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Paige T. Richards

University of IowaORCID 0000-0002-9488-3101Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Kelly N. MessinghamiD· 3 shared Wendy J. MauryiD· 3 shared Aloysius John KlingelhutziD· 2 shared Anthony M. FleckiD· 2 shared Françoise A. GourronciD· 2 shared Maryam FakhimiiD· 2 shared Robert A. DaveyiD· 2 shared Samuel J. ConnelliD· 2 shared

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Developing and Characterizing a Murine Model of In Utero Transmission of Ebola Virus

Hanora A. Van Ert, Corey W. Henderson, Brian J. Smith, Paige T. Richards, Ethan Kardin, Emma Eubank, Maryam Fakhimi, Matthew Liebermann, Kelly N. Messingham, Mark Kharim Orcullo Santillan, Mark L. Schultz, Andrea Marzi, Wendy J. Maury

The paper develops a murine model of in utero Ebola virus transmission and shows placental infection and fetal transmission occur within 2-3 days post-infection.

bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Ebola's Hidden Target: Virus Transmission to and Accumulation within Skin

Paige T. Richards, Anthony M. Fleck, Radhika Patel, Maryam Fakhimi, Dana Bohan, Kathleen M. Geoghegan-Barek, Allison E. Stolte, Caitlin O. Messingham, Samuel J. Connell, Tyler P. Crowe, Françoise A. Gourronc, Ricardo Carrion, Anthony Griffiths, David Kyle Meyerholz, Aloysius John Klingelhutz, , Wendy J. Maury

This study investigates how Ebola virus infects and accumulates in skin tissues of infected animals, identifying TIM-1 as a critical host receptor for viral dissemination.

bioRxiv · Apr 4, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Multiple dermal cell types support productive infection and dynamic translocation of infectious Ebola virus to the apical surface of human skin

Kelly N. Messingham, Paige T. Richards, Anthony M. Fleck, Radhika A. Patel, Marija A. Djurkovic, Jonah M. Elliff, Samuel J. Connell, Tyler P. Crowe, J. Pablo Munoz Gonzalez, Françoise A. Gourronc, Jacob A. Dillard, Robert A. Davey, Aloysius John Klingelhutz, Olena Shtanko, Wendy J. Maury

This study identifies dermal cell types that support Ebola virus infection and shows how the virus traffics to the skin surface.

Science Advances · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology