CURE-KY Member Publications
This page highlights recent peer-reviewed publications authored by members of the CURE-KY community. All featured work relates to infectious disease research, spanning topics such as pathogenesis, diagnostics, epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, public health, and translational science. Publications are added monthly to reflect the continued scholarly output of our network. Each entry includes citation details and a direct link to the full article when available.
Whether you're exploring current work in the field, looking for collaborators, or tracking ongoing research trends, this page offers a central view of the scientific contributions advancing CURE-KY鈥檚 mission.
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August 2025
McLaurin KA, Illenberger JM, Li H, Booze RM, Mactutus CF. Sex-dependent modulation of behavioral allocation via ventral tegmental area-nucleus accumbens shell circuitry. NeuroImmune Pharm Ther. 2025;4(2):237-252. Epub 2025/07/31. doi: 10.1515/nipt-2025-0002. PubMed PMID: 40740679; PMCID: PMC12304879.
Huang H, Shoemaker R, Alsiraj Y, Murphy M, Gibbons TE, Bauer JA. Hepatic Inflammation Primes Vascular Dysfunction Following Treatment with LPS in a Murine Model of Pediatric Fatty Liver Disease. Int J Mol Sci. 2025;26(14). Epub 2025/07/29. doi: 10.3390/ijms26146802. PubMed PMID: 40725048; PMCID: PMC12296113.
Fahmy NA, Karna S, Bhusal A, Kabir A, Erol E, Helmy YA. Multidrug Resistance and Virulence Traits of Salmonella enterica Isolated from Cattle: Genotypic and Phenotypic Insights. Antibiotics (Basel). 2025;14(7). Epub 2025/07/29. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics14070689. PubMed PMID: 40723992; PMCID: PMC12291950.
Hemati H, Blanton MB, True HE, Koura J, Khadka R, Grant KA, Messaoudi I. Chronic alcohol consumption induces phenotypic and functional alterations consistent with a hyper-inflammatory state in peripheral blood mononuclear cell-derived microglia in a rhesus macaque model. Brain Behav Immun. 2025;129:874-889. Epub 2025/07/29. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2025.07.022. PubMed PMID: 40721175.
Patel N, O'Brien J, Bunn R, Schanbacher B, Bauer J, Lam GK. Perinatal artificial intelligence in ultrasound (PAIR) study: predicting delivery timing. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2025;38(1):2532099. Epub 2025/07/29. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2025.2532099. PubMed PMID: 40717019.
Ji Y, Yan J, Palli SR, Gao Y. Identification of Carboxylesterase Genes and Function of Three Inducible 伪-Esterase Genes Involved in Insecticidal Activity of 伪-Solanine in Phthorimaea operculella. J Agric Food Chem. 2025. Epub 2025/07/25. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5c05732. PubMed PMID: 40711936.
Hughes HR, Ballinger MJ, Bao Y, Bejerman N, Blasdell KR, Briese T, Brignone J, Carrera JP, De Coninck L, de Souza WM, Debat H, Dietzgen RG, D眉rrwald R, Erdin M, Fooks AR, Forbes KM, Freitas-Ast煤a J, Garcia JB, Geoghegan JL, Grimwood RM, Horie M, Hyndman TH, Johne R, Klena JD, Kondo H, Koonin EV, Kostygov AY, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Letko M, Li JM, Liu Y, Martin ML, Mull N, Nazar Y, Nowotny N, Nunes MRT, 脴kland AL, Rubbenstroth D, Russell BJ, Schott E, Seifert S, Sen C, Shedroff E, Sironen T, Smura T, Tavares CPDS, Tesh RB, Tilston NL, Tordo N, Vasilakis N, Walker PJ, Wang F, Whitfield AE, Whitmer SLM, Wolf YI, Xia H, Ye GY, Ye Z, Yurchenko V, Zhao M, Ictv Taxonomy Summary Consortium undefined, undefined undefined. Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) from the Animal dsRNA and ssRNA(-) Viruses Subcommittee, 2025. J Gen Virol. 2025;106(7). Epub 2025/07/25. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.002112. PubMed PMID: 40711815.
Hunt T, Oser CB, Friedmann PD, Mack N, Balvanz P, Freisthler B, Chandler RK, Hochstatter K, Harris DR, Glasgow L, D'Costa L, Russo MR, Eggleston B, Aldridge A, Bellair P, Cogan AG, David JL, El-Bassel N, Goddard-Eckrich D, Gomori S, Hagan H, Hanson S, Holloway J, Kinnard EN, Knott C, Konstan MW, Walsh SL, LeBaron PA, Lyons MS, McGladrey M, Papp J, Murphy SM, Springer S, Oga E, Staton M, Schady E, Montero F, Surratt HL, Stevens-Watkins D, Winhusen J, Zarkin GA, Hamilton GA, Sprunger JG. Overdose education and naloxone distribution in jails: Examining the impact of the Communities That HEAL intervention in 4 states. Health Justice. 2025;13(1):47. Epub 2025/07/25. doi: 10.1186/s40352-025-00353-5. PubMed PMID: 40711626; PMCID: PMC12296605.
Brown JL, Larochelle MR, Fanucchi LC, Calvert DC, Campbell ANC, Chandler RK, Feaster DJ, Glasgow LM, Gibson EB, Holloway J, Lofwall MR, Mack A, Mack N, Nunes EV, Talbert JC, Tan S, Vandergrift N, Villani J, Asman K, Babakhanlou-Chase H, Bagley SM, Battaglia TA, Blevins D, Bridden C, Cheng DM, Christopher M, Cogan LW, Cunningham CO, Eggleston B, Fareed N, Fernandez S, Freedman DA, Freiermuth CE, Freisthler B, Gilbert L, Hammerslag L, Harris D, Hunt T, Hussain S, Huynh P, Jackson RD, Kauffman EB, Knott C, Knudsen HK, Lefebvre RC, Levin FR, Massatti R, McAlearney AS, Morgan JR, Lopez RM, Lounsbury DW, Newman L, Nickels K, Oga EA, Oller DA, Parran TV, Quinn M, Ramsey KS, Rapkin BD, Salsberry P, Stein M, Taylor JL, Teater J, Walters ST, Zarkin GA, El-Bassel N, Winhusen TJ, Samet JH, Walsh SL. Effects of the Communities That HEAL intervention on initiation, retention, and linkage to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD): A cluster randomized wait-list controlled trial. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025;274:112785. Epub 2025/07/21. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112785. PubMed PMID: 40684522; PMCID: PMC12302724.
Hemati H, Blanton MB, Koura J, Khadka R, Grant KA, Messaoudi I. Chronic Alcohol Consumption Enhances the Differentiation Capacity of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells into Osteoclast Precursors. Am J Pathol. 2025. Epub 2025/07/20. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2025.06.010. PubMed PMID: 40683559.
Brandon H, Scarduzio JA, Fogleman L, Stallworth S, Kebodeaux C, Romanelli F. Opinions of pharmacy educators regarding declining North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) first-time pass rates. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2025;17(11):102435. Epub 2025/07/20. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2025.102435. PubMed PMID: 40683063.
Schipper K, Tamminga SM, Murner N, Davies M, Berkhout P, Bessen DE, Hendriks A, Korotkova N, Pannekoek Y, van Sorge NM. Natural variation of the streptococcal group A carbohydrate biosynthesis genes impacts host-pathogen interaction. Microb Genom. 2025;11(7). Epub 2025/07/17. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001443. PubMed PMID: 40673773; PMCID: PMC12282279.
Crawford MW, Abdelwahab WM, Siram K, Parkins CJ, Harrison HF, Stone ET, Osman SR, Schweitzer D, Burkhart DJ, Pinto AK, Brien JD, Smith JL, Hirsch AJ. The TLR7/8 agonist INI-4001 enhances the immunogenicity of a Powassan virus-like-particle vaccine. NPJ Vaccines. 2025;10(1):156. Epub 2025/07/17. doi: 10.1038/s41541-025-01215-9. PubMed PMID: 40670406; PMCID: PMC12267508.
Shannon A, Johnson T, Roberts CS, Chaton CT, Korotkov KV, Sandkvist M. The PDZ domain of EpsC is required for extracellular secretion of VesB by the Type II secretion system in Vibrio cholerae. J Bacteriol. 2025;:e0014425. Epub 2025/07/14. doi: 10.1128/jb.00144-25. PubMed PMID: 40657929.
El-Dalati S. You'll Never Walk Alone: Multidisciplinary Teams for Drug-Use Associated Infective Endocarditis. Can J Cardiol. 2025. Epub 2025/07/12. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.002. PubMed PMID: 40645407.
Strike W, Rockward A, Mijatovic B, Noble A, Olsson C, Torabi S, Banadaki MD, Adatorwovor R, Keck J, Berry S. Clinical correlation of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater passive sampling in long-term care facilities and wastewater treatment plants. Environ Adv. 2025;20. Epub 2025/07/11. doi: 10.1016/j.envadv.2025.100635. PubMed PMID: 40641522; PMCID: PMC12245160.
Wagner SB, Rincon M, Keen KE, Hawk GS, Marshall NE, Messaoudi I. SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection during pregnancy preferentially elicits IgG4 response and enhanced placental-transfer. Vaccine. 2025;62:127476. Epub 2025/07/11. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127476. PubMed PMID: 40639177.
Mackevicius-Dubickaja V, Gottlieb Y, White JA, Doremus MR. Wolbachia Feminises a Spider Host With Assistance From Co-Infecting Symbionts. Environ Microbiol. 2025;27(7):e70149. Epub 2025/07/10. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.70149. PubMed PMID: 40635576; PMCID: PMC12242369.
Slaughter J, Sites J, Ballard H, Bauer J, Schadler A, Severyn N. Comparison of the oxygenation index and the oxygen saturation index as clinical indicators for neonatal ECMO. Front Pediatr. 2025;13:1586985. Epub 2025/07/09. doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1586985. PubMed PMID: 40630719; PMCID: PMC12234480.
Blanton MB, Hemati H, Qiao Q, Khadka R, Hawk G, Grant KA, Messaoudi I. Short-term heavy drinking in a non-human primate model skews monocytes toward a hypo-inflammatory phenotype. Front Immunol. 2025;16:1606092. Epub 2025/07/08. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1606092. PubMed PMID: 40625733; PMCID: PMC12229841.
Shi Y, Widmalm G, Korotkova N, Molenaar A, Holmes MA, McDougall S, Bijlsma JJE, van Sorge NM, Benedictus L. Discovery of glycerol phosphate and an immunogenic glycan motif in rhamnose-rich polysaccharides of Streptococcus uberis. Vet Res. 2025;56(1):139. Epub 2025/07/08. doi: 10.1186/s13567-025-01574-0. PubMed PMID: 40624561.
South AM, Babalonis SL, Fanucchi LC, Lofwall MR. "Medical Cannabis": Advising Patients While Navigating Medical Ethics and Limited Evidence. J Gen Intern Med. 2025. Epub 2025/07/08. doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09680-7. PubMed PMID: 40624323.
Balvanz P, Olvera RG, Booty M, McSwiggan J, Damato-MacPherson C, Ellison S, Farmer A, Klingler K, Kuntz A, Lewis N, Oser CB, Martinez LS, Stitzer S, Surratt H, Yamoah O, Berkshire A, Carter T, Campbell K, Dynes S, Gealy B, Harris F, Herrington B, Matthews S, Myers D, Rapier C, Shouse A, Szelagowsi S, McGladrey M. A participatory photovoice investigation of community assets, barriers, and opportunities to curb the opioid epidemic. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025;176:209741. Epub 2025/07/03. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2025.209741. PubMed PMID: 40602683.
Cook K, Havens JR, Slavova S, Thompson K, Young AM, Vickers-Smith RA. Changing Trends in Nonmedical Gabapentin Use Among a Cohort of Rural Appalachian People Who Use Drugs: A Longitudinal Study Over the Time Period of Scheduling Changes in Kentucky. Int J Drug Policy. 2025;143:104904. Epub 2025/07/03. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104904. PubMed PMID: 40602201.
Zhang Y, Qin Y, Pourmirzaei M, Shao Q, Wang D, Xu D. Enhancing Structure-Aware Protein Language Models with Efficient Fine-Tuning for Various Protein Prediction Tasks. Methods Mol Biol. 2025;2941:31-58. Epub 2025/07/02. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4623-6_2. PubMed PMID: 40601249.
Kerley BS, Harris P, Jacquay E, Askins M, McClendon M, Adams AA. Identifying insulinemic responses of ID horses offered varying levels of NSC and meal-sizes. J Equine Vet Sci. 2025;151:105638. Epub 2025/07/01. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105638. PubMed PMID: 40588143.
Burus T, Windon MJ, Jakubek YA, Lang Kuhs KA. Disparities in Human Papillomavirus-Associated Cancer Incidence by Appalachian Residence. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(6):e2518242. Epub 2025/07/01. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.18242. PubMed PMID: 40587129; PMCID: PMC12210082.
Tully D, Bean D, Sarette J, Ngo TL, Power K, Brook D, Cooper H, Feinberg J, Friedmann P, Hochstatter K, Havens J, Babalonis S, Hurt C, Jenkins W, Korthuis T, Miller W, Pho M, Smith G, Stopka T, Tsui J, Mixson S, Westergaard R, Young A, Allen T. Genomic surveillance uncovers regional variation in HCV transmission networks among people who use drugs in rural U.S. communities. Res Sq. 2025. Epub 2025/07/01. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6810633/v1. PubMed PMID: 40585240; PMCID: PMC12204503.
Burus T, Wright NL, Burus JD, McLouth LE, Lang Kuhs KA. Prevalence of and differences in participation restrictions among US cancer survivors. Int J Cancer. 2025. Epub 2025/07/01. doi: 10.1002/ijc.70029. PubMed PMID: 40583515.