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S. Francois

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Ecology· 2 Immunology· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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O. G. Pybus· 3 shared S. C. Hill· 3 shared J. Raghwani· 2 shared K. Sutter· 2 shared U. Dittmer· 2 shared A. J. Broadbent· 1 shared A. Raulo· 1 shared B. Li· 1 shared

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Association of poultry vaccination with the interspecies transmission and molecular evolution of H5 subtype avian influenza virus

B. Li, J. Raghwani, S. C. Hill, S. Francois, N. Lefrancq, Y. Liang, Z. Wang, L. Dong, P. Lemey, O. G. Pybus, H. Tian

This study examines how poultry vaccination affects H5 avian influenza virus transmission and evolution, finding increased nonsynonymous divergence in vaccinated poultry lineages.

bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Targeted mutations in IFNα2 improve its antiviral activity against various viruses

Z. Karakoese, V. T. K. Le-Trilling, J. Schuhenn, S. Francois, M. Lu, J. Liu, M. Trilling, D. Hoffmann, U. Dittmer, K. Sutter

The paper identifies critical antiviral residues in IFN subtypes and designs improved IFN molecules with enhanced antiviral activity against HIV and HBV.

bioRxiv · Sep 6, 2023Immunology

Genetic diversity, recombination and cross-species transmission of a waterbird gammacoronavirus in the wild

S. Francois, S. Nazki, S. H. Vickers, G. Fournie, C. M. Perrins, A. J. Broadbent, O. G. Pybus, S. C. Hill

The paper characterizes a gammacoronavirus in waterbirds, revealing its genetic diversity, recombination origin, and cross-species transmission potential.

bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2023Ecology

Seasonal dynamics of the wild rodent faecal virome

J. Raghwani, C. L. Faust, S. Francois, D. Nguyen, K. Marsh, A. Raulo, S. C. Hill, K. V. Parag, P. Simmonds, S. C. L. Knowles, O. G. Pybus

This study examines seasonal changes in the virome of wild rodents, finding that many viruses are seasonally transient and linked to host and environmental factors.

bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2022Ecology

Patterns of Mustelid gammaherpesvirus 1 (MusGHV-1) genital reactivation linked to stressors in adult European badgers (Meles meles)

M.-s. Tsai, S. Francois, C. Newman, D. W. Macdonald, C. D. Buesching

This study links stressors to MusGHV-1 genital reactivation in European badgers, showing age, social structure, and environmental factors influence viral reactivation patterns.

bioRxiv · Jan 19, 2021Microbiology

HIV infection does not alter Interferon α/β receptor expression on mucosal immune cells

J. Ickler, S. Francois, M. Widera, M. L. Santiago, U. Dittmer, K. Sutter

This study investigates whether HIV infection alters IFNAR2 expression on mucosal immune cells and finds no significant changes in IFNAR2 expression in HIV+ patients or after HIV-1 infection ex vivo.

bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2019Immunology