2026 Publications

When Smell Drives Swell: Olfr2 Fuels Inflammation in AAA.  
Stuttgen GM, Chang M, Williams JW.
Circ Res. 2026 Jan 30;138(3):e327969. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.125.327969. Epub 2026 Jan 29.
PMID: 41610191

Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs in a fatal case of H5N1 avian influenza.
Zhang Q, Conrad TS, Moncada-Velez M, Jiang K, Cupic A, Eaton J, Hutchinson K, Gervais A, Chen R, Puel A, Bastard P, Cobat A, Sokol T, Langlois RA, Miorin L, García-Sastre A, Vanchiere JA, Casanova JL. 
J Exp Med. 2026 Mar 2;223(3):e20251962. doi: 10.1084/jem.20251962. Epub 2025 Dec 5. 
PMID: 41348320
 
CSF Hypo-Inflammation Drives Mortality in HIV-Associated Tuberculous Meningitis.
Wilt AL, Meya DB, Cresswell FV, Wele A, Kabahubya M, Kagimu E, Gakuru J, Mugabi T, Kimuda S, Namombwe S, Tukundane A, Okafor EC, Okurut S, Scriven JE, Dai B, Engen N, Bahr NC, Boulware DR, Bold TD.
J Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 12:jiag032. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiag032. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 41527237
 

Toll-Like Receptor 7/8 Antagonist Promotes Interleukin-10-Mediated Anti-inflammatory Therapy.
Funk GA, Xie J, Kucaba TA, Griffith TS, Ferguson DM, Kim H.
ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci. 2025 Dec 11;9(1):114-125. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.5c00604. eCollection 2026 Jan 9.
PMID: 41536275

Intrinsic OASL expression governs heterogeneity in interferon induction during influenza A virus infection.
Rivera-Cardona J, Mahajan T, Thayer EA, Kakuturu NR, Teo QW, Lederer J, Rowland EF, Heimburger K, Sun J, McDonald CA, Mickelson CK, Langlois RA, Wu NC, Milenkovic O, Maslov S, Brooke CB.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Jan 6;123(1):e2509560123. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2509560123. Epub 2025 Dec 30.
PMID: 41468430

A host-adapted commensal fungus from pet store mice drives type 2 immunity and cross-kingdom protection.
Han G, Yunker R, Hasan MH, Bruce A, Baldaro K, Pacia J, Jarjour NN, Beura LK, Vaishnava S.
bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Jan 6:2025.04.30.651489. doi: 10.1101/2025.04.30.651489.
PMID: 41542591

Altered natural killer cell function in children with severe malaria
Turyasingura G, Mellencamp KA, Namazzi R, Opoka RO, John CC, Hart GT.
Immunohorizons. 2026 Jan 6;10(1):vlaf070. doi: 10.1093/immhor/vlaf070.
PMID: 41491654

Thymic myeloid cells are heterogenous and include a novel population of transitional dendritic cells.
Vobořil M, Sulczewski FB, Martinez RJ, Ashby KM, Valerio MM, Idoyaga J, Hogquist KA.
J Exp Med. 2026 Jan 5;223(1):e20250733. doi: 10.1084/jem.20250733. Epub 2025 Oct 22. 
PMID: 41123595

A Novel Imidazoquinoline With TLR 7/8, STING, and Inflammasome Activity Demonstrates Antitumor Efficacy in Mouse Melanoma and Neu-Driven Mammary Adenocarcinoma.
Bhatnagar S, Revuri V, Merali C, Wang B, Schultz JR, Larson P, Yu D, Prabha S, Griffith TS, Ferguson D, Merali S, Panyam J.
J Immunother. 2026 Jan 1;49(1):1-14. doi: 10.1097/CJI.0000000000000571. 
PMID: 40765175