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Kevin Melody

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Woolsey C, Borisevich V, Prasad A, Agans K, Deer D, Dobias N, et al.
Nat Immunol . 2020 Nov; 22(1):86-98. PMID: 33235385
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for an unprecedented global pandemic of COVID-19. Animal models are urgently needed to study the pathogenesis of COVID-19 and to screen...
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Cross R, Bornholdt Z, Prasad A, Geisbert J, Borisevich V, Agans K, et al.
Nat Commun . 2020 Jul; 11(1):3736. PMID: 32719371
A replication-competent vesicular stomatitis virus vaccine expressing the Ebola virus (EBOV) glycoprotein (GP) (rVSV-ZEBOV) was successfully used during the 2013-16 EBOV epidemic. Additionally, chimeric and human monoclonal antibodies (mAb) against...
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Woolsey C, Borisevich V, Prasad A, Agans K, Deer D, Dobias N, et al.
bioRxiv . 2020 Jun; PMID: 32511377
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for an unprecedented global pandemic of COVID-19. Animal models are urgently needed to study the pathogenesis of COVID-19 and to screen...
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Agarwal Y, Beatty C, Biradar S, Castronova I, Ho S, Melody K, et al.
Retrovirology . 2020 Apr; 17(1):8. PMID: 32276640
The development of safe and effective combination antiretroviral therapies for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection over the past several decades has significantly reduced HIV-associated morbidity and mortality. Additionally, antiretroviral drugs...
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Melody K, Roy C, Kline C, Cottrell M, Evans D, Shutt K, et al.
J Virol . 2020 Jan; 94(8). PMID: 31969438
As a long-acting formulation of the nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor rilpivirine (RPV LA) has been proposed for use as preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and the prevalence of transmitted RPV-resistant viruses can...
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Boyer P, Melody K, Smith S, Dunn L, Kline C, Fischer D, et al.
J Virol . 2019 Mar; 93(11). PMID: 30894467
Two mutations, G112D and M230I, were selected in the reverse transcriptase (RT) of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) by a novel nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI). G112D is located...
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Samal J, Kelly S, Na-Shatal A, Elhakiem A, Das A, Ding M, et al.
JCI Insight . 2018 Sep; 3(18). PMID: 30232273
A major pathogenic feature associated with HIV infection is lymphoid fibrosis, which persists during antiretroviral therapy (ART). Lymphoid tissues play critical roles in the generation of antigen-specific immune response, and...
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Smith S, Pauly G, Akram A, Melody K, Ambrose Z, Schneider J, et al.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr . 2016 Apr; 72(5):485-91. PMID: 27124362
Background: Rilpivirine (RPV) is the latest non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) to be approved by Food and Drug Administration to combat HIV-1 infections. NNRTIs inhibit the chemical step in viral...
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Smith S, Pauly G, Akram A, Melody K, Rai G, Maloney D, et al.
Retrovirology . 2016 Feb; 13:11. PMID: 26880034
Background: Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) are a class of antiretroviral compounds that bind in an allosteric binding pocket in HIV-1 RT, located about 10 Å from the polymerase active...
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Melody K, McBeth S, Kline C, Kashuba A, Mellors J, Ambrose Z
Antimicrob Agents Chemother . 2015 Oct; 59(12):7762-70. PMID: 26438501
Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using antiretroviral drugs is effective in reducing the risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, but adherence to the PrEP regimen is needed. To improve...