The fields of infection biology, immunobiology and inflammation research is varied and ever-expanding. Researchers the world over are making discoveries that contribute greatly to our collective understanding of health and disease. VI4 is committed to providing our members, students, and community resources to aid in knowledge-building in these core VI4 research areas. Please check out our current curated recommended reading list below from scientists across the country!
Recommended Reading - January & February 2024
- Synthetic Glycans Reveal Determinants of Antibody Functional Efficacy against a Fungal Pathogen. Crawford C, et al. in ACS Infectious Diseases, October 19, 2023
- Emapalumab for the treatment of refractory cytokine release syndrome in pediatric patients. Schuelke M, et al. in Blood Advances, September 18, 2023
- Molecular jackhammers eradicate cancer cells by vibronic-driven action. Ayala-Orozco C, et al. in Nature Chemistry, December 19, 2023
- Kupffer cell–like syncytia replenish resident macrophage function in the fibrotic liver. Peiseler M, et al. in Science, September 9, 2023
- A geometry-based approach to make viable-cell counting easy and cheap. Meyer C, et al. in Nature Microbiology, November 22, 2023
Recommended Reading - December 17th, 2023
- Probiotic-guided CAR-T cells for solid tumor targeting. Vincent R, et al. in Science, October 12, 2023
- A Candida auris–specific adhesin, Scf1, governs surface association, colonization, and virulence. Santana D, et al. in Science, September 28, 2023
- E-selectin-mediated rapid NLRP3 inflammasome activation regulates S100A8/S100A9 release from neutrophils via transient gasdermin D pore formation. Peruenster M, et al. in Nature Immunology, October 30, 2023
- Selection of a de novo gene that can promote survival of Escherichia coli by modulating protein homeostasis pathways. Idan Frumkin & Michael T. Laub. in Nature Ecology & Evolution, November 9, 2023
- Discovery of antibiotics that selectively kill metabolically dormant bacteria. Zheng E, et al . in PNAS, November 28, 2023
