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David Ferraro

University of PittsburghORCID 0009-0004-2849-4353Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1

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A. K. NayakiD· 1 shared Amina Adebiyi· 1 shared Angela Wilson· 1 shared Anthony Richard CilloiD· 1 shared Anthony Richard GreeniD· 1 shared Anthony Zygmunt· 1 shared Aparna Shenai· 1 shared Bethany M. WiseiD· 1 shared

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Identification and characterization of host-modulating effectors encoded by the Cluster F1 mycobacteriophage NormanBulbieJr

Bethany M. Wise, Kaylia Edwards, Cole R. Jirsa, Sabrina Abbruzzese, Amina Adebiyi, Sarika Bapat, Tyler Barnhardt, Naomi Bastiampillai, Ella Begovic, Mary Grace Berchick, Gilda Bocco, John Bonoris, Elizabeth Boos, Margaret Cassady, Julia C. Chehab, , Danielle M. Heller

This study identifies and characterizes 29 host-modulating effectors from the mycobacteriophage NBJ that inhibit mycobacterial growth and contribute to phage defense mechanisms.

bioRxiv · May 4, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

SARC028 samples reveal an interplay between TGF-beta, interferon signaling and low HLA class I expression as contributors to Ewing sarcoma checkpoint blockade resistance

Jessica D. Daley, Elina Mukherjee, David Ferraro, Shanthi Bhaskar, Anthony Richard Green, Ernest Michael Meyer, Hussain Tawbi, Melissa Amber Burgess, Tullia Carmela Bruno, Anthony Richard Cillo, Kelly M. Bailey

The paper analyzes paired tumor biopsies from Ewing sarcoma patients before and after pembrolizumab therapy to identify features of resistance to checkpoint inhibition.

bioRxiv · Mar 26, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology