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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The impact of viral genomic variation on neonatal disease outcomes
Szpara, M. L. (PI) & Szpara, M. M. (CoPI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
2/4/22 → 1/31/27
Project: Research project
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Using experimental evolution to probe herpesvirus adaptation to neurons, fibroblasts, & interferon signaling
Szpara, M. L. (PI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
5/6/22 → 4/30/24
Project: Research project
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Viral genetic correlates of invasive neonatal HSV disease
Szpara, M. L. (PI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
5/4/18 → 4/30/20
Project: Research project
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Forward genetic prediction and testing of virulence loci in herpes simplex virus 1
Szpara, M. L. (PI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
2/23/18 → 1/31/23
Project: Research project
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Genomic analysis of HSV-1 in the niche of genital infection
Szpara, M. L. (PI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
1/16/17 → 12/31/18
Project: Research project
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High-fidelity long-read sequencing of an avian herpesvirus reveals extensive intrapopulation diversity in tandem repeat regions
Ortigas-Vasquez, A., Bowen, C. D., Renner, D. W., Baigent, S. J., Zhang, Y., Yao, Y., Nair, V., Kennedy, D. A. & Szpara, M. L., Aug 2025, In: PLoS pathogens. 21, 8 August, e1013435.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparative analysis of multiple consensus genomes of the same strain of Marek's disease virus reveals intrastrain variation
Ortigas-Vasquez, A., Pandey, U., Renner, D. W., Bowen, C. D., Baigent, S. J., Dunn, J., Cheng, H., Yao, Y., Read, A. F., Nair, V., Kennedy, D. A. & Szpara, M. L., 2024, In: Virus Evolution. 10, 1, veae047.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Embracing Complexity: What Novel Sequencing Methods Are Teaching Us About Herpesvirus Genomic Diversity
Ortigas-Vasquez, A. & Szpara, M., Sep 26 2024, In: Annual Review of Virology. 11, 1, p. 67-87 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Multi-phenotype analysis for enhanced classification of 11 herpes simplex virus 1 strains
Dweikat, S. N., Renner, D. W., Bowen, C. D. & Szpara, M. L., 2023, In: Journal of General Virology. 104, 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Shared sequence characteristics identifiedin non-canonical rearrangements of HSV-1 genomes
Shitrit, A., Nisnevich, V., Rozenshtein, N., Kobo, H., Van Phan, H., Tay, S., Szpara, M., Weitzman, M. D., Drayman, N. & Kobiler, O., Dec 2023, In: Journal of virology. 97, 12Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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