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Tanweer Zaidi

Brigham and Women's HospitalORCID 0000-0002-2920-1004Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Persistent microbial material contributes to Alzheimer disease and is targetable by vaccination

Evan C. Marcet, Mariana Vinacur, Tanweer Zaidi, Nhi Nguyen, Anna Augart-Welwood, Grace Su, Dylan Landau, Elijah LaVancher, Artem Arkhangelskiy, Liam H. Power, Marilyn F. Kelly, Casey R. Stein, Eytan Carolan, Barbara J. Caldarone, Cynthia Ann Lemere, , Colette Cywes‐Bentley

This study identifies persistent microbial material as a contributor to Alzheimer disease and shows that vaccination targeting it can improve cognition and reduce pathology.

bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Targeting Iron - Respiratory Reciprocity Promotes Bacterial Death

Mohammad Sharifian Gh., Fatemeh Norouzi, Mirco Sorci, Tanweer Zaidi, Gerald B. Pier, Alecia M. Achimovich, George M. Ongwae, Binyong Liang, Margaret Ryan, Michael Lemke, Georges Belfort, Mihaela G. Gadjeva, Andreas Gahlmann, Marcos M. Pires, Henrietta Venter, , Gordon W. Laurie

The paper identifies a non-lytic bactericidal mechanism in P. aeruginosa by targeting multiple transporters and transcription, leading to respiratory suppression and bacterial death.

Journal of Biological Chemistry · Mar 28, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology