Pooja Venkat

This study compares S. pyogenes infection responses in airway and alveolar epithelial cells, finding that alveolar cells show higher cell death and a pro-inflammatory response without cytokine secretion, and that IFN-β treatment reduces infection.

This paper develops patient-derived tumour models using engineered ECM hydrogels to enable precision medicine for paediatric cancers by retaining tumour genotype and phenotype.