Erik S. Pena

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Also affiliated with North Carolina State University, North Central State College

MedicineImmunology and Microbiology

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Driven by 19 papers. Top paper: “A predictive mechanistic model of drug release from surface eroding polymeric nanoparticles”.

A predictive mechanistic model of drug release from surface eroding polymeric nanoparticles

Journal of Controlled Release(2022)10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.09.067

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79 citations

Erik S. Pena, Stephen A. Ehrenzeller, Matthew D. Gallovic, Liubov M. Lifshits, Christopher J. Genito +3 more

STING agonist-containing microparticles improve seasonal influenza vaccine efficacy and durability in ferrets over standard adjuvant

Journal of Controlled Release(2022)10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.05.017

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29 citations

Robert D. Junkins, Adam Sandor, Erik S. Pena, Christopher Sample, Ariel K. Mason +7 more

Development of a broadly active influenza intranasal vaccine adjuvanted with self-assembled particles composed of mastoparan-7 and CpG

Frontiers in Immunology(2023)10.3389/fimmu.2023.1103765

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14 citations

Cole J. Batty, Dylan A. Hendy, Erik S. Pena, John A. Roque, Rebeca T. Stiepel +8 more

Cobra Hemagglutinin and cGAMP Loaded Ace‐Dex Microparticles Provide a Broadly Active and Shelf‐Stable Influenza Vaccine Platform

Advanced Therapeutics(2023)10.1002/adtp.202300273

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12 citations

Erik S. Pena, Cole J. Batty, Luis Ontiveros‐Padilla, John A. Roque, Timothy A. Dixon +6 more

Humoral Response to the Acetalated Dextran M2e Vaccine is Enhanced by Antigen Surface Conjugation

Bioconjugate Chemistry(2023)10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.3c00223

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9 citations

Erik S. Pena, Eva A. Amouzougan, Kathryn M. Moore, Kristy M. Ainslie, Eric M. Bachelder +1 more

Immunogenicity of an adjuvanted broadly active influenza vaccine in immunocompromised and diverse populations

Bioengineering & Translational Medicine(2023)10.1002/btm2.10634

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10 citations

Erik S. Pena, Luis Ontiveros‐Padilla, Timothy A. Dixon, Denzel D. Middleton, Grace L. Williamson +9 more

Development of a broadly active influenza intranasal vaccine adjuvanted with self-assembled particles composed of mastoparan-7 and CpG

UNC Libraries(2023)10.17615/bm54-y232

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Soman N. Abraham, Michael A. Carlock, John A. Roque, Dylan A. Hendy, Luis Ontiveros‐Padilla +8 more

Comparative study of acetalated-dextran microparticle fabrication methods for a clinically translatable subunit-based influenza vaccine

International Journal of Pharmaceutics(2024)10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123836

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16 citations

Cole J. Batty, Dylan A. Hendy, Shuangshuang Yang, Luis Ontiveros‐Padilla, Rebeca T. Stiepel +4 more

Polymeric cGAMP microparticles affect the immunogenicity of a broadly active influenza mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccine

Journal of Controlled Release(2024)10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.06.007

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9 citations

Yutian Ma, Timothy A. Dixon, Connor T. Murphy, Erik S. Pena, Michael A. Carlock +5 more

Enhancement of subunit vaccine delivery with zinc-carnosine coordination polymer through the addition of mannan

International Journal of Pharmaceutics(2024)10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.124076

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6 citations

Nicole Rose Lukesh, Dylan A. Hendy, Timothy A. Dixon, Jahirul Islam, Luis Ontiveros‐Padilla +7 more

Humoral Response to the Acetalated Dextran M2e Vaccine is Enhanced by Antigen Surface Conjugation

INDIGO (University of Illinois at Chicago)(2024)10.17615/zety-e082

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Erik S. Pena, Eva A. Amouzougan, Kathryn M. Moore, Eric M. Bachelder, Kristy M. Ainslie +1 more

Supervised machine learning for predicting drug release from acetalated dextran nanofibers

Biomaterials Science(2025)10.1039/d5bm00259a

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20 citations

Elizabeth G. Graham-Gurysh, Tanvi Pulipaka, Kevin E. Shilling, Rebeca T. Stiepel, Erik S. Pena +3 more

Induction of Antigen-Specific Tolerance in a Multiple Sclerosis Model without Broad Immunosuppression

ACS Nano(2025)10.1021/acsnano.4c14698

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10 citations

Sean R. Simpson, Nicole Rose Lukesh, Denzel Middleton, Dylan A. Hendy, Luis Ontiveros‐Padilla +8 more

Post-resection delivery of a TLR7/8 agonist from a biodegradable scaffold achieves immune-mediated glioblastoma clearance and protection against tumor challenge in mice

Nature Communications(2025)10.1038/s41467-025-63692-9

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5 citations

Ryan N. Woodring, Sean R. Simpson, Sophie E. Mendell, Nicole Rose Lukesh, Erik S. Pena +15 more

Broadly active intranasal influenza vaccine with a nanocomplex particulate adjuvant targeting mast cells and toll-like receptor 9

Journal of Controlled Release(2025)10.1016/j.jconrel.2025.113855

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3 citations

Dylan A. Hendy, Erik S. Pena, Grace L. Williamson, Connor T. Murphy, Nicole Rose Lukesh +12 more

Optimizing delivery in a multivalent subunit influenza vaccine using mixed polymeric microparticle degradation rates

Journal of Controlled Release(2025)10.1016/j.jconrel.2025.113936

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1 citations

Luis Ontiveros‐Padilla, Nicole Rose Lukesh, Grace L. Williamson, Connor T. Murphy, Dylan A. Hendy +6 more

Comparative study of acetalated-dextran microparticle fabrication methods for a clinically translatable subunit-based influenza vaccine

UNC Libraries(2025)10.17615/ze36-8006

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1 citations

Eric M. Bachelder, Jenny P.‐Y. Ting, Rebeca T. Stiepel, Dylan A. Hendy, Luis Ontiveros‐Padilla +4 more

Outstanding Contributions to Aerosol Pulmonary Drug Delivery

KONA Powder and Particle Journal(2025)10.14356/kona.2026011

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Erik S. Pena, Sara E. Maloney, Anthony J. Hickey

Controlled Release of Poly(U) via Acetalated Dextran Microparticles for Enhanced Vaccine Adjuvant Delivery

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.07.16.665134

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Nicole Rose Lukesh, Erik S. Pena, Ryan N. Woodring, Sophie E. Mendell, Connor T. Murphy +6 more