Valentic, Alexander A Shestov, Ugur Uslu, Taha Azad, Roddy S OConnor, Carl H. June, Neil C. Sheppard

This paper develops a framework to engineer oncolytic vaccinia virus to support off-the-shelf NK cells by aligning viral payloads with NK cell manufacturing limitations.

bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering