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Four peer-reviewed papers from 2022, including first-author work in the Journal of Biological Chemistry and co-authorship in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

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Four papers and doctoral research.

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Nature Biomed Eng 2022 Co-author

Biomaterial vaccines capturing pathogen-associated molecular patterns protect against bacterial infections and septic shock.

Super M, Doherty E, Cartwright M, Ureña FR, et al.
Nature Biomedical Engineering

Demonstrated that immune-instructive biomaterials can capture bacterial signals in vivo and generate protection against sepsis, highlighting a path from materials engineering to clinically relevant infection control.

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J Biol Chem 2022 First author

T-cell activation decreases miRNA-15a/16 levels to promote MEK1-ERK1/2-Elk1 signaling and proliferative capacity.

Ureña FR, Ma C, Hoffmann FW, et al.
Journal of Biological Chemistry

Showed that activation-driven loss of miR-15a/16 releases the MEK1-ERK-Elk1 pathway and expands T-cell proliferative capacity, clarifying a tractable lever in immune regulation.

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J Leukoc Biol 2022 Peer reviewed

Selenoprotein I deficiency in T cells promotes differentiation into tolerant phenotypes while decreasing Th17 pathology.

Ma C, Hoffmann FW, Nunes LGA, Ureña FR, et al.
Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Defined selenoprotein I as a regulator of T-cell fate, linking metabolic control to tolerant versus inflammatory immune phenotypes in ways that matter for immune-mediated disease.

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Sci Rep 2022 Peer reviewed

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for specific and rapid detection of Dickeya fangzhongdai targeting a unique genomic region.

DeLude A, Wells R, Boomla S, Chuang SC, Ureña FR, et al.
Scientific Reports

Built a rapid molecular diagnostic assay for field detection, reflecting a broader interest in translational platforms that shorten the distance between measurement and action.

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Doctoral Research 2022

miRNA-15a/16-1 regulation of T-cell biology.

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
PhD, Molecular Biosciences & Bioengineering

Doctoral work developed genetically engineered mouse models and identified a mechanism connecting microRNA signaling to T-cell activation through the MEK1-ERK1/2-Elk1 pathway.