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The Chief Research Officer, has determined that UTMB research should be prioritized into six health communities. This researcher has received the following badge(s):
Research Strategic Pillar Keywords
- Infectious/ Immunological Health
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Formation of a Novel SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Dimer: Impacts on Viral and Cellular Processes
Johnson, B. (PI)
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College ( Award #1R21AI18305401A1)
7/8/25 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
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Role of stress granule inhibition in SARS-CoV-2 immunopathogenesis
Johnson, B. (PI)
American Lung Association - National ( Award #ERP1413648)
7/1/25 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
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Identifying host and viral correlates for coronavirus pathogenesis
Johnson, B. (PI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( Award #5R01AI15360204)
7/1/24 → 5/31/25
Project: Research project
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Key residues in SARS-CoV-2 NSP3 hypervariable region are necessary to modulate early stress granule activity
Alvarado, R. E., Lokugamage, K. G., Garvanska, D., Estes, L. K., Ahearn, Y., McLeland, A. M., Moayyed, A., Chen, J., Lopez Mendez, B., Plante, J. A., Plante, K. S., Johnson, B. A., Nilsson, J. & Menachery, V. D., Feb 2026, In: Journal of virology. 100, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Convergent evolution in nucleocapsid facilitated SARS-CoV-2 adaptation for human infection
Lokugamage, K. G., Zhou, Y., Alvarado, R. E., Plante, J. A., Ahearn, Y., Chen, J., Estes, L., Meyers, W., Nilsson, J., Routh, A. L., Walker, D. H., Menachery, V. D. & Johnson, B. A., Jul 2025, In: Journal of virology. 99, 7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SARS-CoV-2 EndoU-ribonuclease regulates RNA recombination and impacts viral fitness
Zhou, Y., Ahearn, Y. P., Lokugamage, K. G., Morgan, A. L., Alvarado, R. E., Estes, L. K., Meyers, W. M., McLeland, A. M., Murray, J. T., Rouse, J. R., Kar, M., Suthar, M. S., Walker, D. H., Johnson, B. A., Routh, A. L. & Menachery, V. D., Dec 2 2025, In: Nature communications. 17, 1, p. 280 280.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The furin cleavage site is required for pathogenesis, but not transmission, of SARS-CoV-2
Morgan, A. L., Vu, M. N., Zhou, Y., Lokugamage, K. G., Meyers, W. M., Alvarado, R. E., Ahearn, Y., Estes, L. K., Plante, J. A., Johnson, B. A., Suthar, M. S., Walker, D. H., Plante, K. S. & Menachery, V. D., Jul 2025, In: Journal of virology. 99, 7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Variant mutation G215C in SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid enhances viral infection via altered genomic encapsidation
Kubinski, H. C., Despres, H. W., Johnson, B. A., Schmidt, M. M., Jaffrani, S. A., Turner, A. H., Fanuele, C. D., Mills, M. G., Lokugamage, K. G., Dumas, C. M., Shirley, D. J., Estes, L. K., Pekosz, A., Crothers, J. W., Roychoudhury, P., Greninger, A. L., Jerome, K. R., Martorelli Di Genova, B., Walker, D. H. & Ballif, B. A. & 4 others, , Apr 2025, In: PLoS Biology. 23, 4, e3003115.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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