Candida auris Bloodstream Infection Induces Upregulation of the PD-1/PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Pathway in an Immunocompetent Mouse Model

by Sebastian Wurster, Nathaniel D. Albert, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
Published 2022-04-01

Live Monitoring and Analysis of Fungal Growth, Viability, and Mycelial Morphology Using the IncuCyte NeuroTrack Processing Module

by Sebastian Wurster, Pappanaicken R. Kumaresan, Nathaniel D. Albert, Paul J. Hauser, Russell E. Lewis, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
Published 2019-06-01

Live imaging and quantitative analysis of Aspergillus fumigatus growth and morphology during inter-microbial interaction with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

by Sebastian Wurster, Gabriele Sass, Nathaniel D. Albert, Hasan Nazik, Eric Déziel, David A. Stevens, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
Published 2020-12-01

Blockade of the PD-1/PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Pathway Improves Infection Outcomes and Enhances Fungicidal Host Defense in a Murine Model of Invasive Pulmonary Mucormycosis

by Sebastian Wurster, Nathaniel D. Albert, Uddalak Bharadwaj, Moses M. Kasembeli, Jeffrey J. Tarrand, Naval Daver, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
Published 2022-02-01

A novel lentiviral vector-based approach to generate chimeric antigen receptor T cells targeting Aspergillus fumigatus

by Pappanaicken R. Kumaresan, Sebastian Wurster, Karishma Bavisi, Thiago Aparecido da Silva, Paul Hauser, Jordan Kinnitt, Nathaniel D. Albert, Uddalak Bharadwaj, Sattva Neelapu, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
Published 2024-04-01

EGF-mediated suppression of cell extrusion during mucosal damage attenuates opportunistic fungal invasion

by Sebastian Wurster, Oscar E. Ruiz, Krystin M. Samms, Alexander M. Tatara, Nathaniel D. Albert, Philip H. Kahan, Anh Trinh Nguyen, Antonios G. Mikos, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, George T. Eisenhoffer
Published 2021-03-01

Tornadic Shear Stress Induces a Transient, Calcineurin-Dependent Hypervirulent Phenotype in Mucorales Molds

by Sebastian Wurster, Alexander M. Tatara, Nathaniel D. Albert, Ashraf S. Ibrahim, Joseph Heitman, Soo Chan Lee, Amol C. Shetty, Carrie McCracken, Karen T. Graf, Antonios G. Mikos, Vincent M. Bruno, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
Published 2020-06-01