M. Bird

Presence of phage-plasmids in multiple serovars of Salmonella enterica

This study identifies phage-plasmids in multiple Salmonella serovars, showing their prevalence and serovar-specific distribution, with implications for antimicrobial resistance transmission.

Stress relaxing granular bioprinting materials enable complex and uniform organoid self-organization

This paper introduces a tunable granular biomaterial, MAGIC matrix, that enables precise control of initial conditions for tissue growth, leading to improved organoid reproducibility and complexity.

Integrating multiple omics levels using the human protein complexome as a framework, a multi-omics study of inborn errors of metabolism

This study integrates proteomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics data from IEM patients to identify perturbed protein complexes and pathways, highlighting mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and histone acetylation dysregulation.

Absence of Telomerase Leads to Immune Response and Tumor Regression in Zebrafish Melanoma

This study shows that telomerase absence in zebrafish melanoma leads to tumor regression via immune response and cell cycle arrest, despite initial tumor formation.

A structural dendrogram of the actinobacteriophage major capsid proteins provides important structural insights into the evolution of capsid stability

The paper constructs a structural dendrogram of actinobacteriophage major capsid proteins to explore the evolution of capsid stability using cryo-EM, phylogenetic analysis, and AlphaFold predictions.

Signalome-wide assessment of erythrocyte response to Plasmodium reveals novel targets for host-directed antimalarial intervention

The paper assesses host erythrocyte signaling during Plasmodium infection and identifies c-MET and B-Raf as potential targets for antimalarial intervention.