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Persis S Sunny

University of Pittsburgh

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Joshua T. MattilaiD· 2 shared Pauline A MaielloiD· 2 shared Philana Ling LiniD· 2 shared Beth A. Fallert Junecko· 1 shared Charles A. ScangaiD· 1 shared Christopher Kline· 1 shared Collin R. DiedrichiD· 1 shared David G. RusselliD· 1 shared

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SIV infection disrupts the spatial cellular and communication networks of pulmonary granulomas during SIV/Mtb co-infection

Jessica Medrano, Persis S Sunny, Collin R. Diedrich, Pauline A Maiello, Christopher Kline, Tara W. Rutledge, Edwin Klein, Joshua T. Mattila, Jishnu Das, Zandrea Ambrose, Philana Ling Lin

This study examines how SIV infection affects spatial cellular organization and communication in pulmonary granulomas during SIV/Mtb co-infection, showing disrupted patterns not fully restored by ART.

JCI Insight · Sep 24, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Spatially-distinct programming of macrophage diversity within the granulomas of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infected nonhuman primates

Davide Pisu, Persis S Sunny, Molly L. Nelson, Beth A. Fallert Junecko, Roopa Venugopalan, Mark Rodgers, Henry Jacob Borish, Pauline A Maiello, Charles A. Scanga, Philana Ling Lin, JoAnne L. Flynn, David G. Russell, Joshua T. Mattila

The paper profiles macrophage diversity in TB granulomas using single-cell RNA sequencing and immunofluorescence in nonhuman primates, identifying distinct subsets and their roles in Mtb infection.

bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2025 · PreprintImmunology