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Doug Winters

University of California, Los Angeles

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Microbiology· 3 Cancer Biology· 1

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Organism:human· 4 Assay:proteomics· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Mehdi BouhaddouiD· 4 shared Oliver I. FregosoiD· 4 shared Prashant KaushaliD· 4 shared Immy A. AshleyiD· 3 shared Sara K. MakananiiD· 3 shared Sophie F. BlanciD· 3 shared Yennifer DelgadoiD· 3 shared Charles Ochieng’ OlwaliD· 2 shared

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Paracrine Signals from HIV-1 Infected Immune Cells Reprogram Cervical Cancer Pathways

Charles Ochieng’ Olwal, Ujjwal Rathore, Sara K. Makanani, Prashant Kaushal, Immy A. Ashley, Manisha R. Ummadi, Vincent Appiah, Alexandra Lindsey Djomkam Zune, Sophie F. Blanc, Doug Winters, Yennifer Delgado, Kapten Muthoka, Jacqueline M. Fabius, Manon Eckhardt, Robyn M. Kaake, , Mehdi Bouhaddou

This study shows HIV-1 infected immune cells alter cervical cancer pathways through paracrine signals, with upregulated PI3K-AKT and interferon-stimulated genes.

iScience · Jun 1, 2026Peer-reviewedCancer Biology

HIV-1 latency reversing agents converge on phosphoregulation of nuclear protein complexes

Jocelyn J. Ni, Prashant Kaushal, Shipra Sharma, Sara K. Makanani, Yennifer Delgado, Sophie F. Blanc, Charles Ochieng’ Olwal, Immy A. Ashley, Doug Winters, Vivian Yang, Callie N. Phung, Kareem Alba, Evan Wynn, Jeffrey R. Johnson, Judd F. Hultquist, , Mehdi Bouhaddou

This study identifies phosphoregulation of nuclear protein complexes by HIV-1 latency-reversing agents, revealing shared mechanisms across different LRAs.

bioRxiv · Nov 13, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Old World alphaviruses use distinct mechanisms to infect brain microvascular endothelial cells for neuroinvasion

Pablo A. Alvarez, Ashley Tang, Doug Winters, Prashant Kaushal, Angélica Medina, Marta Nieto, Karolina Elżbieta Kaczor‐Urbanowicz, Faith St. Amant, Bryan Ramirez Reyes, Robyn M. Kaake, Oliver I. Fregoso, April D. Pyle, Mehdi Bouhaddou, Hengli Tang, Melody M. H. Li

This study identifies SLC2A3 as a key factor for Old World alphavirus neuroinvasion through BBB infection, revealing a conserved mechanism across multiple viruses.

Cell Reports · Sep 23, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Global Landscape of Human Kinase Motifs in Viral Proteomes

Kareem Alba, Doug Winters, Sara K. Makanani, Prashant Kaushal, Yennifer Delgado, Immy A. Ashley, Shipra Sharma, Sophie F. Blanc, Erin J. Kim, Tomer M. Yaron-Barir, Jared Lee Johnson, Justin Selby, Min Hur, Jocelyn Ni, Jasmine Nguyen, , Mehdi Bouhaddou

The paper identifies human kinase motifs in viral proteomes, showing enrichment for stress and immune-related kinases and their phosphorylation in infected cells.

bioRxiv · Jun 2, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology