Fikadu Tafesse

Physics and AstronomyEnvironmental ScienceMedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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Driven by 55 papers. Top paper: “Vaccination before or after SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to robust humoral response and antibodies that effectively neutralize variants”.

Vaccination before or after SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to robust humoral response and antibodies that effectively neutralize variants

Science Immunology(2022)10.1126/sciimmunol.abn8014

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338 citations

Savannah K. McBride, Hans C. Leier, Gaelen Guzman, Zoë L. Lyski, Devin Schoen +7 more

A global lipid map defines a network essential for Zika virus replication

Nature Communications(2020)10.1038/s41467-020-17433-9

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105 citations

Jules B. Weinstein, Jennifer Kyle, Joon‐Yong Lee, Lisa Bramer, Kelly G. Stratton +10 more

A global lipid map reveals host dependency factors conserved across SARS-CoV-2 variants

Nature Communications(2022)10.1038/s41467-022-31097-7

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67 citations

Jennifer Kyle, Hans C. Leier, Lisa Bramer, Jules B. Weinstein, Timothy A. Bates +5 more

Ceramide synthase 2 deletion decreases the infectivity of HIV-1

Journal of Biological Chemistry(2021)10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100340

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25 citations

Ayna Alfadhli, Jennifer Kyle, Lisa Bramer, Kent Bloodsworth, Robin Lid Barklis +7 more

Omicron neutralizing antibody response following booster vaccination compared with breakthrough infection

Med(2022)10.1016/j.medj.2022.09.001

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22 citations

Timothy A. Bates, Gaelen Guzman, Devin Schoen, Savannah K. McBride, Samuel D. Carpenter +2 more

Mutations outside the MR1 antigen binding groove differentially inhibit presentation of exogenous antigens

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.05.14.654109

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5 citations

Chance Lemon, Jason R. Krawic, Luisa María Nieto Ramírez, Se-Jin Kim, Gitanjali A. Narayanan +5 more

Age-Dependent Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and P.1 Variant by Vaccine Immune Serum Samples

JAMA(2021)10.1001/jama.2021.11656

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111 citations

Hans C. Leier, Zoë L. Lyski, James R. Goodman, Marcel E. Curlin, William B. Messer +2 more

Cross-reactivity of SARS-CoV structural protein antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

Cell Reports(2021)10.1016/j.celrep.2021.108737

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79 citations

Jules B. Weinstein, Scotland Farley, Hans C. Leier, William B. Messer, Fikadu Tafesse +1 more

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–Specific Memory B Cells From Individuals With Diverse Disease Severities Recognize SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2021)10.1093/infdis/jiab585

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16 citations

Amanda E. Brunton, Matt Strnad, Peter E. Sullivan, Sarah Siegel, Fikadu Tafesse +3 more

Capsid-specific nanobody effects on HIV-1 assembly and infectivity

Virology(2021)10.1016/j.virol.2021.07.001

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14 citations

CeAnn Romanaggi, Robin Lid Barklis, Ilaria R Merutka, Timothy A. Bates, Fikadu Tafesse +2 more

Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 variants by convalescent and vaccinated serum

Cambridge University Press eBooks(2021)10.1101/2021.04.04.21254881

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22 citations

Hans C. Leier, Zoë L. Lyski, Savannah K. McBride, Felicity J. Coulter, Jules B. Weinstein +11 more

Previously infected vaccinees broadly neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants

medRxiv(2021)10.1101/2021.04.25.21256049

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21 citations

Timothy A. Bates, Zoë L. Lyski, Savannah K. McBride, David X. Lee, Felicity J. Coulter +6 more

High Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Among Ethiopian Healthcare Workers

Research Square(2021)10.21203/rs.3.rs-676935/v1

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7 citations

Berhanu Seyoum, Andargachew Mulu, Adane Mihret, Markos Abebe, Liya Wassie +25 more

High Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Ethiopian healthcare workers

medRxiv(2021)10.1101/2021.07.01.21259687

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Berhanu Seyoum, Andargachew Mulu, Adane Mihret, Markos Abebe, Liya Wassie +25 more

BNT162b2-induced neutralizing and non-neutralizing antibody functions against SARS-CoV-2 diminish with age

Cell Reports(2022)10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111544

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38 citations

Pei Lu, Ye jin Kang, Devin Schoen, Micah Thornton, Savannah K. McBride +7 more

A potent alpaca-derived nanobody that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 variants

iScience(2022)10.1016/j.isci.2022.103960

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33 citations

Timothy A. Bates, Hans C. Leier, Savannah K. McBride, Eric Barklis, Fikadu Tafesse +1 more

High seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Ethiopian healthcare workers

BMC Infectious Diseases(2022)10.1186/s12879-022-07247-z

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26 citations

Berhanu Seyoum, Andargachew Mulu, Adane Mihret, Markos Abebe, Liya Wassie +25 more

A Single Dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine Elicits High Antibody Responses in Individuals with Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection Comparable to That of Two-Dose-Vaccinated, SARS-CoV-2-Infection-Naïve Individuals: A Longitudinal Study in Ethiopian Health Workers

Vaccines(2022)10.3390/vaccines10060859

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13 citations

Andargachew Mulu, Markos Abebe, Timothy A. Bates, Liya Wassie, Mekonnen Teferi +9 more

Omicron neutralizing antibody response following booster vaccination compared with breakthrough infection

medRxiv(2022)10.1101/2022.04.11.22273694

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10 citations

Timothy A. Bates, Gaelen Guzman, Devin Schoen, Savannah K. McBride, Samuel D. Carpenter +2 more

BNT162b2 induced neutralizing and non-neutralizing antibody functions against SARSCoV-2 diminish with age

medRxiv(2022)10.1101/2022.08.12.22278726

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5 citations

Pei Lu, Ye jin Kang, Devin Schoen, Micah Thornton, Savannah K. McBride +7 more

A global lipid map reveals host dependency factors conserved across SARS-CoV-2 variants

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.02.14.480430

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1 citations

Jennifer Kyle, Hans C. Leier, Lisa Bramer, Jules B. Weinstein, Timothy A. Bates +5 more

Delivery of loaded MR1 monomer results in efficient ligand exchange to host MR1 and subsequent MR1T cell activation

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.07.11.499573

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Gwendolyn Swarbrick, Nicole A. Ladd, Meghan Cansler, Megan Null, Aneta Worley +17 more

An extended interval between vaccination and infection enhances hybrid immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants

JCI Insight(2023)10.1172/jci.insight.165265

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52 citations

Hans C. Leier, Savannah K. McBride, Devin Schoen, Zoë L. Lyski, David X. Lee +4 more

ESAT-6 undergoes self-association at phagosomal pH and an ESAT-6-specific nanobody restricts M. tuberculosis growth in macrophages

eLife(2023)10.7554/elife.91930

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18 citations

Mila Trank-Greene, Xammy Nguyenla, Aidan Anastas, Sintayehu K Gurmessa, Ilaria R Merutka +11 more

Diverging Maternal and Cord Antibody Functions From SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccination in Pregnancy

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2023)10.1093/infdis/jiad421

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15 citations

Pei Lu, Ye jin Kang, Ann R. McDonald, Jessica Pruszynski, Timothy A. Bates +5 more

The time between vaccination and infection impacts immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants

medRxiv(2023)10.1101/2023.01.02.23284120

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7 citations

Hans C. Leier, Savannah K. McBride, Devin Schoen, Zoë L. Lyski, David X. Lee +4 more

Systematic analysis of the sphingomyelin synthase family in C. elegans

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.07.25.550547

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Scotland Farley, Jennifer Kyle, Lisa Bramer, Sandra Hoeltzl, Joep van den Dikkenberg +3 more

ESAT-6 undergoes self-association at phagosomal pH and an ESAT-6 specific nanobody restricts M. tuberculosis growth in macrophages

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.08.16.553641

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Mila Trank-Greene, Xammy Nguyenla, Aidan Anastas, Sintayehu K Gurmessa, Ilaria R Merutka +11 more

Trifunctional sphinganine: a new tool to dissect sphingolipid function

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.10.16.562528

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Frank Stein, Per Haberkant, Fikadu Tafesse, Carsten Schultz, Scotland Farley

ESAT-6 undergoes self-association at phagosomal pH and an ESAT-6 specific nanobody restricts M. tuberculosis growth in macrophages

eLife(2023)10.7554/elife.91930.1

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Mila Trank-Greene, Xammy Nguyenla, Aidan Anastas, Sintayehu K Gurmessa, Ilaria R Merutka +10 more

Diverging maternal and infant cord antibody functions from SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in pregnancy

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.05.01.538955

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Pei Lu, Ye jin Kang, Ann R. McDonald, Jessica Pruszynski, Timothy A. Bates +5 more

Reviewer #1 (Public Review): ESAT-6 undergoes self-association at phagosomal pH and an ESAT-6 specific nanobody restricts M. tuberculosis growth in macrophages

(2023)10.7554/elife.91930.1.sa2

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Mila Trank-Greene, Xammy Nguyenla, Aidan Anastas, Sintayehu Gurmessa, Ilaria R Merutka +10 more

Biolayer interferometry for measuring the kinetics of protein–protein interactions and nanobody binding

Nature Protocols(2024)10.1038/s41596-024-01079-8

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54 citations

Sintayehu K Gurmessa, Jules B. Weinstein, Mila Trank-Greene, Xammy Huu Wrynla, Aidan Anastas +6 more

Trifunctional Sphinganine: A New Tool to Dissect Sphingolipid Function

ACS Chemical Biology(2024)10.1021/acschembio.3c00554

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29 citations

Frank Stein, Per Haberkant, Fikadu Tafesse, Carsten Schultz, Scotland Farley

Delivery of loaded MR1 monomer results in efficient ligand exchange to host MR1 and subsequent MR1T cell activation

Communications Biology(2024)10.1038/s42003-024-05912-4

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17 citations

Gwendolyn Swarbrick, Nicole A. Ladd, Meghan Cansler, Megan Null, Aneta Worley +17 more

ESAT-6 undergoes self-association at phagosomal pH and an ESAT-6-specific nanobody restricts M. tuberculosis growth in macrophages

eLife(2024)10.7554/elife.91930.3

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14 citations

Mila Trank-Greene, Xammy Nguyenla, Aidan Anastas, Sintayehu K Gurmessa, Ilaria R Merutka +11 more

Evaluating Humoral Immunity Elicited by XBB.1.5 Monovalent COVID-19 Vaccine

Emerging infectious diseases(2024)10.3201/eid3006.240051

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7 citations

Timothy A. Bates, Mila Trank-Greene, Mastura Wahedi, Fikadu Tafesse, Marcel E. Curlin +1 more

A nanobody interaction with SARS-COV-2 Spike allows the versatile targeting of lentivirus vectors

Journal of Virology(2024)10.1128/jvi.00795-24

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Timothy A. Bates, Robin Lid Barklis, CeAnn Romanaggi, Fikadu Tafesse, Eric Barklis +1 more

An effective method of measuring nanobody binding kinetics and competition-based epitope mapping using biolayer interferometry

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2024)10.1101/2024.10.03.616354

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Sintayehu K Gurmessa, Jules B. Weinstein, Mila Trank-Greene, Xammy Huu Wrynla, Aidan Anastas +6 more

Humoral Immunity Elicited by the XBB.1.5 Monovalent COVID-19 Vaccine

medRxiv(2024)10.1101/2024.03.25.24304857

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Timothy A. Bates, Mila Trank-Greene, Mastura Wahedi, Fikadu Tafesse, Marcel E. Curlin +1 more

Reviewer #3 (Public Review): ESAT-6 undergoes self-association at phagosomal pH and an ESAT-6 specific nanobody restricts M. tuberculosis growth in macrophages

(2024)10.7554/elife.91930.2.sa0

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Mila Trank-Greene, Xammy Nguyenla, Aidan Anastas, Sintayehu K Gurmessa, Ilaria R Merutka +11 more

Immune imprinting and vaccine interval determine antibody responses to monovalent XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccination

Communications Medicine(2025)10.1038/s43856-025-00898-4

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8 citations

Timothy A. Bates, Mila Trank-Greene, Mastura Wahedi, Audrey Hinchliff, Marcel E. Curlin +2 more

Integrated lipidomic and proteomic profiling reveals metabolic network disruption by SARS-CoV-2 variants

Journal of Lipid Research(2025)10.1016/j.jlr.2025.100860

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6 citations

Jennifer Kyle, Helene Jahn, Lisa Bramer, Paul Piehowski, Athena A Shepmoes +6 more

Characterization of Caenorhabditis elegans sphingomyelin synthases through heterologous expression

Journal of Biological Chemistry(2025)10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110300

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Helene Jahn, Scotland Farley, Lisa Bramer, Sandra Hoetzl, Joep van den Dikkenberg +4 more

Synaptotagmin 1 and Synaptotagmin 7 promote MR1-mediated presentation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens

eLife(2025)10.7554/elife.108318

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Jessie C. Peterson, Andrew J. Olive, Fikadu Tafesse, Corinna A. Kulicke, Elham Karamooz +2 more

Emerging Roles of Lipids in the Flavivirus Life Cycle

Preprints.org(2025)10.20944/preprints202512.1513.v1

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Carsten Schultz, Fikadu Tafesse, Judah L. Evangelista

Analysis of Factors That Regulate HIV-1 Fusion in Reverse

Viruses(2025)10.3390/v17040472

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Robin Lid Barklis, Fikadu Tafesse, Eric Barklis, Ayna Alfadhli

Multi-Omic Profiling Identifies Conserved Metabolic Pathways Critical for SARS-CoV-2 Variants Infection

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.06.02.657371

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Jennifer Kyle, Helene Jahn, Lisa Bramer, Paul Piehowski, Athena A Shepmoes +6 more

Selective inhibition of MR1-restricted T cell activation by a novel MR1-targeting nanobody

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.06.11.659204

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Corinna A. Kulicke, Sintayehu K Gurmessa, Se-Jin Kim, Sushant Suresh, Jules B. Weinstein +5 more

Synaptotagmin 1 and Synaptotagmin 7 promote MR1-mediated presentation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.06.23.660389

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Jessie C. Peterson, Andrew J. Olive, Fikadu Tafesse, Corinna A. Kulicke, Elham Karamooz +2 more

Rab6 regulates recycling and retrograde trafficking of MR1 molecules

Scientific Reports(2020)10.1038/s41598-020-77563-4

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25 citations

Regina Kurapova, Chelsea M. Heisler, Elham Karamooz, Fikadu Tafesse, Melanie J. Harriff +1 more

The Squeaky Yeast Gets Greased: The Roles of Host Lipids in the Clearance of Pathogenic Fungi

Journal of Fungi(2020)10.3390/jof6010019

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2 citations

Patrick Niekamp, Fikadu Tafesse, Gaelen Guzman

Cross-reactivity of SARS-CoV structural protein antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2020)10.1101/2020.07.30.229377

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8 citations

Jules B. Weinstein, Scotland Farley, Hans C. Leier, William B. Messer, Fikadu Tafesse +1 more

A global lipid map defines a network essential for Zika virus replication

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2020)10.1101/2020.01.27.910919

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5 citations

Jules B. Weinstein, Jennifer Kyle, Joon‐Yong Lee, Lisa Bramer, Kelly G. Stratton +10 more

Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 variants by convalescent and BNT162b2 vaccinated serum

Nature Communications(2021)10.1038/s41467-021-25479-6

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134 citations

Hans C. Leier, Zoë L. Lyski, Savannah K. McBride, Felicity J. Coulter, Jules B. Weinstein +14 more