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Sireen Sweed

Tel Aviv University

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Cell Biology· 1 Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:wet-lab / biochemical assay· 1

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Maya Ralph-Altman· 3 shared Oren KobileriD· 3 shared T. W. Körner· 2 shared Yuval AltmaniD· 2 shared Brandon G. Waxman· 1 shared Daniel Avhar· 1 shared David HaginiD· 1 shared Edwin HalkoiD· 1 shared

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HSV-1 hijacks the DNA repair protein RAD51 at gene promoters to drive viral transcription

Namrata Kumar, Laura E. M. Dunn, Tanner M. Tessier, Katharina E. Hayer, Sireen Sweed, Maya Ralph-Altman, Holly Chan, Brandon G. Waxman, Edwin Halko, Yuval Altman, Jonathan Korner, Oren Kobiler, Joel D. Baines, Matthew D. Weitzman

This study shows HSV-1 uses RAD51 to enhance viral gene expression by binding to promoter regions and interacting with ADNP.

bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

Partial Inhibition of Viral Replication Machinery Enhances Recombination in Herpes Simplex Viruses

Maya Ralph-Altman, Daniel Avhar, Yuval Altman, Itai Cohen, Hadas Azulay, T. W. Körner, Sireen Sweed, Enosh Tomer, Oren Kobiler

This study shows that antiviral drugs that partially inhibit HSV replication increase viral recombination and genetic rearrangements.

Biology Direct · Dec 24, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Potent Neutralization by Antibodies Targeting the Mpox A28 Protein

Ron Yefet, Leandro Battini, Mathieu Hubert, Katya Rakayev, Florence Guivel‐Benhassine, Noam Rattner, Françoise Porrot, Lilach Abramovitz, Gilad Ostashinsky, Noam Ben-Shalom, Jeanne Postal, Ksenia Polonsky, Maya Ralph-Altman, Sireen Sweed, T. W. Körner, , Natalia Tarnovitski Freund

The paper identifies and characterizes monoclonal antibodies targeting the Mpox A28 protein, showing potent neutralization of Mpox and Vaccinia virus through complement-dependent mechanisms and providing protection in mice.

bioRxiv · May 22, 2025 · PreprintImmunology