Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Epidemiology
Research interest
Research interests include Antifungal resistance and susceptibility, Fungal Infections and Studies, Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis, and Fungal and yeast genetics research.
A humanized antibody against mucormycosis targets angioinvasion and augments the host immune response
Single-cell detection of copy number changes reveals dynamic mechanisms of adaptation to antifungals in Candida albicans
Aspergillus fumigatus conidial surface-associated proteome reveals factors for fungal evasion and host immunity modulation
Sulfated glycosaminoglycans are host epithelial cell targets of the Candida albicans toxin candidalysin
The <i>Candida albicans</i> reference strain SC5314 contains a rare, dominant allele of the transcription factor Rob1 that modulates filamentation, biofilm formation, and oral commensalism
Candida albicans stimulates formation of a multi-receptor complex that mediates epithelial cell invasion during oropharyngeal infection
Control of β-glucan exposure by the endo-1,3-glucanase Eng1 in Candida albicans modulates virulence
Niclosamide-loaded nanoparticles disrupt Candida biofilms and protect mice from mucosal candidiasis
Aberrant type 1 immunity drives susceptibility to mucosal fungal infections
Mucoricin is a ricin-like toxin that is critical for the pathogenesis of mucormycosis
Activation of EphA2-EGFR signaling in oral epithelial cells by Candida albicans virulence factors
Determining Aspergillus fumigatus transcription factor expression and function during invasion of the mammalian lung
GRP78 and Integrins Play Different Roles in Host Cell Invasion during Mucormycosis
Fosmanogepix (APX001) Is Effective in the Treatment of Pulmonary Murine Mucormycosis Due to Rhizopus arrhizus
Flotillin-Dependent Membrane Microdomains Are Required for Functional Phagolysosomes against Fungal Infections
Roles of Candida albicans Mig1 and Mig2 in glucose repression, pathogenicity traits, and SNF1 essentiality
CARD9+ microglia promote antifungal immunity via IL-1β- and CXCL1-mediated neutrophil recruitment
Candidalysin Is Required for Neutrophil Recruitment and Virulence During Systemic Candida albicans Infection
AtrR Is an Essential Determinant of Azole Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus
Anti-CotH3 antibodies protect mice from mucormycosis by prevention of invasion and augmenting opsonophagocytosis
EphA2 Is a Neutrophil Receptor for Candida albicans that Stimulates Antifungal Activity during Oropharyngeal Infection
A Fungal Immunotherapeutic Vaccine (NDV-3A) for Treatment of Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis—A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Methodologies for in vitro and in vivo evaluation of efficacy of antifungal and antibiofilm agents and surface coatings against fungal biofilms
Rapid Phenotypic and Genotypic Diversification After Exposure to the Oral Host Niche in <i>Candida albicans</i>
Protective immunity in recurrent <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> infection reflects localized immune signatures and macrophage-conferred memory
Proteome Analysis Reveals the Conidial Surface Protein CcpA Essential for Virulence of the Pathogenic Fungus <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i>
Human Anti-Als3p Antibodies Are Surrogate Markers of NDV-3A Vaccine Efficacy Against Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis
Functional convergence of <i>gliP</i> and <i>aspf1</i> in <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> pathogenicity
The Case for Adopting the “Species Complex” Nomenclature for the Etiologic Agents of Cryptococcosis
EphA2 is an epithelial cell pattern recognition receptor for fungal β-glucans