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Kattria van der Ploeg

Stanford MedicineORCID 0000-0002-3183-3190Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Evelyn Nansubuga· 2 shared Florian A. BachiD· 2 shared Kenneth MusinguziiD· 2 shared Kylie CamanagiD· 2 shared Prasanna JagannathaniD· 2 shared Abel KakuruiD· 1 shared Allison P. BossiD· 1 shared Annet Nalwoga· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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CXCR6⁺ CD127- Tr1 Cells Balance Immunity and Persistence in Plasmodium falciparum Infection

Jason Nideffer, Florian A. Bach, Steven Strubbe, Luis López, Maato Zedi, Felistas Nankya, Jessica J. Briggs, Kattria van der Ploeg, Kenneth Musinguzi, Soyeon Kim, Aracely Garcia Romero, Arefin Keya, Kylie Camanag, Savannah Nicole Lewis, Muhammad Abdelbasset, , Prasanna Jagannathan

The paper identifies CXCR6⁺ CD127⁻ Tr1 cells as key regulators in Plasmodium falciparum infection, showing they balance immunity and parasite persistence.

Journal of Clinical Investigation · May 5, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Cytotoxic Vδ2+T cell subsets expand in response to malaria in human tonsil and spleen organoids

Kathleen D. Press, Florian A. Bach, Elsa Solà, Kylie Camanag, Nicholas L. Dooley, Anselma Ivanawati, Damian A. Oyong, Mayimuna Nalubega, Abel Kakuru, Sedrack Matsiko, Nankya Felistas Namirimu, Kenneth Musinguzi, Annet Nalwoga, Evelyn Nansubuga, John Ategeka, , Prasanna Jagannathan

This study shows that malaria exposure increases cytotoxic Vδ2+ T cell expansion in human tonsil and spleen organoids, with clonal expansion and activation, while not significantly affecting influenza vaccine responses.

PLoS Pathogens · Apr 10, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology