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Y. Li, Q. Fan, Z. Xu, E. R. Lee, J. Cohn, V. Demers, J. Y. Lee, L. Yip, M. A. Cianfrocco, S. M. Vos
This paper introduces an algorithm called cryoRL that uses reinforcement learning to optimize cryo-EM data collection, outperforming human operators in efficiency and image quality.
bioRxiv · Jun 17, 2022 · PreprintBiophysics
B. Pickering, O. Lung, F. Maguire, P. Kruczkiewicz, J. D. Kotwa, T. Buchanan, M. Gagnier, J. Guthrie, C. Jardine, A. Marchand-Austin, A. Masse, H. McClinchey, K. Nirmalarajah, P. Aftanas, J. Blais-Savoie, , J. Bowman
The paper identifies a highly divergent SARS-CoV-2 lineage in white-tailed deer with evidence of deer-to-human transmission.
bioRxiv · Feb 22, 2022Microbiology
J. D. Kotwa, B. Lobb, A. Masse, M. Gagnier, P. Aftanas, A. Banerjee, A. Banete, J. Blais-Savoie, J. Bowman, T. Buchanan, H.-Y. Chee, P. Kruczkiewicz, F. Maguire, A. J. McGeer, K. Nirmalarajah, , S. Mubareka
The paper characterizes Delta SARS-CoV-2 infection in white-tailed deer using genomic and transcriptomic analyses, identifying mutations and host immune responses.
bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2022Microbiology
J. E. Greenhorn, J. D. Kotwa, J. Bowman, L. Bruce, T. Buchanan, P. A. Buck, A. Dibernardo, L. Flockhart, M. Gagnier, A. Hou, C. M. Jardine, S. Lair, L. R. Lindsay, A. Masse, P. K. Muchaal, , S. Mubareka
This study conducted SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in urban wildlife in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, finding no evidence of viral RNA or neutralizing antibodies in tested samples.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2021Pathology
J. Liu, P. Budylowski, R. Samson, B. D. Griffin, G. Babuadze, B. Rathod, K. Colwill, J. A. Abioye, J. A. Schwartz, R. Law, L. Yip, S. K. Ahn, S. Chau, M. Naghibosadat, Y. Arita, , M. A. Ostrowski
This paper evaluates a SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine, PTX-COVID19-B, showing it is safe, effective, and induces strong immune responses in mice and hamsters, with ongoing human clinical trials.
bioRxiv · May 11, 2021Immunology
A. Banerjee, N. El-Sayes, P. Budylowski, D. Richard, H. Maan, J. Aguiar, K. Baid, M. R. D'Agostino, J. C. Ang, B. J.- M. Tremblay, S. Afkhami, M. Karimzadeh, A. T. Irving, L. Yip, M. A. Ostrowski, , K. Mossman
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 infection induces a mild type I IFN response in vitro and in moderate COVID-19 cases, and cannot inhibit exogenous IFN induction.
bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2020Immunology
A. Banerjee, J. A. Nasir, P. Budylowski, L. Yip, P. Aftanas, N. Christie, A. Ghalami, K. Baid, A. R. Raphenya, J. A. Hirota, M. S. Miller, A. J. McGeer, M. A. Ostrowski, R. A. Kozak, A. G. McArthur, , S. Mubareka
The paper isolates SARS-CoV-2 from two patients, sequences the virus, and tests its infectivity in human immune cells, finding that PBMCs are not permissive to infection.
bioRxiv · Apr 11, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology