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Afam A. Okoye

Oregon National Primate Research CenterORCID 0000-0001-9671-550XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioinformatics· 1 Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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

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Benjamin D. Varco-Merth· 3 shared Brandon F. KeeleiD· 2 shared Jeffrey D. LifsoniD· 2 shared Louis J. PickeriD· 2 shared Agatha MacairaniD· 1 shared Alejandra Marenco· 1 shared Andrea N. SelsethiD· 1 shared Anthony Bowen· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintOct 8, 2026

A Bispecific Biologic That Robustly Reverses HIV-1 and SIV Latency

Yaoxing Huang, Manoj S. Nair, Jian Yu…·David D Ho

This paper develops a bispecific biologic that effectively reactivates HIV-1 and SIV latency in multiple models with minimal off-target effects.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.06.757104

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ImmunologyCell ReportsPeer-reviewedSep 30, 2026

Distinct phases of immune system programming during ART-suppressed immunodeficiency virus infection

Maanasa Kaza, Benjamin D. Varco-Merth, GW McElfresh…·Benjamin N. Bimber

The paper identifies two distinct phases of immune system changes in ART-suppressed HIV infection using single-cell transcriptomics and proteomics in rhesus macaques.

DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.118035

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BioinformaticsJournal of VirologyPeer-reviewedFeb 18, 2026

Dissecting the steps in early Simian Immunodeficiency Virus dissemination following mucosal and intravenous infection of rhesus macaques

Steffen S. Docken, Agatha Macairan, Timothy E. Schlub…·Miles P. Davenport

This study uses a barcoded SIV infection model to analyze the dissemination bottleneck in rhesus macaques, finding anatomical heterogeneity contributes most to early viral spread variability.

DOI 10.1128/jvi.01485-25

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