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Mikal A. Woods Acevedo

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterORCID 0000-0002-2841-7321Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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

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Broc T. McCuneiD· 1 shared Chaitanya DendeiD· 1 shared Devin SimpkinsiD· 1 shared Hunter Dalton· 1 shared Isabella E. Bosco· 1 shared Ishea Johnson· 1 shared Jennifer E. JonesiD· 1 shared Jie LaniD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintMay 16, 2026

Circadian Clock Programming of Anticipatory Antiviral Immunity Gates Enteric Virus Infection Susceptibility

Temitope Oshinowo, Robert W. Maples, Mikal A. Woods Acevedo…·John F. Brooks

The paper shows that the circadian clock programs antiviral immunity in the intestine, affecting susceptibility to enteric virus infection based on the time of day.

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mousebulk RNA-seq

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MicrobiologyJournal of Clinical InvestigationPeer-reviewedJun 3, 2025

Immune cells promote paralytic disease in mice infected with enterovirus D68

Mikal A. Woods Acevedo, Jie Lan, Sarah Maya…·Terence S. Dermody

This study shows that immune cell infiltration into the spinal cord promotes paralysis in mice infected with EV-D68, suggesting immune cell targeting as a therapeutic strategy.

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mouseexperimental assay

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