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Emma L. Davies

MRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus ResearchORCID 0000-0002-8416-9203Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 1

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Adam J. FletcheriD· 1 shared Alegna Calderon NuñeziD· 1 shared Allison L WardiD· 1 shared Andra‐Maria IonescuiD· 1 shared Arda BalciiD· 1 shared Arran J. FollyiD· 1 shared Arthur WickenhageniD· 1 shared Ben P. JonesiD· 1 shared

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First Usutu virus detections in wild birds in Scotland, 2025

Andra‐Maria Ionescu, Ben P. Jones, Robert C. Bruce, Fiona Mccraken, Nicholas Johnson, Charlotte Clough, Caroline Robinson, Heather Stevenson, Fiona Howie, G. W. Kirby, Meshach Lee, Kieran Killen, Davide M. Dominoni, Paul Baker, Emma L. Davies, , Arran J. Folly

The paper reports the first detection of Usutu virus in wild birds in Scotland, identifying it as part of an expanding geographic spread rather than a new introduction.

bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Alternative splicing broadens antiviral diversity at the human OAS2 locus

Emma L. Davies, Alegna Calderon Nuñez, Allison L Ward, Hanna Sowar, Eilidh Rivers, Arda Balci, Daniel Mair, Elliot Moorhouse, Jake Towers, Arthur Wickenhagen, Matthew L. Turnbull, Massimo Palmarini, Sam J. Wilson, Adam J. Fletcher

The paper shows that alternative splicing of the OAS2 gene generates two antiviral proteins with distinct target specificities and mechanisms.

The EMBO Journal · Jun 3, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

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