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R. Ford

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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A. Alrubbayi· 1 shared A. Blomfeldt· 1 shared A. Greenhill· 1 shared B. Jamil· 1 shared B. Urakoko· 1 shared C. Firth· 1 shared C. Jackson· 1 shared C. Mullender· 1 shared

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Attenuated humoral responses in HIV infection after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination are linked to global B cell defects and cellular immune profiles

E. Touizer, A. Alrubbayi, R. Ford, N. Hussain, P. Pereyra Gerber, H.-L. Shum, C. Rees-Spear, L. Muir, E. Gea-Mallorqui, J. Kopycinski, D. Jankovic, C. Pinder, T. A. Fox, I. Williams, C. Mullender, , L. E. McCoy

This study examines humoral and cellular immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in HIV-infected individuals, finding reduced antibody responses and B cell dysfunction, but robust T cell responses.

bioRxiv · Nov 11, 2022 · PreprintImmunology

Kite-shaped molecules block SARS-CoV-2 cell entry at a post-attachment step

S.-W. Chan, T. Shafi, R. Ford

The paper screens FDA-approved compounds to find SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors, identifying kite-shaped molecules that block viral entry after attachment.

bioRxiv · May 29, 2021Microbiology

Phylodynamic signatures in the emergence of community-associated MRSA

E. Steinig, I. Aglua, S. Duchene, M. T. Meehan, M. Yoannes, C. Firth, J. Jaworski, J. Drekore, B. Urakoko, H. Poka, C. Wurr, E. Ebos, D. Nangen, E. Mueller, P. Mulvey, , E. McBryde

This study uses phylodynamic methods to analyze the emergence and spread of community-associated MRSA lineages globally, identifying common patterns of epidemic growth and transmission.

bioRxiv · Apr 30, 2021Evolutionary Biology

Evidence of recent increased pathogenicity within the Australian Ascochyta rabiei population

P. Thanjavur Sambasivam, Y. Mehmood, I. Bar, J. Davidson, K. Moore, K. Hobson, R. Ford

This study shows an increase in the pathogenicity of Australian Ascochyta rabiei isolates, with more aggressive strains causing severe damage on resistant chickpea cultivars since 2013.

bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2020 · PreprintPlant Biology