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  1. Host‐to‐Pathogen Transfer of Neutrophil Components via Extracellular Vesicles Shields Candida albicans From Immune Attack in Human Blood

    Article • Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, August 2026, Wiley

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  2. The Small RNA MicC is a Multifunctional Regulator of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Fitness across Multiple Host Niches

    Article • July 2026, openRxiv

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  3. Advances in molecular tools for elucidating nucleic acid biology in fungal pathogens

    Article • microLife, March 2026, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  4. Comprehensive mapping of the 5′ and 3′ untranslated regions of Aspergillus fumigatus reveals diverse mechanisms of mRNA processing including premature transcription termination.

    Article • RNA, December 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  5. Comprehensive mapping of the 5′ and 3′ untranslated regions of Aspergillus fumigatus reveals new insights into gene regulation

    Article • July 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  6. tRNA hypomodification facilitates 5-fluorocytosine resistance via cross-pathway control system activation in Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, December 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  7. Past, Present, and Future of RNA Modifications in Infectious Disease Research

    Article • ACS Infectious Diseases, November 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  8. RNA:DNA triplexes: a mechanism for epigenetic communication between hosts and microbes?

    Article • mBio, October 2024, ASM Journals

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  9. Investigation ofAspergillus fumigatussmall RNA biogenesis uncovers evidence of double-stranded RNA-dependent growth arrest

    Article • May 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  10. tRNA hypomodification facilitates 5-fluorocytosine resistance via cross-pathway control system activation inAspergillus fumigatus

    Article • February 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  11. Tracking the uptake of labelled host-derived extracellular vesicles by the human fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • microLife, January 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  12. RNA-based sensitive fungal pathogen detection

    Article • September 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  13. Disruption of theAspergillus fumigatusRNA interference machinery alters the conidial transcriptome

    Article • RNA, April 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  14. Antigen specificity and cross-reactivity drive functionally diverse anti–Aspergillus fumigatus T cell responses in cystic fibrosis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Investigation, March 2023, American Society for Clinical Investigation

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  15. RNA-based therapeutics to treat human fungal infections

    Article • Trends in Microbiology, May 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  16. A tRNA modifying enzyme as a tunable regulatory nexus for bacterial stress responses and virulence

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, February 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  17. PLB-985 Neutrophil-Like Cells as a Model To Study Aspergillus fumigatus Pathogenesis

    Article • mSphere, February 2022, ASM Journals

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  18. Candida albicans Induces Cross-Kingdom miRNA Trafficking in Human Monocytes To Promote Fungal Growth

    Article • mBio, February 2022, ASM Journals

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  19. PLB-985 neutrophil-like cells as a model to studyAspergillus fumigatuspathogenesis

    Article • July 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  20. Balanced Input from the tRNA Prenyltransferase MiaA Controls the Stress Resistance and Virulence Potential of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli

    Article • February 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  21. Host-derived extracellular vesicles for antimicrobial defense

    Article • microLife, January 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  22. Biotinylated Surfome Profiling Identifies Potential Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Therapy of Aspergillus fumigatus Infection

    Article • mSphere, August 2020, ASM Journals

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  23. Functional surface proteomic profiling reveals the host heat‐shock protein A8 as a mediator of Lichtheimia corymbifera recognition by murine alveolar macrophages

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, July 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  24. Human Neutrophils Produce Antifungal Extracellular Vesicles against Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • mBio, April 2020, ASM Journals

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  25. Biotinylated surfome profiling identifies potential biomarkers for diagnosis and therapy of Aspergillus fumigatus infection

    Article • April 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  26. Dynamic Surface Proteomes of Allergenic Fungal Conidia

    Article • Journal of Proteome Research, April 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  27. The dynamic surface proteomes of allergenic fungal conidia

    Article • January 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  28. Conidial surface proteins at the interface of fungal infections

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, September 2019, PLOS

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  29. Human Anti-fungal Th17 Immunity and Pathology Rely on Cross-Reactivity against Candida albicans

    Article • Cell, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  30. Proteome Analysis Reveals the Conidial Surface Protein CcpA Essential for Virulence of the Pathogenic Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • mBio, October 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr. Matthew G Blango, Axel Brakhage

  31. UV-Raman Spectroscopic Identification of Fungal Spores Important for Respiratory Diseases

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, June 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  32. Repeated treatments with chitosan in combination with antibiotics completely eradicate uropathogenic Escherichia coli from infected mouse urinary bladders

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  33. Identification of the long, edited dsRNAome of LPS-stimulated immune cells

    Article • Genome Research, April 2016, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Matthew G Blango

  34. Forced Resurgence and Targeting of Intracellular Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Reservoirs

    Article • PLOS One, March 2014, PLOS

    Dr Matthew A Mulvey, Dr. Matthew G Blango

  35. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Induces Serum Amyloid A in Mice following Urinary Tract and Systemic Inoculation

    Article • PLOS One, March 2012, PLOS

    Dr Matthew A Mulvey, Dr. Matthew G Blango

  36. Persistence of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli in the Face of Multiple Antibiotics

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, March 2010, ASM Journals

    Dr Matthew A Mulvey, Dr. Matthew G Blango

  37. Bacterial landlines: contact-dependent signaling in bacterial populations

    Article • Current Opinion in Microbiology, April 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew G Blango