Modeling human immune responses to vaccination in vitro

E Morrocchi, S van Haren, P Palma, O Levy - Trends in Immunology, 2024 - cell.com
The human immune system is a complex network of coordinated components that are
crucial for health and disease. Animal models, commonly used to study immunomodulatory …

CAF08 adjuvant enables single dose protection against respiratory syncytial virus infection in murine newborns

SD van Haren, GK Pedersen, A Kumar… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Respiratory syncytial virus is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children, due in
part to their distinct immune system, characterized by impaired induction of Th 1 immunity …

Molecular Determinants of the Early Life Immune Response to COVID-19 Infection and Immunization

EMS Beijnen, OA Odumade, SD Haren - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Clinical manifestations from primary COVID infection in children are generally less severe as
compared to adults, and severe pediatric cases occur predominantly in children with …

[HTML][HTML] Human In vitro Modeling Identifies Adjuvant Combinations that Unlock Antigen Cross-presentation and Promote T-helper 1 Development in Newborns, Adults …

S Thomas, J Pak, S Doss-Gollin, K Ryff… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Adjuvants are vaccine components that can boost the type, magnitude, breadth, and
durability of an immune response. We have previously demonstrated that certain adjuvant …

[HTML][HTML] Adjuvant discovery via a high throughput screen using human primary mononuclear cells

K Chew, B Lee, SD van Haren, E Nanishi, T O'Meara… - bioRxiv, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We describe a methodology utilizing high-throughput and high-content screening for novel
adjuvant candidates that was used to screen a library of~ 2,500 small molecules via a 384 …

Life-threatening infections in human newborns: Reconciling age-specific vulnerability and interindividual variability

A Borghesi - Cellular Immunology, 2024 - Elsevier
In humans, the interindividual variability of clinical outcome following exposure to a
microorganism is immense, ranging from silent infection to life-threatening disease. Age …

[HTML][HTML] A protocol for high-throughput screening for immunomodulatory compounds using human primary cells

K Chew, B Lee, A Ozonoff, JA Smith, O Levy… - STAR protocols, 2023 - Elsevier
High-throughput screening is a powerful platform that can rapidly provide valuable cytotoxic,
immunological, and phenotypical information for thousands of compounds. Human …