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F. Fazekas

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F. FazekasiD2 papers · University of Maryland, College Park

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Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Aashli PathniiD· 2 shared Arpita UpadhyayaiD· 2 shared Aaron P. RapoportiD· 1 shared Alexander WangiD· 1 shared Daniel Yamoah· 1 shared David Henry LumiD· 1 shared Djordje AtanackoviciD· 1 shared Ethan Rosati· 1 shared

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Preventing trogocytosis by cathepsin B inhibition augments CAR T cell function

Kenneth A. Dietze, Kiet Nguyen, Aashli Pathni, F. Fazekas, Wenxiang Sun, Ethan Rosati, Jillian M. Baker, Maday Galeana Figueroa, Etse Gebru, Daniel Yamoah, Rediet Mulatu, Alexander Wang, Aaron P. Rapoport, David Henry Lum, Xiaoxuan Fan, , Tim Luetkens

This study shows that inhibiting cathepsin B prevents CAR T cell fratricide and exhaustion by blocking trogocytosis, improving CAR T cell persistence and anti-tumor activity.

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy · Apr 22, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering

Nuclear morphology and chromatin organization modulate T cell cytoskeletal remodeling and immune synapse formation

Ildelfonso Suarez, Aashli Pathni, F. Fazekas, Matthew Connell, Arpita Upadhyaya

This study shows that chromatin compaction influences T cell spreading and immune synapse formation by modulating actin cytoskeletal organization.

bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2025 · PreprintBiophysics