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Divya Nagaraj

Baylor College of Medicine

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:organoid / primary culture· 1

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Ashley M. MurrayiD· 2 shared Emily M. SchultziD· 2 shared Felipe-Andrés PiedraiD· 2 shared Gina Marie AloisioiD· 2 shared Sarah Elizabeth BluttiD· 2 shared Vasanthi AvadhanulaiD· 2 shared David HenkeiD· 1 shared Erin G. NicholsoniD· 1 shared

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RSV & rhinovirus coinfection order dictates outcome via type III interferon-mediated interference in infant respiratory epithelium

Emily M. Schultz, Gina Marie Aloisio, Ashley M. Murray, Sathi Wijeyesinghe, Letisha O. Aideyan, Trevor McBride, David Henke, Laura Ferlic‐Stark, Gauri Khade, Oluwo N Oluwadamilola, Hanning Li, Divya Nagaraj, Sarah Elizabeth Blutt, Vasanthi Avadhanula, Felipe-Andrés Piedra

This study shows that the order of RSV and RV infection in infants determines disease outcome through type III interferon-mediated viral interference.

bioRxiv · Oct 4, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

RSV Infects the Human Nasal Epithelium via the Basolateral Route with Distinct Subgroup Infectivity and Basal Cell Tropism

Ashley M. Murray, Divya Nagaraj, Emily M. Schultz, Gina Marie Aloisio, Erin G. Nicholson, Sarah Elizabeth Blutt, Vasanthi Avadhanula, Felipe-Andrés Piedra

This study shows RSV can infect respiratory epithelium via the basolateral route, targeting basal cells, with RSV/B/BA showing higher basolateral infectivity than RSV/A/ON.

bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology