Author

Khumoekae Richard

The Wistar InstituteORCID 0000-0002-7523-0025Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory M. LairdiD· 2 shared Jessicamarie Morris· 2 shared Karam MounzeriD· 2 shared Luis J. MontaneriD· 2 shared Aaron R. GoldmaniD· 1 shared Andrea Preising· 1 shared Armando RodrígueziD· 1 shared Boingotlo RaphaneiD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2025-2025 · peak 2/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 37 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersMicrobiology

Gregory M. LairdORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

2 papers

Recent·Most cited

MicrobiologymBioPeer-reviewedApr 23, 2025

Ex vivo and in vivo HIV-1 latency reversal by Mukungulu, a protein kinase C-activating African medicinal plant extract

Khumoekae Richard, Zhe Yuan, Hsin‐Yao Tang…·Luis J. Montaner

This study shows that Mukungulu, an African medicinal plant extract, effectively reverses HIV-1 latency in humanized mice and human cells, outperforming standard controls.

3 citations

humanproteomics

𝕏 PostBluesky

ImmunologybioRxivPreprintFeb 26, 2025

Retinol Binding Protein 4 reactivates latent HIV-1 via the JAK/STAT5 and JNK pathways

Chiara Pastorio, Khumoekae Richard, Manuel Hayn…·Frank Kirchhoff

This study identifies Retinol Binding Protein 4 (RBP4) as a natural activator of latent HIV-1 through JAK/STAT5 and JNK pathways, offering a new strategy for reactivating viral reservoirs.

DOI 10.1101/2025.02.26.640366

humanproteomics

𝕏 PostBluesky