Congratulations to members of the Department who have recently had their research findings published. Here’s our round-up of the latest publication successes.
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| Title | Canonical journal title | Publication type | Publication date | Authors OR Authors/Contributors |
| Rates of viral suppression in a cohort of people with stable HIV from two community models of ART delivery versus facility-based HIV care in Lusaka, Zambia: a cluster-randomised, non-inferiority trial nested in the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial. | The Lancet HIV | Journal Article | 26/11/2021 | Limbada M, Macleod D, Situmbeko V, Muhau E, Shibwela O, Chiti B, Floyd S, Schaap AJ, Hayes R, Fidler S, Ayles H, HPTN 071 (PopART) study team |
| Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals translationally relevant processes in mouse models of malaria | eLife | Journal Article | 10/01/2022 | Athina Georgiadou, Claire Dunican, Pablo Soro-Barrio, Hyun Jae Lee, Myrsini Kaforou, Aubrey J Cunnington Is a corresponding author |
| Modelling upper respiratory viral load dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 | BMC Medicine | Journal Article | 13/01/2022 | Joseph D. Challenger, Cher Y. Foo, Yue Wu, Ada W. C. Yan, Mahdi Moradi Marjaneh, Felicity Liew, Ryan S. Thwaites, Lucy C. Okell & Aubrey J. Cunnington |
| Broadening symptom criteria improves early case identification in SARS-CoV-2 contacts. | European Respiratory Journal | Journal Article | 25/11/2021 | Houston H, Hakki S, Pillay TD, Madon K, Derqui-Fernandez N, Koycheva A, Singanayagam A, Fenn J, Kundu R, Conibear E, Varro R, Cutajar J, Quinn V, Wang L, Narean JS, Tolosa-Wright MR, Barnett J, Kon OM, Tedder R, Taylor G, Zambon M, Ferguson N, Dunning J, Deeks JJ, Lalvani A |
| Retrospective analysis of North West London healthcare utilisation by children during the COVID-19 pandemic | BMJ Paediatrics Open | Journal Article | 13/01/2022 | Rohan Mongru, Danielle F Rose, Ceire Costelloe, Aubrey Cunnington, Ruud G Nijman |
| De novo germline mutation in the dual specificity phosphatase 10 gene accelerates autoimmune diabetes. | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA | Journal Article | 23/11/2021 | Foray A-P, Candon S, Hildebrand S, Marquet C, Valette F, Pecquet C, Lemoine S, Langa-Vives F, Dumas M, Hu P, Santamaria P, You S, Lyon S, Scott L, Bu CH, Wang T, Xu D, Moresco EMY, Scazzocchio C, Bach J-F, Beutler B, Chatenoud L |
| How to Adapt an Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation program to reduce the risk of invasive multidrug-resistant infection. | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | Journal Article, Review | 23/11/2021 | Ghani R, Mullish BH, Davies FJ, Marchesi JR |
| Identification of FtpA, a Dps-like protein involved in anti-oxidative stress and virulence in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. | Journal of Bacteriology | Journal article | 22/11/2021 | Tang H, Zhang Q, Han W, Wang Z, Pang S, Zhu H, Tan K, Liu X, Langford PR, Huang Q, Zhou R, Li L |
| The arbitrium system controls Prophage induction | Current Biology | Article, Journal | 22/11/2021 | Brady A, Quiles-Puchalt N, del Sol FG, Zamora-Caballero S, Felipe-Ruiz A, Val-Calvo J, Meijer WJJ, Marina A, Penades JR |
| GenoChemetic Strategy for Derivatization of the Violacein Natural Product Scaffold. | ACS Chemical Biology | Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t | 19/11/2021 | Lai H-E, Obled AMC, Chee SM, Morgan RM, Lynch R, Sharma SV, Moore SJ, Polizzi KM, Goss RJM, Freemont PS |
| The impact of viral mutations on recognition by SARS-CoV-2 specific T cells. | iScience | Journal Article | 19/11/2021 | de Silva TI, Liu G, Lindsey BB, Dong D, Moore SC, Hsu NS, Shah D, Wellington D, Mentzer AJ, Angyal A, Brown R, Parker MD, Ying Z, Yao X, Turtle L, Dunachie S, COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium, Maini MK, Ogg G, Knight JC, ISARIC4C Investigators, Peng Y, Rowland-Jones SL, Dong T |
| Covid-19 caseload in the UK-assessments and mitigations. | BMJ: British Medical Journal | Journal Article | 18/11/2021 | Altmann D, Boyton R |
| Vaccine efficacy and immune interference: co-administering COVID-19 and influenza vaccines. | The Lancet Respiratory Medicine | Journal Article | 17/11/2021 | Altmann DM, Boyton RJ |
| Addressing high-risk antipoaching roles in Central Africa: lessons from delivery of remote advanced first-aid teaching for trauma care and snakebite first aid. | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | Journal Article | 16/11/2021 | Wong SMY, Handford C, Vermaak M, Moore LSP, Pallett SJC |
| Delineating the impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial resistance: An Indian perspective. | Science of the Total Environment | Journal Article, Review | 16/11/2021 | Seethalakshmi PS, Charity OJ, Giakoumis T, Kiran GS, Sriskandan S, Voulvoulis N, Selvin J |
| The symptomatology of cerebrospinal fluid HIV RNA escape: a large case-series | AIDS | Article, Journal | 15/11/2021 | Chan TY-H, De Zan V, Gregg A, Alagaratnam J, Gerevini S, Antinori A, Monforte AD, Saracino A, Trunfio M, Everitt A, Rackstraw S, Marta M, Calcagno A, Cinque P, Winston A |
| Blocking T cell egress with FTY720 extends DNA vaccine expression but reduces immunogenicity. | Immunology | Journal Article | 14/11/2021 | Mann JFS, McKay PF, Klein K, Pankrac J, Tregoning JS, Shattock RJ |
| Adjunctive viral cell culture supports treatment decision-making in patients with secondary humoral immunodeficiency and persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection | British Journal of Haematology | Letter, Early Access, Journal | 11/11/2021 | Pallett SJC, Wake R, Youngs J, Pope C, Tan NK, Taylor J, Hawkins L, Witney AA, Laing KG, Monahan IM, Akay M, Cox A, Groppelli E, Kelleher P, Miller P, Bicanic T |
| Deaths in children and young people in England after SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first pandemic year | Nature Medicine | Article, Early Access, Journal | 11/11/2021 | Smith C, Odd D, Harwood R, Ward J, Linney M, Clark M, Hargreaves D, Ladhani SN, Draper E, Davis PJ, Kenny SE, Whittaker E, Luyt K, Viner R, Fraser LK |
| Pediatric Antifungal Prescribing Patterns Identify Significant Opportunities to Rationalize Antifungal Use in Children. | The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal | Journal Article | 11/11/2021 | Ferreras-Antolín L, Irwin A, Atra A, Chapelle F, Drysdale SB, Emonts M, McMaster P, Paulus S, Patel S, Rompola M, Vergnano S, Whittaker E, Warris A |
| Global surveillance, research, and collaboration needed to improve understanding and management of long COVID. | The Lancet | Journal Article | 10/11/2021 | Ward H, Flower B, Garcia PJ, Ong SWX, Altmann DM, Delaney B, Smith N, Elliott P, Cooke G |
| Pre-existing polymerase-specific T cells expand in abortive seronegative SARS-CoV-2. | Nature | Journal Article | 10/11/2021 | Swadling L, Diniz MO, Schmidt NM, Amin OE, Chandran A, Shaw E, Pade C, Gibbons JM, Le Bert N, Tan AT, Jeffery-Smith A, Tan CCS, Tham CYL, Kucykowicz S, Aidoo-Micah G, Rosenheim J, Davies J, Johnson M, Jensen MP, Joy G, McCoy LE, Valdes AM, Chain BM, Goldblatt D, Altmann DM, Boyton RJ, Manisty C, Treibel TA, Moon JC, COVIDsortium investigators, Dorp LV, Balloux F, McKnight Á, Noursadeghi M, Bertoletti A, Maini MK |
| Structures of Class I and Class II Transcription Complexes Reveal the Molecular Basis of RamA-Dependent Transcription Activation | Advanced Science | Article, Early Access, Journal | 10/11/2021 | Hao M, Ye F, Jovanovic M, Kotta-Loizou I, Xu Q, Qin X, Buck M, Zhang X, Wang M |
| Bacterial chromosomal mobility via lateral transduction exceeds that of classical mobile genetic elements | Nature Communications | Article, Journal | 08/11/2021 | Humphrey S, Fillol-Salom A, Quiles-Puchalt N, Ibarra-Chavez R, Haag AF, Chen J, Penades JR |
| Cerebrospinal Fluid viral load across the spectrum of untreated HIV-1 infection: a cross-sectional multi-center study. | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Journal Article | 08/11/2021 | Ulfhammer G, Edén A, Antinori A, Brew BJ, Calcagno A, Cinque P, De Zan V, Hagberg L, Lin A, Nilsson S, Oprea C, Pinnetti C, Spudich S, Trunfio M, Winston A, Price RW, Gisslén M |
| Improving retention of community-recruited participants in HIV prevention research through Saturday household visits; findings from the HPTN 071 (PopART) study in South Africa | BMC Medical Research Methodology | Article, Journal | 08/11/2021 | Bell-Mandla NF, Sloot R, Maarman G, Griffith S, Moore A, Floyd S, Hayes R, Fidler S, Ayles H, Bock P |
| Lateral transduction is inherent to the life cycle of the archetypical Salmonella phage P22 | Nature Communications | Article, Journal | 08/11/2021 | Fillol-Salom A, Bacigalupe R, Humphrey S, Chiang YN, Chen J, Penades JR |
| SARS-CoV-2 and HIV-1: Should HIV-1-Infected Individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa Be Considered a Priority Group for the COVID-19 Vaccines? | Frontiers in Immunology | Review, Journal | 08/11/2021 | Mandala WL, Liu MKP |