Publications
A small-molecule SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor targeting the membrane protein
Nature (Apr. 2025)
Van Damme, Ellen; Abeywickrema, Pravien; Yin, Yanting; Xie, Jiexiong; Jacobs, Sofie; Mann, Mandeep Kaur; Doijen, Jordi; Miller, Robyn; Piassek, Madison; Marsili, Simone; Subramanian, Murali; Gottlieb, Leah; Abdelnabi, Rana; Van Gool, Michiel; Van den Broeck, Nick; De Pauw, Ines; Diels, Annick; Vermeulen, Peter; Temmerman, Koen; Scobey, Trevor; Mattocks, Melissa; Schäfer, Alexandra; Jochmans, Dirk; De Jonghe, Steven; Leyssen, Pieter; Chiu, Winston; Diosa Toro, Mayra; Zwaagstra, Marleen; Leijs, Anouk A.; De Gruyter, Heidi L. M.; Buyck, Christophe; Van Den Heede, Klaas; Jacobs, Frank; Van den Eynde, Christel; Thijs, Laura; Raeymaekers, Valerie; Miller, Seth; Del Rosario, Amanda; Neyts, Johan; Peeters, Danielle; Baric, Ralph S.; van Kuppeveld, Frank J. M.; Snijder, Eric J.; van Hemert, Martijn J.; Monshouwer, Mario; Sharma, Sujata; Draghia-Akli, Ruxandra; Koul, Anil; Van Loock, Marnix
Aging shapes infection profiles of influenza A virus and SARS-CoV-2 in human precision-cut lung slices
Respiratory Research (Mar. 2025)
Brügger, Melanie; Machahua, Carlos; Zumkehr, Trix; Cismaru, Christiana; Jandrasits, Damian; Trüeb, Bettina; Ezzat, Sara; Oliveira Esteves, Blandina I.; Dorn, Patrick; Marti, Thomas M.; Zimmer, Gert; Thiel, Volker; Funke-Chambour, Manuela; Alves, Marco P.
Small Molecule-Based Blockade of CD28 Suppresses T Cell Costimulation Across Cellular and Mucosal Co-culture Models
nan (Jul. 2025)
Upadhyay, Saurabh; Talagayev, Valerij; Cho, Sungwoo; Wolber, Gerhard; Gabr, Moustafa
Assessing Exhaust Gas Exposure in Real Driving Conditions with a Portable Air-Liquid Interface Chamber
nan (Mar. 2025)
Vojtisek-Lom, Michal; Dittrich, Lubos; Cervena, Tereza; Honkova, Katerina; Zavodna, Tana; Rössner, Pavel; Järvinen, Anssi; Kuutti, Hannu; Honkisz, Wojciech; Marjanen, Petteri; Lepistö, Teemu; Salo, Laura; Kylämäki, Katarina; Jäppi, Milja; Teinilä, Kimmo; Li, Delun; Timonen, Hilkka; Topinka, Jan; Rönkkö, Topi; Aakko-Saksa, Päivi
Stealth replication of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in the nasal epithelium at physiological temperature
Journal of Virology (Dec. 2025)
Fonseca, Bárbara F.; Robinot, Rémy; Michel, Vincent; Mendez, Akram; Lebourgeois, Samuel; Chivé, Chloé; Jeger-Madiot, Raphaël; Vaid, Roshan; Bondet, Vincent; Maloney, Elizabeth; Guivel-Benhassine, Florence; Schwartz, Olivier; Duffy, Darragh; Mondal, Tanmoy; Gobaa, Samy; Chakrabarti, Lisa A.
Phenotypic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 spike during the COVID-19 pandemic
Nature Microbiology (Jan. 2025)
Furnon, Wilhelm; Cowton, Vanessa M.; De Lorenzo, Giuditta; Orton, Richard; Herder, Vanessa; Cantoni, Diego; Ilia, Georgios; Mendonca, Diogo Correa; Kerr, Karen; Allan, Jay; Upfold, Nicole; Meehan, Gavin R.; Bakshi, Siddharth; Das, Udeet Ranjan; Molina Arias, Sergi; McElwee, Marion; Little, Sarah; Logan, Nicola; Kwok, Kirsty; Smollett, Katherine; Willett, Brian J.; Da Silva Filipe, Ana; Robertson, David L.; Grove, Joe; Patel, Arvind H.; Palmarini, Massimo
Evolution of Omicron lineage towards increased fitness in the upper respiratory tract in the absence of severe lung pathology
Nature Communications (Jan. 2025)
Wickenhagen, Arthur; Flagg, Meaghan; Port, Julia R.; Yinda, Claude Kwe; Goldin, Kerry; Gallogly, Shane; Schulz, Jonathan E.; Lutterman, Tessa; Williamson, Brandi N.; Kaiser, Franziska; Mukesh, Reshma K.; van Tol, Sarah; Smith, Brian; van Doremalen, Neeltje; Russell, Colin A.; de Wit, Emmie; Munster, Vincent J.
Development of a reverse genetic system for mononegaviruses using a circular polymerase extension reaction
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (Mar. 2025)
Nakashima, Masaaki; Funabiki, Keiko; Izume, Satoko; Maruyama, Yuki; Yamamoto, Atsuko; Watanabe, Michie; Okaga, Saori; Hashimoto, Takashi; Hayasaki-Kajiwara, Yoko; Nakano, Yoshiyuki
A Novel In Vitro Primary Human Alveolar Model (AlveolAir™) for H1N1 and SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Antiviral Screening
Microorganisms (Mar. 2025)
Lopes, Cindia Ferreira; Laurent, Emilie; Caul-Futy, Mireille; Dubois, Julia; Mialon, Chloé; Chojnacki, Caroline; Sage, Edouard; Boda, Bernadett; Huang, Song; Rosa-Calatrava, Manuel; Constant, Samuel
Use of in vitro 3D tissue models in genotoxicity testing: Strategic fit, validation status and way forward. Report of the working group from the 7th International Workshop on Genotoxicity Testing (IWGT)
Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis (Nov. 2025)
Ouedraogo-arras, Gladys