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Kenneth Plante

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Associate Director of the WRCEVA, Assistant Professor

University of Texas Medical Branch

United States

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Dr. Kenneth Plante serves as the Associate Director of the WRCEVA and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch, United States. His research focuses on immunology and vaccine development, particularly regarding chikungunya fever, flavivirus cross-protection, and SARS-CoV-2. His recent publications highlight the efficacy of insect-based vaccines and the mechanisms of viral protection in various model organisms.

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Utilizing a novel hamster model to determine neurologic and behavioral abnormalities of offspring from mothers infected with SARS-CoV-2

Open Date: 2024-12-15

Close Date: 2026-11-30

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Saravanan Thangamani

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SUNY Upstate Medical University

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mRNA-delivered neutralizing antibodies confer protection against SARS-CoV-2 in animal models

γδ T Cells Mediate Protective Immunity Following Vaccination with an Insect-Based Chikungunya Fever Vaccine in Mice

Genomic characterization of arboviruses discovered between the 1950s and 1980s

Molecular basis for shifted receptor recognition by an encephalitic arbovirus

Advanced photohydrolysis technology demonstrates rapid inactivation of aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 and efficacy against other respiratory viral pathogens

The furin cleavage site is required for pathogenesis, but not transmission, of SARS-CoV-2.

Optimization of a panel of behavioral tests for use in containment using a golden Syrian hamster model.

A Modular Bacteriophage T4 Nanoparticle Platform Enables Rapid Design of Dual COVID-19-Flu Mucosal Vaccines.

Mechanisms of Flavivirus Cross-Protection against Yellow Fever in a Mouse Model

Potential of Ilhéus virus to emerge

MVA-based vaccines are protective against lethal eastern equine encephalitis virus aerosol challenge in cynomolgus macaques

A safe insect-based chikungunya fever vaccine affords rapid and durable protection in cynomolgus macaques

Morphologic and Genetic Characterization of Ilheus Virus, a Potential Emergent Flavivirus in the Americas

Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 Does Not Protect against the Development of Anosmia in a Hamster Model

Vaccination Decreases the Infectious Viral Load of Delta Variant SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Patients

An antibody that neutralizes SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 by binding to a conserved spike epitope outside the receptor binding motif

The N501Y spike substitution enhances SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission

Adjuvanting a subunit COVID-19 vaccine to induce protective immunity.

Characterization of a Dengue Virus Serotype 1 Isolated from a Patient in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among operating room staff of a tertiary referral center: An epidemiologic and environmental investigation.

Antiviral activity of oleandrin and a defined extract of Nerium oleander against SARS-CoV-2.

The variant gambit: COVID-19's next move.

A trans-complementation system for SARS-CoV-2 recapitulates authentic viral replication without virulence.

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Saravanan Thangamani

Rafael Kroon Campos

Yingjun Cui

Jonathan Abraham

William Souza

Roberto P Garofalo

Keer Sun

Pyone Pyone Aye

Vineet Menachery

Scott C. Weaver

Tian Wang

Jian Sha

Bryan Johnson

Michaela Buenemann

David Walker

Nikos Vasilakis

Bo Li

Ping Ren

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