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Ria Q. Kidner

Los Alamos National LaboratoryORCID 0000-0002-2518-2811Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Exogenous lipid vesicles induce endocytosis-mediated cellular aggregation in a close unicellular relative of animals

Ria Q. Kidner, Eleanor B. Goldstone, Henry J. Rodefeld, Lorin P. Brokaw, Aria M. Gonzalez, Lalitha Sastry, Ranojoy Baisya, Núria Ros-Rocher, Joseph P. Gerdt

The paper identifies lipid cues and endocytosis as key drivers of aggregation in Capsaspora owczarzaki, shedding light on evolutionary mechanisms and parasite transmission.

EMBO Reports · Apr 7, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Structure-Based Optimization of Pathogen Signal Sequences for Enhanced Antigen Expression in Humans for Vaccine Designs

Hung Nguyen Do, Apoorv Shanker, Ria Q. Kidner, Makaela M. Montoya, Jessica Z. Kubicek-Sutherland, Sandrasegaram Gnanakaran

This paper introduces a structure-based workflow to optimize signal peptides for enhanced antigen expression in human cells, showing that structurally optimized SPs improve protein secretion for vaccine candidates.

bioRxiv · Nov 25, 2025 · PreprintBiophysics