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Rod A. Rahimi

Harvard UniversityORCID 0000-0002-7929-2899Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1

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Alexandra–Chloé VillaniiD· 3 shared Lukas M. AltenburgeriD· 3 shared Neal Patrick SmithiD· 3 shared Andrew David LusteriD· 2 shared Caroline L. SokoliD· 2 shared Nandini SamantaiD· 2 shared Thorsten R. MempeliD· 2 shared Aditya Patil· 1 shared

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Chemokine Landscapes of the Tumor Microenvironment

Lukas M. Altenburger, Aditya Patil, Jakob Jobst, Raphael Kfuri‐Rubens, Taylor T. Chrisikos, Kazuhiro Taguchi, Meredith F Ellis, Nicolas Roehrle, Murat Tekgüç, Zhijian Li, Ryuji Morizane, Luca Pinello, Fabian Joachim Theis, Andrew David Luster, Orr Ashenberg, , Thorsten R. Mempel

The paper maps chemokine landscapes in solid tumors using spatial transcriptomics, identifying conserved and tumor-specific patterns and revealing perivascular CCR7 dendritic cells as key sources of lymphocyte-attracting chemokines.

bioRxiv · Aug 12, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Type 2 conventional dendritic cells and regulatory T cells form a barrier tissue circuit to control allergic inflammation

Jenny M. Mannion, Lukas M. Altenburger, H. Willit, Neal Patrick Smith, Creel Ng Cashin, Jonah Clegg, Nandini Samanta, Víctor Barrera, William Gammerdinger, Shannan Ho Sui, Caroline L. Sokol, Alexandra–Chloé Villani, Thorsten R. Mempel, Rod A. Rahimi

The paper identifies a cDC2-Treg feedback circuit in barrier tissues that limits Th2 cell expansion during allergic inflammation.

bioRxiv · May 8, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Distinct phenotypes and repertoires of bronchoalveolar and airway mucosal T cells in health and allergic asthma

Rod A. Rahimi, Neal Patrick Smith, Amandine Selle, Roya Best, Sidney Martin, Elizabeth Tuttle, Wamia Said, Nandini Samanta, Morris F. Ling, Benjamin D. Medoff, Alexandra–Chloé Villani, Andrew David Luster

This study compares T cell phenotypes and clonotypes from bronchoalveolar lavage and endobronchial brushings in healthy controls and allergic asthmatics, finding distinct transcriptional and TCR repertoire features.

Mucosal Immunology · Jan 9, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Sensory neuronal mTORC1 signaling establishes neuroimmune memory that initiates allergic immunity

Xueping Zhu, Haibo Yang, Haoting Zhan, Isabela Kernin, Ngoc Le, Dean R Buttaci, Cai Han, Parth R. Naik, Lukas M. Altenburger, Elena Wu, Peri R. Matatia, Sarah Zaghouani, Neal Patrick Smith, Rebecca Londoner, Cameron H. Flayer, , Caroline L. Sokol

The paper identifies a sensory neuron-intrinsic mTORC1 signaling mechanism that establishes neuroimmune memory, enhancing allergic immunity upon allergen re-exposure.

bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2025 · PreprintImmunology