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Urjeet S. Khanwalkar

Dartmouth CollegeORCID 0000-0002-8963-5672Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:human· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Margaret E. AckermaniD· 3 shared Natasha S. KelkariD· 2 shared Alejandro Benjamin BalazsiD· 1 shared Anton M. SholukhiD· 1 shared C. Fordham von Reyn· 1 shared Callaghan R. GarlandiD· 1 shared Charles A. ScangaiD· 1 shared Christine JohnstoniD· 1 shared

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Improving antibody-mediated protection against HSV infection by eliminating interactions with the viral Fc receptor gE/gI

Matthew D. Slein, Iara M. Backes, Lesle M Jimenez, Natasha S. Kelkar, Callaghan R. Garland, Urjeet S. Khanwalkar, Anton M. Sholukh, Christine Johnston, David A. Leib, Margaret E. Ackerman

The study shows engineered antibodies lacking Fc receptor binding improve HSV protection, suggesting vaccine strategies targeting IgG3 could enhance immunity.

Science Translational Medicine · Nov 19, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology

Effects and mechanisms of monoclonal and polyclonal human antibodies in protection of humanized mice from HIV-1 challenge

Urjeet S. Khanwalkar, Jennifer L. Fields, Joshua A. Wiener, Marissa Lindman, Alejandro Benjamin Balazs, Michael S. Seaman, Lindsey Robert Baden, Stephen R. Walsh, Steven Fiering, Yina H. Huang, Margaret E. Ackerman

This study evaluates how monoclonal and polyclonal human antibodies protect humanized mice from HIV-1 infection, showing that both neutralization and Fc-mediated effects contribute to protection.

bioRxiv · Nov 12, 2025 · PreprintImmunology

Humoral correlate of vaccine-mediated protection from tuberculosis identified in humans and non-human primates

Natasha S. Kelkar, Nicholas C. Curtis, Urjeet S. Khanwalkar, Olivia Palmer, Timothy Lahey, Wendy Wieland‐Alter, Jason E. Stout, Erica C. Larson, Solomon Jauro, Charles A. Scanga, Patricia A. Darrah, Mario Roederer, Robert A. Seder, C. Fordham von Reyn, Jiwon Lee, Margaret E. Ackerman

The paper identifies a humoral correlate of protection against tuberculosis in humans and non-human primates, showing cross-species and vaccine regimen consistency.

bioRxiv · Dec 5, 2024 · PreprintImmunology