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Nana K. Minkah

University of WashingtonORCID 0000-0002-5044-7359Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Assay:flow cytometry· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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Noah Stegman· 2 shared Aditi V Kulkarni· 1 shared Alexandra N. DonlaniD· 1 shared Alexis KaushanskyiD· 1 shared Alisa B KachikisiD· 1 shared Amber L YoungiD· 1 shared Ashley Anne Krakauer· 1 shared Ashley Subijanto· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Hepatic γδ NKT cells modulate liver-resident CD8+ T cells to attenuated malaria parasite vaccines

Rebecca C. Blyn, Aditi V Kulkarni, Alexandra N. Donlan, Ashley Anne Krakauer, Gina Jones, Sydney M. Nemphos, Noah Stegman, Emily G Tanner, Nina Hertoghs, Katharine V. Schwedhelm, Stephen C. De Rosa, Ken Stuart, Cole G. Phalen, Lucas T. Graybuck, Peter J. Skene, , Nana K. Minkah

This study identifies hepatic γδ NKT cells as modulators of liver-resident CD8+ T cell responses in malaria vaccine efficacy, showing their role in protection through IFNγ production and tissue-homing properties.

bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Plasmodium blood-stage induces trained immunity in hepatocytes

Elizabeth K. K. Glennon, Tinotenda Tongogara, Nhi NT Ho, Veronica I. Primavera, Noah Stegman, Ling Wei, Lola Velush, Cassandra Fieldson, Bogdan Velychko, Ashley Subijanto, Rafael B. Polidoro, Sean C. Murphy, Raj P. Kapur, Nana K. Minkah, Nathan W. Schmidt, , Alexis Kaushansky

This study shows that Plasmodium blood-stage infection primes hepatocytes to exhibit trained immunity, enhancing their response to subsequent challenges.

bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Infant CD4 T-cell response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination is restricted in cytokine production and modified by vaccine manufacturer

M Quinn Peters, Amber L Young, Jennifer E Stolarczuk, Madeline Glad, Erik D. Layton, Jennifer K. Logue, Nana K. Minkah, Helen Y. Chu, Janet A. Englund, D. Noah Sather, Chetan Seshadri, Alisa B Kachikis, Whitney E. Harrington

This study compares CD4 T-cell cytokine responses to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in infants and adults, finding restricted cytokine production in infants and differences by vaccine type.

Open Forum Infectious Diseases · Sep 25, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology