The Medical Student Summer Research Program at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston: building research foundations by Lisa Cain, George Kramer, Monique Ferguson

“…Objective: This article describes the design and implementation of a curriculum-based research program for medical students at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston. The main objective of this article is to describe the program for the purpose of assisting other medical schools to develop a similar student research program. …”
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Publisher Correction: A live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate with accessory protein deletions by Yang Liu, Xianwen Zhang, Jianying Liu, Hongjie Xia, Jing Zou, Antonio E. Muruato, Sivakumar Periasamy, Chaitanya Kurhade, Jessica A. Plante, Nathen E. Bopp, Birte Kalveram, Alexander Bukreyev, Ping Ren, Tian Wang, Vineet D. Menachery, Kenneth S. Plante, Xuping Xie, Scott C. Weaver, Pei-Yong Shi

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A live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate with accessory protein deletions by Yang Liu, Xianwen Zhang, Jianying Liu, Hongjie Xia, Jing Zou, Antonio E. Muruato, Sivakumar Periasamy, Chaitanya Kurhade, Jessica A. Plante, Nathen E. Bopp, Birte Kalveram, Alexander Bukreyev, Ping Ren, Tian Wang, Vineet D. Menachery, Kenneth S. Plante, Xuping Xie, Scott C. Weaver, Pei-Yong Shi

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Amyloid-β oligomers as a template for secondary amyloidosis in Alzheimer's disease by Marcos J. Guerrero-Muñoz, Diana L. Castillo-Carranza, Shashirekha Krishnamurthy, Adriana A. Paulucci-Holthauzen, Urmi Sengupta, Cristian A. Lasagna-Reeves, Yembur Ahmad, George R. Jackson, Rakez Kayed

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Mucosal vaccination induces protection against SARS-CoV-2 in the absence of detectable neutralizing antibodies by Chaojie Zhong, Hongjie Xia, Awadalkareem Adam, Binbin Wang, Renee L. Hajnik, Yuejin Liang, Grace H. Rafael, Jing Zou, Xiaofang Wang, Jiaren Sun, Lynn Soong, Alan D. T. Barrett, Scott C. Weaver, Pei-Yong Shi, Tian Wang, Haitao Hu

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Tiled-ClickSeq for targeted sequencing of complete coronavirus genomes with simultaneous capture of RNA recombination and minority variants by Elizabeth Jaworski, Rose M Langsjoen, Brooke Mitchell, Barbara Judy, Patrick Newman, Jessica A Plante, Kenneth S Plante, Aaron L Miller, Yiyang Zhou, Daniele Swetnam, Stephanea Sotcheff, Victoria Morris, Nehad Saada, Rafael RG Machado, Allan McConnell, Steven G Widen, Jill Thompson, Jianli Dong, Ping Ren, Rick B Pyles, Thomas G Ksiazek, Vineet D Menachery, Scott C Weaver, Andrew L Routh

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Cystathionine-β-Synthase Inhibition for Colon Cancer: Enhancement of the Efficacy of Aminooxyacetic Acid via the Prodrug Approach by Celia Chao, John R Zatarain, Ye Ding, Ciro Coletta, Amy A Mrazek, Nadiya Druzhyna, Paul Johnson, Haiying Chen, Judy L Hellmich, Antonia Asimakopoulou, Kazunori Yanagi, Gabor Olah, Petra Szoleczky, Gabor Törö, Fredrick J Bohanon, Minal Cheema, Rachel Lewis, David Eckelbarger, Akbar Ahmad, Katalin Módis, Ashley Untereiner, Bartosz Szczesny, Andreas Papapetropoulos, Jia Zhou, Mark R Hellmich, Csaba Szabo

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Functional Analysis of Glycosylation of Zika Virus Envelope Protein by Camila R. Fontes-Garfias, Chao Shan, Huanle Luo, Antonio E. Muruato, Daniele B.A. Medeiros, Elizabeth Mays, Xuping Xie, Jing Zou, Christopher M. Roundy, Maki Wakamiya, Shannan L. Rossi, Tian Wang, Scott C. Weaver, Pei-Yong Shi

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Environmental Enrichment and Social Isolation Mediate Neuroplasticity of Medium Spiny Neurons through the GSK3 Pathway by Federico Scala, Miroslav N. Nenov, Elizabeth J. Crofton, Aditya K. Singh, Oluwarotimi Folorunso, Yafang Zhang, Brent C. Chesson, Norelle C. Wildburger, Thomas F. James, Musaad A. Alshammari, Tahani K. Alshammari, Hannah Elfrink, Claudio Grassi, James M. Kasper, Ashley E. Smith, Jonathan D. Hommel, Cheryl F. Lichti, Jai S. Rudra, Marcello D’Ascenzo, Thomas A. Green, Fernanda Laezza

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An evolutionary NS1 mutation enhances Zika virus evasion of host interferon induction by Hongjie Xia, Huanle Luo, Chao Shan, Antonio E. Muruato, Bruno T. D. Nunes, Daniele B. A. Medeiros, Jing Zou, Xuping Xie, Maria Isabel Giraldo, Pedro F. C. Vasconcelos, Scott C. Weaver, Tian Wang, Ricardo Rajsbaum, Pei-Yong Shi

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A single-dose plasmid-launched live-attenuated Zika vaccine induces protective immunityResearch in context by Jing Zou, Xuping Xie, Huanle Luo, Chao Shan, Antonio E. Muruato, Scott C. Weaver, Tian Wang, Pei-Yong Shi

“…Fund: National Institute of Health, Kleberg Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of Texas Medical Branch. Keywords: Zika virus, DNA vaccine, live-attenuated vaccine, flavivirus…”
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Texas professionals are employing a one health approach to protect the United States against biosecurity threats by Matthew M. Dacso, Dennis A. Bente, Scott C. Weaver, Gary P. Kobinger, Peter C. Melby, Susan L.F. McLellan, Philip H. Keiser, Sarah A. Hamer, Gabriel L. Hamer, Gerald W. Parker, Jr, David I. Douphrate, Anabel Rodriguez, Michael L. Goodman, Ara, XIII, Gregory C. Gray

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Author Correction: A nanoluciferase SARS-CoV-2 for rapid neutralization testing and screening of anti-infective drugs for COVID-19 by Xuping Xie, Antonio E. Muruato, Xianwen Zhang, Kumari G. Lokugamage, Camila R. Fontes-Garfias, Jing Zou, Jianying Liu, Ping Ren, Mini Balakrishnan, Tomas Cihlar, Chien-Te K. Tseng, Shinji Makino, Vineet D. Menachery, John P. Bilello, Pei-Yong Shi

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TNFR1 signaling converging on FGF14 controls neuronal hyperactivity and sickness behavior in experimental cerebral malaria by Nolan M. Dvorak, Nadia D. Domingo, Cynthia M. Tapia, Paul A. Wadsworth, Mate Marosi, Yosef Avchalumov, Chanida Fongsaran, Leandra Koff, Jessica Di Re, Catherine M. Sampson, Timothy J. Baumgartner, Pingyuan Wang, Paula P. Villarreal, Olivia D. Solomon, Sonja J. Stutz, Aditi, Jacob Porter, Komi Gbedande, Brendan Prideaux, Thomas A. Green, Erin H. Seeley, Parimal Samir, Kelley T. Dineley, Gracie Vargas, Jia Zhou, Irma Cisneros, Robin Stephens, Fernanda Laezza

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A nanoluciferase SARS-CoV-2 for rapid neutralization testing and screening of anti-infective drugs for COVID-19 by Xuping Xie, Antonio E. Muruato, Xianwen Zhang, Kumari G. Lokugamage, Camila R. Fontes-Garfias, Jing Zou, Jianying Liu, Ping Ren, Mini Balakrishnan, Tomas Cihlar, Chien-Te K. Tseng, Shinji Makino, Vineet D. Menachery, John P. Bilello, Pei-Yong Shi

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RBFOX2 is critical for maintaining alternative polyadenylation patterns and mitochondrial health in rat myoblasts by Jun Cao, Sunil K. Verma, Elizabeth Jaworski, Stephanie Mohan, Chloe K. Nagasawa, Kempaiah Rayavara, Amanda Sooter, Sierra N. Miller, Richard J. Holcomb, Mason J. Powell, Ping Ji, Nathan D. Elrod, Eda Yildirim, Eric J. Wagner, Vsevolod Popov, Nisha J. Garg, Andrew L. Routh, Muge N. Kuyumcu-Martinez

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Delta spike P681R mutation enhances SARS-CoV-2 fitness over Alpha variant by Yang Liu, Jianying Liu, Bryan A. Johnson, Hongjie Xia, Zhiqiang Ku, Craig Schindewolf, Steven G. Widen, Zhiqiang An, Scott C. Weaver, Vineet D. Menachery, Xuping Xie, Pei-Yong Shi

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A rare case of aggressive cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma in a patient on dupilumab by Renat Ahatov, BSA, Allison J. Good, MD, Michael Joo, MD, Shelby Tipton, MD, Brandon Goodwin, MD, Brent Kelly, MD

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Fatal Case of EBV-negative Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder With Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an Adult Kidney Transplant Recipient by Sergio Mazzola Poli de Figueiredo, MD, John C. Johnson, BSA, Kirill A. Lyapichev, MD, Heather L. Stevenson, MD, PhD, Alfred Lea, MD, Syed Hussain, MD, Rupak D. Kulkarni, MD, Jeffrey H. Fair, MD, Muhammad Mujtaba, MD, Mike L. Kueht, MD

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Hyperkeratotic, pruritic plaques in an incarcerated patient by Fareen Momin, BBA, Andrew M. Armenta, MD, Janice M. Wilson, MD, Frank T. Winsett, MD, Brandon P. Goodwin, MD

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