Timeline

Sarah Wong

Permanent Researcher

14 Aug 2024

publication

Interplay between host humoral pattern recognition molecules controls undue immune responses against Aspergillus fumigatus.

19 Jan 2024

news

Highlighted paper: “Kicking sleepers out of bed: Macrophages promote reactivation of dormant Cryptococcus neoformans by extracellular vesicle release and non-lytic exocytosis” Raffael Junio Araujo de Castro et al. (2023)

30 Nov 2023

publication

Kicking sleepers out of bed: Macrophages promote reactivation of dormant Cryptococcus neoformans by extracellular vesicle release and non-lytic exocytosis.

07 Feb 2023

publication

Solid-state NMR molecular snapshots of Aspergillus fumigatus cell wall architecture during a conidial morphotype transition.

25 Jan 2022

news

Highlighted Publication: ” Surfactant protein D inhibits growth, alters cell surface polysaccharide exposure and immune activation potential of Aspergillus fumigatus” Wong et al.; The Cell Surface; Molecular Mycology’s team

10 Sep 2021

news

New Highlighted publication: “Cryptococcus extracellular vesicles properties and their use as vaccine platforms”, Juliana Rizzo et al. JEV, 2021, RNA Biology of Fungal Pathogen team

01 Aug 2021

publication

Cryptococcus extracellular vesicles properties and their use as vaccine platforms.

27 Jul 2021

publication

Aspergillus fumigatus Acetate Utilization Impacts Virulence Traits and Pathogenicity.

01 Jan 2021

publication

Species-Specific Immunological Reactivities Depend on the Cell-Wall Organization of the Two Aspergillus, Aspergillus fumigatus and A. flavus.

01 Jan 2021

publication

Proteomic Analysis of Humoral Immune Components in Bronchoalveolar Lavage of Patients Infected or Colonized by Aspergillus fumigatus.

07 Oct 2020

publication

The Proteome of Community Living Candida albicans Is Differentially Modulated by the Morphologic and Structural Features of the Bacterial Cohabitants.

26 Aug 2020

publication

The Role of RodA-Conserved Cysteine Residues in the Aspergillus fumigatus Conidial Surface Organization.

19 Aug 2020

publication

Differential Interactions of Serum and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Complement Proteins with Conidia of Airborne Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus.

27 Jun 2020

publication

Soluble mediators in anti-fungal immunity.

16 Jun 2020

publication

Aspergillus fumigatus Transcription Factors Involved in the Caspofungin Paradoxical Effect.

08 Jan 2020

publication

Potential of chemically synthesized oligosaccharides to define the carbohydrate moieties of the fungal cell wall responsible for the human immune response, using Aspergillus fumigatus galactomannan as a model

01 Jan 2020

publication

Aspergillus fumigatus Infection in Humans With STAT3-Deficiency Is Associated With Defective Interferon-Gamma and Th17 Responses.

18 Dec 2019

publication

Red-Emissive Guanylated Polyene-Functionalized Carbon Dots Arm Oral Epithelia against Invasive Fungal Infections.

19 Jun 2019

publication

β-Glucan Grafted Microcapsule, a Tool for Studying the Immunomodulatory Effect of Microbial Cell Wall Polysaccharides.

01 Jan 2019

publication

Novel mouse monoclonal antibodies specifically recognizing β-(1→3)-D-glucan antigen.

16 Oct 2018

publication

Chemical Synthesis and Application of Biotinylated Oligo-α-(1 → 3)-d-Glucosides To Study the Antibody and Cytokine Response against the Cell Wall α-(1 → 3)-d-Glucan of Aspergillus fumigatus.

23 Aug 2018

publication

Aspergillus fumigatus conidial metalloprotease Mep1p cleaves host complement proteins.

24 Jul 2018

project

Pathogenic Aspergillus: Interaction with innate immune cells

05 Feb 2018

publication

Fungal melanin stimulates surfactant protein D-mediated opsonization of and host immune response to spores

24 Dec 2017

publication

Host Soluble Mediators: Defying the Immunological Inertness of Conidia

06 Jul 2017

publication

Treatment of Cyclosporin A retains host defense against invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in a non-immunosuppressive murine model by preserving the myeloid cell population

26 Feb 2016

publication

Antifungal Susceptibility in Serum and Virulence Determinants of Candida Bloodstream Isolates from Hong Kong

23 Jul 2015

publication

New “haploid biofilm model” unravels IRA2 as a novel regulator of Candida albicans biofilm formation

11 May 2015

team

Immunology of Fungal Infections

20 Mar 2015

publication

Antifungal susceptibility and phenotypic characterization of oral isolates of a black fungus from a nasopharyngeal carcinoma patient under radiotherapy

18 Jun 2014

publication

In pursuit of the ideal antifungal agent for Candida infections: high-throughput screening of small molecules

22 Jan 2014

publication

In vitro and in vivo activity of a novel antifungal small molecule against Candida infections

23 Jan 2012

publication

Unraveling the resistance of microbial biofilms: has proteomics been helpful?

09 Jul 2011

publication

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Interplay between host humoral pattern recognition molecules controls undue immune responses against Aspergillus fumigatus.

Highlighted paper: “Kicking sleepers out of bed: Macrophages promote reactivation of dormant Cryptococcus neoformans by extracellular vesicle release and non-lytic exocytosis” Raffael Junio Araujo de Castro et al. (2023)

Kicking sleepers out of bed: Macrophages promote reactivation of dormant Cryptococcus neoformans by extracellular vesicle release and non-lytic exocytosis.

Solid-state NMR molecular snapshots of Aspergillus fumigatus cell wall architecture during a conidial morphotype transition.

Highlighted Publication: ” Surfactant protein D inhibits growth, alters cell surface polysaccharide exposure and immune activation potential of Aspergillus fumigatus” Wong et al.; The Cell Surface; Molecular Mycology’s team

New Highlighted publication: “Cryptococcus extracellular vesicles properties and their use as vaccine platforms”, Juliana Rizzo et al. JEV, 2021, RNA Biology of Fungal Pathogen team

Cryptococcus extracellular vesicles properties and their use as vaccine platforms.

Aspergillus fumigatus Acetate Utilization Impacts Virulence Traits and Pathogenicity.

Species-Specific Immunological Reactivities Depend on the Cell-Wall Organization of the Two Aspergillus, Aspergillus fumigatus and A. flavus.

Proteomic Analysis of Humoral Immune Components in Bronchoalveolar Lavage of Patients Infected or Colonized by Aspergillus fumigatus.

The Proteome of Community Living Candida albicans Is Differentially Modulated by the Morphologic and Structural Features of the Bacterial Cohabitants.

The Role of RodA-Conserved Cysteine Residues in the Aspergillus fumigatus Conidial Surface Organization.

Differential Interactions of Serum and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Complement Proteins with Conidia of Airborne Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus.

Soluble mediators in anti-fungal immunity.

Aspergillus fumigatus Transcription Factors Involved in the Caspofungin Paradoxical Effect.

Potential of chemically synthesized oligosaccharides to define the carbohydrate moieties of the fungal cell wall responsible for the human immune response, using Aspergillus fumigatus galactomannan as a model

Aspergillus fumigatus Infection in Humans With STAT3-Deficiency Is Associated With Defective Interferon-Gamma and Th17 Responses.

Red-Emissive Guanylated Polyene-Functionalized Carbon Dots Arm Oral Epithelia against Invasive Fungal Infections.

β-Glucan Grafted Microcapsule, a Tool for Studying the Immunomodulatory Effect of Microbial Cell Wall Polysaccharides.

Novel mouse monoclonal antibodies specifically recognizing β-(1→3)-D-glucan antigen.

Chemical Synthesis and Application of Biotinylated Oligo-α-(1 → 3)-d-Glucosides To Study the Antibody and Cytokine Response against the Cell Wall α-(1 → 3)-d-Glucan of Aspergillus fumigatus.

Aspergillus fumigatus conidial metalloprotease Mep1p cleaves host complement proteins.

Pathogenic Aspergillus: Interaction with innate immune cells

Fungal melanin stimulates surfactant protein D-mediated opsonization of and host immune response to spores

Host Soluble Mediators: Defying the Immunological Inertness of Conidia

Treatment of Cyclosporin A retains host defense against invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in a non-immunosuppressive murine model by preserving the myeloid cell population

Antifungal Susceptibility in Serum and Virulence Determinants of Candida Bloodstream Isolates from Hong Kong

New “haploid biofilm model” unravels IRA2 as a novel regulator of Candida albicans biofilm formation

Immunology of Fungal Infections

Antifungal susceptibility and phenotypic characterization of oral isolates of a black fungus from a nasopharyngeal carcinoma patient under radiotherapy

In pursuit of the ideal antifungal agent for Candida infections: high-throughput screening of small molecules

In vitro and in vivo activity of a novel antifungal small molecule against Candida infections

Unraveling the resistance of microbial biofilms: has proteomics been helpful?

Antifungal susceptibility and virulence attributes of bloodstream isolates of Candida from Hong Kong and Finland