Justin D. Shepard

Contemporary Victoria and Yamagata Influenza B Viruses Elicit Lineage-Specific Differences in Innate Immunity

This study compares innate immune responses to Victoria and Yamagata influenza B viruses, finding lineage-specific differences in immune kinetics, gene expression, and cellular tropism.

A pan-serotype human monoclonal antibody protects against pneumococcal infection by targeting multiple choline binding domain proteins

This paper identifies a human monoclonal antibody that protects against multiple pneumococcal serotypes by targeting conserved choline-binding domain proteins.

Receptor Binding Specificity of a Bovine A(H5N1) Influenza Virus

The paper examines the receptor-binding specificity of a bovine HPAI H5N1 virus using multiple assays and finds it preferentially binds avian-type receptors.

Differential Cross-Protective Immunity is Elicited by Infection with Contemporary Influenza B Lineage Viruses

This study shows that contemporary Influenza B Victoria viruses provide cross-protection against Yamagata viruses, while Yamagata viruses do not offer similar protection, suggesting neuraminidase antibodies may be key to this asymmetry.