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Department researchers have been awarded one grant. In addition, our researchers\u2019 work has generated 33 manuscript publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New grant:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PI: Xian Jie
Funder: NIGMS R35
Title: Biological roles and mechanisms of cell surface RNAs in human papillomavirus endocytic trafficking
Amount: $275,000 (direct cost)
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New publications (April 2026-current):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dietary Fat Content Influences PanIN Progression and Pancreatic Cancer Development in Mice.<\/a>
Sardarni UK<\/strong>, Faraoni EY, Waller AM,<\/strong> Strickland LN, O’Brien B, Klute KA, Cox JL<\/strong>, McAllister F, Bailey-Lundberg JM.<\/strong> Cancer Res Commun. 2026 May 1;6(5):1036-1047. doi: 10.1158\/2767-9764.CRC-25-0777. PMID: 42001482<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An anti-adhesive compound modulating the production of Staphylococcus aureus cell wall-anchored proteins.<\/a>
Leonard AC, Bao R, Menjivar C, Myers MJ, Paiva TO, Zheng Z, Berry KA, Bayles KW<\/strong>, Flannagan RS, Dufr\u00eane YF, Bose JL, Heinrichs DE, Cox G. Nat Commun. 2026 Apr 15. doi: 10.1038\/s41467-026-71917-8. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41986312<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Platelet storage lesion underlies changes in plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 activity in stored whole blood.<\/a>
Maginot ER, Barmettler NK, Gawargi FI, Moore EE, White CM, Hiser DC, Clegg AA, Sextro KS, Moody TB, Volk GE, Moore HB, Goodman N,<\/strong> Bobr A<\/strong>, Henry R, Barrett CD; Omaha, Nebraska. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Apr 23. doi: 10.1097\/TA.0000000000005012. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42023949<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tet2 deficiency alters CD4+ T cell function and promotes T cell lymphoma with a TFH cell immunophenotype.<\/a>
Heavican-Foral TB<\/strong>, Li Y, Lone W<\/strong>, Bouska A<\/strong>, Zhang J, Yang R, Liu X, Shah AR, Mir AR, Rohr J, Jochum D, Kumar A, Chawla RS<\/strong>, Amador C, Yu J<\/strong>, Herek T<\/strong>, Robinson J<\/strong>, Bi C, Sharma S,<\/strong> Gilbreath T, Hyde RK, McKeithan TW, Lio CW, Rao A, Inghirami G, Khoury J<\/strong>, Chan WC, Iqbal J<\/strong>. J Exp Med. 2026 Jun 1;223(6):e20250194. doi: 10.1084\/jem.20250194. Epub 2026 Apr 28. PMID: 42047684<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real-time diagnosis of adult T-cell leukemia\/lymphoma using HBZ RNA in situ hybridization.<\/a>
Amador C, Poveda JC, Mohammed I, Bouska A<\/strong>, Hyjek E, Gibson S, Horna P, Rech KL, Ramos JC, Delma KS, Koepplin JW, Moscinski LC, Cassidy DP, Dicaudo DJ, Sokol L, Iqbal J,<\/strong> Chapman JR. Am J Clin Pathol. 2026 May 5;165(5):aqag030. doi: 10.1093\/ajcp\/aqag030. PMID: 42106909<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Factors affecting detection and quantification of Schistosoma haematobium eggs in pooled urine samples.<\/a>
Degarege A, Levecke B, Bilder CR, Brett-Major DM, Animut A, Negash Y, Broadhurst MJ<\/strong>, Michaud TL, Erko B. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026 Jun 1;20(6):e0014407. doi: 10.1371\/journal.pntd.0014407. eCollection 2026 Jun. PMID: 42224359<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dynamic changes in cuticular chitin enhance mechanical resilience of the tick alloscutum during engorgement.<\/a>
Garman C, Armendariz S<\/strong>, Peklo MM, Aden SS<\/strong>, Kozisek F<\/strong>, Qian W, Muthukrishnan S, Thomas VC,<\/strong> Turner JA, Chaudhari SS.<\/strong> Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2026 Jun;191:104567. doi: 10.1016\/j.ibmb.2026.104567. Epub 2026 Apr 22. PMID: 4203107<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intracranial mesenchymal tumor, FET::CREB fusion-positive: An integrative analysis of 81 cases.<\/a>
Rajan S, Chung HJ, Wu Z, Singh O, Dazelle K, Abdullaev Z, Tyagi M, Ferrone CK, Raffeld M, Lee I, Gagan J, Chen J<\/strong>, Cathcart S,<\/strong> Giannini C, Nguyen A, Gokden M, Perry A, Fernandes IL, Putnam AR, Kurek K, Green RM, Eberhart C, Lucas CH, Gonzalez-Gomez I, Lopez GY, Jones K, Prayson R, Yeaney G, Dermawan JKT, Chkheidze R, Appin C, Uhlmann EJ, Taliansky A, Blessing M, Mohila C, Cotter J, Deisch J, Andreiuolo F, Crawford JR, Mount C, Stemmer-Rachamimov AO, Lakis NS, Schmidt R, Chacko G, Newbury R, Neill S, Morales B, Fecher R, Sloan EA, Solomon DA, Nasrallah M, Quezado M, Fonseca A, Aldape K. Neuro Oncol. 2026 Apr 1;28(4):939-951. doi: 10.1093\/neuonc\/noag001. PMID: 41569358<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Response to Mr. DiNardo’s “Letter to the Editor: Comprehensive review of octocrylene toxicology data and human exposure assessment for personal care products”.<\/a>
Norman KG, Kaufman LE, Griem P, D’Ruiz C, Loretz L, Kowcz A, Cohen SM<\/strong>, Scialli AR, Boobis AR, Jacobson-Kram D, Schoeny R, Rosol TJ, Williams GM, Kaminski NE, Guengerich FP, Nash JF. Crit Rev Toxicol. 2026;56(3):231-233. doi: 10.1080\/10408444.2026.2640896. Epub 2026 Apr 13. PMID: 41973226<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sex- and Age-Dependent Neuroimmune Dysregulation and Early Neurodegenerative Signatures Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Golden Syrian Hamsters.<\/a>
Kumar N, Acharya A, Das R, Sardarni UK, Tayo OI, Murakonda SP, Sutar D, Venkatesan A, Ampasala DR, Cohen SM<\/strong>, Samuelson MM, Sajja BR, Dettmer U, Ramalingam N, Chand HS, Byrareddy SN. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2026 Apr 7:rs.3.rs-9130692. doi: 10.21203\/rs.3.rs-9130692\/v1. PMID: 41994117<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The use of cultured human hepatocytes as a test system to evaluate cell proliferation as a key event in nongenotoxic carcinogenesis.<\/a>
Cowie DE, Cohen SM<\/strong>, Goettel M, Lake BG, Nadzialek S, Rooni U, Schutte ME, Tinwell H, Turiccki J, Yamada T, Strupp C. Arch Toxicol. 2026 May 5. doi: 10.1007\/s00204-026-04411-1. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42086803<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Targeting Oncomucin-driven Immunosuppression Improves the Efficacy of K-rasG12D<\/sup> Inhibition in Pancreatic Cancer.<\/a>
Bhyravbhatla N, Alsafwani ZW, Thapa I, Nallasamy P, Atri P, Moran Segura CM, Park MA, Khan I, Villalobos-Ayala K, Marimuthu S, Cox JL<\/strong>, Centeno BA, Aithal A, Malafa M, Ghersi D, Batra SK, Kumar S. Gastroenterology. 2026 May 25:S0016-5085(26)06878-2. doi: 10.1053\/j.gastro.2026.04.041. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42191046<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SLC22A3\/OCT3 drives serotonin-mediated stemness in pancreatic cancer.<\/a>
Krishna Kumar N, Varadharaj V, Gayen N, Kaur AB, Arikath K, Shah A, Mathivanan P, Nallasamy P, Alsafwani ZW, Seshadri B, Raut P, Rauth S, Persinger J, Brahma S, Schott M, Oberley-Deegan RE, Talmon GA<\/strong>, Cox JL<\/strong>, Batra SK, Ponnusamy MP. Cell Rep. 2026 Jun 5;45(6):117387. doi: 10.1016\/j.celrep.2026.117387. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42250222<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Primary Cutaneous Gamma-Delta T-Cell Lymphoma With Aberrant CD20 Expression: Answer.<\/a>
Ahmed AA, Khoury JD, Desai KR, Pradhan D.<\/strong> Am J Dermatopathol. 2026 May 1;48(5):404-405. doi: 10.1097\/DAD.0000000000003245. PMID: 42012244<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rapidly Enlarging Indurated and Ulcerated Nodules in an Elderly Woman.<\/a>
Ahmed AA, Khoury JD, Desai KR, Pradhan D<\/strong>. Am J Dermatopathol. 2026 May 1;48(5):e38-e39. doi: 10.1097\/DAD.0000000000003244. PMID: 42012249<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two case reports on the identification and management of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in Nebraska<\/strong>, USA.<\/a>
Stevenson JS<\/strong>, Dyer ED, Fey PD<\/strong>, Van Schooneveld TC, Wiley MR<\/strong>, Iwen PC<\/strong>, Carlino-MacDonald U, Russo TA. ASM Case Rep. 2026 Mar 11;2(3):e00233-25. doi: 10.1128\/asmcr.00233-25. eCollection 2026 May. PMID: 42094992<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prolonged Cold Ischemic Time Before Normothermic Machine Perfusion Accentuates Postreperfusion Hepatocellular Injury.<\/a>
Merani S, Scheele K, Fristoe L, Cloonan M, Uhm S, Urban M, Fisher KW<\/strong>, Langnas AN, Andrews MT. Transplant Direct. 2026 Apr 21;12(5):e1943. doi: 10.1097\/TXD.0000000000001943. eCollection 2026 May. PMID: 42027371<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hepatocyte-Specific Deletion of Betaine-Homocysteine Methyltransferase Disrupts Methionine Metabolism and Promotes the Spontaneous Development of Hepatic Steatosis.<\/a>
Rajamanickam R, Perumal SK, Bellamkonda R, Mahalingam S, Fisher KW<\/strong>, Quadros R, Gurumurthy CB, Arumugam MK, Rasineni K, Kharbanda KK. Biomolecules. 2026 Apr 20;16(4):606. doi: 10.3390\/biom16040606. PMID: 42072727<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EBV-positive CD8\u2009+\u2009peripheral T-cell lymphoma in the post-transplant setting: case report and review of the literature.<\/a>
Ahmed AA, Zhang S, Ronaghy A, Hafeez S, Pradhan D, Gupta N.<\/strong> J Hematop. 2026 Apr 13;19(1):15. doi: 10.1007\/s12308-026-00694-6. PMID: 41975104<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emergence of Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis – United States, 2011-2023.<\/a>
Logan N, Birhane MG, McDonald SL, Alarc\u00f3n J, Amador S, Anand M, Bachmann LH, Bernard K, Black LS, Chen AN, Cooley LA, Fortes ED, Gerard M, Jervis RH, Kimura AC, Lamba K, Latash J, Li L, Pederson G, Kauffman CP, Reynolds JL, Santiago R Jr, Siemetzki-Kapoor U, Smole SC, Tagg KA, Vostok J, Webb HE, Francois Watkins LK; XDR Shigella Working Group. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2026 Apr 9;75(13):173-178. doi: 10.15585\/mmwr.mm7513a1. PMID: 41955161<\/p>\n\n\n\n