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Vineet D. Menachery

Researcher at University of Texas Medical Branch

Publications -  145
Citations -  16701

Vineet D. Menachery is an academic researcher from University of Texas Medical Branch. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coronavirus & Virus. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 126 publications receiving 10613 citations. Previous affiliations of Vineet D. Menachery include Texas Medical Center & Washington University in St. Louis.

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Spike mutation D614G alters SARS-CoV-2 fitness.

TL;DR: Hamsters infected with SARS-CoV-2 expressing spike D614G (G614 virus) produced higher infectious titres in nasal washes and the trachea, but not in the lungs, supporting clinical evidence showing that the mutation enhances viral loads in the upper respiratory tract of COVID-19 patients and may increase transmission.
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Return of the Coronavirus: 2019-nCoV.

TL;DR: The emergence of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has awakened the echoes of SARS-CoV from nearly two decades ago, but with technological advances and important lessons gained from previous outbreaks, perhaps the world is better equipped to deal with the most recent emergent group 2B coronav virus.
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Evasion of Type I Interferon by SARS-CoV-2.

TL;DR: Insight is provided on SARS-CoV-2 evasion of IFN-I response and its potential impact on viral transmission and pathogenesis.