Featured Publications
Viral Sequencing to Investigate Sources of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in US Healthcare Personnel.
Braun KM, Moreno GK, Buys A, Somsen ED, Bobholz M, Accola MA, Anderson L, Rehrauer WM, Baker DA, Safdar N, Lepak AJ, O'Connor DH, Friedrich TC. Viral Sequencing to Investigate Sources of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in US Healthcare Personnel. Clinical Infectious Diseases : An Official Publication Of The Infectious Diseases Society Of America 2021, 73: e1329-e1336. PMID: 33857303, PMCID: PMC8083259, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute SARS-CoV-2 infections harbor limited within-host diversity and transmit via tight transmission bottlenecks.
Braun KM, Moreno GK, Wagner C, Accola MA, Rehrauer WM, Baker DA, Koelle K, O'Connor DH, Bedford T, Friedrich TC, Moncla LH. Acute SARS-CoV-2 infections harbor limited within-host diversity and transmit via tight transmission bottlenecks. PLoS Pathogens 2021, 17: e1009849. PMID: 34424945, PMCID: PMC8412271, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransmission of SARS-CoV-2 in domestic cats imposes a narrow bottleneck.
Braun KM, Moreno GK, Halfmann PJ, Hodcroft EB, Baker DA, Boehm EC, Weiler AM, Haj AK, Hatta M, Chiba S, Maemura T, Kawaoka Y, Koelle K, O'Connor DH, Friedrich TC. Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in domestic cats imposes a narrow bottleneck. PLoS Pathogens 2021, 17: e1009373. PMID: 33635912, PMCID: PMC7946358, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender Can Influence Student Experiences in MD-PhD Training.
Heffron AS, Braun KM, Allen-Savietta C, Filut A, Hanewall C, Huttenlocher A, Handelsman J, Carnes M. Gender Can Influence Student Experiences in MD-PhD Training. Journal Of Women's Health (2002) 2021, 30: 90-102. PMID: 32349608, PMCID: PMC7826439, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2019.8094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRevealing fine-scale spatiotemporal differences in SARS-CoV-2 introduction and spread.
Moreno GK, Braun KM, Riemersma KK, Martin MA, Halfmann PJ, Crooks CM, Prall T, Baker D, Baczenas JJ, Heffron AS, Ramuta M, Khubbar M, Weiler AM, Accola MA, Rehrauer WM, O'Connor SL, Safdar N, Pepperell CS, Dasu T, Bhattacharyya S, Kawaoka Y, Koelle K, O'Connor DH, Friedrich TC. Revealing fine-scale spatiotemporal differences in SARS-CoV-2 introduction and spread. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 5558. PMID: 33144575, PMCID: PMC7609670, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19346-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.621 (Mu) variant.
Halfmann PJ, Kuroda M, Armbrust T, Theiler J, Balaram A, Moreno GK, Accola MA, Iwatsuki-Horimoto K, Valdez R, Stoneman E, Braun K, Yamayoshi S, Somsen E, Baczenas JJ, Mitamura K, Hagihara M, Adachi E, Koga M, McLaughlin M, Rehrauer W, Imai M, Yamamoto S, Tsutsumi T, Saito M, Friedrich TC, O'Connor SL, O'Connor DH, Gordon A, Korber B, Kawaoka Y. Characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.621 (Mu) variant. Science Translational Medicine 2022, eabm4908. PMID: 35579540, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abm4908.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Interventions to Disrupt Coronavirus Disease Transmission at a University, Wisconsin, USA, August-October 2020.
Currie DW, Moreno GK, Delahoy MJ, Pray IW, Jovaag A, Braun KM, Cole D, Shechter T, Fajardo GC, Griggs C, Yandell BS, Goldstein S, Bushman D, Segaloff HE, Kelly GP, Pitts C, Lee C, Grande KM, Kita-Yarbro A, Grogan B, Mader S, Baggott J, Bateman AC, Westergaard RP, Tate JE, Friedrich TC, Kirking HL, O'Connor DH, Killerby ME. Interventions to Disrupt Coronavirus Disease Transmission at a University, Wisconsin, USA, August-October 2020. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2021, 27: 2776-2785. PMID: 34586058, PMCID: PMC8544969, DOI: 10.3201/eid2711.211306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence of Early Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Involving a School-aged Child.
Temte JL, Barlow S, Temte E, Goss M, Florek K, Braun KM, Friedrich TC, Reisdorf E, Bateman AC, Uzicanin A. Evidence of Early Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Involving a School-aged Child. WMJ : Official Publication Of The State Medical Society Of Wisconsin 2021, 120: 233-236. PMID: 34710308, PMCID: PMC8721881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAfrican-Lineage Zika Virus Replication Dynamics and Maternal-Fetal Interface Infection in Pregnant Rhesus Macaques.
Crooks CM, Weiler AM, Rybarczyk SL, Bliss M, Jaeger AS, Murphy ME, Simmons HA, Mejia A, Fritsch MK, Hayes JM, Eickhoff JC, Mitzey AM, Razo E, Braun KM, Brown EA, Yamamoto K, Shepherd PM, Possell A, Weaver K, Antony KM, Morgan TK, Zeng X, Dudley DM, Peterson E, Schultz-Darken N, O'Connor DH, Mohr EL, Golos TG, Aliota MT, Friedrich TC. African-Lineage Zika Virus Replication Dynamics and Maternal-Fetal Interface Infection in Pregnant Rhesus Macaques. Journal Of Virology 2021, 95: e0222020. PMID: 34076485, PMCID: PMC8312872, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02220-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission in Intercollegiate Athletics Not Fully Mitigated With Daily Antigen Testing.
Moreno GK, Braun KM, Pray IW, Segaloff HE, Lim A, Poulsen K, Meiman J, Borcher J, Westergaard RP, Moll MK, Friedrich TC, O'Connor DH. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission in Intercollegiate Athletics Not Fully Mitigated With Daily Antigen Testing. Clinical Infectious Diseases : An Official Publication Of The Infectious Diseases Society Of America 2021, 73: S45-S53. PMID: 33977295, PMCID: PMC8136076, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevious exposure to dengue virus is associated with increased Zika virus burden at the maternal-fetal interface in rhesus macaques.
Crooks CM, Weiler AM, Rybarczyk SL, Bliss MI, Jaeger AS, Murphy ME, Simmons HA, Mejia A, Fritsch MK, Hayes JM, Eickhoff JC, Mitzey AM, Razo E, Braun KM, Brown EA, Yamamoto K, Shepherd PM, Possell A, Weaver K, Antony KM, Morgan TK, Newman CM, Dudley DM, Schultz-Darken N, Peterson E, Katzelnick LC, Balmaseda A, Harris E, O'Connor DH, Mohr EL, Golos TG, Friedrich TC, Aliota MT. Previous exposure to dengue virus is associated with increased Zika virus burden at the maternal-fetal interface in rhesus macaques. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021, 15: e0009641. PMID: 34329306, PMCID: PMC8357128, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRapid evolution of enhanced Zika virus virulence during direct vertebrate transmission chains.
Riemersma KK, Jaeger AS, Crooks CM, Braun KM, Weger-Lucarelli J, Ebel GD, Friedrich TC, Aliota MT. Rapid evolution of enhanced Zika virus virulence during direct vertebrate transmission chains. Journal Of Virology 2021 PMID: 33536175, PMCID: PMC8103699, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02218-20.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Using Virus Sequencing to Determine Source of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission for Healthcare Worker.
Safdar N, Moreno GK, Braun KM, Friedrich TC, O'Connor DH. Using Virus Sequencing to Determine Source of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission for Healthcare Worker. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2020, 26: 2489-2491. PMID: 32758345, PMCID: PMC7510721, DOI: 10.3201/eid2610.202322.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Influenza evolution with little host selection.
Braun KM, Friedrich TC. Influenza evolution with little host selection. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2019, 3: 159-160. PMID: 30617345, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-018-0782-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Vocalization development in common marmosets for neurodegenerative translational modeling.
Jones CA, Duffy MK, Hoffman SA, Schultz-Darken NJ, Braun KM, Ciucci MR, Emborg ME. Vocalization development in common marmosets for neurodegenerative translational modeling. Neurological Research 2018, 40: 303-311. PMID: 29457539, PMCID: PMC6083835, DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2018.1438226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn updated influenza A(H3N2) vaccine generates limited antibody responses to previously encountered antigens in children.
Florek NW, Campos LM, Braun KM, McLean HQ, King JP, Flannery B, Belongia EA, Friedrich TC. An updated influenza A(H3N2) vaccine generates limited antibody responses to previously encountered antigens in children. Vaccine 2018, 36: 758-764. PMID: 29249543, PMCID: PMC5773382, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.12.024.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Dopaminergic Neurons from Adult Common Marmoset Fibroblasts.
Vermilyea SC, Guthrie S, Meyer M, Smuga-Otto K, Braun K, Howden S, Thomson JA, Zhang SC, Emborg ME, Golos TG. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Dopaminergic Neurons from Adult Common Marmoset Fibroblasts. Stem Cells And Development 2017, 26: 1225-1235. PMID: 28635509, PMCID: PMC5576272, DOI: 10.1089/scd.2017.0069.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Neurobehavioral development of common marmoset monkeys.
Schultz-Darken N, Braun KM, Emborg ME. Neurobehavioral development of common marmoset monkeys. Developmental Psychobiology 2016, 58: 141-58. PMID: 26502294, PMCID: PMC4829073, DOI: 10.1002/dev.21360.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Development of a novel postnatal neurobehavioral scale for evaluation of common marmoset monkeys.
Braun K, Schultz-Darken N, Schneider M, Moore CF, Emborg ME. Development of a novel postnatal neurobehavioral scale for evaluation of common marmoset monkeys. American Journal Of Primatology 2015, 77: 401-417. PMID: 25676438, PMCID: PMC4374045, DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22356.Peer-Reviewed Original Research