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Biana Bernshtein

Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and HarvardORCID 0000-0002-7957-2575Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Julia A. Zhiteneva· 2 shared Alan S. CrossiD· 1 shared Angel Nikolov· 1 shared Ashraful Islam KhaniD· 1 shared Chanchal Wagh· 1 shared Christian M. HardingiD· 1 shared Christina S. FahertyiD· 1 shared Cory J. KnootiD· 1 shared

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Limited O-specific polysaccharide (OSP)-specific functional antibody responses in young children with Shigella infection in Bangladesh

Biana Bernshtein, Julia A. Zhiteneva, Jeshina Janardhanan, Chanchal Wagh, Maegan Kelly, Smriti Verma, Christina S. Faherty, Angel Nikolov, Wonyeong Jung, Salima Raiyan Basher, Mohammad Ashraful Amin, Shakil Mahamud, Nazmul Hasan Rajib, Fahima Chowdhury, Ashraful Islam Khan, , Edward Thomas Ryan

This study examines antibody responses to Shigella in Bangladeshi children, finding that younger children have less effective functional antibody responses against OSP and proteins, correlating with disease severity.

Cell Reports Medicine · Sep 24, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Antibody responses in Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection: a cohort study

Wontae Hwang, Paeton L. Wantuch, Biana Bernshtein, Julia A. Zhiteneva, Damien Slater, Kian Robert Hutt Vater, Sushmita Sridhar, Elizabeth Oliver, David J Roach, Sowmya R. Rao, Sarah E. Turbett, Cory J. Knoot, Christian M. Harding, Mohammed Nurul Amin, Alan S. Cross, , Jason B. Harris

This study examines antibody responses to Klebsiella pneumoniae OPS antigens in bloodstream infections, finding high immunogenicity and cross-reactivity but also capsule-mediated inhibition of antibody function.

The Lancet Microbe · Feb 11, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology