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Max C. Waugh

University of IowaORCID 0000-0002-8136-0280Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:clinical cohort / trial· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Christine Anne PeterseniD· 2 shared Karen I. CyndariiD· 2 shared Angela Jean ToeppiD· 1 shared Arin D. Cox· 1 shared Breanna M. ScorzaiD· 1 shared Daniel J Holbrook· 1 shared Danielle P Uhl· 1 shared Danielle Pessôa-Pereira· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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A single-cell transcriptomic atlas of peripheral blood immune cells spanning progressive canine leishmaniosis

Danielle P Uhl, Daniel J Holbrook, Max C. Waugh, Shoumit Dey, Najmeeyah Brown, Karen I. Cyndari, Jacob J. Oleson, Paul Martin Kaye, Christine Anne Petersen

The paper creates a single-cell RNA sequencing atlas of immune cells in dogs with progressive canine leishmaniosis, identifying immune cell phenotypes and transcriptional states associated with disease progression.

iScience · Jul 24, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Tick-borne coinfections modulate CD8+ T cell response and progressive leishmaniosis

Breanna M. Scorza, Danielle Pessôa-Pereira, Felix M. Pabon‐Rodriguez, Erin A. Beasley, Kurayi G. Mahachi, Arin D. Cox, Eric Kontowicz, Tyler Baccam, Geneva Wilson, Max C. Waugh, Shelbe Vollmer, Angela Jean Toepp, Kavya Raju, Oge Chigbo, Jonah M. Elliff, , Christine Anne Petersen

The paper examines how tick-borne coinfections affect CD8+ T cell responses and disease progression in dogs with Leishmania infantum infection.

Infection and Immunity · Jul 31, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology