Michael B. Winter

An opaque cell-specific expression program of secreted proteases and transporters allows cell-type cooperation in Candida albicans

The paper shows that opaque cells in C. albicans up-regulate proteases and transporters to efficiently use proteins as nitrogen sources, enabling white cells to proliferate in mixed cultures.

Predicting CD4 T-cell epitopes based on antigen cleavage, MHCII presentation, and TCR recognition

This paper introduces ITCell, a method that predicts CD4 T-cell epitopes by integrating antigen cleavage, MHCII presentation, and TCR recognition, achieving higher accuracy than single-stage methods.