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Kailey M. McCain

University of South FloridaORCID 0009-0000-1208-801XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Approach:simulation· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Lynn B. MartiniD· 2 shared Allison M. BrehmiD· 1 shared Caroline MerrimaniD· 1 shared John L. OrrockiD· 1 shared John M. DrakeiD· 1 shared Kirsten M. YeomansiD· 1 shared Nathaniel L. GibsoniD· 1 shared Rachel A. MundsiD· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 1/yr

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EcologybioRxivPreprintNov 13, 2026

Formalizing host competence

Nathaniel L. Gibson, John M. Drake, Tara E. Stewart Merrill…·Lynn B. Martin

The paper develops an individual-level host competence index linked to reproduction numbers and applies it to simulate transmission dynamics in four disease systems.

DOI 10.64898/2026.11.12.766225

multiple speciessimulation

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintAug 23, 2024

Climate drives geographic variation in individual Peromyscus leucopus immunity against zoonotic disease.

Vania Regina Assis, Kailey M. McCain, Rachel A. Munds…·Lynn B. Martin

The paper examines how climate influences immune gene expression in Peromyscus leucopus mice, showing warmer, wetter sites have higher resistance to Borrelia burgdorferi.

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mousebulk RNA-seq

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