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Rebekah J. Dickmander

University of North Carolina at Chapel HillORCID 0000-0002-5367-6587Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cell Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Mark T. HeiseiD· 3 shared Nathaniel J. MoormaniD· 3 shared Wes SandersiD· 3 shared Che-Kang ChangiD· 2 shared John D. SearsiD· 2 shared Adam M. DrobishiD· 1 shared Afshin BeheshtiiD· 1 shared Alessia AngeliniD· 1 shared

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2022-2025 · peak 2/yr

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Novel Computational Pipeline to Identify Target Sites for Broad Spectrum Antiviral Drugs

John D. Sears, Konstantin Popov, Dr Paul Sylvester, Rebekah J. Dickmander, Jennifer Loome-Diaz, Che-Kang Chang, Julia Huff, Wes Sanders, Noore Saba, Madeleine R. Sorensen, Adam M. Drobish, Nicholas A. May, Kevin E. W. Namitz, Julia Ann Fecko, Jamie J. Arnold, , Nathaniel J. Moorman

This paper develops a computational pipeline to identify conserved antiviral target sites in alphaviruses using AI-driven methods, validating potential drug targets through mutagenesis.

Antiviral Research · Dec 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Functional Roles for RNA Ribosylation in Mammalian Cells

John D. Sears, Che-Kang Chang, Takayoshi Shirasaki, Rebekah J. Dickmander, Nicholas A. Saba, Wes Sanders, Mark T. Heise, Nathaniel J. Moorman

This study shows RNA ribosylation inhibits translation, decreases RNA stability, and activates antiviral immune responses in mammalian cells during chikungunya virus infection.

bioRxiv · Jul 18, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology

Targeted Down Regulation Of Core Mitochondrial Genes During SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Joseph W. Guarnieri, Joseph M. Dybas, Hossein Fazelinia, Man Soo Kim, Justin J. Frere, Yuanchao Zhang, Yentli E. Soto Albrecht, Deborah G. Murdock, Alessia Angelin, Larry N. Singh, Scott L. Weiss, Sonja M. Best, Marie T. Lott, Henry Cope, Victoria Zaksas, , Douglas C. Wallace

This study investigates how SARS-CoV-2 infection affects mitochondrial gene expression in different tissues and disease stages, finding targeted inhibition in some organs and upregulation in others.

bioRxiv · Feb 19, 2022 · PreprintMolecular Biology