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K. Sylvester

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Microbiology· 4 Ecology· 1 Immunology· 1

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2

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C. T. Hittinger· 2 shared D. Posfai· 2 shared E. R. Derbyshire· 2 shared M. Jarzyna· 2 shared R. V. Moriarty· 2 shared A. B. Hulfachor· 1 shared A. Lauer· 1 shared A. Pandey· 1 shared

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C. T. Hittinger

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Label free metabolic imaging to enhance the efficacy of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell therapy

D. L. Pham, D. Cappabianca, M. Forsberg, C. Weaver, K. P. Mueller, A. Tommasi, J. Vidugiriene, A. Lauer, K. Sylvester, M. Bugel, C. M. Capitini, K. Saha, M. C. Skala

Autofluorescence imaging informs manufacturing conditions that enhance yield and metabolic fitness of CAR T cells for neuroblastoma.

bioRxiv · Feb 20, 2024Immunology

Substrate, temperature, and geographical patterns among nearly 2,000 natural yeast isolates

W. J. Spurley, K. J. Fisher, Q. K. Langdon, K. V. Buh, M. Jarzyna, M. A. B. Haase, K. Sylvester, R. V. Moriarty, D. Rodriguez, A. Sheddan, S. Wright, L. Sorlie, A. B. Hulfachor, D. A. Opulente, C. T. Hittinger

The paper analyzes nearly 2,000 natural yeast isolates to identify geographic, substrate, and temperature patterns among yeast taxa.

bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2021Ecology

The tubovesicular network in Plasmodium vivax liver-stage hypnozoites and schizonts associates with host aquaporin 3

K. Sylvester, S. P. Maher, D. Posfai, M. K. Tran, M. C. Crawford, A. Vantaux, B. Witkowski, D. E. Kyle, E. R. Derbyshire

This study uses high-resolution microscopy to show AQP3 associates with the tubovesicular network in P. vivax hypnozoites and schizonts, revealing dynamic host-parasite interactions during liver-stage infection.

bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology

A Systematic Analysis of Mosquito-Microbiome Biosynthetic Gene Clusters Reveals Antimalarial Siderophores that Reduce Mosquito Reproduction Capacity

J. G. Ganley, A. Pandey, K. Sylvester, K.-Y. Lu, M. Toro Moreno, S. Rutschlin, J. M. Bradford, C. J. Champion, T. Bottcher, J. Xu, E. R. Derbyshire

The paper identifies antimalarial siderophores from mosquito microbiomes that reduce mosquito reproduction and inhibit Plasmodium parasites.

bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2020Microbiology

RNA-Seq Analysis Illuminates the Early Stages of Plasmodium Liver Infection

M. Toro-Moreno, K. Sylvester, T. Srivastava, D. Posfai, E. Derbyshire

This paper uses RNA-seq to analyze the early transcriptome of Plasmodium berghei liver infection, identifying differentially expressed genes and transcription factor targets.

mBio · Feb 25, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Pathogenic Budding Yeasts Isolated outside of Clinical Settings

D. Opulente, Q. Langdon, K. Buh, M. Haase, K. Sylvester, R. V. Moriarty, M. Jarzyna, S. Considine, R. Schneider, C. T. Hittinger

The paper isolates pathogenic budding yeasts from non-clinical environments, finding associations with fruits, soil, and plants, challenging the assumption that these yeasts are only contaminants.

bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2018Microbiology