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Merlin Lee Robb

Henry M. Jackson FoundationORCID 0000-0003-3949-9649Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 3 Genetics· 1 Immunology· 1

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Organism:human· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Approach:deep learning· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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Meera BoseiD· 3 shared Nelson L. MichaeliD· 3 shared Rasmi ThomasiD· 3 shared Sodsai TovanabutraiD· 3 shared Aviva GeretziD· 2 shared David B. KingiD· 2 shared Eric Sanders‐BuelliD· 2 shared Hongshuo SongiD· 2 shared

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GeneticsHLAPeer-reviewedJun 26, 2026

Full-length next-generation sequencing of 11 HLA loci of more than 1000 individuals from clinical cohorts in East and West Africa

Yvonne V Rosario, Aviva Geretz, Lakshmi Rani Iyer…·Rasmi Thomas

The paper reports full-length NGS HLA genotyping of 1023 individuals from East and West Africa, identifying 371 unique alleles and 25 novel ones, including those with non-synonymous changes affecting peptide binding.

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humanwhole-genome sequencing

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MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMay 25, 2026

Long-Read Deep Sequencing Reveals High Rates of Multilineage Transmission and Rapid Viral Population Changes in Acute HIV Infection

James I. Mullins, Wenjie Deng, Elena E. Giorgi…·Carolyn E. Williamson

The paper uses long-read sequencing to study HIV transmission and population dynamics in acute infection, finding high multilineage transmission rates and rapid viral evolution.

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viruslong-read sequencing

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ImmunologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMay 29, 2025

Single-cell analyses reveal that monocyte gene expression profiles influence HIV-1 reservoir size in acutely treated cohorts

Philip K. Ehrenberg, Aviva Geretz, Meta Volčič…·Rasmi Thomas

The paper uses scRNA-seq to show that monocyte IL1B expression inversely correlates with HIV-1 reservoir size in ART-treated individuals.

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humanscRNA-seq

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJan 21, 2025

Distinct memory CD4 subset tropism of two CCR5-tropic HIV-1 in a rapid progressor

Manukumar Honnayakanahalli Marichannegowda, Yasmine Farah, Meera Bose…·Hongshuo Song

The paper shows that two CCR5-tropic HIV-1 variants preferentially infect distinct memory CD4+ T cell subsets in vivo.

DOI 10.1101/2025.01.21.634053

humanexperimental assay

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MicrobiologyEBioMedicinePeer-reviewedOct 19, 2024

Transmission of highly virulent CXCR4 tropic HIV-1 through the mucosal route in an individual with a wild-type CCR5 genotype

Manukumar Honnayakanahalli Marichannegowda, Saini Setua, Meera Bose…·Hongshuo Song

The paper identifies an X4-tropic HIV-1 transmitted/founder virus in a person with wild-type CCR5, showing faster CD4 depletion and resistance to certain bNAbs.

15 citations

humanexperimental assay

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