C. Y. Chiu

The paper shows that circulating phageome in cfDNA reflects bacterial infections and can distinguish between pathogenic and contaminant bacteria.

This study compares the gut virome of 53 infants and their mothers over three years, finding distinct viral compositions and ongoing maturation of the infant virome.

This study shows SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein causes barrier dysfunction and vascular leak through integrins and TGF-β signaling, independent of viral replication and ACE2.

This study shows that the B.1.427/1.429 (epsilon) SARS-CoV-2 variants cause more severe disease and higher viral loads in the upper respiratory tract in Syrian hamsters compared to the ancestral B.1 (614G) strain.

This paper identifies a ZIKV mutation, M1404I, that enhances fetal infection in mice but reduces viral fitness and transmissibility in nonpregnant macaques and mosquitoes.

This study uses -omics approaches to identify candidate pathogenicity factors in Naegleria fowleri by comparing it to its non-pathogenic relative Naegleria gruberi.

This study identifies high levels of enterovirus antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid of children with acute flaccid myelitis compared to controls, suggesting a causal role for non-polio enteroviruses.

This study infects pregnant marmosets with Zika virus, leading to fetal loss and neurodevelopmental issues, mirroring human congenital ZIKV disease.

This study infects marmosets with Zika virus and finds they exhibit key features of human disease, including asymptomatic infection and viral persistence in lymph nodes.