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K. N. Agans

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Approach:experimental assay· 9 Organism:non-human primate· 9 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 8 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2

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A highly attenuated Vesiculovax vaccine rapidly protects nonhuman primates against lethal Marburg virus challenge

C. Woolsey, R. W. Cross, K. N. Agans, V. Borisevich, D. J. Deer, J. B. Geisbert, C. Gerardi, T. E. Lantham, K. A. Fenton, M. Egan, J. H. Eldridge, T. W. Geisbert, D. Matassov

This paper shows a highly attenuated rVSV-based vaccine protects nonhuman primates against lethal Marburg virus challenge when administered up to 1 week before exposure.

bioRxiv · Jan 22, 2022Microbiology

Reversion of Ebolavirus Disease from a Single Intramuscular Injection of a pan-Ebolavirus Immunotherapeutic

E. Kuang, R. W. Cross, M. McCavitt-Malvido, D. M. Abelson, V. Borisevich, K. N. Agans, N. Mlakar, A. Marimuthu, D. J. Deer, W. S. Shestowsky, D. Kim, J. B. Geisbert, L. Zeitlin, C. L. Moyer, C. J. Roy, , Z. A. Bornholdt

This study shows that a single intramuscular dose of MBP431, a modified ebolavirus therapeutic, can reverse disease and provide protection in non-human primates.

bioRxiv · Jan 6, 2022Microbiology

Natural history of nonhuman primates after conjunctival exposure to Ebola virus

R. W. Cross, A. N. Prasad, C. Woolsey, K. N. Agans, V. Borisevich, N. S. Dobias, J. E. Comer, D. J. Deer, J. B. Geisbert, A. Rasmussen, W. I. Lipkin, K. A. Fenton, T. W. Geisbert

This study examines the natural history of Ebola virus infection in nonhuman primates after conjunctival exposure, finding that lower doses result in delayed disease and reduced mortality.

bioRxiv · Dec 29, 2021Microbiology

Rapid and Durable Protection Against Marburg Virus with a Single-Shot ChAd3-MARV GP Vaccine

R. Hunegnaw, A. Honko, L. Wang, D. Carr, T. Murray, W. Shi, C. N. M. Dullan, K. E. Foulds, K. N. Agans, R. W. Cross, J. B. Geisbert, T. W. Geisbert, C. Cheng, A. Ploquin, D. A. Stanley, , N. J. Sullivan

A single-shot ChAd3-MARV vaccine provided rapid and durable protection against lethal Marburg virus infection in macaques, with antigen-specific antibodies correlating strongly with immunity.

bioRxiv · Dec 22, 2021 · PreprintImmunology

Protective pan-ebolavirus combination therapy by two multifunctional human antibodies

P. Gilchuk, C. D. Murin, R. W. Cross, P. A. Ilinykh, K. Huang, N. Kuzmina, V. Borisevich, K. N. Agans, J. B. Geisbert, R. H. Carnahan, R. S. Nargi, R. E. Sutton, N. Suryadevara, S. J. Zost, R. G. Bombardi, , J. E. Crowe

This paper develops a therapeutic cocktail of two human antibodies that protect against multiple ebolaviruses in non-human primates and reveals their molecular mechanisms.

bioRxiv · May 2, 2021 · PreprintImmunology

Use of convalescent serum reduces severity of COVID-19 in nonhuman primates

r. cross, A. N. Prasad, V. Borisevich, C. Woolsey, K. N. Agans, D. J. Deer, N. S. Dobias, J. B. Geisbert, K. A. Fenton, T. W. Geisbert

This study shows that convalescent sera with high neutralizing antibody titers reduce SARS-CoV-2 viral load and disease severity in African green monkeys.

bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2020Microbiology

Establishment of an African green monkey model for COVID-19

C. B. Woolsey, V. Borisevich, A. N. Prasad, K. N. Agans, D. J. Deer, N. S. Dobias, J. C. Heymann, S. L. Foster, C. B. Levine, L. Medina, K. Melody, J. B. Geisbert, K. A. Fenton, T. W. Geisbert, R. W. Cross

This study establishes an African green monkey model for COVID-19, showing high SARS-CoV-2 replication and severe respiratory disease with lower viral doses than in other NHP species.

bioRxiv · May 17, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology

Prior vaccination with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine does not interfere with but improves the efficacy of postexposure antibody treatment in nonhuman primates exposed to Ebola virus

R. W. Cross, Z. A. Bornholdt, A. N. Prasad, J. B. Geisbert, V. Borisevich, K. N. Agans, D. J. Deer, K. Melody, K. A. Fenton, H. Feldmann, A. Sprecher, T. W. Geisbert

bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2020Microbiology

Two-antibody pan-ebolavirus cocktail confers broad therapeutic protection in ferrets and nonhuman primates

Z. A. Bornholdt, A. S. Herbert, C. E. Mire, S. He, R. W. Cross, A. Z. Wec, D. M. Abelson, J. B. Geisbert, R. M. James, M. N. Rahim, W. Zhu, V. Borisevich, L. Banadyga, B. M. Gunn, K. N. Agans, , J. M. Dye

This paper demonstrates that a two-antibody cocktail (MBP134AF) provides broad therapeutic protection against multiple ebolaviruses in ferrets and nonhuman primates.

bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2018Microbiology