Marc Swidergall

This study shows that sympathetic neurons regulate T cell and B cell responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, enhancing IgG production and bacterial clearance.

This study shows that fungal-induced immunosurveillance remodels the oral mucosal barrier via a non-canonical IL-22 receptor complex, enhancing resistance to Candida albicans colonization.

This study shows that Candida albicans and Enterococcus faecalis synergistically increase host cell damage through physical interaction and glucose depletion.

This study identifies a metabolic-epigenetic mechanism in oral epithelial cells that enhances protection against fungal infection through proline catabolism and mitochondrial function.

The paper shows that trisomy of chromosomes 5 or 6 in Candida albicans during oropharyngeal infection leads to a commensal-like phenotype with reduced virulence.