CURE-KY Member Publications

This page highlights recent peer-reviewed publications authored by members of the CURE-KY community. All featured work relates to infectious disease research, spanning topics such as pathogenesis, diagnostics, epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, public health, and translational science. Publications are added monthly to reflect the continued scholarly output of our network. Each entry includes citation details and a direct link to the full article when available.

Whether you're exploring current work in the field, looking for collaborators, or tracking ongoing research trends, this page offers a central view of the scientific contributions advancing CURE-KY’s mission.

To suggest a publication for inclusion, please email curekyidc@uky.edu.

March 2026

• Riddle B, Fox J, Ford W, Kim M, Husic A, Backus J, Pollock E. Continuum of denitrification to end-member controls on nitrate isotopic ratios: evidence from meta-analyses and a six-year record of seasonality from Kentucky, USA. Sci Total Environ. 2026;1029:181715. Epub 2026/03/31. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181715. PubMed PMID: 41915957.
• Soni S, Eertink LG, Shuisong N, Loynachan A, Barnum SM, Adam EN, Kennedy MA, Wang D, Li F. Cross-neutralization and antigenic characterization of simian and equine group A rotaviruses. J Virol. 2026;:e0019926. Epub 2026/03/31. doi: 10.1128/jvi.00199-26. PubMed PMID: 41914753.
• Zhang H, Robertson M, Braunstein SL, Hanna DB, Felsen UR, Waldron L, Nash D. Inferring the Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy by Zero-Inflated Random Change Point Models Using Longitudinal Data Subject to Left-Censoring. Algorithms. 2025;18(6). Epub 2026/03/30. doi: 10.3390/a18060346. PubMed PMID: 41907302; PMCID: PMC13021155.
• Papas M, Stout TAE, Vernooij JCM, Leemans B, Arnold L, Beitsma MM, Wijnands LI, de Ruijter-Villani M, Colleoni S, Lazzari G, Galli C, Claes A. Impact of donor mare and stallion identity on the likelihood of pregnancy after transfer of in vitro produced embryos. Equine Vet J. 2026. Epub 2026/03/30. doi: 10.1002/evj.70160. PubMed PMID: 41905773.
• Green MC, Braun DJ, Leibold CT, Van Eldik LJ, Bailey CS. Specific inhibition of p38α MAPK dampens neuroinflammation during acute alcohol withdrawal in mouse BV2 microglial cell line and rat organotypic hippocampal slice cultures. Alcohol. 2026;133:32-37. Epub 2026/03/29. doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2026.03.007. PubMed PMID: 41903899.
• Keck JW, Adatorwovor R, Noble A, Tucker S, Strike WD, Torabi S, Banadaki MD, Mijatovic B, Roggenkamp SK, McNeil DL, Ormsbee LE, Berry SM. Wastewater Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Rural Kentucky, 2021-2023. Viruses. 2026;18(3). Epub 2026/03/28. doi: 10.3390/v18030282. PubMed PMID: 41902190; PMCID: PMC13030766.
• Suzuki Y, Mani R, Evers BM. A Unique Protein Adjuvant for Precision Immunotherapy to Prevent Recurrence of Surgically Resected Colorectal Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2026;18(6). Epub 2026/03/28. doi: 10.3390/cancers18061003. PubMed PMID: 41899604; PMCID: PMC13025838.
• Jandhyala SS, Sreenivasan CC, Soni S, Giri K, Kaushik RS, Li F, Wang D. Replication Fitness of Human Influenza B Viruses in Swine Primary Respiratory Epithelial Cells. J Med Virol. 2026;98(4):e70898. Epub 2026/03/27. doi: 10.1002/jmv.70898. PubMed PMID: 41891518.
• Yates RA, Twist KE, Higgins BP. RheumQuest: A Gamified Approach to Musculoskeletal Education. MedEdPORTAL. 2026;22:11587. Epub 2026/03/27. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11587. PubMed PMID: 41890364; PMCID: PMC13013083.
• Keeble AR, Gonzalez-Velez S, Thomas NT, Owen AM, Stone AV, Johnson DL, Candia J, Ferrucci L, Narici M, Dupont-Versteegden EE, Noehren B, Franchi MV, Fry CS. Muscle Atrophy After ACL Reconstruction Involves Molecular Mechanisms Beyond Unloading. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2026. Epub 2026/03/26. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00088.2026. PubMed PMID: 41886295.
• Keeble AR, Owen AM, Thomas NT, Gonzalez-Velez S, Brightwell CR, Barnes T, Long DE, Kern PA, Conley CE, Stone AV, Johnson DL, Wen Y, Noehren B, Fry CS. Multi-omics analysis reveals sex-specific etiology of human muscle weakness following musculoskeletal injury. BMC Med. 2026. Epub 2026/03/26. doi: 10.1186/s12916-026-04818-8. PubMed PMID: 41882639.
• Shi Y, Widmalm G, Sorieul C, Roodsant TJ, Rush JS, Korotkova N, Vrieling M, Jacobs AAC, Spaninks M, Grommen R, Domínguez-Medina CC, Schimmel IM, van der Wel NN, Kenner CW, Heiss C, Azadi P, Tan L, Codée JDC, Stegeman A, Schultsz C, Benedictus L, van Sorge NM. A conserved glycan motif induces broadly reactive functional antibodies against the zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis. Sci Adv. 2026;12(13):eadz1854. Epub 2026/03/25. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adz1854. PubMed PMID: 41880495; PMCID: PMC13015895.
• Manuli ER, Hua X, Scachetti GC, Forato J, Claro IM, Pereira GM, Sacchetto L, Cortes-Azuero O, Bernardo AC, Resende CF, Bacarov NBS, Capuani L, de Lima STS, de Jesus R, Kato RB, Salgado BB, Singh CML, Pereira NC, Reis RS, Albuquerque SRL, Stanton R, Sampaio VS, Bento AI, Cunha MP, Ratmann O, Faria NR, Weaver SC, Lalwani PJ, Salje H, Costa AG, Proenca-Modena JL, Sabino EC, de Souza WM. Transmission dynamics of Oropouche virus in Latin America and the Caribbean. Nat Med. 2026. Epub 2026/03/25. doi: 10.1038/s41591-026-04221-z. PubMed PMID: 41876648.
• Ocegueda E, Chase G, Niceforo M, Javidan A, Gugliuzza L, Yu J, Kang RY, Lankowski A, Stefanik O, Leclerc K, Valentine Y, Drummond MJ, Deeney JT, Modica-Napolitano JS, Proctor EA, Hasturk H, Nikolajczyk BS, Bharath LP. Role of Succinate Dehydrogenase in Age-Related Th17 Inflammation. Aging Cell. 2026;25(4):e70451. Epub 2026/03/24. doi: 10.1111/acel.70451. PubMed PMID: 41874464.
• Kunz Coyne AJ, Gray R, Gonnabathula P, May ES, Tamma PD, Do A. Comparative in vitro activity of aztreonam-avibactam and aztreonam plus ceftazidime-avibactam against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia complex. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2026;:e0145625. Epub 2026/03/24. doi: 10.1128/aac.01456-25. PubMed PMID: 41874381.
• Van Helden SR, Kunz Coyne AJ, Alosaimy S, Lagnf AM, Molina KC, Kang-Birken SL, Claeys KC, Biagi M, Andrade J, DeKerlegand A, Schrack MR, Gore T, King MA, Pullinger BM, Tart S, Hobbs ALV, Agee J, Perkins NB, Veve MP, Cosimi R, Herbin SR, Jones BM, Feehan Curley AK, Judd C, Al Musawa M, Rybak MJ. Real-world use of eravacycline for the treatment of mono- and polymicrobial infections involving Enterobacterales. Microbiol Spectr. 2026;:e0226225. Epub 2026/03/23. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02262-25. PubMed PMID: 41869808.
• Minami K, Fukuzawa F, Kobayashi T, Delmonaco D, Marra AR, Ko F, Yamada Y. Association Between Pet Ownership and Incident Dementia: A Systematic Review. Am J Med. 2026. Epub 2026/03/22. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2026.03.008. PubMed PMID: 41864407.
• Cuervo-Arango J, Stout TAE, Claes AN. Embryonic vesicle diameter at first pregnancy diagnosis in in vivo- and in vitro-derived pregnancies and its relationship with pregnancy loss in the mare. Anim Reprod Sci. 2026;289:108173. Epub 2026/03/21. doi: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2026.108173. PubMed PMID: 41861690.
• Davargaon RS, Verma N, Kotiya D, Leibold N, Velmurugan GV, Coburn H, Chen KC, Ruiz D, Corces V, Liu H, Kachroo P, Singh PK, Gentry MS, Despa S, Despa F. Peripheral amylin modulation rebalances brain glycolysis and Tau-Ser214 phosphorylation via cAMP-PKA signaling. iScience. 2026;29(3):115157. Epub 2026/03/20. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.115157. PubMed PMID: 41858884; PMCID: PMC12997304.
• Kim J, Son I, Evereux V, Subramanian V, Kolpek D, Ogidi J, Park S, Park Y, Park J. Molecular Weight-Driven Tunable Hyaluronic Acid-Based Hydrogels Modulate Immune Polarization in Three-Dimensional Microenvironments. ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 2026. Epub 2026/03/19. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5c01525. PubMed PMID: 41854533; PMCID: PMC13041965.
• Fredrickson ME, Barrickman A, Donohoe KL, Goodhart AL, Ko CL, Malcom DR, Romanelli F, Salvo MC. A Deimplementation Framework for Curricular Hoarding in Pharmacy Education. Am J Pharm Educ. 2026;90(5):101968. Epub 2026/03/19. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2026.101968. PubMed PMID: 41850684.
• Doratt BM, True HE, Wagner SB, Malherbe DC, Reynolds ZM, Cockerham C, O'Brien J, Messaoudi I. Maternal opioid use disorder and hepatitis C infection in pregnancy reshape the peripheral immune landscape at term. EBioMedicine. 2026;126:106214. Epub 2026/03/19. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106214. PubMed PMID: 41849830; PMCID: PMC13011057.
• Mart MF, Jones MT, Raman R, Stinehart KR, Mayer KP, Jackson JC, Pandharipande PP, Su H, Boehm LM, Ely EW, Brummel NE. Rurality and Long-Term Outcomes after Critical Illness. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026. Epub 2026/03/18. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag063. PubMed PMID: 41849412.
• McAtee AM, Kenwood M, Ujas T, Colson MK, Watkins J, Winford ED, Cotter KM, Britsch D, Betz D, Turchan-Cholewo J, Lutshumba J, Stuart C, Shah G, Runice L, Ebbert M, Cherra S, Nelson PT, Sturgill JL, Monson NL, Goldberg MP, Stowe AM. CNS-resident B cells develop locally into a pro-inflammatory age-associated phenotype during aging and after stroke. bioRxiv. 2026. Epub 2026/03/18. doi: 10.64898/2026.03.02.709112. PubMed PMID: 41847014; PMCID: PMC12991099.
• González-Seguel F, Gustafson O, Robinson CM, Villablanca C, Olave C, Muñoz-Muñoz F, Caceres-Parra C, Parry SM, Wen Y, Dupont-Versteegden EE, Mayer KP. Respiratory muscle dysfunction in mechanical ventilation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of biological mechanisms. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2026;140(4):1055-1068. Epub 2026/03/18. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01125.2025. PubMed PMID: 41843932.
• True HE, Doratt BM, Wagner SB, Malherbe DC, Shelman NR, Eskandarian Boroujeni M, Cockerham C, O'Brien JM, Messaoudi I. Maternal opioid use and hepatitis C infection disrupt the placental immune landscape and structure. JCI Insight. 2026. Epub 2026/03/17. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.199606. PubMed PMID: 41842943.
• Danaher RJ, Handel VA, Wang L, Gonzalez OA. Male Keratin 13-Cre Expression Causes Unanticipated Germline Deletion in Notch1 Floxed Mice. Genesis. 2026;64(2):e70046. Epub 2026/03/17. doi: 10.1002/dvg.70046. PubMed PMID: 41840884.
• Sun H, Huang PY, Zhang ZR, Gao CF, Palli SR, Wu SF. A Testis-Specific Aralkylamine N-Acetyltransferase Regulates Dimorphic Sperm Function and Male Fertility in Moths. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026;:e16374. Epub 2026/03/15. doi: 10.1002/advs.202516374. PubMed PMID: 41833004.
• Wagner SB, Malherbe DC, Napier EG, Marzi A, Messaoudi I. Glycoprotein-specific transcriptional response contributes to differential vaccine protection against lethal Ebola virus infection. Vaccine. 2026;79:128410. Epub 2026/03/13. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128410. PubMed PMID: 41819639.
• Tavakkoli A, Mortazavi H, Iranshahi M, Kalalinia F, Jamialahmadi K, Thorson JS, Shaaban KA, Mosaffa F. Correction: Phaeosphaeride A Isolated from an Endophytic Paraphoma sp. Alleviates ABCG2-mediated Resistance to Mitoxantrone in Breast Cancer Cells. Planta Med. 2026. Epub 2026/03/13. doi: 10.1055/a-2827-5623. PubMed PMID: 41819154.
• Telles-de-Deus J, Claro IM, Bertanhe M, Whittaker C, Port-Carvalho M, Rocha EC, Coletti TM, da Silva CAM, Valença IN, Lima-Camara TN, Bicudo de Paula M, Cunha MS, de Jesus JG, Dos Santos Andrade P, Cox V, de Azevedo NCCF, Guerra JM, Summa JL, Teixeira APP, Bergo ES, Pereira M, Moreira FRR, Felix AC, de Paula AV, de Araujo Eliodoro RH, da Silva Lima M, de Oliveira FM, de Souza VR, Franco LAM, Nardi MS, Sanches TC, da Silva ETBC, Coimbra AAC, Dos Santos PR, Lima de Gouveia K, Vilela FESP, Hill SC, Oliveira DAG, Piedade HM, Guimarães-Luiz T, Abreu CMG, Casoni da Rocha G, Abade L, de Souza WM, Lambert B, Pereira de Souza R, Pinter A, Sabino EC, Mucci LF, Faria NR. Evolution and spillover dynamics of yellow fever at the forest-urban interface in Brazil. Nat Microbiol. 2026. Epub 2026/03/12. doi: 10.1038/s41564-026-02302-w. PubMed PMID: 41813975.
• De Col MC, Gonçalves MHO, de Araujo SS, de Morais BS, Ascari JP, Farman ML, Lamour K, Del Ponte EM. Genetic Structure and Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Pyricularia oryzae Triticum in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Phytopathology. 2026. Epub 2026/03/11. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-12-25-0383-R. PubMed PMID: 41812245.
• Li J, Wang X, Ding Y, Qin F, de Lima STS, Papamichail L, Schraauwen R, Forato J, Claro IM, Hua X, Simões Mello LM, Offermans DM, Verstegen MMA, Boter M, Peppelenbosch MP, Barbiero A, Pagani E, Janssen HLA, Telmos Silva JA, Dos Santos MNN, Pincinato EC, Proenca-Modena JL, Li P, Anas AA, van der Laan LJW, Castilletti C, Oude Munnink BB, de Souza WM, Wang W, Pan Q. Human liver-derived organoids recapitulate Oropouche virus infection and manifestation, enabling antiviral drug discovery. Cell Rep Med. 2026;7(3):102646. Epub 2026/03/11. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2026.102646. PubMed PMID: 41806841; PMCID: PMC13006397.
• Chapman R, Liu X, Mohtasebi M, Mazdeyasna S, Saatman KE, Yu G, Chen L. Fabrication of an Expandable Brain Matrix Customizable Across Developmental Stages. J Vis Exp. 2026;(228). Epub 2026/03/09. doi: 10.3791/68638. PubMed PMID: 41801799.
• Imam IA, Morey T, Jiang Y, Wang D, Xu D, Shao Q. Discovering naturally occurring antifreeze peptides from microbiome by integrating protein language models and molecular dynamics simulation. J Mater Chem B. 2026;14(13):4059-4069. Epub 2026/03/09. doi: 10.1039/d5tb02758f. PubMed PMID: 41801733; PMCID: PMC13044805.
• Athan E, Greenberg RN, Baker DA, Shah R, Dubhashi S, Badat A, Thurlow C, Schlessinger J, Wronski A, Zakrzewski M, Turner D, Bindi I, Basile V, Galletti B, Spensieri F, Brazzoli M, Zigon G, Cilio GL, Ranzato G, Lattanzi M, Pellegrini M, undefined undefined. Safety, Efficacy, and Immunogenicity of a Multivalent Adjuvanted S. aureus Vaccine in Adults with Recent Skin And Soft Tissue Infections: An Observer-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Multinational Phase 1/2 Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2026. Epub 2026/03/09. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciag162. PubMed PMID: 41800789.
• Zhang H, Zhu J, Brazier E, Tymejczyk O, Yotebieng M, Kimmel AD, Anastos K, Ross J, Hoover DR, Shi Q, Murenzi G, Nsonde D, Dzudie A, Lelo P, Twizere C, Nash D. HIV disease progression following WHO treat all guideline adoption among people enrolled in HIV care in Central Africa: A multistate analysis. Ann Epidemiol. 2026;117:110063. Epub 2026/03/08. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2026.110063. PubMed PMID: 41794156; PMCID: PMC13015763.
• Jeong SG, Choi IH, Nair S, Buiarelli L, Pourbahari B, Oh JY, Lin BYX, LeBeau JM, Bassim N, Hirai D, Seo A, Choi WS, Fernandes RM, Birol T, Zhao L, Lee JS, Jalan B. Altermagnetic polar metallic phase in ultrathin epitaxially strained RuO₂ films. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026;123(10):e2526641123. Epub 2026/03/06. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2526641123. PubMed PMID: 41790938; PMCID: PMC12974453.
• Bharadwaj R, Mangino AA, Ruf K, Troy J, Bailey P, Fanucchi L, South AM. Hospitalist Buprenorphine Prescribing Before and After X-Waiver Removal at an Academic Center. J Gen Intern Med. 2026. Epub 2026/03/03. doi: 10.1007/s11606-026-10296-8. PubMed PMID: 41772362.
• Slain N, Kunz Coyne AJ. Reply to Nishimura, "Questions regarding mortality and infection source in deep-seated infections". Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2026;:e0171625. Epub 2026/03/02. doi: 10.1128/aac.01716-25. PubMed PMID: 41770227.
• Van Doorn CE, Tyree JB, Jaramillo AA. Parabrachial calcitonin gene-related peptide neurons sex-specifically modulate behavior in anxiety assays during alcohol withdrawal. Front Pharmacol. 2025;16:1750956. Epub 2026/03/02. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2025.1750956. PubMed PMID: 41767234; PMCID: PMC12935916.
• Collis B, Kobayashi T, Hall E, Alnabelsi T, Cao C, Johnson M, Gurley J, Reda H, London T, Ogburn E, Sekela M, Stoner BJ, El-Dalati S. Outcomes of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Managed by a Multidisciplinary Endocarditis Team: A Retrospective Cohort Study. CJC Open. 2026;8(2):150-159. Epub 2026/03/02. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.10.017. PubMed PMID: 41766698; PMCID: PMC12946802.
• Miracle DK, Hammerslag LR, Slavova S, Lofwall MR, Walsh SL, Talbert J, Freeman PR. Buprenorphine utilization following removal of prior authorization requirements in the Kentucky Medicaid population. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2026;282:113105. Epub 2026/03/02. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113105. PubMed PMID: 41764906.
• Balasubramani S, Palli SR. Histone Deacetylases Are Required for Aedes aegypti Female Reproduction and Embryonic Development. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol. 2026;121(3):e70139. Epub 2026/03/01. doi: 10.1002/arch.70139. PubMed PMID: 41764745.
• Neyra JA, Thompson Bastin M, Ghamarian E, Firenzuoli F, Takeuchi T, Bagshaw SM, Wald R. Hypophosphatemia During Kidney Replacement Therapy and Ventilator-Free Days: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the STARRT-AKI Trial. Am J Kidney Dis. 2026. Epub 2026/03/01. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.11.012. PubMed PMID: 41763519.
• Liu H, Kachroo H, Kachroo P. Shared metabolic pathways in epilepsy and plant immunity: From evolution to diet. Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2026;91:102656. Epub 2026/03/01. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2026.102656. PubMed PMID: 41762779.