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Kira A. Griswold, BS
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- BS, University of Maryland, 2018
Selected Publications
McAllister N, Liu Y, Silva LM, Lentscher AJ, Chai W, Wu N, Griswold K, Raghunathan K, Vang L, Alexander J, Warfield KL, Diamond MS, Feizi T, Silva LA, & Dermody TS. 2020. Chikungunya virus strains from each genetic clade bind sulfated glycosaminoglycans as attachment factors. Journal of Virology, 94(24), e01500-20.
Iverson E, Griswold K, Song D, Gagliardi TB, Hamidzadeh K, Kesimer M, Sinha S, Perry M, Duncan G, & Scull M. 2021. Membrane-tethered mucin 1 is stimulated by interferon in multiple cell types and antagonizes influenza A virus infection in human airway epithelium. PLOS Pathogens. In peer review.
Lentscher AJ*, McAllister N*, Griswold K, Welsh O., Sutherland D., Silva L.A., & Dermody T.S. Vaccine candidate with increased GAG binding and restricted replication in skeletal muscle protects against challenge with virulent CHIKV. Manuscript in preparation for Summer 2021.
McAllister N*, Lentscher AJ*, Orzechowski A, Griswold K, Martin J, Brynes A, Silva LA, Dermody TS. Residues in domain A and arch of the E2 glycoprotein of chikungunya virus mediate GAG binding. Manuscript in preparation for Summer 2021.