William Brenham Hooper
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2026
Bioactive enhanced adjuvant chemokine oligonucleotide nanoparticles (BEACONs) for mucosal vaccination against genital herpes.
Bhagchandani SH, Ehrenzeller S, Pires IS, Chaudhary N, Booth CJ, Kwon DI, Koutsioumpa C, Baker CA, Laxton C, Santos Guedes de Sá K, Matthews C, Gill P, Li S, Olszowka A, Hudak A, Fischer S, Bayarri-Olmos R, Hooper WB, Iwasaki A. Bioactive enhanced adjuvant chemokine oligonucleotide nanoparticles (BEACONs) for mucosal vaccination against genital herpes. Sci Immunol 2026, 11: eaea6419. PMID: 42319912, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aea6419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates a novel vaccine strategy using BEACONs, a mucosal adjuvant, to enhance localized immunity and protect against genital herpes by boosting tissue-resident T cells and antibodies.Systematic multi-reference vertebrate ACE2 sequence similarity analysis predicts species susceptibility to SARS-related sarbecoviruses
Frank J, Gan E, Hooper W, Ott I, Iwasaki A. Systematic multi-reference vertebrate ACE2 sequence similarity analysis predicts species susceptibility to SARS-related sarbecoviruses. Scientific Reports 2026, 16: 13995. PMID: 41851226, PMCID: PMC13133125, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-41410-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Nirmatrelvir–ritonavir versus placebo–ritonavir in individuals with long COVID in the USA (PAX LC): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2, decentralised trial
Sawano M, Bhattacharjee B, Caraballo C, Khera R, Li S, Herrin J, Christian D, Coppi A, Warner F, Holub J, Henriquez Y, Johnson M, Goddard T, Rocco E, Hummel A, Mouslmani M, Hooper W, Putrino D, Carr K, Charnas L, De Jesus M, Nepert D, Abreu P, Ziegler F, Spertus J, Iwasaki A, Krumholz H. Nirmatrelvir–ritonavir versus placebo–ritonavir in individuals with long COVID in the USA (PAX LC): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2, decentralised trial. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2025, 25: 936-946. PMID: 40188838, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(25)00073-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research