Publications

Christensen, A. H.; Jurkiewicz, A. J.; Jensen, C. S.; Kjøge, K.; Luo, W.; He, W.; Chen, Y.; Liu, J.; Dalskov, L.; Bagger, A. B. et al.; Winther, K. G.; Gulstad, K. G.; Lorentzen, A.; Haas, G.; Kamper, J. M.; Stafford, C.; Gyrd-Hansen, M.; Enghild, J. J.; Hornung, V.; Cai, H.; Imler, J.-L.; Gad, H. H.; Hartmann, R.: The IKK complex and TBK1/IKKε are recruited to STING through distinct mechanisms to activate NF-κB signaling. Science Immunology (2026)

Schmacke, N. A.; Mädler, S. C.; Wallmann, G.; Metousis, A.; Varlamova, V.; Steigerwald, S.; Christ, S. B.; Bérouti, M.; Harz, H.; Leonhardt, H. et al.; Theis, F. J.; Mann, M.; Hornung, V.: SPARCS enables scalable recovery of complex image-based phenotypes for genetic screening. Cell (2026)

Puzek, B.; Wratil, P. R.; Janke, C.; Le Thi, T. G.; Rubio-Acero, R.; Lupoli, G.; Schoof, I. C.; Stern, M.; Zhelyazkova, A.; Rech, J. et al.; Choukér, A.; Koletzko, B.; Wieser, A.; Török, H. P.; Castelletti, N.; Keppler, O. T.; Geldmacher, C.; Hornung, V.; Zeggini, E.; Adorjan, K.; Hoelscher, M.; Koletzko, S.; Kim-Hellmuth, S.: Genetic variation in HLA, IGKV, and HHEX loci influences mRNA vaccine-induced humoral protection against COVID-19. Cell Reports 45 (10) (2026)

Appold, N.; Citak, T.; Palm, A. A.; Kayser, J.: A microbial therapy-mimicry assay shows how spatial resource dynamics control resistance escape. Nature Ecology & Evolution (2026)

Gemo, P.; Barrero Guevara, L. A.; Kussmaul, C.; Kramer, S. C.; Domenech de Cellès, M.: The pitfalls of incidence-based time series regression for inferring the effects of weather on infectious diseases. PLOS Computational Biology 22 (9), e1014797 (2026)

Beccaceci, G.; Müllerke, S.; Berger, H.; Täger, C.; Möbius, R.; Fischer, A.-S.; Hartl, K.; Wizenty, J.; Mollenkopf, H.-J.; Naumann, M. et al.; Lin, M.; Sigal, M.: Helicobacter pylori triggers gastric mucosal remodeling toward a fetal-like transcriptional program via stromal IL-1β signaling. Nature Communications 17 (1) (2026)

L'Hôte, L.; Sacristán, L.; Ferguson, R.; Siekmann, A.; Rogers, L.; Richter, B.; Weissenböck, H.; Lorke, J.; Artemis, L.; Lévêque, É. et al.; Hark, R.; Engel, P.; Webber, M. T. J.; Bennett, M.; Rose-Beers, K.; Nichols, E.; Munoz Alegre, M.; Ramsøe, M.; Fiddyment, S.; Viñas-Caron, L. C.; Papin, D. V.; Light-Maka, I.; Key, F. M.; Albarnaz, J.; Downing, T.; Pekar, J.; Lemey, P.; Bradley, D. G.; Vnouček, J.; Makarewicz, C. A.; Story, J.; Collins, M.; Teasdale, M. D.; Binois-Roman, A.; Calvignac-Spencer, S.; Daly, K. G.: Three thousand five hundred years of sheeppox virus evolution inferred from archaeological and codicological genomes. Science Advances 12 (36) (2026)

Fischer, A.-S.; Arnold, A.; Berger, H.; Müllerke, S.; Wizenty, J.; Mollenkopf, H.-J.; Horst, D.; Tacke, F.; Treese, C.; Sigal, M.: Mesenchymal R-spondin 3 promotes an immunogenic tumor microenvironment with adaptive immune resistance in human gastric adenocarcinoma. Gastric Cancer (2026)

Nduba, V.; Mathebula, M.; Nankabirwa, V.; Dempster, M.; Mhimbira, F.; Sabi, I.; Wajja, A.; Cotton, M.; Barnabas, S.; Adegnika, A. et al.; Kaufmann, S. H. E.; Brückner, S.; May, M.; Höß, C.; Revathy, M.; Niranjan, V.; Bhargava, A.; Gupta, M.; Kapse, D.; Desai, S.; Grode, L.; Kulkarni, P.; Shaligram, U.: Comparison of VPM1002 with BCG in the prevention of tuberculosis in newborn infants: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, phase 3, non-inferiority trial. The Lancet Microbe (2026)

Kramer, S. C.; Pirikahu, S.; Kussmaul, C.; Opatowski, L.; Domenech de Cellès, M.: The limitations of non-mechanistic methods for characterizing pathogen-pathogen interactions: A simulation study. PLOS Computational Biology 22 (8), e1013859 (2026)

Vatansever, C.; Akpınar, A.; Kolsuz, S.; Özcan, G.; Ekinci, G.; Azap, Ö.; Kazar, A. E.; Kahraman, K.; Ural, E.; Dağ, Ç. et al.; Gönen, M.; Can, F.: Evolutionary adaptations in iron capture via type II pyoverdine in XDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST235. Virulence, 2696664 (2026)

Brett, T. S.; Tredennick, A.; Briga, M.; Coudeville, L.; Macina, D.; Domenech de Cellès, M.; Rohani, P.: Quantifying the impact of vaccination on pertussis dynamics in Sweden. PLOS Computational Biology 22 (8) (2026)

Hurst, S.; Dimmler, C.; Cronan, M. R.: ImPaqT, a Golden Gate-based immunological toolkit for zebrafish transgenesis. eLife (2026)

Zerebinski, J.; Broumou, I.; Kimenyi, M.; Aklillu, E.; Andrade, C.; Babiker, H.; Bejon, P.; Cherif, M.; Crompton, P.; Fançony, C. et al.; Foroogh, F.; Gil, J. P.; Homann, M.; Trovoada, M. d. J.; Kapulu, M.; Kiwuwa, S.; Kweku, M.; Liljander, A.; Lopes, D.; Marsh, K.; Mutemi, D.; Ngasala, B.; Normark, J.; Orikiiriza, J.; Persson, K.; Portugal, S.; Ribacke, U.; Sirima, S.; Sondén, K.; Sousa, T.; Traore, B.; Tijani, M.; Eckerdal, N.; Villner, P.; Ochola-Oyier, L.; Plaza, D.; Färnert, A.: Widespread variants of the highly polymorphic Plasmodium falciparum vaccine candidate antigen MSP2 across Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Infectious Diseases, jiag377 (2026)

Liao, H.; Conwill, A.; Light, I.; Fenk, M.; Mitchell, A. H.; Qu, E. B.; Torrillo, P.; Baker, J.; Bartsch, L. R.; Key, F. M. et al.; Lieberman, T. D.: High-accuracy SNV calling for bacterial isolates using deep learning with AccuSNV. Genome Research, gr.281341.125 (2026)

Barbosa, C. R. R.; Lacerda, L. B. d.; Bettencourt, P. J. G.; Morrow, D.; Pereira, D. B.; Aleshnick, M.; Mitchell, J. L.; Poulton, N. C.; Gomes, C.; Cordeiro, L. P. B. et al.; Doumbia, K.; Ntalla, C.; Arama, C.; Zhao, Z.; Maia, G. C.; Almeida, G. G.; Schrimpf, M. R.; Hart, T. F.; Haumpy, D.; Medeiros-Rodrigues, B. C.; Costa, C. M.; Nicastri, A.; Gilbride, R. M.; Schell, J. B.; Kirtley, P.; Antonelli, L. R. V.; Gaiha, G. D.; Hansen, S. G.; Lieberman, J.; Gazzinelli, R. T.; Niangaly, M.; Woodford, J.; Goldberg, J.; Früh, K.; Portugal, S.; Duffy, P. E.; Ternette, N.; Wilder, B.; Hill, A. V. S.; Junqueira, C.: Identification of cross-stage, cross-species malaria CD8+ T cell antigens. Nature 655 (8123) (2026)

Pampaloni, N.; Balles, I.; Düllmann, P.; Gimber, N.; Reynolds, E.; Ender, A.; Schmoranzer, J.; Iatsenko, I.; Owald, D.: Identification of superstalsis, a motility program distinct from peristalsis in the Drosophila midgut. Cell Reports 45 (7) (2026)

Rubinić, M.; Yu, Y.; Arias-Rojas, A.; Martinez, K. A.; Klimek, W.; Frahm, D.; Brinkmann, V.; Paczia, N.; Alagesan, K.; Duneau, D. et al.; Iatsenko, I.: Sex differences in Drosophila intestinal metabolism contribute to sexually dimorphic infection outcome and alter gut pathogen virulence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, e2514992123 (2026)

Ruybal-Pesántez, S.; Amaya-Romero, J.; Bérubé, S.; Brazeau, N. F.; Diop, M. F.; Hathaway, N.; Hendry, J.; McCann, K.; Murie, K.; Murphy, M. et al.; Niaré, K.; Phelan, J.; Schaffner, S. F.; Simkin, A.; Taylor, A. R.; Greenhouse, B.; Wesolowski, A.; Verity, R.: Toward an Open Analysis Ecosystem for Plasmodium Genomic Epidemiology. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, tpmd250418 (2026)

Key, F. M.: Tracking the roots of zoonoses. Science 392 (6804) (2026)