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Katherine A. Richards

University of Kentucky

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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A funnel approach to enable analyses of epitope-specific human CD4 T cells specific for influenza and SARS-CoV-2.

Katherine A. Richards, Robert C. Mettelman, Kiley Trombley, M. Eismann, Emma Kaitlynn Allen, Z. B. Scott, A. Joachimiak, Stacey Schultz‐Cherry, Francisco A. Chaves, Paul Glyndwr Thomas, Andrea J. Sant

The paper introduces a funnel approach to identify epitope-specific CD4 T cells for influenza and SARS-CoV-2 by narrowing down potential epitopes using HLA-DR transgenic mice and ELISpot assays.

mBio · May 19, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Re-shaping the immune response to influenza vaccination in a host with immune memory from influenza

Chantelle L. White, Lara Mengu, Siva K. Gandhapudi, Katherine A. Richards, Andrea J. Sant

This study examines how prior influenza infection memory affects CD4 T cell responses to a recombinant influenza vaccine in a mouse model, revealing shifts in T cell fate and function.

bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2025 · PreprintImmunology