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Helena Winstone

University of PennsylvaniaORCID 0000-0003-1936-6638Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Immunology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Susan Reich WeissiD· 2 shared Adela Alcolea-Medina· 1 shared Carl Graham· 1 shared Ebba K. BlomqvistiD· 1 shared Gaia NebbiaiD· 1 shared Helen A. StillwelliD· 1 shared J. Monty WatkinsiD· 1 shared James M. BurkeiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyCell Reports MedicinePeer-reviewedFeb 1, 2026

Antibody escape drives emergence of diverse spike haplotypes resembling variants of concern in persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections

Luke B. Snell, Suzanne Pickering, Adela Alcolea-Medina…·Rui Pedro Galão

The paper identifies diverse spike haplotypes in persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections that show immune escape mechanisms similar to variants of concern.

1 citation

humanwhole-genome sequencing

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintNov 15, 2025

Clade C MERS-CoV camel strains vary in protease utilizationduring viral entry

Helena Winstone, Helen A. Stillwell, Tiffany Tan…·Susan Reich Weiss

This study compares protease utilization in Clade C MERS-CoV camel strains, finding reduced TMPRSS2-mediated entry in East African isolates compared to Clade A/B strains.

DOI 10.1101/2025.11.15.688481

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintAug 18, 2025

MERS-CoV antagonizes PKR activation by inhibiting its condensation at viral replication complexes

Ebba K. Blomqvist, Nicole R. Bracci, Helena Winstone…·James M. Burke

This study shows MERS-CoV inhibits PKR activation by blocking its condensation on viral dsRNA, revealing a mechanism by which the virus evades innate immune responses.

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experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

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