Simon Pollett

The paper compares SARS-CoV-2 antigenicity across assays and in human and animal model sera, finding similar immunodominance patterns and antigenic maps but differences in titer magnitude and assay-specific fold change.

The paper identifies intra-host single nucleotide variants (iSNVs) in influenza samples to track transmission links, finding that technical and systematic errors affect iSNV calling and that self-reference reduces noise.

The paper identifies Japanese Encephalitis Virus genotype V and other arboviruses in mosquitoes from Camp Humphreys using metagenomic analysis, showing the virus is circulating in South Korea.

The paper analyzes DENV-2 virus evolution in Kenya and East Africa, finding that the 2017 outbreak strain had circulated for years and showed unique selection pressures and potential immunogenic sites.

This study identifies a CHIKV strain with mutations enhancing its fitness in Aedes aegypti, which has driven recent outbreaks in Africa and Asia.