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  1. Sympathetic neurons control adaptive immunity in response to Streptococcus pneumoniae infection by regulating T cell and B cell effector function

    Article • February 2026, openRxiv

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  2. Sensory neurons regulate stimulus-dependent humoral immunity in mouse models of bacterial infection and asthma

    Article • Nature Communications, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  3. Non-canonical IL-22 receptor signaling remodels the mucosal barrier during fungal immunosurveillance

    Article • September 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  4. Synergistic cross-kingdom host cell damage betweenCandida albicansandEnterococcus faecalis

    Article • September 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  5. The Role of Interferon-γ in Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type 1

    Article • The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery and the Collateral Branches of Science, May 2024, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  6. Sensory neurons regulate stimulus-dependent humoral immunity

    Article • January 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  7. Candida albicans stimulates formation of a multi-receptor complex that mediates epithelial cell invasion during oropharyngeal infection

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, August 2023, PLOS

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  8. Candida albicansstimulates the formation of a multi-receptor complex that mediates epithelial cell invasion during oropharyngeal infection

    Article • February 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  9. IL-23 signaling prevents ferroptosis-driven renal immunopathology during candidiasis

    Article • Nature Communications, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  10. Immunosurveillance of Candida albicans commensalism by the adaptive immune system

    Article • Mucosal Immunology, August 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  11. Serum bridging molecules drive candidal invasion of human but not mouse endothelial cells

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, July 2022, PLOS

    Scott G Filler, Dr Marc Swidergall

  12. Editorial: Immunological Memory to Fungal Infections and Vaccine Development

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, April 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  13. Control of β-glucan exposure by the endo-1,3-glucanase Eng1 in Candida albicans modulates virulence

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, January 2022, PLOS

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  14. IL-23 signaling prevents ferroptosis-driven renal immunopathology during candidiasis

    Article • December 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  15. The Globular C1q Receptor Is Required for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling during Candida albicans Infection

    Article • mBio, December 2021, ASM Journals

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  16. Identification of Serum Bridging Molecules that Mediate Human Endothelial Cell Invasion byCandidaspecies

    Article • September 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  17. Response to Comments on “Aberrant type 1 immunity drives susceptibility to mucosal fungal infections”

    Article • Science, September 2021, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  18. Rapid proliferation due to better metabolic adaptation results in full virulence of a filament-deficient Candida albicans strain

    Article • Nature Communications, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  19. The globular C1q receptor is required for epidermal growth factor receptor signaling during Candida albicans infection

    Article • May 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  20. Activation of EphA2-EGFR signaling in oral epithelial cells by Candida albicans virulence factors

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, January 2021, PLOS

    Scott G Filler, Dr Marc Swidergall

  21. Mucoricin is a ricin-like toxin that is critical for the pathogenesis of mucormycosis

    Article • Nature Microbiology, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nicholas J Mantis, Dr Marc Swidergall

  22. Aberrant type 1 immunity drives susceptibility to mucosal fungal infections

    Article • Science, January 2021, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  23. Mucoricin is a Ricin-Like Toxin that is Critical for the Pathogenesis of Mucormycosis

    Article • January 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Nicholas J Mantis, Dr Marc Swidergall

  24. Mucosal IgA Prevents Commensal Candida albicans Dysbiosis in the Oral Cavity

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, October 2020, Frontiers

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  25. Interleukin-26 activates macrophages and facilitates killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  26. Control of β-glucan exposure by the endo-1,3-glucanase Eng1 inCandida albicansmodulates virulence

    Article • September 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  27. GRP78 and Integrins Play Different Roles in Host Cell Invasion during Mucormycosis

    Article • mBio, June 2020, ASM Journals

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  28. Candidalysin Is Required for Neutrophil Recruitment and Virulence During Systemic Candida albicans Infection

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  29. EphA2 Is a Neutrophil Receptor for Candida albicans that Stimulates Antifungal Activity during Oropharyngeal Infection

    Article • Cell Reports, July 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  30. Selection of Candida albicans trisomy during oropharyngeal infection results in a commensal-like phenotype

    Article • PLoS Genetics, May 2019, PLOS

    Dr Marc Swidergall, Scott G Filler

  31. Candida albicans at Host Barrier Sites: Pattern Recognition Receptors and Beyond

    Article • Pathogens, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  32. Selection of Candida albicans Trisomy during Oropharyngeal Infection Results in a Commensal-Like Phenotype

    Article • February 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  33. Inhibition of EGFR Signaling Protects from Mucormycosis

    Article • mBio, August 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  34. Author Correction: EphA2 is an epithelial cell pattern recognition receptor for fungal β-glucans

    Article • Nature Microbiology, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  35. The Hyr1 protein from the fungus Candida albicans is a cross kingdom immunotherapeutic target for Acinetobacter bacterial infection

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, May 2018, PLOS

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  36. Candida albicans White-Opaque Switching Influences Virulence but Not Mating during Oropharyngeal Candidiasis

    Article • Infection and Immunity, March 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr Marc Swidergall, Scott G Filler

  37. Publisher Correction: EphA2 is an epithelial cell pattern recognition receptor for fungal β-glucans

    Article • Nature Microbiology, February 2018, Nature

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  38. EphA2 is an epithelial cell pattern recognition receptor for fungal β-glucans

    Article • Nature Microbiology, November 2017, Nature

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  39. Innate Immunity to Mucosal Candida Infections

    Article • Journal of Fungi, October 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  40. The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Governs Epithelial Cell Invasion during Oropharyngeal Candidiasis

    Article • mBio, March 2017, ASM Journals

    Scott G Filler, Dr Marc Swidergall

  41. Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Fungal Invasion and Epithelial Cell Responses

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, January 2017, PLOS

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  42. AMPlified Defense: Antimicrobial Peptides During Candida albicans Infection

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  43. Aspergillus fumigatus CalA binds to integrin α5β1 and mediates host cell invasion

    Article • Nature Microbiology, November 2016, Nature

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  44. Candida albicans responds to glycostructure damage by Ace2‐mediated feedback regulation of Cek1 signaling

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, October 2016, Wiley

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  45. Domains of CaMsb2

    Article • Eukaryotic Cell, January 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  46. Candida and AMPs

    Article • Eukaryotic Cell, June 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  47. C. albicans Mucin Msb2

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, June 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Marc Swidergall

  48. Msb2 Shedding

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, February 2012, PLOS

    Dr Marc Swidergall