Ms Karen Kerr
- Research Project Support (Virology)
email:
Karen.Kerr@glasgow.ac.uk
Centre for Virus Research, Sir Michael Stoker Building, 464 Bearsden Road, Glasgow, G61 1qh
Research interests
Member of the Davison Group.
Publications
2023
Meehan, G. R. et al. (2023) Phenotyping the virulence of SARS-CoV-2 variants in hamsters by digital pathology and machine learning. PLoS Pathogens, 19(11), e1011589. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011589) (PMID:37934791) (PMCID:PMC10656012)
2022
Walker, L. et al. (2022) Characterization of an alloherpesvirus from wild lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens in Wisconsin (USA). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 149, pp. 83-96. (doi: 10.3354/dao03661) (PMID:35686452)
2021
Lau, B. et al. (2021) Human cytomegalovirus RNA2.7 is required for upregulating multiple cellular genes to promote cell motility and viral spread late in lytic infection. Journal of Virology, 95(20), e00698-21. (doi: 10.1128/JVI.00698-21) (PMID:34346763) (PMCID:PMC8475523)
Rihn, S. J. et al. (2021) A plasmid DNA-launched SARS-CoV-2 reverse genetics system and coronavirus toolkit for COVID-19 research. PLoS Biology, 19(2), e3001091. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001091) (PMID:33630831) (PMCID:PMC7906417)
2020
Lau, B. , Kerr, K., Gu, Q. , Nightingale, K., Antrobus, R., Suarez, N. M., Stanton, R. J., Wang, E. C., Weekes, M. P. and Davison, A. J. (2020) Human cytomegalovirus long non-coding RNA1.2 suppresses extracellular release of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6 by blocking NF-κB activation. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 10, 361. (doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00361) (PMID:32793512)
Tai-Schmiedel, J. et al. (2020) Human cytomegalovirus long noncoding RNA4.9 regulates viral DNA replication. PLoS Pathogens, 16(4), e1008390. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008390) (PMID:32294138) (PMCID:PMC7185721)
2018
Garvey, M., Suárez, N., Kerr, K., Hector, R. , Moloney-Quinn, L., Arkins, S. and Davison, A. J. (2018) Equid herpesvirus 8: complete genome sequence and association with abortion in mares. PLoS ONE, 13(2), e0192301. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192301) (PMID:29414990) (PMCID:PMC5802896)
2017
Davison, A. J. , Subramaniam, K., Kerr, K., Jacob, J. M., Landrau, N., Walsh, M. T., Wells, R. S. and Waltzek, T. B. (2017) Genome sequence of a gammaherpesvirus from a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Genome Announcements, 5(31), e00777-17. (doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00777-17) (PMID:28774992) (PMCID:PMC5543654)
2015
Gandar, F. et al. (2015) The genome of a tortoise herpesvirus (testudinid herpesvirus 3) has a novel structure and contains a large region that is not required for replicationIn vitroor virulence in vivo. Journal of Virology, 89(22), pp. 11438-11456. (doi: 10.1128/jvi.01794-15) (PMID:26339050) (PMCID:PMC4645648)
Wilkie, G. S., Kerr, K., Stewart, J. P., Studdert, M. J. and Davison, A. J. (2015) Genome sequences of equid herpesviruses 2 and 5. Genome Announcements, 3(2), e00119-15. (doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00119-15) (PMID:25767243) (PMCID:PMC4357765)
2014
Wilkie, G. S., Davison, A. J. , Kerr, K., Stidworthy, M. F., Redrobe, S., Steinbach, F., Dastjerdi, A. and Denk, D. (2014) First fatality asociated with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus 5 in an Asian elephant: pathological findings and complete viral genome sequence. Scientific Reports, 4, 6299. (doi: 10.1038/srep06299) (PMID:25199796) (PMCID:PMC5385831)
2013
Wilkie, G.S., Davison, A.J. , Watson, M., Kerr, K., Sanderson, S., Bouts, T., Steinbach, F. and Dastjerdi, A. (2013) Complete genome sequences of elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses 1A and 1B determined directly from fatal cases. Journal of Virology, 87(12), pp. 6700-6712. (doi: 10.1128/JVI.00655-13)
2012
van Beurden, S.J., Gatherer, D., Kerr, K., Galbraith, J., Herzyk, P., Peeters, B.P.H., Rottier, P.J.M., Engelsma, M.Y. and Davison, A.J. (2012) Anguillid herpesvirus 1 transcriptome. Journal of Virology, 86(18), pp. 10150-10161. (doi: 10.1128/jvi.01271-12) (PMID:22787220) (PMCID:PMC3446616)
Articles
Meehan, G. R. et al. (2023) Phenotyping the virulence of SARS-CoV-2 variants in hamsters by digital pathology and machine learning. PLoS Pathogens, 19(11), e1011589. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011589) (PMID:37934791) (PMCID:PMC10656012)
Walker, L. et al. (2022) Characterization of an alloherpesvirus from wild lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens in Wisconsin (USA). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 149, pp. 83-96. (doi: 10.3354/dao03661) (PMID:35686452)
Lau, B. et al. (2021) Human cytomegalovirus RNA2.7 is required for upregulating multiple cellular genes to promote cell motility and viral spread late in lytic infection. Journal of Virology, 95(20), e00698-21. (doi: 10.1128/JVI.00698-21) (PMID:34346763) (PMCID:PMC8475523)
Rihn, S. J. et al. (2021) A plasmid DNA-launched SARS-CoV-2 reverse genetics system and coronavirus toolkit for COVID-19 research. PLoS Biology, 19(2), e3001091. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001091) (PMID:33630831) (PMCID:PMC7906417)
Lau, B. , Kerr, K., Gu, Q. , Nightingale, K., Antrobus, R., Suarez, N. M., Stanton, R. J., Wang, E. C., Weekes, M. P. and Davison, A. J. (2020) Human cytomegalovirus long non-coding RNA1.2 suppresses extracellular release of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6 by blocking NF-κB activation. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 10, 361. (doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00361) (PMID:32793512)
Tai-Schmiedel, J. et al. (2020) Human cytomegalovirus long noncoding RNA4.9 regulates viral DNA replication. PLoS Pathogens, 16(4), e1008390. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008390) (PMID:32294138) (PMCID:PMC7185721)
Garvey, M., Suárez, N., Kerr, K., Hector, R. , Moloney-Quinn, L., Arkins, S. and Davison, A. J. (2018) Equid herpesvirus 8: complete genome sequence and association with abortion in mares. PLoS ONE, 13(2), e0192301. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192301) (PMID:29414990) (PMCID:PMC5802896)
Davison, A. J. , Subramaniam, K., Kerr, K., Jacob, J. M., Landrau, N., Walsh, M. T., Wells, R. S. and Waltzek, T. B. (2017) Genome sequence of a gammaherpesvirus from a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Genome Announcements, 5(31), e00777-17. (doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00777-17) (PMID:28774992) (PMCID:PMC5543654)
Gandar, F. et al. (2015) The genome of a tortoise herpesvirus (testudinid herpesvirus 3) has a novel structure and contains a large region that is not required for replicationIn vitroor virulence in vivo. Journal of Virology, 89(22), pp. 11438-11456. (doi: 10.1128/jvi.01794-15) (PMID:26339050) (PMCID:PMC4645648)
Wilkie, G. S., Kerr, K., Stewart, J. P., Studdert, M. J. and Davison, A. J. (2015) Genome sequences of equid herpesviruses 2 and 5. Genome Announcements, 3(2), e00119-15. (doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00119-15) (PMID:25767243) (PMCID:PMC4357765)
Wilkie, G. S., Davison, A. J. , Kerr, K., Stidworthy, M. F., Redrobe, S., Steinbach, F., Dastjerdi, A. and Denk, D. (2014) First fatality asociated with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus 5 in an Asian elephant: pathological findings and complete viral genome sequence. Scientific Reports, 4, 6299. (doi: 10.1038/srep06299) (PMID:25199796) (PMCID:PMC5385831)
Wilkie, G.S., Davison, A.J. , Watson, M., Kerr, K., Sanderson, S., Bouts, T., Steinbach, F. and Dastjerdi, A. (2013) Complete genome sequences of elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses 1A and 1B determined directly from fatal cases. Journal of Virology, 87(12), pp. 6700-6712. (doi: 10.1128/JVI.00655-13)
van Beurden, S.J., Gatherer, D., Kerr, K., Galbraith, J., Herzyk, P., Peeters, B.P.H., Rottier, P.J.M., Engelsma, M.Y. and Davison, A.J. (2012) Anguillid herpesvirus 1 transcriptome. Journal of Virology, 86(18), pp. 10150-10161. (doi: 10.1128/jvi.01271-12) (PMID:22787220) (PMCID:PMC3446616)
Research datasets
2024
Furnon, W. , Cowton, V. M., De Lorenzo, G. , Orton, R. , Herder, V. , Cantoni, D. , Ilia, G., Correa Mendonca, D. , Kerr, K., Allan, J., Upfold, N. , Meehan, G. R. , Bakshi, S., Das, U. R., Molina Arias, S., McElwee, M., Little, S., Logan, N., Kwok, K. , Smollett, K. , Willett, B. , Da Silva Filipe, A. , Robertson, D. L. , Grove, J. , Patel, A. H. and Palmarini, M. (2024) Phenotypic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 spike throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. [Data Collection]
2023
Meehan, G. , Herder, V. , Allan, J., Huang, X., Kerr, K., Correa Mendonca, D. , Ilia, G., Wright, D. , Nomikou, K., Gu, Q. , Molina Arias, S., Hansmann, F., Hardas, A., Attipa, C., De Lorenzo, G. , Cowton, V., Upfold, N. , Palmalux, N., Brown, J., Barclay, W., Da Silva Filipe, A. , Furnon, W. , Patel, A. and Palmarini, M. (2023) Phenotyping the virulence of SARS-CoV-2 variants in hamsters by digital pathology and machine learning. [Data Collection]
