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Sarah Maya

University of Pittsburgh

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Megan Culler FreemaniD· 3 shared Jennifer E. JonesiD· 2 shared Colton M McNinch· 1 shared Gal YoveliD· 1 shared Isabella E. Bosco· 1 shared Jennifer L. Konopka‐AnstadtiD· 1 shared Jessica Ciomperlik-PattoniD· 1 shared Jie LaniD· 1 shared

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Recombinant B3 clade enterovirus D68 strains are efficiently rescued in 293T cells and infect human spinal cord organoids.

Jennifer E. Jones, Sarah Maya, Gal Yovel, Jessica Ciomperlik-Patton, Jennifer L. Konopka‐Anstadt, Megan Culler Freeman

This study develops a method to rescue B3 clade EV-D68 strains and shows they replicate more efficiently in spinal cord organoids than a neurovirulent B2 clade strain.

Journal of Virology · Apr 27, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Strain-Specific Tropism and Transcriptional Responses of Enterovirus D68 Infection in Human Spinal Cord Organoids

Nathânia Dábilla, Sarah Maya, Colton M McNinch, Taylor John Eddens, Patrick Dolan, Megan Culler Freeman

This study uses scRNA-seq to analyze EV-D68 infection in human spinal cord organoids, revealing strain-specific tropism and host transcriptional responses associated with AFM.

Frontiers in Microbiology · Nov 19, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Immune cells promote paralytic disease in mice infected with enterovirus D68

Mikal A. Woods Acevedo, Jie Lan, Sarah Maya, Jennifer E. Jones, Isabella E. Bosco, John V. Williams, Megan Culler Freeman, Terence S. Dermody

This study shows that immune cell infiltration into the spinal cord promotes paralysis in mice infected with EV-D68, suggesting immune cell targeting as a therapeutic strategy.

Journal of Clinical Investigation · Jun 3, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology