Check out this exciting collaboration with @IG_lab now available as a preprint- Development and application of nbLIBRA-seq for high-throughput discovery of antigen-specific nanobodies biorxiv.org/content/10.64898… So fun to take this risk and watch it succeed. 🍾

The paper has finally been published open access in Patterns! Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.202…

Now online! Generation of antigen-specific paired-chain antibodies using large language models dlvr.it/TP6SFp

Great work by @IG_lab and @VUMCDiscoveries on open-source AI tools for de novo biologics design and development. MAGE paves the way for target-agnostic mAb tools for all disease. Excited to be a part of it @ARPA_H - AI biodesign tools for everyone! cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…

Fantastic panel discussion with the great @y_bromberg, @IG_lab, and Theresa Koehler on the latest advances in #AI for antibiotic discovery and microbiology at @ASMicrobiology #ASMicrobe. Exciting times for science!

SynAbLib: an expandable synthetic library of human paired #antibody sequences. journals.plos.org/ploscompbi…

An ambitious project led by @VUMChealth investigators aims to use #AI technologies to generate antibody therapies against any antigen target of interest. @IG_lab will serve as the project principal investigator. news.vumc.org/2025/03/10/vum…

This work wouldn't have been possible without my PI @IG_lab ; our amazing experimentalist @AlexisJanke ; and the LIBRA-seq data producers Andrea Shiakolas, @IanSetliff, @KelseyPilewski, and @LaurenW_Science Hopefully you'll find our methods and models useful! Models drop soon

🧬My new paper is up on bioRxiv! Contrastive Learning Enables Epitope Overlap Predictions for Targeted Antibody Discovery 📄 doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.25.6… @IG_lab #Immunology #MachineLearning #LIBRAseq 🧵1/5

Using #antibody sequence alone, can we predict whether two antibodies target overlapping epitopes? A new suite of algorithms developed by @ClintVaccine: Contrastive Learning Enables Epitope Overlap Predictions for Targeted Antibody Discovery biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

Happy to be part of a disruptive project out of my lab. Essentially #ChatGPTForAntibodies — feed in an antigen sequence and it returns an antibody sequence that has a high probability of binding.

Generation of antigen-specific paired heavy-light chain antibody sequences using large language models 1. The study introduces MAGE, a groundbreaking protein large language model (LLM) designed to generate antigen-specific paired heavy and light chain antibody sequences, showcasing the potential of AI in revolutionizing antibody discovery. 2. MAGE uniquely eliminates the need for pre-existing antibody templates or structural information, relying solely on antigen sequences to produce functional and novel antibody designs with experimental validation. 3. Validation experiments highlight MAGE's ability to create diverse antibodies against critical targets like SARS-CoV-2, H5N1 avian influenza, and RSV-A, demonstrating its versatility and broad applicability. 4. A standout achievement includes zero-shot learning capabilities, where MAGE generated effective antibodies for the unseen H5N1 variant, proving its value in addressing emerging health threats rapidly. 5. Structural analyses reveal that MAGE-designed antibodies bind to distinct epitopes, showcasing novel binding modes and demonstrating their potential for therapeutic application. 6. The study underlines MAGE's ability to design antibodies with potent neutralization capabilities, such as against SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Omicron, indicating its relevance in vaccine and therapeutic development. 7. By leveraging a curated dataset and advanced machine learning techniques, MAGE achieves high novelty and diversity in its antibody sequences, expanding the possibilities for antibody engineering. 8. The research emphasizes that MAGE can significantly accelerate antibody discovery processes, overcoming traditional bottlenecks like inefficiency, high costs, and long timelines. 9. Future applications of MAGE promise to extend beyond virology, potentially transforming fields like oncology and autoimmune disease treatment with AI-driven antibody generation. @IG_lab @McLellan_Lab @DannySheward @HelenChuMD 📜Paper: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… #AI #AntibodyDiscovery #Bioinformatics #ProteinDesign #MachineLearning

This manuscript is now published in Bioinformatics Advances: Optimizing #LIBRAseq #antibody-#antigen specificity assignments Negative Binomial Mixture Model for Identification of Noise in Antibody-Antigen Specificity Predictions from Single-Cell Data academic.oup.com/bioinformat…

A potently #neutralizing and protective human #antibody with a unique antigenic footprint on #RSV and #hMPV fusion glycoproteins. Collaborative work with @McLellan_Lab @jjmousa @BonamiRachel @croweje @RHCarnahan, and others. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

This paper is now published in Structure: An exceptionally broad #coronavirus #antibody.

Check out this paper on broadly reactive IgG3 antibodies led by Matt Vukovich @IG_lab. Backstory here is that our collaboration was accelerated by Matt's visit to our lab @DukeU under the Duke Center for HIV Structural Biology Trainee Exchange program @DukeHIVStrucBio