LAB ARCHIVES

June 2020

Our work analyzing anti-HIV antibodies has been accepted for publication!

Zhou, J.O., Zaidi, H.A., Ton, T., and Fera, D. (2020) The effects of framework mutations at the variable domain interface on antibody affinity maturation in an HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibody lineage. Frontiers in Immunology. (accepted).

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April 2020
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Our work contributing to flu vaccine design strategies has been published!

​Bajic, G., Maron, M., Caradonna, T., Tian, M., Mermelstein, A., Fera, D., Kelsoe, G., Kuraoka, M, Schmidt, A. (2020) Structure-guided molecular grafting of a complex broadly neutralizing viral epitope. ACS Infect Dis. 2020
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MARCH 2020

The lab welcomes new members!
Scout Hayashi '22
Emma Parker Miller '22
Paul Seth '22
Erik-Stephane Stancofski '21

​SEPTEMBER 2019
​Naomi Bronkema gave an oral presentation of her work, "Structural Characterization of an HIV-1 Env with a Broadly Neutralizing Antibody Precursor" at the Undergraduate Science Research Symposium at Haverford.

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Aug. 2019
Naomi Bronkema, a Velay Fellow, explains her summer undergraduate research in this video.

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​April 2019
​Julia and Jeffrey presented their honors theses.

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MARCH 2019

Julia Morriss presented a poster on her work, "Structural Analysis of an Early Intermediate of the DH270 Broadly Neutralizing B-cell Lineage" at the HIV Vaccines Keystone Meeting in Whistler, BC Canada​

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​MARCH 2019

The lab welcomes new members!
Naomi Bronkema '20
Sarah Leonard '21
Adam Mermelstein '21
Hussain Zaidi '22
Pearl Zhang '22

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Aug. 2018
Julia Morriss, a Velay Fellow, explains her summer undergraduate research in this video.

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May 5, 2018
​Jeffrey and Therese presented their work at the FCBIS symposium at Penn.

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May 2018

Our manuscript has been accepted and published!

Fera, D., Lee, M.S., Wiehe, K., Meyerhoff, R.R., Piai, A., Bonsignori, M., Aussedat, B., Walkowicz, W.E., Ton, T., Zhou, J.O., Danishefsky, S., Haynes, B.F., and Harrison, S.C. (accepted) HIV Envelope V3 Region Mimic Embodies Key Features of a Broadly Neutralizing Antibody Lineage Epitope. Nature Communications 

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​The lab welcomes new members: Emilie Morse and Julia Morriss!