D. Sacks

Stress conditions promote the mating competency of Leishmania promastigotes in vitro marked by expression of the ancestral gamete fusogen HAP2

This study shows that DNA damage stress enhances in vitro mating efficiency of Leishmania promastigotes, enabling hybridization between multiple species and strains.

The role of dermis resident macrophages and their interaction with neutrophils in the early establishment of Leishmania major infection transmitted by sand fly bite

This study investigates how dermis resident macrophages and neutrophils interact during early Leishmania major infection transmitted by sand fly bite, revealing the role of phagocytosis and receptor tyrosine kinases in infection outcomes.