Silke Stertz

The paper identifies a ciliogenesis-primed secretory cell state preferentially infected by seasonal H1N1 IAV in human airway epithelium.

This study shows avian IAVs preferentially bind ciliated cells but replicate similarly in secretory and ciliated cells, while human IAVs bind ciliated cells but replicate more efficiently in secretory cells due to ANP32 usage.

The paper compares nasal and bronchial mucus from human airway cultures to identify components that influence influenza A virus inhibition.

This paper designs an engineered receptor to study influenza A virus binding and entry, showing it enables efficient virus uptake and infection similar to sialic acid receptors.

This study investigates how relative humidity and aerosol composition affect influenza A virus infectivity in aerosol particles, finding that low humidity and efflorescence preserve infectivity longer than intermediate humidity conditions.

This study quantifies how salt concentration affects influenza A virus inactivation in drying droplets and explains airborne virus transmission mechanisms.

This study examines how organic compounds affect the stability of influenza A virus in droplets, finding that proteins enhance virus stability by altering drying dynamics and efflorescence RH.

This study shows that respiratory commensal bacteria enhance the stability of influenza A virus in droplets and aerosols, suggesting the microbiota may influence viral transmission risks.