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Ruth E. Stark

City College of New YorkORCID 0000-0002-3132-4580Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:fungi (other)· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:multiple species· 1

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Christine ChrissianiD· 3 shared Arturo CasadevalliD· 2 shared Emma CamachoiD· 2 shared Abhai K. TripathiiD· 1 shared Amanda DziedziciD· 1 shared Ankur AnkuriD· 1 shared Anne JedlickaiD· 1 shared Arlind KaciraniiD· 1 shared

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2025-2025 · peak 3/yr

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Dietary L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) augments cuticular melanization in Anopheles mosquitos while reducing their lifespan and malaria parasite burden

Emma Camacho, Yuemei Dong, Christine Chrissian, Radamés J. B. Cordero, Raúl G. Saraiva, Yesseinia Angleró-Rodríguez, Daniel F. Q. Smith, Ella Jacobs, Isabella Hartshorn, José Alberto Patiño-Medina, Michael DePasquale, Amanda Dziedzic, Anne Jedlicka, Barbara Smith, Godfree Mlambo, , Arturo Casadevall

This study shows dietary L-DOPA increases melanization, immunity, and reduces lifespan in Anopheles mosquitoes, while lowering malaria parasite burden.

Nature Communications · Aug 27, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Polymorphic α-Glucans as Structural Scaffolds in Cryptococcus Cell Walls for Chitin, Capsule, and Melanin: Insights from 13C and 1H Solid-State NMR

Ankur Ankur, Jayasubba Reddy Yarava, Isha Gautam, Faith J. Scott, Frédéric Mentink‐Vigier, Christine Chrissian, Li Xie, Dibakar Roy, Ruth E. Stark, Tamara Lea Doering, Ping Wang, Tuo Wang

This study uses solid-state NMR to reveal five structural forms of α-glucans in Cryptococcus cell walls, showing their role in scaffolding and interacting with chitin, capsule, and melanin.

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · Jul 8, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

New Insights Into The Melanin Structure Of Lomentospora prolificans

Livia Cristina Liporagi-Lopes, Christine Chrissian, Arlind Kacirani, Emma Camacho, Ruth E. Stark, Arturo Casadevall

This study characterizes melanin in Lomentospora prolificans, revealing multiple melanin types and suggesting a new type synthesized alongside DHN-, DOPA-, and pyomelanin.

mSphere · Apr 4, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry