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William Kilembe

Emory UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9012-7325Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:flow cytometry· 1

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Eduard Joachim SandersiD· 2 shared Aljawharah AlrubayyiiD· 1 shared Amin Shaban HassaniD· 1 shared Anthony Y.Y. Hsieh· 1 shared Benjamin Swift· 1 shared Claire F. PearsoniD· 1 shared Connor S. J. PhilipiD· 1 shared Dimitra PeppaiD· 1 shared

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Gut archaea drive human MAIT cell responses

Natasha Fisher-Pearson, Martin Joseph Lett, Isaac W. D. Maylam, Connor S. J. Philip, Mariolina Salio, Richard J. Suckling, Robert Alan Simmons, Keir Barnbrook, Benjamin Swift, Walter Godfrey Jaoko, Freddie Kibengo, William Kilembe, Eduard Joachim Sanders, Mark Christopher Coles, Claire F. Pearson, , Jethro S. Johnson

The paper shows that gut archaea produce 5-OP-RU, which activates MAIT cells, linking archaea to human immunity.

bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

An early functional adaptive NK cell signature drives optimal CD8+ T-cell activation and predicts sustained HIV-1 viral control.

Aljawharah Alrubayyi, Amin Shaban Hassan, Jonathan Hare, Anthony Y.Y. Hsieh, Jill W Gilmour, Matt A. Price, William Kilembe, Etienne Karita, Eugene Ruzagira, Joakim Esbjörnsson, Eduard Joachim Sanders, Dimitra Peppa, Sarah Rowland‐Jones

The paper identifies an early expansion of adaptive NK cells during acute HIV-1 infection that correlates with long-term viral control.

bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2025 · PreprintImmunology