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Susan Kovats

Oklahoma Medical Research FoundationORCID 0000-0001-5479-9952Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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

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Nathan P. Pezant· 2 shared Seán TurneriD· 2 shared Abigael P. WilliamsiD· 1 shared Amy Darise FarrisiD· 1 shared Anna Karlik· 1 shared Carla J. GuthridgeiD· 1 shared Christina Lawrence· 1 shared Dorothy A. Walton· 1 shared

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintJul 8, 2026

A KETOGENIC DIET ACCELERATES BLOOD-SPINAL CORD BARRIER RESEALING AND DECREASES SPINAL CORD IMMUNE CELL ACCUMULATION IN A PRECLINICAL MODEL OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.

Kendra S. Plafker, Dorothy A. Walton, Nathan P. Pezant…·Scott M. Plafker

DOI 10.64898/2026.02.06.704406

mouseproteomics

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ImmunologyMucosal ImmunologyPeer-reviewedMar 27, 2026

ANDROGENS PROTECT ILC2S FROM FUNCTIONAL SUPPRESSION DURING INFLUENZA VIRUS INFECTION

Sapana Kadel, Reegan Miller, Anna Karlik…·Susan Kovats

This study shows that androgens protect ILC2s from functional suppression during influenza virus infection by regulating IFNGR-STAT1 signaling.

DOI 10.1016/j.mucimm.2026.03.011

mousebulk RNA-seq

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintDec 4, 2025

Persistent CD4+ T cell functional deficits during recovery from prolonged symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection

Jadith Ziegler, Christina Lawrence, Seán Turner…·Susan Kovats

This study identifies persistent CD4+ T cell functional deficits in individuals with prolonged SARS-CoV-2 symptoms, characterized by low CD4 expression and impaired activation responses.

DOI 10.64898/2025.12.03.692161

humanbulk RNA-seq

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