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William J. Branchett

The Francis Crick InstituteORCID 0000-0003-4353-4857Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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ImmunologyNature ImmunologyPeer-reviewedJun 24, 2026

Immune signatures of protection and progression in the airways of recent human tuberculosis household contacts

William J. Branchett, Jee-Whang Kim, Jessica Shields…·Anne O’Garra

The paper identifies immune signatures in TB contacts that predict protection or progression to active TB using single-cell RNA sequencing and correlates findings with non-human primate data.

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humannon-human primate

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ImmunologyNature ImmunologyPeer-reviewedApr 12, 2024

Blimp-1 and c-Maf regulate common and unique gene networks to protect against distinct pathways of pathobiont-induced colitis

Marisol Alvarez-Martinez, Luke S. Cox, Claire F. Pearson…·Anne O’Garra

This study shows Blimp-1 and c-Maf regulate gene networks in T cells to prevent colitis, with distinct roles in controlling inflammatory pathways in mouse models.

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mousescRNA-seq

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