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Maryam Keshavarz

Freie Universität BerlinORCID 0000-0002-5482-1846Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1

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Haicheng Xie· 2 shared Jens RolffiD· 2 shared Mathias FranziD· 2 shared Alexandra von Bismarck· 1 shared Arkadiusz UrbańskiiD· 1 shared Caroline ZanchiiD· 1 shared Grzegorz Nowicki· 1 shared Karolina Walkowiak‐NowickaiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Microbiota-pathogen interactions after host death:a potential determinant of pathogen evolution

Alexandra von Bismarck, Haicheng Xie, Mathias Franz, Maryam Keshavarz

This study shows that gut microbiota can suppress pathogen proliferation after host death, reducing pathogen fitness and potentially promoting the evolution of less virulent pathogens.

bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Tachykinin-related peptide signalling is important for the immune response of the mealworm beetle Tenebrio molitor L.

Natalia Konopińska, Karolina Walkowiak‐Nowicka, Grzegorz Nowicki, Maryam Keshavarz, Szymon Chowański, Jens Rolff, Arkadiusz Urbański

This study investigates the role of tachykinin-related peptide (TRP) signaling in the immune response of Tenebrio molitor, showing that TRP and TRPR genes are downregulated during immune activation and that TRPs modulate antimicrobial peptide expression and phenoloxidase activity.

Frontiers in Immunology · Feb 5, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Immune-mediated indirect interaction between gut microbiota and bacterial pathogens

Maryam Keshavarz, Mathias Franz, Haicheng Xie, Caroline Zanchi, Susan Mbedi, Sarah Sparmann, Jens Rolff

This study investigates whether Imd-dependent AMPs mediate indirect interactions between gut microbiota and pathogens in a tripartite context, finding that Imd-independent AMPs and microbiota-mediated immune priming influence infection outcomes.

BMC Biology · Sep 16, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology