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Jennifer Schober

1Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 2Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Pittsburgh, PA, USA.;

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:non-human primate· 2 Assay:clinical cohort / trial· 1

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Edwin Klein· 2 shared Alanna Callendrello· 1 shared Alex K Shalek· 1 shared Alexander A Smith· 1 shared Andrew W Simonson· 1 shared Cassaundra L Ameel· 1 shared Charles A Scanga· 1 shared Christopher Kline· 1 shared

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Protection against disseminated disease following reinfection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis requires CD8+ lymphocytes

Andrew W Simonson, Michael C Chao, E Grace Bothwell, Feng Shan, Mark A Rodgers, Luke E Hood, Forrest Hopkins, Michael R Chase, Alanna Callendrello, Alexander A Smith, Ryan J Kelly, Cassaundra L Ameel, Edwin Klein, Jennifer Schober, Kara Kracinovsky, , JoAnne L Flynn

This study shows that CD8+ lymphocytes are essential for preventing Mtb dissemination during reinfection, highlighting their non-redundant role in concomitant immunity.

bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Antiretroviral treatment does not prevent extrapulmonary tuberculosis during SIV/Mtb co-infection in macaques

Collin R. Diedrich, Tara Rutledge, Janelle L. Gleim, Christopher Kline, Pauline A Maiello, Jessica Medrano, Henry Jacob Borish, Harris B. Chishti, Justin Gaines, Edwin Klein, Forrest F. Hopkins, Jacob Klein, Daniel J. Fillmore, Kara B. Kracinovsky, Jaime A. Tomko, , Philana Ling Lin

This study shows that antiretroviral treatment (ART) does not prevent extrapulmonary tuberculosis in SIV/Mtb co-infected macaques, despite suppressing SIV replication.

JCI Insight · Feb 23, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology