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Sibel Alca

The University of SydneyORCID 0009-0006-5692-8133Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Immunology· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:protein sequence· 1

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Claudio CounoupasiD· 3 shared James A. TriccasiD· 3 shared Caroline L. AshleyiD· 2 shared Megan C. SteainiD· 2 shared Andrea BustamanteiD· 1 shared Andrew H. BuultjensiD· 1 shared David S. KhouryiD· 1 shared Eby SimiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJan 26, 2026

A mobile ESX type VII secretion system enhances intracellular persistence in globally distributed Mycobacterium abscessus

Kia C. Ferrell, Andrew H. Buultjens, Sherridan Warner…·James A. Triccas

This study identifies a novel plasmid-borne ESX type VII secretion system in M. abscessus that enhances intracellular survival in macrophages.

DOI 10.64898/2026.01.26.701661

humanproteomics

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Immunologynpj VaccinesPeer-reviewedMay 8, 2025

A Single Chimeric Spike Antigen Induces Pan-Sarbecovirus Immunity

Claudio Counoupas, Elizabeth Chan, Paco Pino…·James A. Triccas

This study develops a chimeric spike antigen vaccine (CoVEXS5) that induces broad immunity against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants and other sarbecoviruses in animal models.

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ImmunologyJournal of Virological MethodsPeer-reviewedNov 16, 2024

Optimisation of a multiplexed, high throughput assay to measure neutralising antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Caroline L. Ashley, Malik Bloul, Sibel Alca…·Megan C. Steain

The paper develops a multiplexed, high-throughput pseudovirus neutralisation assay to measure neutralising antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants, showing reliability and consistency across single and multiplexed formats.

4 citations

humanexperimental assay

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