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Vanessa Lang

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Alexander SerraiD· 1 shared Alina Baltensperger· 1 shared Bernd M. Spriewald· 1 shared Betina Chalethu· 1 shared Christina Gmeiner· 1 shared Christina Pohl· 1 shared Claudia Guenther· 1 shared Cosima Storr· 1 shared

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A pro-inflammatory effector-memory T cell program links peripheral EBV priming to CNS autoimmunity

Nikolaj Pagh Kristensen, Thanos Tsaktanis, Sina Frischholz, Jasim Kada Benotmane, Lucia Klotz, Philipp Hilgendorf, M. Grotz, Mariana Sousa, Lasse Frank Voss, Stefan Schattgen, Vanessa Lang, Hannah Reimann, Cosima Storr, Roland Lang, Bernd M. Spriewald, , Kilian Schober

The paper identifies an EBV-specific T cell program in MS patients that contributes to CNS autoimmunity through B cell and myeloid cell activation.

bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Natural microbial exposure imposes layered constraints on epithelial and type 2 immunity

Dovran Ovezgeldiyev, Rory Doolan, Vanessa Trefzer, Alina Baltensperger, Shirin Rezaei, Alexander Serra, Christina Pohl, Namitha Putananickal, Betina Chalethu, Elad kuku, Julian Dommann, Pierre Schneeberger, Solveig Runge, Vanessa Lang, Christina Gmeiner, , Tiffany Bouchery

The study shows that natural microbial exposure reduces tuft cell responsiveness in mice, affecting type 2 immunity and helminth resistance compared to sterile conditions.

bioRxiv · May 7, 2026 · PreprintImmunology