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Darwyn Kobasa

Public Health Agency of CanadaORCID 0000-0002-6371-7493Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Immunology· 2 Microbiology· 2 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintAug 30, 2026

Isolation and characterisation of Nipah virus neutralising candidate therapeutic monoclonal antibodies from an mRNA-immunised pig

Miriam Pedrera, Nichakorn Pipatpadungsin, Darwyn Kobasa…·Simon Paul Graham

This study isolates and characterizes monoclonal antibodies against Nipah virus from an mRNA-immunized pig, showing their neutralizing activity and potential for therapeutic use.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.28.745669

plant (other)experimental assay

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MicrobiologyJournal of VirologyPeer-reviewedJun 16, 2026

A VSV-vector vaccine simultaneously targeting H5N1 hemagglutinin (HA) and matrix protein 2 (M2) induces robust neutralizing and ADCC antibody responses and provides full protection against lethal H5N1 infection in a mouse model

Zhujun Ao, Robert Vendramelli, Maryann Buyu…·Xiaojian Yao

This study develops a VSV-based multivalent vaccine targeting H5N1 HA and M2e, showing robust neutralizing and ADCC responses and full protection against lethal H5N1 infection in mice.

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mouseexperimental assay

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintMar 20, 2026

Simultaneous broad protection against Ebola Sudan, Marburg and Lassa viruses conferred by a DNA primed MVA-vectored multivalent vaccine

Darwyn Kobasa, Martina Pfranger, Nina Krause…·Jonathan Luke Heeney

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.18.712579

experimental assaydrug response / drug discovery

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintApr 8, 2025

Transient, early, female-specific increase in cortical glial fibrillary acidic protein distribution in the Syrian hamster model of mild peripheral COVID-19

Mohammadreza Rahmani Manesh, Leigh E. Wicki‐Stordeur, Nicole S. York…·Leigh Anne Swayne

The paper quantifies astrogliosis in a Syrian hamster model of mild-moderate COVID-19, finding a transient, female-specific increase in GFAP signal density in the cortex at 3 days post-inoculation.

DOI 10.1101/2025.04.08.647811

ratimaging

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MicrobiologyVaccinesPeer-reviewedAug 23, 2023

Oral immunization with rVSV bivalent vaccine elicits protective immune responses, including ADCC, against both SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A viruses

Maggie Jing Ouyang, Zhujun Ao, Titus Abiola Olukitibi…·Xiaojian Yao

7 citations

mouseexperimental assay

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