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M. McFarlane

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Assay:clinical cohort / trial· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:imputation· 1

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A. Kohl· 2 shared A. M. Szemiel· 1 shared A. McDonald· 1 shared A. Szemiel· 1 shared A. Taggart· 1 shared C. Davis· 1 shared D. Kovacs· 1 shared E. C. Thomson· 1 shared

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A. Kohl

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Enhanced fluorescence from semiconductor quantum dot-labelled cells excited at 280 nm

M. McFarlane, N. Hall, G. McConnell

This study compares 280 nm and 365 nm excitation of semiconductor quantum dots in cells, finding higher fluorescence intensity and no increased photobleaching at 280 nm.

bioRxiv · Nov 8, 2021Biophysics

COVID-19: A need for new rather than repurposed antiviral drugs.

D. Kovacs, C. Davis, P. Cannon, M. McFarlane, S. M. Rainey, R. Pinto, M. E. Stewart, A. M. Szemiel, A. Taggart, A. Kohl, F. Marra, E. C. Thomson, J. T. Scott

This paper reviews 29 FDA-approved antiviral compounds for COVID-19 treatment, finds limited clinical efficacy of repurposed drugs, and highlights the need for novel antivirals.

bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Sugar feeding enhances gut immunity and protects against arboviral infection in the mosquito vector Aedes aegypti

F. Almire, S. Terry, M. McFarlane, A. Szemiel, S. Terhzaz, M. Varjak, A. McDonald, A. Kohl, E. Pondeville

This study shows that sugar feeding enhances antiviral immunity in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, reducing arbovirus transmission potential.

bioRxiv · Jan 5, 2021Physiology