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J. J. Lutwama

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genomics· 1 Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Approach:deep learning· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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D. Jjingo· 2 shared J. T. Kayiwa· 2 shared S. Balinandi· 2 shared A. D. S. Filipe· 1 shared A. I. Kuehne· 1 shared A. K. Mishra· 1 shared A. R. Ademun· 1 shared A. S. Herbert· 1 shared

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2021-2024 · peak 2/yr

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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Survivors Elicit Protective Non-Neutralizing Antibodies that Target 11 Overlapping Regions on Viral Glycoprotein GP38

O. S. Shin, S. R. Monticelli, C. K. Hjorth, V. Hornet, M. Doyle, D. Abelson, A. I. Kuehne, A. Wang, R. R. Bakken, A. K. Mishra, M. Middlecamp, E. Champney, L. Stuart, D. P. Maurer, J. Li, , J. S. McLellan

The paper identifies non-neutralizing antibodies from CCHFV survivors that target multiple regions on GP38, showing protective efficacy in rodent models.

bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2024Immunology

Ticks; a reservoir for virus emergence at the human-livestock interface in Uganda

S. A. Atim, S. Ashraf, M. Niebel, A. Ssekagiri, M. N. Hardy, J. G. Shepherd, L. Tong, A. R. Ademun, P. Vudriko, J. Erume, S. Odongo, D. Muhanguzi, W. Nguma, T. Nakayiki, J. Namulondo, , E. C. Thomson

The paper sequences ticks in Uganda to identify viruses, finding 22 species including 8 pathogens and 5 novel viruses, with orthonairoviruses being prevalent.

bioRxiv · Mar 10, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Genetic Diversity of Bundibugyo Ebolavirus from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo

I. E. Omara, S. K. Muyingo, S. Balinandi, L. Nyakarahuka, J. Kiconco, J. T. Kayiwa, G. Mboowa, D. Jjingo, J. J. Lutwama

The paper analyzes genetic variants of Bundibugyo Ebolavirus from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to assess genetic diversity and relatedness between two outbreaks.

bioRxiv · Oct 18, 2021 · PreprintGenomics

Phylogenomic analysis of Uganda influenza type-A viruses to assess their relatedness to the vaccine strains and other Africa viruses: a molecular epidemiology study.

G. Nabakooza, D. C. Owuor, Z. R. de Laurent, N. Owor, J. T. Kayiwa, D. Jjingo, C. N. Agoti, D. J. Nokes, D. P. Kateete, J. M. Kitayimbwa, S. D. W. Frost, J. J. Lutwama

This study sequences influenza A viruses from Uganda and compares their genetic relatedness to vaccine strains and other African viruses, revealing antigenic drift and local transmission patterns.

bioRxiv · Jul 5, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology