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Alejandra Rivera Tostado

Baylor College of MedicineORCID 0009-0002-9571-1763Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1

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Amal Kambal· 2 shared Sarah Elizabeth BluttiD· 2 shared Adam T. SzafraniD· 1 shared Alicia RichardsiD· 1 shared Allyson E. SheaiD· 1 shared Andrea I. BoydiD· 1 shared Anthony William MaressoiD· 1 shared Bruno Di StefanoiD· 1 shared

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Amal Kambal

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Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization modulates human nasal epithelial responses to respiratory syncytial virus infection

Leah A. Kafer, Isabel F. Escapa, Andrea I. Boyd, Alejandra Rivera Tostado, Amal Kambal, Sarah Elizabeth Blutt, Vasanthi Avadhanula, Pedro A. Piedra, Katherine P. Lemon

This study shows that Streptococcus pneumoniae precolonization reduces RSV levels and modulates epithelial transcriptional responses to RSV infection more than other nasal bacteria.

bioRxiv · Feb 5, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Selective RNA sequestration in biomolecular condensates directs cell fate transitions

Patrizia Pessina, Mika Nevo, Junchao Shi, Srikanth Kodali, Eduard Casas, Yingzhi Cui, Alicia Richards, Emily J. Park, Xi Chen, Florencia Levin-Ferreyra, Alejandra Rivera Tostado, Erica J. Stevenson, Nevan J. Krogan, Danielle L. Swaney, Qi-Long Ying, , Bruno Di Stefano

The paper profiles RNA content in P-bodies across vertebrate species, showing that RNA sequestration in condensates is linked to cell fate transitions through miRNA-dependent mechanisms.

Nature Biotechnology · Oct 28, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology

Human bladder organoids model urinary tract infection and bacteriophage therapy

Jacob J. Zulk, Clare M. Robertson, Samantha Ottinger, Amal Kambal, Alejandra Rivera Tostado, Rachel C. Fleck, Allyson E. Shea, Cristian Coarfa, Sarah Elizabeth Blutt, Anthony William Maresso, Kathryn A. Patras

This study develops human bladder organoids to model UTIs and phage therapy, showing phage reduces bacterial loads and inflammation during infection.

bioRxiv · Jul 30, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

SPACe (Swift Phenotypic Analysis of Cells): an open-source, single cell analysis of Cell Painting data

Fabio Stossi, Pankaj K. Singh, Michela Marini, Kazem Safari, Adam T. Szafran, Alejandra Rivera Tostado, Christopher D. Candler, Maureen G. Mancini, Elina A. Mosa, Michael J. Bolt, Demetrio Labate A, Michael A. Mancini

SPACe is an open-source tool for analyzing Cell Painting data, offering faster processing and better handling of cell-to-cell variation compared to existing software.

Nature Communications · Nov 23, 2024Peer-reviewedCell Biology