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Benjamin D. Varco-Merth

Oregon National Primate Research Center

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Bioinformatics· 1 Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:rat· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Afam A. OkoyeiD· 3 shared Brandon F. KeeleiD· 2 shared Jeffrey D. LifsoniD· 2 shared Louis J. PickeriD· 2 shared Agatha MacairaniD· 1 shared Alejandra Marenco· 1 shared Andrea N. SelsethiD· 1 shared Anthony Bowen· 1 shared

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A Bispecific Biologic That Robustly Reverses HIV-1 and SIV Latency

Yaoxing Huang, Manoj S. Nair, Jian Yu, Sue Chong, Hsiang Hong, Hiroshi Mohri, Hiroshi Takata, Benjamin D. Varco-Merth, Alejandra Marenco, Jeffrey D. Lifson, Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu, Anthony Bowen, Lydie Trautmann, Sandhya Vasan, Tae‐Wook Chun, , David D Ho

This paper develops a bispecific biologic that effectively reactivates HIV-1 and SIV latency in multiple models with minimal off-target effects.

bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Distinct phases of immune system programming during ART-suppressed immunodeficiency virus infection

Maanasa Kaza, Benjamin D. Varco-Merth, GW McElfresh, Sebastián Benjamín, Gregory J. Boggy, Morgan Chaunzwa, Shana Feltham, Sohita Ojha, Karina Belica, Andrea N. Selseth, Michael D. Nekorchuk, Kathleen Busman‐Sahay, Brandon F. Keele, Dan H. Barouch, Jeffrey D. Lifson, , Benjamin N. Bimber

The paper identifies two distinct phases of immune system changes in ART-suppressed HIV infection using single-cell transcriptomics and proteomics in rhesus macaques.

Cell Reports · Sep 30, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Dissecting the steps in early Simian Immunodeficiency Virus dissemination following mucosal and intravenous infection of rhesus macaques

Steffen S. Docken, Agatha Macairan, Timothy E. Schlub, Christine M. Fennessey, Benjamin D. Varco-Merth, Louis J. Picker, Afam A. Okoye, Taina T. Immonen, Deborah Cromer, Brandon F. Keele, Miles P. Davenport

This study uses a barcoded SIV infection model to analyze the dissemination bottleneck in rhesus macaques, finding anatomical heterogeneity contributes most to early viral spread variability.

Journal of Virology · Feb 18, 2026Peer-reviewedBioinformatics