Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Research interest
Research interests include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Viral Infections and Vectors, and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.
Pathophysiology of chikungunya virus infection associated with fatal outcomes.
Interaction between host G3BP and viral nucleocapsid protein regulates SARS-CoV-2 replication and pathogenicity
Shifts in receptors during submergence of an encephalitic arbovirus.
The NSP3 protein of SARS-CoV-2 binds fragile X mental retardation proteins to disrupt UBAP2L interactions.
Potential role of heterologous flavivirus immunity in preventing urban transmission of yellow fever virus.
Broad protection and respiratory immunity of dual mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 variants.
Potential of Ilhéus virus to emerge.
Mechanisms of Flavivirus Cross-Protection against Yellow Fever in a Mouse Model.
MVA-based vaccines are protective against lethal eastern equine encephalitis virus aerosol challenge in cynomolgus macaques.
A VHH single-domain platform enabling discovery and development of monospecific antibodies and modular neutralizing bispecifics against SARS-CoV-2 variants.
Broad protection and respiratory immunity of dual mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 variants
SARS-CoV-2 Uses Nonstructural Protein 16 To Evade Restriction by IFIT1 and IFIT3
SARS-CoV-2 Uses Nonstructural Protein 16 To Evade Restriction by IFIT1 and IFIT3.
Monovalent SARS-COV-2 mRNA vaccine using optimal UTRs and LNPs is highly immunogenic and broadly protective against Omicron variants
Monovalent SARS-COV-2 mRNA vaccine using optimal UTRs and LNPs is highly immunogenic and broadly protective against Omicron variants.
Morphologic and Genetic Characterization of Ilheus Virus, a Potential Emergent Flavivirus in the Americas
Immunogenicity and efficacy of vaccine boosters against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA.5 in male Syrian hamsters.
Dynamics of chikungunya virus transmission in the first year after its introduction in Brazil: A cohort study in an urban community.
Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 Does Not Protect against the Development of Anosmia in a Hamster Model.
Complete genome sequence of Koutango virus strain DakAnD5443 isolated from <i>Tatera kempi</i> in 1968.
The N501Y spike substitution enhances SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission.
Nucleocapsid mutations in SARS-CoV-2 augment replication and pathogenesis.
Dual spike and nucleocapsid mRNA vaccination confer protection against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants in preclinical models.
A live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate with accessory protein deletions.
QTQTN motif upstream of the furin-cleavage site plays a key role in SARS-CoV-2 infection and pathogenesis.
An antibody that neutralizes SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 by binding to a conserved spike epitope outside the receptor binding motif
An antibody that neutralizes SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 by binding to a conserved spike epitope outside the receptor binding motif.
Yellow Fever: Roles of Animal Models and Arthropod Vector Studies in Understanding Epidemic Emergence.
Vaccination Decreases the Infectious Viral Load of Delta Variant SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Patients.
Outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among operating room staff of a tertiary referral center: An epidemiologic and environmental investigation.