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Keena S. Thomas

University of VirginiaORCID 0009-0004-5553-9748Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Bioengineering· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:human· 2 Assay:flow cytometry· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Alison K. CrissiD· 3 shared Ian Justin GlomskiiD· 2 shared Aimee D. PotteriD· 1 shared Aleksandra E. SikoraiD· 1 shared Amitha Karuppiah· 1 shared Andreea WaltmanniD· 1 shared Andrew N. MacintyreiD· 1 shared Ann E. JerseiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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The L-lactate dehydrogenase LldD contributes to oxidative stress resistance, survival from neutrophils, and host colonization in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Jerri M Lankford, Willis E. Barr, Cole Andersen, Amitha Karuppiah, Keena S. Thomas, Ian Justin Glomski, Wen-Chi Huang, Alison K. Criss, Aimee D. Potter

Infection and Immunity · Jan 30, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

A Microphysiologic Model of the Cervical Epithelium Recapitulates Microbial, Immunologic, and Pathogenic Properties of Sexually Transmitted Infections

Katherine M. Nelson, Daniel J. Minahan, Vonetta L. Edwards, Ian Justin Glomski, David Jose Delgado-Diaz, Keena S. Thomas, Forrest C. Walker, Patrik M. Bavoil, Isabelle Derré, Alison K. Criss, Jacques Ravel, Jason P. Gleghorn

This paper develops a microphysiologic model of the cervical epithelium that replicates microbial, immunologic, and pathogenic features of STIs caused by Chlamydia and Neisseria.

bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering

Protection against N. gonorrhoeae induced by OMV-based Meningococcal Vaccines are associated with cross-species directed humoral and cellular immune responses

Weiyan Zhu, Andreea Waltmann, Marguerite B. Little, Kristie L. Connolly, Kathryn Matthias, Keena S. Thomas, Mary C. Gray, Aleksandra E. Sikora, Alison K. Criss, Margaret C. Bash, Andrew N. Macintyre, Ann E. Jerse, Joseph A. Duncan

This study investigates cross-species immune responses induced by meningococcal OMV vaccines and their association with protection against N. gonorrhoeae.

Frontiers in Immunology · Apr 11, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology