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In the News

"In the midst of all the confusion, parents and patients now must advocate for themselves. But we are here to help. We are here for you.

Ask your pediatricians to help you find the right answers for your child.

We are all in this together for every child and for our community."

-Dr. Pia Pannaraj

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Selected Publications: 

Seymour CO, Ecku-Mensah G, Lee Y, Nicols AR, Cheng WA, Jumarang J, Marentes Ruiz CJ, Navarro J, Navarro R, Rodriguez-Angeles Y, Durand D, Allard S, Taylor ZW, De León RG, Ochoa TJ, Gilbert J, Pannaraj PS.  Klebsiella-dominant gut communities are associated with impeded oral rotavirus vaccine response in infants. Nat Commun 2026 (in print).

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Engstrom EE, Kaplan SL, Barson WJ, Lin PL, Dahl S, Bradley JS, Pannaraj PS, Tan TQ, Dien Bard J, Ramirez K, Grant LR, Arguedas A, Tort MJ, Miller A, Cané A, Hulten KG. Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Hospitalized Children: 2017-2023. Pediatrics. 2026 May 1;157(5):e2025073196. PMID: 42036116

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Nicols AR, Lee Y, Congrave-Wilson Z, Kim M, Cheng WA, Jumarang J, Navarro J, Navarro R, Rodriguez-Angeles Y, Durand D, Taylor ZW, De León RG, Ochoa TJ, Sette A, da Silva Antunes R, Pannaraj PS. Peripheral rotavirus-specific T-cell responses following monovalent oral rotavirus vaccine in infants. NPJ Vaccines 2026 Mar 5;11(1):83. PMID:41786777

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Chwa JS, Kim M, Lee Y, Cheng WA, Shin Y, Jumarang J, Bender JM, Pannaraj PS. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Specific Secretory IgA and Neutralizing Antibodies in Nasal Secretions of Exposed Seronegative Individuals. Viruses 2024;16(6):852. PMID: 38932145

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Kim M, Cheng WA, Congrave-Wilson Z, Ruiz CJM, Turner L, Mendieta S, Jumarang J, Del Valle J, Lee Y, Fabrizio T, Allen EK, Thomas PG, Webby R, Gordon A, Pannaraj PS. Comparisons of Pediatric and Adult SARS-CoV-2-Specific Antibodies up to 6 Months after Infection, Vaccination, or Hybrid Immunity. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2024 Jan 29;13(1):91-99. PMID: 38016076

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Habel JR, Chua BY, Kedzierski L, Selva KJ, Damelang T, Haycroft ER, Nguyen TH, Koay HF, Nicholson S, McQuilten HA, Jia X, Allen LF, Hensen L, Zhang W, van de Sandt CE, Neil JA, Pragastis K, Lau JS, Jumarang J, Allen EK, Amanant F, Krammer F, Wragg KM, Juno JA, Wheatley AK, Tan HX, Pell G, Walker S, Audsley J, Reynaldi A, Thevarajan I, Denholm JT, Subbarao K, Davenport MP, Hogarth PM, Godfrey DI, Cheng AC, Tong SY, Bond K, Williamson DA, McMahon JH, Thomas PG, Pannaraj PS, James F, Holmes NE, Smibert OC, Trubiano JA, Gordon CL, Chung AW, Whitehead CL, Kent SJ, Lappas M, Rowntree LC, Kedzierska K. Immune profiling of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy reveals NK cell and γδ T cell perturbations. JCI Insight. 2023 Apr 10;8(7):e167157. PMID: 37036008

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Rowntree LC, Nguyen TH, Kedzierski L, Neeland MR, Petersen J, Crawford JC, Allen LF, Clemens EB, Chau B, McQuilten HA, Minervina AA, Pogorelyy MV, Chaurasia P, Tan HX, Wheatley AK, Jia X, Amanat F, Krammer F, Allen EK, Sonda S, Flanagan KL, Jumarang J, Pannaraj PS, Licciardi PV, Kent SJ, Bond KA, Williamson DA, Rossjohn J, Thomas PG, Tosif S, Crawford NW, van de Sandt CE, Kedzierska K. SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell memory with common TCRαβ motifs is established in unvaccinated children who seroconvert after infection. Immunity, 2022 Jul 12;55(7):1299-1315.e4. PMID: 35750048

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Congrave-Wilson Z*, Cheng WA*, Lee Y, Perez S, Turner L, Marentes Ruiz CJ, Mendieta S, Skura A, Jumarang J, Del Valle J, Kubale J, Gordon A, Allen EK, Thomas PG, Pannaraj PS. Twelve-Month Longitudinal Serology in SARS-CoV-2 Naïve and Experienced Vaccine Recipients and Unvaccinated COVID-19-Infected Individuals Vaccines 2022;10(5):813. PMID: 35632569

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Pannaraj PS, Costa-Martins AG, Cerini C, Li F, Wong SS, Webby RJ, Singh Y, Urbanski AH, Gonzalez-Dias P, Yang J, Nakaya H, Aldrovandi GM. Molecular alterations in human milk in simulated maternal nasal mucosal infection with live attenuated influenza vaccination.  Mucosal Immunol 2022;15(5):1040-1047. PMID: 35739193

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Perez S, Luna Centeno LD, Cheng W, Marentes Ruiz CJ, Congrave-Wilson Z, Powell R, Stellwagen L, Pannaraj PS. Human Milk SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies up to 6 Months After Vaccination. Pediatrics. 2022:e2021054260.  PMID: 34981122

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Halasa NB, Olson SM, Staat MA, Newhams MM, Price AM, Pannaraj PS, ... Campbell AP, Randolph AG, Patel MM; Overcoming Covid-19 Investigators. Maternal Vaccination and Risk of Hospitalization for Covid-19 among Infants. N Eng J Med, 2022; 387(2):109-119.  PMID: 35731908

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Price AM, Olson SM, Newhams MM, Halasa NB, Boom JA, Sahni LC, Pannaraj PS, ... Zambrano LD, Campbell AP, Patel MM, Randolph AG; Overcoming Covid-19 Investigators. Effectiveness of BNT162b2 Vaccine against Critical Covid-19 in Adolescents. N Engl J Med. 2022; 386(20):1899-1909.  PMID: 35353976.

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Kordy K, Gaufin T, Mwangi M, Li F, Cerini C, Lee DJ, Adisetiyo H, Woodward C, Pannaraj PS, Tobin NH, Aldrovandi GM. Contributions to human breast milk microbiome and enteromammary transfer of Bifidobacterium breve. PLOS One PLoS One. 2020;15(1):e0219633. PMID: 31990909

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Ho N, Li F, Lee-Sarwar K, Tun H, Brown B, Pannaraj P, Bender J, Azad M, Thompson A, Weiss S, Azcarate-Peril MA, Litonjua A, Kozyrskyj A, Jaspan H, Aldrovandi G, Kuhn L. Meta-analysis of effects of exclusive breastfeeding on infant gut microbiota across populations. Nature Communications. 2018; 9(1):4169. PMID: 30301893

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Pannaraj PS, Ly M, Cerini C, Saavedra M, Aldrovandi GM, Saboory A, Johnson K, Pride DT. Shared and Distinct Features of Human Milk and Infant Stool Viromes. Frontiers Microbiol. 2018; 9:1162. PMID: 29910789​

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Pannaraj, PS, Li F, Cerini C, Bender J, Yang S, Rollie A, Adisetiyo H, Zabih S, Lincez PJ, Bittinger K, Bailey A, Bushman FD, Sleasman DJ, Aldrovandi GM. Association Between Breast Milk Bacterial Communities and Establishment and Development of the Infant Gut Microbiome. JAMA Pediatr. 2017; 171(7):647-654. PMID: 28492938

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