M. Kraft

The FAIR-Device - a non-lethal and generalist semi-automatic Malaise trap for insect biodiversity monitoring: Proof of concept

The FAIR-Device captures and identifies insect species using AI, demonstrating potential as a non-lethal tool for biodiversity monitoring.

Penile cavernous sinusoids are Prox1-positive hybrid vessels

The paper identifies penile cavernous sinusoids as hybrid vessels expressing lymphatic markers and shows their functional and molecular characteristics in health and disease.

Integrated longitudinal multi-omics study identifies immune programs associated with COVID-19 severity and mortality in 1152 hospitalized participants

This study identifies immune programs linked to COVID-19 severity and mortality through longitudinal multi-omics analysis of 1,152 hospitalized patients.

A CDKN2C retroduplication in Bowhead whales is associated with the evolution of extremely long lifespans and alerted cell cycle dynamics

This study identifies a CDKN2C retroduplication in Bowhead whales linked to long lifespan and altered cell cycle dynamics through evolutionary genomics and experimental approaches.

Parallel evolution of reduced cancer risk and tumor suppressor duplications in Xenarthra

The paper shows that Xenarthran mammals evolved reduced cancer risk alongside tumor suppressor gene duplications, similar to Afrotherians, and exhibit slow cell proliferation and low DNA damage.

Immunoregulatory subtype of dermal lymphatic endothelial cells at capillary terminals drives lymphatic malformations

The paper identifies an immunoregulatory subtype of lymphatic endothelial cells that drives lymphatic malformations through pro-inflammatory signaling and immune cell interactions.

Paradoxical effects of cigarette smoke and COPD on SARS-CoV2 infection and disease

This study examines how cigarette smoke and COPD affect SARS-CoV-2 infection by analyzing ACE2 and TMPRSS2 expression in human and mouse lung tissues and an in vitro model.

Dissection of barrier dysfunction in organoid-derived human intestinal epithelia induced by Giardia duodenalis

This study uses human organoids to investigate how Giardia duodenalis infection disrupts intestinal epithelial barriers, identifying early ion transport changes followed by tight junction breakdown.