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Bethan A. Wallbank

University of PennsylvaniaORCID 0000-0002-6432-2135Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Cryptosporidium sex employs a complex male fertilization apparatus that is required for continued infection

Aurélia C. Balestra, Maria I. Merolle, Tim Bergner, Mingyang Tang, Nelida Y. Robles, Anitha Ndayiragije, Bethan A. Wallbank, Abigail M. Daniels, Michael M. Laue, Christian Klotz, Christopher A. Hunter, Boris Striepen

This study identifies a complex male fertilization apparatus in Cryptosporidium, essential for infection, and shows that disrupting HAP2 prevents fertilization and clears infection.

bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Diverse infections transcriptionally reprogram the intestinal epithelium and epithelial-immune cell interactions

Andrew P. Hart, Maria I. Merolle, Christian Howard, Breanne E. Haskins, Ian S. Cohn, Suhas Bobba, Rui Xiao, Yi Yang, Ken Cadwell, Junjie Ma, Hiroshi Yano, Xiaoxiao Hou, Bethan A. Wallbank, Daniel Cutillo, Ivaylo I. Ivanov, , David Artis

The paper creates a single-cell and spatial transcriptomics atlas of the ileum during diverse infections, revealing novel cell states and immune responses.

Nature Immunology · Oct 7, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology