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McKenzie Frazier

Duke University

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:protein sequence· 1

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A Mammalian Surface Display Platform to Optimize the Antigenicity of Viral Proteins for Vaccine Design

Jayani Christopher, Caitlin Harris, Daniel J. Marston, Brianna Rhodes, McKenzie Frazier, Mihai L. Azoitei

This paper develops a mammalian surface display platform using the PiggyBac transposon system to screen viral protein variants for improved antigenicity in vaccine design.

bioRxiv · Jan 12, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Iterative immunogen optimization to focus elicited responses on a conserved, subdominant influenza hemagglutinin epitope

Daniel J. Marston, Akiko Watanabe, Anyway Brenda Kapingidza, Caitlin Harris, Elizabeth S. Van Itallie, Kapil Devkota, Jayani Christopher, Peiying Liu, Beena Pun, Brianna Rhodes, McKenzie Frazier, Kaitlyn Winters, Heman Burre, Pranav Kannan, Xiaoe Liang, , Mihai L. Azoitei

The paper designs immunogens that redirect immune responses to a conserved influenza epitope using iterative machine learning and in vivo testing.

bioRxiv · Nov 4, 2025 · PreprintImmunology

HLA-E-VL9 antibodies enhance NK cell and CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity against HIV-infected CD4+ T cells

Joyce K Hwang, Daniel J. Marston, Marina Tuyishime, Hongbing Yang, Daniel Wrapp, Dapeng Li, Simon Brackenridge, McKenzie Frazier, Brianna Rhodes, Caitlin Harris, Max Quastel, Anyway Brenda Kapingidza, Anna E. Kliszczak, Jacob Gater, Persephone Borrow, , Mihai L. Azoitei

This study develops anti-HLA-E-VL9 antibodies that enhance NK and CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity against HIV-infected cells by blocking NKG2A/CD94 interactions and promoting ADCC.

bioRxiv · Jul 8, 2024 · PreprintImmunology