Thomas F. Rogers

This paper describes the directed evolution of an antibody to enhance its binding affinity for MERS-CoV, resulting in cross-neutralization against multiple betacoronaviruses.

This study characterizes the structure and function of antibodies targeting the conserved β-epitope region of PfCSP, showing how they achieve strain-transcending recognition and enhance Fc-mediated immune responses.

This study uses deep learning to design multi-epitope scaffolds mimicking CSP's spatial structure, showing accurate positioning of two epitopes and partial success with the third.

This study vaccinates nonhuman primates with SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV spike proteins to elicit cross-reactive antibodies that neutralize both sarbecoviruses and merbecoviruses.

The paper identifies a conserved 166-gene host immune signature across viral pandemics, with a 20-gene subset predicting disease severity and guiding therapeutic strategies.

This paper describes a method to sequence Zika and other virus genomes directly from clinical samples using multiplex PCR and portable sequencing technologies, achieving complete genomes in 1-2 days.