April 2022

Kenney DJ, O'Connell AK, Turcinovic J, Montanaro P, Hekman RM, Tamura T, Berneshawi AR, Cafiero TR, Al Abdullatif S, Blum B, Goldstein SI, Heller BL, Gertje HP, Bullitt E, Trachtenberg AJ, Chavez E, Nono ET, Morrison C, Tseng AE, Sheikh A, Kurnick S, Grosz K, Bosmann M, Ericsson M, Huber BR, Saeed M, Balazs AB, Francis KP, Klose A, Paragas N, Campbell JD, Connor JH, Emili A, Crossland NA, Ploss A, Douam F. Humanized mice reveal a macrophage-enriched gene signature defining human lung tissue protection during SARS-CoV-2 infection. Cell Reports. 2022 Apr 19;39(3):110714. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110714. Epub 2022 Apr 4. PMID: 35421379; PMCID: PMC8977517.


March 2022


August 2021

Klose, A. and Paragas, N. InVivoSCAN - a modular fluorescence and bioluminescence 3D imaging system with cloud-based image data analysis. Poster Presentation at European Society of Molecular Imaging in Göttingen, Germany. ** Best Poster Award**


July 2021

Kenney, D., Francis, K., Paragas, N., Douam, F. A panel of humanized mouse models to investigate human immunological signatures defining lung histopathology during SARS-CoV-2 infection. Oral presentation at the American Society for Virology Annual Meeting.


April 2021

Bejoy, J., Welsh, R., Paragas, N., Williams, F., Wilson, M., Woodard, L. Urine-Derived Stem Cells for Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury in Mouse and Human Organoid Models. Poster Presentation at American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Meeting.


February 2021

Michaels, S.A., Hennessey, K.M., Paragas, N., Paredez, A.R., Ojo, K.K. A Curious Case for Development of Kinase Inhibitors as Antigiardiasis Treatments Using Advanced Drug Techniques. ACS Infectious Diseases. 2021. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00919


April 2020

Welch, R., Bejoy, J., Williams, F., Paragas, N., and Woodard, L. Luciferase-modified Urine-derived Stem Cells Home to Sites of Injury. Oral Presentation at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Meeting Boston.


November 2019

Ho, Y., Jones, J., Carlson, P., de Imus, C., Turk, R., Alcorn, D., Guzman, R., Kolaja, K., Salmon, R. and Long, T. T-Cell antigen presenting cell (tAPC) is a strategy to induce CAR T expansion in vivo in the absence of a tumor for on-target toxicity studies. Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) National Harbor, Md.


October 2019

Woodard, L., Welsh, R., Williams, F., Paragas, N., and Wilson, M. Gene-modified Urine-Derived Stem Cells Home to the Ischemic Kidney. Poster Presentation at ASN Kidney Week Washington D.C.



October 2018


September 2018

Liao, J.B., Cecil, D.L., Disis, M.L., and Paragas, N. Three dimensional optical imaging localizes antitumor activity of vaccine therapy in a syngeneic mouse model of ovarian cancer.  World Molecular Imaging Congress Seattle.


Oda,S., Garcia, N., Paragas, N., and Greenberg, P. Using quantitative bioluminescent tomography to evaluate T cell adoptive immunotherapy of cancer. World Molecular Imaging Congress Seattle.

September 2018


September 2018

Klose, A. and Paragas, N.  Automated data analysis for preclinical imaging of bioluminescent reporter systems. World Molecular Imaging Congress Seattle.


Klose, A. and Paragas, N. Automated SUV Extraction and Biodistribution Analysis of Preclinical PET using a Body-Conforming Animal Mold. World Molecular Imaging Congress Seattle.

September 2018


Klose, A. Li, K., and Paragas, N. Automated data analysis for preclinical imaging of bioluminescent reporter systems. Optical Society of America, Miami, Florida.

March 2018


Klose, A. and Paragas, N. Automatic SUV extraction and biodistribution analysis of preclinical PET using a body-conforming animal mold. World Molecular Imaging Congress Philadelphia.

September 2017


October 2017

Flores, E., Khan, E., Yin, M., Plaut, M., Paragas, N., Klose, A. and Franklin, L. Quantitative Bioluminescent Tomographic Murine Model to Monitor Antimicrobial Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Osteomyelitis.  World Molecular Imaging Congress Philadelphia


Klose, A. and Paragas, N. Visualizing and Quantifying the Luminescent Kidney in 3D. ASN Renal Week Chicago.

October 2016


September 2016

Klose, A. and Paragas, N. Novel 2D and 3D Optical Imaging Platform System for Quantitative Analysis. World Molecular Imaging Congress New York.


October 2015

Klose, A. and Paragas, N. Quantifying Uropathogenic Bacteria Infection in 3D. ASN Renal Week San Diego.


September 2015

Klose, A., Kuo, C., Paragas, N. 3D in vivo Quantification and Localization of a Urinary Tract Infection.  World Molecular Imaging Congress Honolulu.


Paragas, N., Ray, S., Francis, K.P. Klose, A.D. 3D in vivo Quantification of Uropathogenic Bacteria. Molecular Imaging of Infectious Diseases Baltimore.

November 2013


Paragas, N., Ray, S., Francis, K.P. Klose, A.D. 3D in vivo Quantification of Uropathogenic Bacteria. World Molecular Imaging Congress Savannah

September 2013