Melanie T. Cushion

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University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

United States

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Melanie T. Cushion is a Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, USA. Her research primarily focuses on Pneumocystis infections, including the developmental progression of Pneumocystis carinii, the mechanisms of inflammasome formation during Pneumocystis pneumonia, and strategies for antifungal treatment. She has published extensively on topics such as fungal antigenic variation and the effects of various treatments on Pneumocystis murina.

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The role of sex in the life cycle and transmission of Pneumocystis

Open Date: 2019-02-01

Close Date: 2023-01-31

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The role of sex in the life cycle of Pneumocystis

Open Date: 2018-12-01

Close Date: 2022-11-01

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International Workshop on Opportunistic Protists (IWOP-14)

Open Date: 2017-08-08

Close Date: 2018-07-31

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Directed Culturing of Pneumocystis Using Metatranscriptomics

Open Date: 2013-05-22

Close Date: 2018-02-28

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Directed Culturing of Pneumocystis Using Metatranscriptomics

Open Date: 2013-05-22

Close Date: 2018-02-28

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joao almeida

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Universidade Nova de Lisboa

PORTUGAL

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Philippe M. Hauser

Lausanne University Hospital

SWITZERLAND

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Alexey Porollo

Associate Professor

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

UNITED STATES

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Single-cell RNA sequencing defines developmental progression and reproductive transitions of Pneumocystis carinii

Pneumocystis murina promotes inflammasome formation and NETosis during Pneumocystis pneumonia

Extracellular vesicles from Pneumocystis carinii -infected rats impair fungal viability but are dispensable for macrophage functions

Erratum for Wiederhold et al., “The Antifungal and Anti-Pneumocystis Activities of the Novel Compound A3IS (Mycosinate)”

Publisher Correction: Fungal antigenic variation using mosaicism and reassortment of subtelomeric genes’ repertoires

Fungal antigenic variation using mosaicism and reassortment of subtelomeric genes’ repertoires

Anidulafungin Treatment Blocks the Sexual Cycle of Pneumocystis murina and Prevents Growth and Survival without Rescue by an Alternative Mode of Replication

The Effects of Sex and Strain on Pneumocystis murina Fungal Burdens in Mice

The Antifungal and Anti-Pneumocystis Activities of the Novel Compound A3IS (Mycosinate)

The Long-Acting Echinocandin, Rezafungin, Prevents Pneumocystis Pneumonia and Eliminates Pneumocystis from the Lungs in Prophylaxis and Murine Treatment Models

A Novel Encochleated Formulation Improves Atovaquone Activity in a Murine Model of Pneumocystis Pneumonia

Collaborators (3)

joao almeida

Philippe M. Hauser

Alexey Porollo

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