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.
September 2019
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