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Discoveries don't end when an experiment is finished—they begin when they're shared. We strive to publish rigorous, impactful science while helping every trainee become a thoughtful scientific writer, presenter, and communicator. Our goal is to prepare the next generation of scientists not only to make discoveries, but to tell their stories well.

2026

LoMascolo et al. Journal of Virology. Lysophosphatidic acid promotes lipid metabolism through AMPK signaling to support Coxsackie virus infection
Stacey & Mounce. Pathogens. Polyamines as Gatekeepers of Virus Replication and Central Nervous System Homeostasis

2025

Lichon et al. Journal of Virology. Microtubule acetylation is not required for HIV-1 infection or TRIM69-mediated restriction of HIV-1 infection

2024

Villanueva Guzman, et al. ACS Infectious Diseases. Rapid Screening to Identify Antivirals against Persistent and Acute Coxsackievirus B3 Infection.
Cruz-Pulido, LoMascolo et al.PLoS Pathogens. Polyamines mediate cellular energetics and lipid metabolism through mitochondrial respiration to facilitate virus replication
Tate et al. ACS Infectious Diseases. Peptidomimetic Oligomers Targeting Membrane Phosphatidylserine Exhibit Broad Antiviral Activity

2023

Firpo et al. PLoS Pathogens. Polyamines and eIF5A hypusination facilitate SREBP2 synthesis and cholesterol production leading to enhanced enterovirus attachment and infection
Mastrodomenico et al. mSphere. Persistent Coxsackievirus B3 infection in pancreatic ductal cells in vitro downregulates cellular polyamine metabolism
Marreiros et al. Communications Biology A non-canonical sensing pathway mediates Plasmodium adaptation to amino acid deficiency
Cruz-Pulido and Mounce. Seminars in Cellular and Developmental Biology. Good cop, bad cop: Polyamines play both sides in host immunity and viral replication

2022

Mastrodomenico et al. ACS Infectious Diseases. Polyamine-Linked Cholesterol Incorporation in Rift Valley Fever Virus Particles Promotes Infectivity
LoMascolo et al. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Bisacodyl Limits Chikungunya Virus Replication In Vitro and Is Broadly Antiviral

2021

Firpo et al. bioRxiv. Polyamines and eIF5A hypusination facilitate SREBP2 translation and cholesterol synthesis to enhance enterovirus attachment and infection.
Hulsebosch et al. bioRxiv. Polyamines mediate enterovirus attachment directly and indirectly through cellular heparan sulfate synthesis
Drayman et al. Science. Masitinib is a broad coronavirus 3CL inhibitor that blocks replication of SARS-CoV-2.
Hulsebosch et al. Viruses. Polyamine analog diethylnorspermidine restricts Coxsackievirus B3 and is overcome by 2A protease mutation in vitro.

2020

Firpo et al. ACS Infectious Diseases. Targeting polyamines inhibits coronavirus infection by reducing cellular attachment
Mastrodomenico et al. ACS Infectious Diseases. Virion-Associated Polyamines Transmit with Bunyaviruses to Maintain Infectivity and Promote Entry
Firpo et al. Biomolecules. Diverse functions of polyamines in virus infection
Sandler et al. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Novel ionophores active against La Crosse virus identified through rapid antiviral screening
López et al. Journal of Virology. High-throughput fluorescence-based screen identifies the neuronal microRNA miR-124 as a positive regulator of alphavirus Minfection

2019

Tate et al. Cell Reports. Ribavirin induces polyamine depletion via nucleotide depletion to limit virus replication
Kicmal et al. Journal of Virology. Polyamine depletion abrogates enterovirus cellular attachment
Dial et al. Viruses. Coxsackievirus B3 responses to polyamine depletion via enhancement of 2A and 3C protease activity
Mastrodomenico et al. Journal of Virology. Polyamine depletion inhibits bunyavirus infection via generation of noninfectious interfering viruses