Nahara Vargas-Maldonado

This study shows that antigenic selection of influenza virus within hosts is driven by immune pressure timing and fitness tradeoffs, with moderate stochastic effects observed.

This study examines within-host evolutionary dynamics of influenza A virus in humans and ferrets, finding that genetic drift limits selection efficiency in humans but not in ferrets.

This study shows that influenza A virus lineage and exposure route affect its spatial distribution and genetic diversity within the respiratory tract of guinea pigs.

This study shows that ventilation rates do not affect influenza virus transmission efficiency in a ferret playpen setup with close-range interactions and fomites.