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Yonghai Li

Kansas State UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4367-4991Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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

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Chester D. McDowelliD· 2 shared Igor MorozoviD· 2 shared Jüergen A. RichtiD· 2 shared Bianca L. ArtiagaiD· 1 shared Daniel W. MaddeniD· 1 shared Darling Melany De Carvahlo Madrid· 1 shared Eu‐Lim LyooiD· 1 shared Isaac Fitz· 1 shared

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Pigs lacking Natural Killer T cells have altered cellular responses to influenza

Taeyong Kwon, Weihong Gu, Igor Morozov, Mariano Carossino, Eu‐Lim Lyoo, Chester D. McDowell, Yonghai Li, Udeni B. R. Balasuriya, Yi Fei Huang, Darling Melany De Carvahlo Madrid, Kiho Lee, Jüergen A. Richt, John P. Driver

This study shows that pigs lacking NKT cells have altered immune responses to influenza, with increased T cell expansion and B cell clone numbers after infection.

PLoS Pathogens · Apr 6, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Temporal dynamics of cytokine, leukocyte, and whole blood transcriptome profiles of pigs infected with African swine fever virus

Daniel W. Madden, Bianca L. Artiaga, Jessie D. Trujillo, Patrícia Akemi Assato, Chester D. McDowell, Isaac Fitz, Taeyong Kwon, Konner R. Cool, Yonghai Li, Natasha N. Gaudreault, Igor Morozov, Jüergen A. Richt

This study tracks cytokine, leukocyte, and transcriptome changes in pigs infected with ASFV, revealing immune dynamics and cellular shifts during disease progression.

Pathogens · Oct 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology