Zhen Wei Marcus Tong

Temporally overlapping mechanisms diversify clonal B cell responses in vivo.

Single-cell RNA and BCR sequencing of infected mouse spleens shows class switching overlaps clonal expansion, GC-seeding clones also form plasmablasts, and SHM proceeds at constant rate.

Evidence for vagal sensory neural involvement in influenza pathogenesis and disease

This study investigates the role of pulmonary vagal sensory neurons in influenza pathogenesis, finding that their ablation or inhibition worsens clinical outcomes but reduces lung pathology.

The swan genome and transcriptome: its not all black and white

The paper generates the first chromosome-length annotated genomes and transcriptomes of black and mute swans, revealing immune system limitations and plumage-related genetic differences.