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M. Bernstein

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Microbiology· 2 Ecology· 1 Immunology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:flow cytometry· 1

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A. Sigal· 3 shared S.-H. Hwa· 3 shared Y. Ganga· 3 shared COMMIT-KZN Team· 2 shared F. Karim· 2 shared H. Rodel· 2 shared K. Khan· 2 shared W. Hanekom· 2 shared

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2021-2022 · peak 2/yr

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A. Sigal

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HIV skews the SARS-CoV-2 B cell response toward an extrafollicular maturation pathway

R. Krause, COMMIT-KZN Team, J. Snyman, S.-H. Hwa, D. Muema, F. Karim, Y. Ganga, A. Ngoepe, Y. Zungu, I. Gazy, M. Bernstein, K. Khan, M. Mazibuko, N. Mthabela, D. Ramjit, , A. Leslie

This study shows that HIV infection shifts the SARS-CoV-2 B cell response toward an extrafollicular pathway, leading to lower affinity antibodies and reduced vaccine efficacy in people living with HIV.

bioRxiv · Jun 14, 2022Immunology

Caenorhabditis nematodes colonize ephemeral resource patches in neotropical forests.

S. A. Sloat, L. M. Noble, A. B. Paaby, M. Bernstein, A. Chang, T. Kaur, J. Yuen, S. C. Tintori, J. L. Jackson, A. Martel, J. A. Salome Correa, L. Stevens, M. Blaxter, M. V. Rockman

The paper investigates Caenorhabditis nematode species composition and colonization dynamics in tropical forests, finding globally distributed androdiecious species dominate and colonization occurs via phoresy with low founder numbers.

bioRxiv · Jan 13, 2022Ecology

SARS-CoV-2 cell-to-cell spread occurs rapidly and is insensitive to antibody neutralization

L. Jackson, H. Rodel, S.-H. Hwa, S. Cele, Y. Ganga, H. Tegally, M. Bernstein, J. Giandhari, COMMIT-KZN Team, B. I. Gosnell, K. Khan, W. Hanekom, F. Karim, T. de Oliveira, M.-Y. S. Moosa, A. Sigal

This study shows SARS-CoV-2 spreads rapidly between cells via fusion and is resistant to antibody neutralization, unlike cell-free virus.

bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Aggregated Mycobacterium tuberculosis enhances the inflammatory response

A. Sigal, H. Rodel, I. M. Ferreira, C. Ziegler, Y. Ganga, M. Bernstein, S.-H. Hwa, G. Kaplan, G. Lustig, K. Nargan, M. Noursadeghi, A. Steyn, A. K. Shalek

The paper investigates how aggregated Mycobacterium tuberculosis triggers a stronger inflammatory response in macrophages compared to single or multiple non-aggregated bacilli.

bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2021Microbiology