Author

Adrian A. Castellanos

Cary Institute of Ecosystem StudiesORCID 0000-0002-3412-0487Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Ecology· 3 Microbiology· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 4 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara A. HaniD· 4 shared Alicen Burns SpauldingiD· 1 shared Alison J. PeeliD· 1 shared Ana Moreno· 1 shared Andrew M. KrameriD· 1 shared Anna CastelliiD· 1 shared Benny BorremansiD· 1 shared Boyd L. YountiD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 27 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

4 shared papersEcology

Barbara A. HanORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

4 papers

Recent·Most cited

Aminopeptidase N is a receptor for hedgehog merbecoviruses

Min Jin, Victoria A. Jefferson, Zhe Zhao, Nicholas Catanzaro, Luca De Sabato, Emma L. Keeler, Bridget L. Menasché, C E Hoffman, Boyd L. Yount, Anna Castelli, Ilaria Di Bartolo, Gabriele Vaccari, Tyler N. Starr, Stephanie N. Seifert, Adrian A. Castellanos, , Michael C. Letko

This study identifies Aminopeptidase N as the receptor for hedgehog merbecoviruses and shows restricted cross-species receptor use.

Nature Microbiology · Sep 16, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

From receptor binding to biogeography: Multi-scale prediction of filovirus hosts in bats

Adrian A. Castellanos, Simon J. Anthony, Kartik Chandran, Gorka Lasso, Heather Wells, Barbara A. Han

This paper predicts filovirus host susceptibility in bats by integrating molecular binding data with ecological and phylogenetic information across 1,300 species.

bioRxiv · May 19, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Integrating predictors of host condition into spatiotemporal multi-scale models of virus shedding

Andrew M. Kramer, Christina L. Faust, Adrian A. Castellanos, Ilya R. Fischhoff, Alison J. Peel, Peggy Eby, Manuel Ruiz‐Aravena, Benny Borremans, Raina K. Plowright, Barbara A. Han

The paper develops a multi-scale statistical model to predict Hendra virus shedding in black flying foxes by integrating environmental and host condition factors across spatial and temporal scales.

Ecography · Jun 4, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology

Understanding Ecological Systems Using Knowledge Graphs: An Application to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Hailey Robertson, Barbara A. Han, Adrian A. Castellanos, David Rosado, Guppy Stott, Ryan Zimmerman, John M. Drake, Ellie Graeden

The paper develops a knowledge graph to analyze highly pathogenic avian influenza, identifying new relationships and validating the utility of knowledge graphs in ecological systems.

Bioinformatics Advances · Dec 26, 2024Peer-reviewedEcology