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Duke University: Durham, NC, US

2012-09-01 to present | Asst. Professor (Molecular Genetics and Microbiology)
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Dennis Ko

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Faculty Opinions: London, GB

2019-04-17 to present | Faculty Member
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Works (22)

Human genetic variation reveals FCRL3 is a lymphocyte receptor forYersinia pestis

2024-12-08 | Preprint
Contributors: Rachel M. Keener; Sam Shi; Trisha Dalapati; Liuyang Wang; Nicolás M Reinoso-Vizcaino; Micah A. Luftig; Samuel I. Miller; Timothy J. Wilson; Dennis C. Ko
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Biological sex affects functional variation across the human genome

2024-09-05 | Preprint
Contributors: Angela G. Jones; Guinevere G. Connelly; Trisha Dalapati; Liuyang Wang; Benjamin H. Schott; Adrianna K. San Roman; Dennis C. Ko
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Nuclear factor kappa B-dependent persistence of Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi in human macrophages

mBio
2024-04-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Taylor A. Stepien; Larissa A. Singletary; Fermin E. Guerra; Joyce E. Karlinsey; Stephen J. Libby; Sarah L. Jaslow; Margaret R. Gaggioli; Kyle D. Gibbs; Dennis C. Ko; Michael A. Brehm et al.
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A single amino acid in theSalmonellaeffector SarA/SteE triggers supraphysiological activation of STAT3 for anti-inflammatory target gene expression

2024-02-14 | Preprint
Contributors: Margaret R. Gaggioli; Angela G. Jones; Ioanna Panagi; Erica J. Washington; Rachel E. Loney; Janina H. Muench; Richard G. Brennan; Teresa L. M. Thurston; Dennis C. Ko
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Targeting senescent hepatocytes using the thrombomodulin-PAR1 inhibitor vorapaxar ameliorates NAFLD progression

Hepatology
2023-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Raquel Maeso-Díaz; Kuo Du; Christopher Pan; Cynthia D. Guy; Seh Hoon Oh; Tianyi Chen; Liuyang Wang; Dennis C. Ko; Linda Tang; Rajesh K. Dutta et al.
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GABA signaling triggered by TMC-1/Tmc delays neuronal aging by inhibiting the PKC pathway in C. elegans

Science Advances
2022-12-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Jieyu Wu; Liuyang Wang; John F. Ervin; Shih-Hsiu J. Wang; Erik Soderblom; Dennis Ko; Dong Yan
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Integration of the Salmonella Typhimurium Methylome and Transcriptome Reveals That DNA Methylation and Transcriptional Regulation Are Largely Decoupled under Virulence-Related Conditions

mBio
2022-06-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Jeffrey S. Bourgeois; Caroline E. Anderson; Liuyang Wang; Jennifer L. Modliszewski; Wei Chen; Benjamin H. Schott; Nicolas Devos; Dennis C. Ko; Jay Hinton; Joerg Vogel
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Human variation impacting MCOLN2 restricts Salmonella Typhi replication by magnesium deprivation

2022-05-08 | Preprint
Contributors: Kyle D. Gibbs; Liuyang Wang; Caroline E. Anderson; Jeffrey S. Bourgeois; Yanlu Cao; Margaret R. Gaggioli; Rosa Puertollano; Dennis C. Ko
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Human genetic diversity regulating the TLR10/TLR1/TLR6 locus confers increased cytokines in response to Chlamydia trachomatis

Human Genetics and Genomics Advances
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Alyson B. Barnes; Rachel M. Keener; Benjamin H. Schott; Liuyang Wang; Raphael H. Valdivia; Dennis C. Ko
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Integration of the Salmonella Typhimurium methylome and transcriptome reveals DNA methylation and transcriptional regulation are largely decoupled under virulence-related conditions

2021-11-12 | Preprint
Contributors: Jeffrey S. Bourgeois; Caroline E. Anderson; Liuyang Wang; Jennifer L. Modliszewski; Wei Chen; Benjamin H. Schott; Nicolas Devos; Dennis C. Ko
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Variation in Leishmania chemokine suppression driven by diversification of the GP63 virulence factor

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2021-10-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Alejandro L. Antonia; Dhafer Laouini; Alyson B. Barnes; Amelia T. Martin; Liuyang Wang; Dennis C. Ko
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ARHGEF26 enhances Salmonella invasion and inflammation in cells and mice

PLOS Pathogens
2021-07-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Jeffrey S. Bourgeois; Leigh Knodler; Liuyang Wang; Agustin F. Rabino; Jeffrey Everitt; Monica I. Alvarez; Sahezeel Awadia; Erika S. Wittchen; Rafael Garcia-Mata; Dennis C. Ko
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These Are the Genes You’re Looking For: Finding Host Resistance Genes

Trends in Microbiology
2021-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Jeffrey S. Bourgeois; Clare M. Smith; Dennis C. Ko
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Variation inLeishmaniachemokine suppression driven by diversification of the GP63 virulence factor

2021-02-02 | Preprint
Contributors: Alejandro L. Antonia; Amelia T. Martin; Liuyang Wang; Dennis C. Ko
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ARHGEF26 enhancesSalmonellainvasion and inflammation in cells and mice

2020-12-30 | Preprint
Contributors: Jeffrey S. Bourgeois; Liuyang Wang; Monica I. Alvarez; Jeffrey Everitt; Sahezeel Awadia; Erika S. Wittchen; Rafael Garcia-Mata; Dennis C. Ko
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The genetic architecture of human infectious diseases and pathogen-induced cellular phenotypes

2020-07-21 | Other
Contributors: Andrew T. Hale; Dan Zhou; Rebecca L. Sale; Lisa Bastarache; Liuyang Wang; Sandra S. Zinkel; Steven J. Schiff; Dennis C. Ko; Eric R. Gamazon
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Leishmaniasis: A spectrum of diseases shaped by evolutionary pressures across diverse life cycle

Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health
2020-01-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Alejandro L Antonia; Dennis C Ko
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A real-time PCR assay for quantification of parasite burden in murine models of leishmaniasis

PeerJ
2018-11-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Alejandro L. Antonia; Liuyang Wang; Dennis C. Ko
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Methylthioadenosine Suppresses Salmonella Virulence

Infection and Immunity
2018-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Jeffrey S. Bourgeois; Daoguo Zhou; Teresa L. M. Thurston; James J. Gilchrist; Dennis C. Ko; Manuela Raffatellu
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Reply to Gilchrist et al.: Possible roles for VAC14 in multiple infectious diseases

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2018-04-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Monica I. Alvarez; Dennis C. Ko
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The Legacy of Past Pandemics: Common Human Mutations That Protect against Infectious Disease

PLOS Pathogens
2016-07-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Kelly J. Pittman; William E. Goldman; Luke C. Glover; Liuyang Wang; Dennis C. Ko
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An atlas connecting shared genetic architecture of human diseases and molecular phenotypes provides insight into COVID-19 susceptibility

Preprint
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PPR257196

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EMBL-EBI

Peer review (25 reviews for 9 publications/grants)

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