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Colton M McNinch

National Institutes of Health

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1

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Cell-specific responses of Anopheles gambiae fat body to blood feeding and infection at a single nuclei resolution

Stephanie Serafim de Carvalho, Colton M McNinch, Ana Beatriz F. Barletta, Carolina V. Barillas-Mury

The paper characterizes the cellular diversity and functional responses of Anopheles gambiae fat body cells to blood feeding and infection at single-cell resolution, identifying specialized roles in immunity and reproduction.

Nature Communications · Feb 24, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

Microbiota-dependent IFN-L controls uterine and placental immunity.

Elisha Segrist, Anne Roman, Eduard Ansaldo, Juliana Perez Chaparro, Colton M McNinch, Irini Sereti, Yasmine Belkaid

This study identifies IFN-L as a microbiota-dependent regulator of uterine immunity, controlling both immunoregulation and antibacterial responses during pregnancy.

bioRxiv · Jan 29, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Strain-Specific Tropism and Transcriptional Responses of Enterovirus D68 Infection in Human Spinal Cord Organoids

Nathânia Dábilla, Sarah Maya, Colton M McNinch, Taylor John Eddens, Patrick Dolan, Megan Culler Freeman

This study uses scRNA-seq to analyze EV-D68 infection in human spinal cord organoids, revealing strain-specific tropism and host transcriptional responses associated with AFM.

Frontiers in Microbiology · Nov 19, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Activating FcγRs on monocytes are necessary for optimal Mayaro virus clearance

Megan M. Dunagan, Nathânia Dábilla, Colton M McNinch, Jason M. Brenchley, Patrick Dolan, Julie M. Fox

This study shows that activating FcγRs on monocytes are necessary for optimal Mayaro virus clearance and prevent monocytes from being infected.

PLoS Pathogens · Feb 24, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology