Podcasts & Publications
CURE-KY Podcast and Publication Spotlights
This page features a curated collection of podcast episodes and research publications relevant to infectious disease, public health, and translational science, with a particular emphasis on work connected to the CURE-KY community.
Each month, we highlight two publications selected by CURE-KY leadership for its relevance, insight, or impact. In addition to these monthly spotlights, we regularly share other notable content鈥攊ncluding external podcast episodes and recent peer-reviewed publications authored by CURE-KY members. All featured publications include at least one CURE-affiliated author and are accompanied by an AI-generated audio summary to help make the research more accessible to broader audiences.
Whether you're catching up on timely studies or tuning into expert conversations, we invite you to explore the content below鈥攁nd if you know of a podcast or paper that aligns with our mission or includes a member of the CURE-KY network, please share it with us.
CURE-KY August Spotlight
PMID: 40864371
Journal: Cancer Causes Control
Title: Group concent mapping to develop a salon-based HPV self-collection intervention
Authors: Palmer KNB, Mantina MN, Adegboyega A, Sokale IO, Pryor K, Suero-Davis A, Brooks T
Funding: IRG-18-161-40/American Cancer Society
Impact on KY: Engaging communities in hair salons to address the lack of access to cervical cancer screening. Their strategy established a collaborative approach to enhance screening in unconventional sites.
Published Online: August 27, 2025
PMID: 40851273
Journal: Equine Vet J
Title: Airborne detection of Equid alphaherpesvirus1 at international equestrian events
Authors: Khan A, Jose-Cunilleras E, Hyde E, Olajide E, Polo MC, Goehring LS
Funding: International Equestrian Federation
Impact on KY: There is an urgent need for surveillance of EHV-1 in equestrian events globally. These data demonstrate the utility of air and surface sample testing at equestrian events in KY and globally as the first step in measuring risk of exposure that could cause an EHV-1 outbreak in the horse industry.
Published Online: August 25, 2025
CURE-KY July Spotlight
PMID: 40641522
Journal: Environ Adv
Title: Clinical correlation of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater passive sampling in long-term care facilities and wastewater treatment plants.
Authors: Strike W, Rockward A, Mijatovic B, Noble A, Olsson C, Torabi S, Banadaki MD, Adatorwovor R, Keck J, Berry S
Funding: NIH: P30ES026529, U01DA053903
Impact on KY: Comparative assessment of sample collection strategies at different facilities (wastewater treatment plants and long-term care facilities) to determine optimal sample collection to detect SARS-CoV-2 demonstrating passive sampling as advantageous at low viral genome concentrations.
Published online: July 11, 2025
PMID: 40587129
Journal: JAMA Netw Open
Title: Disparities in Human Papillomavirus-Associated Cancer Incidence by Appalachian Residence.
Authors: Burus T, Windon MJ, Jakubek YA, Lang Kuhs KA
Funding: NIH: K22CA258678
Impact on KY: Disproportionately high HPV-associated cancer rates among Appalachian residents compared to non-Appalachian residents highlighting the need for improved vaccine uptake.
Published online: July 1, 2025
Previous Spotlights
PMID: 40541539
Journal: EBioMedicine
Title: MyD88 signalling in B cells and antibody responses during Oropouche virus-induced neurological disease in mice.
Authors: Toledo-Teixeira DA,Parise PL,Pereira da Silva BB, Simeoni CL, Vieira A, Forato J, Martini MC, Amorim MR, Bispo-Dos-Santos K, Brunetti NS, Fabiano de Souza G, Coimbra LD, Fontoura MA, Muraro SP, Barbosa PP, Matheus VA, Hua X, Mendes de Moraes Vieira PM, Granja F, Lalwani P, Ramirez Vinolo MA, Milanez GP, Marques RE, Fielding CA, Marciel de Souza W, Farias ADS, Price DA, Diamond MS, Silveira ELV, Proenca-Modena JL
Funding: S茫o Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), Unicamp Research Affairs Office, PIPAE University of S茫o Paulo, Wellcome Trust, and National Institute of Science and Technology on Photonics Applied to Cell Biology (INFABIC, Unicamp).
Impact on KY: Increases understanding of the immune signaling and correlates of protection in mice exposed to Oropouche virus currently found in central and South America, but risk is elevated in the US as spread is likely.
Published online: June 21, 2025
PMID: 40519989
Journal: Blood Vessel Thromb Hemost
Title: Unfolded von Willebrand factor binds protein S and reduces anticoagulant activity.
Authors: Sim MMS, Mollica MY, Alfar HR, Hollifield M, Chung DW, Fu X, Gandhapudi S, Coenen DM, Prakhya KS, Mahmood DFD, Banerjee M, Peng C, Li X, Thornton AC, Porterfield JZ, Sturgill JL, Sievert GA, Barton-Baxter M, Zheng Z, Campbell KS, Woodward JG, L贸pez JA, Whiteheart SW, Garvy BA, Wood JP
Funding: NIH: R01HL138179, R35HL150818, K99HL129193, TL1TR001997, T32HL007093
Impact on KY: Excellent demonstration of collaboration across CURE-KY with at least 6 PIs as coauthors. Provides an explanation for the risk of thrombosis during viral infection, like SARS-CoV-2, in which free protein S is depleted and loses its anticoagulant capacity.
Published online: June 16, 2025
PMID: 40422074
Journal: ASM - Journal of Virology
Title: Screening bacterial effectors and human virus proteins in yeast to identify host factors driving tombusvirus RNA recombination: a role for autophagy and membrane phospholipid content.
Authors: Pogany J, Inaba J-i, Liu Y, Nagy PD
Funding: National Science Foundation (IOS-1922895) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2020-70410-32901, KY012042)
Impact on KY: This study provides tools to identify bacterial effectors that can improve pathogen detection and disease prevention in Kentucky鈥檚 agriculture and biosafety sectors.
Published online: May 27th, 2025
PMID: 40391958
Journal: ASM - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Title: Optimizing cefazolin dosing for central nervous system infections: insights from population pharmacokinetics and Monte Carlo simulations.
Authors: Pitcock C, Burgess DS, Olney KB
Funding: N/A
Impact on KY: Findings can help improve antibiotic stewardship and patient outcomes in Kentucky, where rates of serious staph infections and antibiotic use remain high.
Published online: May 20th, 2025
PMID: 40173371
Journal: JMIR Form Res
Title: The Impact of a Human Papillomavirus Facebook-Based Intervention (#HPVVaxTalks) Among Young Black (African American and Sub-Saharan African Immigrants) Adults: Pilot Pre- and Poststudy.
Authors: Adegboyega A,Wiggins A,Wuni A,Ickes M
Funding: American Cancer Society Institutional Grant (#IRG 19-140-31-IRG)
Impact on KY: Use of social media to improve vaccine and infection information as a strategy to improve vaccine uptake and provides a platform for continued expansion of this study to larger groups throughout KY.
Published online: February 4th, 2025
PMID: 40187345
Journal: Cell
Title: Molecular basis for shifted receptor recognition by an encephalitic arbovirus
Authors: Fan X, Li W, Oros J, Plante JA, Mitchell BM, Plung JS, Basu H, Nagappan-Chettiar S, Boeckers JM, Tjang LV, Mann CJ, Brusic V, Buck TK, Varnum H, Yang P, Malcolm LM, Choi SY, de Souza WM, Chiu IM, Umemori H, Weaver SC, Plante KS, Abraham J
Funding: (deSouza): Wellcome Trust grant 226075/Z/22/Z
Impact on KY: After a recent outbreak of Western equine encephalitis virus (WEEV) in humans and horses in South America, this team studied ancestral strains of WEEV to elucidate structure and function with cell receptors that explain the dynamics of viral evolution and have implications in outbreak preparedness.
Published online: May 29, 2025
PMID: 40131773
Journal: Nucleic Acids Res
Title: Structure and cooperative formation of a FLI1 filament on contiguous GGAA DNA sites.
Authors: Hou C,Tsodikov OV
Funding: NIH R01CA243529
Impact on KY: Improves our understanding of the DNA interactions that drive oncogenesis in Ewing鈥檚 sarcoma.
Published online: March 25, 2025