• Assessment of COVID-19 intervention strategies in the Nordic countries using genomic epidemiology 

      Duchene, Sebastian; Featherstone, Leo; de Blasio, Birgitte Freiesleben; Holmes, Edward C.; Bohlin, Jon; Pettersson, John H.-O.
      Published 2021
      Abstract The Nordic countries, defined here as Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland, are known for their comparable demographics and political systems. Since these countries implemented different COVID-19 intervention ...
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    • Binding of a pyrimidine RNA base-mimic to SARS-CoV-2 nonstructural protein 9. 

      Littler, Dene R; Mohanty, Biswaranjan; Lowery, Shea A; Colson, Rhys N; Gully, Benjamin S; Perlman, Stanley; Scanlon, Martin J; Rossjohn, Jamie
      Published 2021
      The coronaviral nonstructural protein 9 (Nsp9) is essential for viral replication; it is the primary substrate of Nsp12's pseudokinase domain within the viral replication transcription complex, an association that also ...
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    • IFI27 transcription is an early predictor for COVID-19 outcomes; a multi-cohort observational study 

      Shojaei, Maryam; Shamshirian, Amir; Monkman, James; Grice, Laura; Tran, Minh; Tan, Chin Wee; Rossi, Gustavo Rodrigues; McCulloch, Timothy R.; Nalos, Marek; Chew, Keng Yih; Zhu, Yanshan; Xia, Yao; Wells, Timothy J.; Senegaglia, Alexandra Cristina; Rebelatto, Carmen Lúcia Kuniyoshi; Franck, Claudio Luciano; dos Santos, Anna Flavia Ribeiro; de Noronha, Lucia; Motamen, Sepideh; Valadan, Reza; Amjadi, Omolbanin; Gogna, Rajan; Madan, Esha; Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza; Lamperti, Liliana; Zuñiga, Felipe; Nova-Lamperti, Estefania; Labarca, Gonzalo; Knippenberg, Ben; Herwanto, Velma; Wang, Ya; Phu, Amy; Chew, Tracy; Kwan, Timothy; Kim, Karan; Teoh, Sally; Pelaia, Tiana M; Kuan, Win Sen; Jee, Yvette; Iredell, Jon; O’Byrne, Ken; Fraser, John F.; Davis, Melissa J.; Belz, Gabrielle; Warkiani, Majid; Gallo, Carlos Salomon; Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando; Nguyen, Quan; Mclean, Anthony; Kulasinghe, Arutha; Short, Kirsty R.; Tang, Benjamin
      Published 2021
      Robust biomarkers that predict disease outcomes amongst COVID-19 patients are necessary for both patient triage and resource prioritisation. Numerous candidate biomarkers have been proposed for COVID-19. However, at present, ...
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    • Immune responses in COVID-19 respiratory tract and blood reveal mechanisms of disease severity 

      Zhang, Wuji; Chua, Brendon Y.; Selva, Kevin J.; Kedzierski, Lukasz; Ashhurst, Thomas M.; Haycroft, Ebene R.; Shoffner, Suzanne K.; Hensen, Luca; Boyd, David F.; James, Fiona; Mouhtouris, Effie; Kwong, Jason C.; Chua, Kyra Y. L.; Drewett, George; Copaescu, Ana; Dobson, Julie E.; Rowntree, Louise C.; Habel, Jennifer R.; Allen, Lilith F.; Koay, Hui-Fern; Neil, Jessica A.; Gartner, Matthew; Lee, Christina Y.; Andersson, Patiyan; Seemann, Torsten; Sherry, Norelle L.; Amanat, Fatima; Krammer, Florian; Londrigan, Sarah L.; Wakim, Linda M.; King, Nicholas J.C.; Godfrey, Dale I.; Mackay, Laura K.; Thomas, Paul G.; Nicholson, Suellen; Arnold, Kelly B.; Chung, Amy W.; Holmes, Natasha E.; Smibert, Olivia C.; Trubiano, Jason A.; Gordon, Claire L.; Nguyen, Thi H.O.; Kedzierska, Katherine
      Published 2021
      ABSTRACT Although the respiratory tract is the primary site of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the ensuing immunopathology, respiratory immune responses are understudied and urgently needed to understand mechanisms underlying ...
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    • Integrated immune dynamics define correlates of COVID-19 severity and antibody responses 

      Koutsakos, Marios; Rowntree, Louise C; Hensen, Luca; Chua, Brendon Y; van de Sandt, Carolien E; Habel, Jennifer R; Zhang, Wuji; Jia, Xiaoxiao; Kedzierski, Lukasz; Ashhurst, Thomas M; Putri, Givanna H; Marsh-Wakefield, Felix; Read, Mark N; Edwards, Davis N; Clemens, E Bridie; Wong, Chinn Yi; Mordant, Francesca L; Juno, Jennifer A; Amanat, Fatima; Audsley, Jennifer; Holmes, Natasha E; Gordon, Claire L; Smibert, Olivia C; Trubiano, Jason A; Hughes, Carly M; Catton, Mike; Denholm, Justin T; Tong, Steven Y C; Doolan, Denise L; Kotsimbos, Tom C; Jackson, David C; Krammer, Florian; Godfrey, Dale I; Chung, Amy W; King, Nicholas J C; Lewin, Sharon R; Wheatley, Adam K; Kent, Stephen J; Subbarao, Kanta; McMahon, James; Thevarajan, Irani; Nguyen, Thi H O; Cheng, Allen C; Kedzierska, Katherine
      Published 2021
      SARS-CoV-2 causes a spectrum of COVID-19 disease, the immunological basis of which remains ill defined. We analyzed 85 SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals at acute and/or convalescent time points, up to 102 days after symptom ...
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    • Intracardiac Echocardiography for Point-of-Care Guided Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Surgical Implications for COVID-19. 

      Yastrebov, Konstantin; Brunel, Laurencie; Paterson, Hugh S; Williams, Zoe A; Wise, Innes K; Burrows, Christopher S; Bannon, Paul G
      Published 2021
      Data from animal models is now available to initiate assessment of human safety and feasibility of wide-angle three-dimensional intracardiac echocardiography (3D ICE) to guide point-of-care implantation of percutaneous ...
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    • Risk awareness during operation of analytical flow cytometers and implications throughout the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Aspland, A.; Chew, C.; Douagi, I.; Galland, T.; Marvin, J.; Monts, J.; Nance, D.; Smith, A.L.; Solga, M.
      Published 2021
      The COVID-19 pandemic has brought biosafety to the forefront of many life sciences. The outbreak has compelled research institutions to re-evaluate biosafety practices and potential at-risk areas within research laboratories ...
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    • Sars-CoV-2 Genome Sequencing Methods Differ In Their Ability To Detect Variants From Low Viral Load Samples. 

      Lam, C.; Gray, K.; Gall, M.; Sadsad, R.; Arnott, A.; Johnson-Mackinnon, J.; Fong, W.; Basile, K.; Kok, J.; Dwyer, D. E.; Sintchenko, V.; Rockett, R.J.
      Published 2021
      SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance has been vital in understanding the spread of COVID-19, the emergence of viral escape mutants and variants of concern. However, low viral loads in clinical specimens affect variant calling ...
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