Douam F, Ziegler C, Hrebikova G, Fant B, Leach R, Parsons L, Wang W, Gaska J, Winer B, Heller B, Shalek A, Ploss A. Selective expansion of myeloid and NK cells in humanized mice yields human-like vaccine responses. Nat Commun. 2018;9(1):5031. PMCID: PMC6262001

Winer B, Shirvani-Dastgerdi E, Bram Y, Sellau J, Low B, Johnson H, Huang T, Hrebikova G, Heller B, Sharon Y, Giersch K, Gerges S, Seneca K, Pais M-A, Frankel A, Chiriboga L, Cullen J, Nahass R, Lutgehetmann M, Toettcher J, Wiles M, Schwartz R, Ploss A. Preclinical assessment of antiviral combination therapy in a genetically humanized mouse model for hepatitis delta virus infection. Sci Transl Med. 2018;10(447). PMCID: PMC6337727

Dragovic S, Agunbiade T, Freudzon M, Yang J, Hastings A, Schleicher T, Zhou X, Craft S, Chuang Y-M, Gonzalez F, Li Y, Hrebikova G, Tripathi A, Mlambo G, Almeras L, Ploss A, Dimopoulos G, Fikrig E. Immunization with AgTRIO, a Protein in Anopheles Saliva, Contributes to Protection against Plasmodium Infection in Mice. Cell Host Microbe. 2018;23(4):523–535.e5. PMCID: PMC5998332

Douam F, Fusil F, Enguehard M, Dib L, Nadalin F, Schwaller L, Hrebikova G, Mancip J, Mailly L, Montserret R, Ding Q, Maisse C, Carlot E, Xu K, Verhoeyen E, Baumert T, Ploss A, Carbone A, Cosset F-L, Lavillette D. A protein coevolution method uncovers critical features of the Hepatitis C Virus fusion mechanism. PLoS Pathog. 2018;14(3):e1006908. PMCID: PMC5854445

Douam F, Albrecht Y, Hrebikova G, Sadimin E, Davidson C, Kotenko S, Ploss A. Type III Interferon-Mediated Signaling Is Critical for Controlling Live Attenuated Yellow Fever Virus Infection . mBio. 2017;8(4). PMCID: PMC5559630

Li D, Wang X, von Schaewen M, Tao W, Zhang Y, Heller B, Hrebikova G, Deng Q, Sun Q, Ploss A, Zhong J, Huang Z. Immunization With a Subunit Hepatitis C Virus Vaccine Elicits Pan-Genotypic Neutralizing Antibodies and Intrahepatic T-Cell Responses in Nonhuman Primates. J Infect Dis. 2017;215(12):1824–1831. PMCID: PMC5853543

Douam F, Hrebikova G, Albrecht Y, Sellau J, Sharon Y, Ding Q, Ploss A. Single-cell tracking of flavivirus RNA uncovers species-specific interactions with the immune system dictating disease outcome. Nat Commun. 2017;8:14781. PMCID: PMC5424064

von Schaewen M, Dorner M, Hueging K, Foquet L, Gerges S, Hrebikova G, Heller B, Bitzegeio J, Doerrbecker J, Horwitz J, Gerold G, Suerbaum S, Rice C, Meuleman P, Pietschmann T, Ploss A. Expanding the Host Range of Hepatitis C Virus through Viral Adaptation. mBio. 2016;7(6). PMCID: PMC5101358

Ding Q, von Schaewen M, Hrebikova G, Heller B, Sandmann L, Plaas M, Ploss A. Mice Expressing Minimally Humanized CD81 and Occludin Genes Support Hepatitis C Virus Uptake In Vivo. J Virol. 2017;91(4). PMCID: PMC5286898

Winer B, Huang T, Low B, Avery C, Pais M-A, Hrebikova G, Siu E, Chiriboga L, Wiles M, Ploss A. Recapitulation of treatment response patterns in a novel humanized mouse model for chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Virology. 2017;502:63–72. PMCID: PMC5414730

Ding Q, Heller B, Capuccino J, Song B, Nimgaonkar I, Hrebikova G, Contreras J, Ploss A. Hepatitis E virus ORF3 is a functional ion channel required for release of infectious particles. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017;114(5):1147–1152. PMCID: PMC5293053

von Schaewen M, Hrebikova G, Ploss A. Generation of Human Liver Chimeric Mice for the Study of Human Hepatotropic Pathogens. Methods Mol Biol. 2016;1438:79–101. PMID: 27150085

Li D, von Schaewen M, Wang X, Tao W, Zhang Y, Li L, Heller B, Hrebikova G, Deng Q, Ploss A, Zhong J, Huang Z. Altered Glycosylation Patterns Increase Immunogenicity of a Subunit Hepatitis C Virus Vaccine, Inducing Neutralizing Antibodies Which Confer Protection in Mice. J Virol. 2016;90(23):10486–10498. PMCID: PMC5110194

Scull M, Shi C, de Jong Y, Gerold G, Ries M, von Schaewen M, Donovan B, Labitt R, Horwitz J, Gaska J, Hrebikova G, Xiao J, Flatley B, Fung C, Chiriboga L, Walker C, Evans D, Rice C, Ploss A. Hepatitis C virus infects rhesus macaque hepatocytes and simianized mice. Hepatology. 2015;62(1):57–67. PMCID: PMC4482775