G. Barba-Spaeth

Prior flavivirus immunity skews the yellow fever vaccine response to expand cross-reactive antibodies with increased risk of antibody dependent enhancement of Zika and dengue virus infection

This study shows that prior TBEV immunity alters the YF17D vaccine response, leading to cross-reactive antibodies that increase the risk of ADE for dengue and Zika.

Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection drives long-term remodeling of the memory B cell repertoire in vaccinated individuals.

This study shows that Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection in vaccinated individuals leads to long-term remodeling of memory B cells, enhancing neutralizing breadth and potency against common and BA.1 epitopes but not BA.5.

Immune escape of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant from mRNA vaccination-elicited RBD-specific memory B cells.

The paper assesses how well mRNA vaccine-induced memory B cells recognize the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 and finds that Omicron evades recognition more than previous variants.

Tunneling nanotubes provide a novel route for SARS-CoV-2 spreading between permissive cells and to non-permissive neuronal cells.

This study shows SARS-CoV-2 uses tunneling nanotubes to spread between permissive cells and infect non-permissive neuronal cells.

Memory B cells control SARS-CoV-2 variants upon mRNA vaccination of naive and COVID-19 recovered individuals.

The study compares memory B cell responses in naive and recovered individuals after mRNA vaccination, showing enhanced expansion and neutralization against variants in recovered patients.

Sensitive visualization of SARS-CoV-2 RNA with CoronaFISH

This paper introduces CoronaFISH, a method to visualize SARS-CoV-2 RNA in cells and tissues, demonstrating its sensitivity and applicability in various biological contexts.

Maturation and persistence of the anti-SARS-CoV-2 memory B cell response.

This study tracks the maturation of SARS-CoV-2-specific memory B cells over 6 months, showing their persistence and mutation accumulation.