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Samantha Watson

Animal and Plant Health Agency

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Alejandro NúñeziD· 1 shared Amanda H. SeekingsiD· 1 shared Anita PuranikiD· 1 shared Aparna C. Ponmudiyan· 1 shared Brandon C. MilleriD· 1 shared Dagmar Ringe· 1 shared Daniel P. DonnellyiD· 1 shared David J. GreenblattiD· 1 shared

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Infection of point-of-lay hens to assess the sequential events during H7N7 high-pathogenicity avian influenza emergence at a layer premises

Amanda H. Seekings, Elizabeth Billington, Sahar Mahmood, Saumya S. Thomas, Anita Puranik, Simon Johnson, Alejandro Núñez, Samantha Watson, Jill Banks, Sharon M. Brookes, Ian Hay Brown, Marek J. Slomka

This study inoculates hens with H7N7-LPAIV precursors to model how they lead to H7N7-HPAIV outbreaks, showing partial protection but not complete prevention of H7N7-HPAIV replication.

Virology · Oct 31, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Protein crosslinking as a therapeutic strategy for SOD1-related ALS

Md Amin Hossain, Richa Sarin, Daniel P. Donnelly, Brandon C. Miller, Joseph Peter Salisbury, Jeremy B. Conway, Samantha Watson, Jenifer N. Winters, Novera Alam, Durgalakshmi Sivasankar, Aparna C. Ponmudiyan, Tanvi Gawde, Sunanda Kannapadi, Jared R. Auclair, Lee Makowski, , Jeffrey N. Agar

This paper demonstrates that a cyclic thiosulfinate cross-linker stabilizes SOD1 variants in vivo, showing efficacy and low toxicity for treating SOD1-related ALS.

bioRxiv · Jun 23, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience