Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Herpesvirus Infection, Post-viral Chronic Illness, Host-Pathogen Interaction
Teaching and supervising interests
Master and PhD students having interests in Virus and Bacterial Infections, post-viral chronic illness, mitochondrial and small non-coding RNA biology.
Education/Academic qualification
1.6 Biological sciences, Other, Habilitation in Virology, Bavarian Julius-Maximilians-University
Award Date: 11 Jul 2022
1.6 Biological sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Jamia Millia Islamia
Award Date: 1 Feb 2007
1.6 Biological sciences, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
11 Apr 2024 → 10 Apr 2027
3.5 Other medical sciences, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
11 Apr 2024 → 10 Apr 2027
External positions
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Field of Science
- 1.6 Biological sciences
- 3.3 Health sciences
Keywords
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- HHV-6
- HHV-7
- Herpesvirus
- miRNA
- single-cell transcriptomics
- Mitochondria
- ME/CFS
- long COVID
- Chlamydia
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 Effect of the Antimicrobial Agent K21 on Human Mitochondria and Its Role in Combating E. faecalis Infection.
Bašēns, E. E. (Project leader), Nora-Krūkle, Z. (Supervisor) & Prusty, B. K. (Supervisor)
2/02/26 → 31/01/30
Project: PhD projects
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SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein and Reactivation of human herpesvirus 6 and 7
Prusty, B. K. (Project leader), Nora-Krūkle, Z. (Leading expert), Waghmare, T. S. (Leading expert) & Liu, Z. (Expert (PhD student))
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Fundamental and Applied Research Programme
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PhageOS - Prophage-Encoded Functional Reprogramming of Veillonella atypica’s Commensal-to-Accessory Pathogen Transition in the Oral Microbiome in Relation to Periodontitis
Kazarina, A. (Project leader), Prusty, B. K. (Leading expert), Rācenis, K. (Leading expert), Waghmare, T. S. (Expert), Zrelovs, Ņ. (Project leader), Eglīte, D. (Expert), Vaškevica, A. (Expert (PhD student)), Brauča, N. (Assistant (student)), Mauriņš, S. (Project leader) & Hušča, S. (Assistant (student))
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Fundamental and Applied Research Programme
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Deciphering the role of monocytes in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Prusty, B. K. (Project leader)
1/08/25 → 31/07/28
Project: Contract research › R&D project
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Dissecting the mechanism of Immunoglobulin-mediated alterations in ME/CFS using single-cells to organoids
Prusty, B. K. (Project leader), Chakraborty, M. (Leading expert) & Liu, Z. (Leading expert)
1/08/25 → 31/07/27
Project: Contract research › R&D project
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Reframing ME/CFS: toward a unified mechanistic model of chronic post-infectious diseases
Watton, P. & Prusty, B. K. (Corresponding Author), 22 May 2026, In: Journal of Translational Medicine. 24, 1, 802.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Immunoglobulin G complexes from post-infectious ME/CFS, including post-COVID ME/CFS disrupt cellular energetics and alter inflammatory marker secretion
Liu, Z., Hollmann, C., Kalanidhi, S., Lamer, S., Schlosser, A., Bašēns, E. E., Nikolayshvili, G., Sokolovska, L., Riemekasten, G., Rust, R., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Paul, F., Naviaux, R. K., Nora-Krūkle, Z., Sotzny, F., Scheibenbogen, C. & Prusty, B. K. (Corresponding Author), 1 Mar 2026, In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health. 52, 101187.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Glycosylated GM-CSF expands B-1b cells and B-1b plasma cells and programs them for immunosuppression
Alattar, H., Aintablian, A., Eckert, I. N., Shaikh , H., Cyran , L., Liu, Z., Prusty, B. K., Imdahl, F., Zinser, E., Beilhack, A., Hövelmeyer, N., Clausen , B. E., Gräfenhan, T., Erhard, F. & Lutz, M. B. (Corresponding Author), 4 Feb 2026, bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 35 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Infection-Driven Immune Remodeling in Post-Viral Chronic Disease: Multicenter Cross-Sectional, Prospective Cohort Analyses of Fibronectin and Fibronectin-Reactive IgM
Liu, Z., Miljukov, O., Kalanidhi, S., Hollmann, C., Sotzny, F., Höpfel, A., Schäfer, A., Nürnberger, C., Cejka, V., Afshar, B., Bahmer, T., Schreiber, S., Reinke, L. M., Heyckendorf, J., Vehreschild, J. J., Schäfer, C., Kretzler, L., Keil, T., Reese, J.-P. & Eichner, F. A. & 15 others, , Jan 2026, SSRN.com, 32 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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ME/CFS and PASC Patient-Derived Immunoglobulin Complexes Disrupt Mitochondrial Function and Alter Inflammatory Marker Secretion
Liu, Z., Hollmann, C., Kalanidhi, S., Lamer, S., Schlosser, A., Bašēns, E. E., Nikolayshvili, G., Sokolovska, L., Riemekasten, G., Rust, R., Bellmann-Strobel, J., Paul, F., Naviaux, R. K., Nora-Krūkle, Z., Sotzny, F., Scheibenbogen, C. & Prusty, B. K. (Corresponding Author), 10 Aug 2025, medRxiv, 47 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Open AccessFile2 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Passive transfer of IgG immune complex from ME/CFS patients alters mitochondrial architecture and function
Prusty, B. K. (Creator), PRIDE - Proteomics Identifications Database, 23 Feb 2026
DOI: PXD065439, https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pride/archive/projects/PXD065439
Dataset
Prizes
Activities
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COST Action CA24115 "Connecting an INternational Network of Academic Manufacturers of ONcoimmunotherapies" (CINNAMON) (External organisation)
Prusty, B. K. (Member)
31 Oct 2025 → 30 Oct 2029Activity: Membership types › Membership of network
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EMBO Young Scientist Forum 2025
Prusty, B. K. (Organiser)
24 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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IgG immune complex from ME/CFS patients alters mitochondrial architecture and function
Prusty, B. K. (Invited speaker)
19 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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RSU Research week 2025
Nora-Krūkle, Z. (Scientific committee member), Murovska, M. (Scientific committee member), Svirskis, Š. (Scientific committee member), Sultanova, A. (Scientific committee member), Kadiša, A. (Scientific committee member), Holodņuka, I. (Scientific committee member), Prusty, B. K. (Scientific committee member), Halpert, G. (Scientific committee member), Di Luca, D. (Scientific committee member), Bortolotti, D. (Scientific committee member) & Schneider, M. (Scientific committee member)
26 Mar 2025 → 28 Mar 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Deciphering Early Transcriptional Landscape Of Hhv-7 Infection And Reactivation
Sokolovska, L. (Speaker), Nikolayshvili, G. (Co-author), Waghmare, T. S. (Co-author) & Prusty, B. K. (Co-author)
25 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation
Press/Media
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Organisms iestrēdzis hroniskas infekcijas stāvoklī. RSU pēta gadiem pārprastu slimību
13/02/26
1 Media contribution
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Equipment
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4150 TapeStation Automated Electrophoresis Platform
Institute of Microbiology and VirologyFacility/equipment: Equipment
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