HIGHLIGHTED PUBLICATIONS

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Journal of Virology, Jun 2026

Megan L. Stanifer

Subtype-specific functions of basal IFNλs

BioProtocols, Apr 2026

Yagmur Keser, Steeve Boulant, and Megan L. Stanifer

Assessment of Epithelial Barrier Integrity by TEER and FITC-Dextran Permeability Assays

PLOS Pathogen, Jan 2026

Yagmur Keser , Zehra Sena Bumin, Amelia Perez Valiente , Sorin O Jacobs , Steeve Boulant , Megan L Stanifer

Basal IFNλ2/3 signaling is required for ISG expression and viral control in human intestinal epithelial cells

Cells, Dec 2025

Zina M Uckeley, Carmon Kee, Carlos Ramirez , Victoria Karaluz, Ashwini K Sharma , Josmar Polanco, Freddie D Ortiz Martinez , Christopher I Mederos , Sorin O Jacobs , Ingrid J Groose , James M Ramsden, Carl Herrmann , Megan L Stanifer* , Steeve Boulant*

Hypoxia Affects Stem Cell Fate in Patient-Derived Ileum Enteroids in a HIF-1α-Dependent Manner

Gut Microbes, Sep 2025

Sorin O. Jacobs, Stephanie Muenchau, Zina M. Uckeley, Gianna V. Passarelli, Asher David, Skyler Briggs, James M. Burke, Megan L. Stanifer*, Steeve Boulant*

Hypoxia increases susceptibility of human intestinal epithelial cells to rotavirus infection through repression of interferon induction 

EMBO Journal, Sep 2025

Yagmur Keser, Camila Metz-Zumaran, Zina M Uckeley, Dorothee Reuss, Patricio Doldan, James M Ramsden, Megan L Stanifer, Steeve Boulant

Basal IFN-λ2/3 expression mediates tight junction formation in human epithelial cells

Cells, Feb 2025

Gianna V Passarelli, Patricio Doldan, Camila Metz-Zumaran, Yagmur Keser, Steeve Boulant, Megan L Stanifer

Rotavirus Spreads in a Spatially Controlled Manner

Eurospace, Oct 2024

Felix Wiedmann, Emika Boondej, Megan Stanifer, Amelie Paasche, Manuel Kraft, Merten Prüser, Timon Seeger, Ulrike Uhrig, Steeve Boulant, Constanze Schmidt

SARS-CoV-2 ORF 3a-mediated currents are inhibited by antiarrhythmic drugs

Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research, Jul 2024

Cuncai Guo, Ashwini Kumar Sharma, José Guzmán, Carl Herrmann, Steeve Boulant, Megan L Stanifer

Interleukin-22 Promotes Cell Proliferation to Combat Virus Infection in Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells

Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research, Jun 2024

Cuncai Guo, Steeve Boulant, Megan Lynn Stanifer

The Role of Interleukin-22 in Controlling Virus Infections at Mucosal Surfaces