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Steven A. Kemp

University of OxfordORCID 0000-0001-7077-6793Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genomics· 1 Immunology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 4 Research Focus:variant calling· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Organism:human· 2 Organism:virus· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Adam AbdullahiiD· 2 shared David BonsalliD· 2 shared Katrina LythgoeiD· 2 shared Lele ZhaoiD· 2 shared Matthew HalliD· 2 shared Ravindra K. GuptaiD· 2 shared Abdullahi Adamu· 1 shared Alash’le AbimikuiD· 1 shared

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GenomicsMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedAug 17, 2026

Identification and Masking of Artefactual and Misleading Within-Host Variants in Deep-Sequencing SARS-CoV-2 Data

Klara M. Anker, Rosario Evans Pena, Steven A. Kemp…·Katrina Lythgoe

The paper identifies and masks artefactual variants in SARS-CoV-2 sequencing data to improve the accuracy of within-host diversity and transmission analysis.

DOI 10.1093/molbev/msag209

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ImmunologyCell ReportsPeer-reviewedAug 1, 2025

Signatures of omicron-like adaptation in early SARS-CoV-2 variants and chronic infection

Mark Tsz Kin Cheng, Mazharul Altaf, Jesu Castin E…·Ravindra K. Gupta

The paper identifies a mutation P812S in SARS-CoV-2 associated with immune evasion and upper airway adaptation, but reduced syncytia formation.

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Evolutionary BiologyPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewedApr 1, 2025

Lineage-aware evolutionary analysis of hepatitis C virus within-host dynamics

Lele Zhao, Matthew Hall, Prahalad Giridhar…·Katrina Lythgoe

This study analyzes HCV within-host dynamics post-DAA treatment failure, finding persistent viral subpopulations and lineage-specific evolutionary rates.

2 citations

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintNov 8, 2022

Limited emergence of resistance to Integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) in HIV-experienced patients failing dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy: Cross-sectional analysis from a Northeast Nigerian cohort

Adam Abdullahi, Ibrahim Musa Kida, Umar Abdullahi Maina…·Ravindra K. Gupta

The paper analyzes resistance to dolutegravir in HIV patients in Nigeria, finding low-level resistance with one case of high-level resistance.

1 citation

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