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G. H. Rafael

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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K. S. Plante

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Combinatorial mRNA vaccination enhances protection against SARS-CoV-2 delta variant

R. L. Hajnik, J. A. Plante, Y. Liang, M.-G. Alameh, J. Tang, C. Zhong, A. Adam, D. Scharton, G. H. Rafael, Y. Liu, N. C. Hazell, J. Sun, L. Soong, P.-Y. Shi, T. Wang, , H. Hu

This study shows that combining mRNA vaccines targeting the SARS-CoV-2 spike and nucleoprotein proteins enhances protection against the delta variant in animal models.

bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Emergence of Zika virus: Direct reversion of mutations and fitness restoration prior to spread to the Americas

J. Liu, Y. Liu, C. Shan, B. T. D. Nunes, R. Yun, S. L. Haller, G. H. Rafael, S. R. Azar, C. R. Andersen, K. S. Plante, N. Vasilakis, P.-Y. Shi, S. C. Weaver

This study identifies four mutations in Zika virus that reversed prior mutations, restoring fitness for urban transmission and increasing epidemic risk before the virus spread to the Americas.

bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology