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

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Member of the Davison Group.

Publications

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Number of items: 14.

2025

Furnon, W. et al. (2025) Phenotypic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 spike during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature Microbiology, 10, pp. 77-93. (doi: 10.1038/s41564-024-01878-5) (PMID:39753670) (PMCID:PMC11726466)

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, Betty ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1382-9830, Kerr, Karen, Gu, Quan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1201-6734, Nightingale, Katie, Antrobus, Robin, Suarez, Nicolas M., Stanton, Richard J., Wang, Eddie C., Weekes, Michael P. and Davison, Andrew J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9128 (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, Marie, Suárez, Nicolás, Kerr, Karen, Hector, Ralph ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3778-1483, Moloney-Quinn, Laura, Arkins, Sean and Davison, Andrew J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9128 (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, Andrew J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9128, Subramaniam, Kuttichantran, Kerr, Karen, Jacob, Jessica M., Landrau, Nelmarie, Walsh, Michael T., Wells, Randall S. and Waltzek, Thomas 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, Gavin S., Kerr, Karen, Stewart, James P., Studdert, Michael J. and Davison, Andrew J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9128 (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, Gavin S., Davison, Andrew J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9128, Kerr, Karen, Stidworthy, Mark F., Redrobe, Sharon, Steinbach, Falko, Dastjerdi, Akbar and Denk, Daniela (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. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9128, 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. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9128 (2012) Anguillid herpesvirus 1 transcriptome. Journal of Virology, 86(18), pp. 10150-10161. (doi: 10.1128/jvi.01271-12) (PMID:22787220) (PMCID:PMC3446616)

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Number of items: 14.

Articles

Furnon, W. et al. (2025) Phenotypic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 spike during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature Microbiology, 10, pp. 77-93. (doi: 10.1038/s41564-024-01878-5) (PMID:39753670) (PMCID:PMC11726466)

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, Betty ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1382-9830, Kerr, Karen, Gu, Quan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1201-6734, Nightingale, Katie, Antrobus, Robin, Suarez, Nicolas M., Stanton, Richard J., Wang, Eddie C., Weekes, Michael P. and Davison, Andrew J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9128 (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, Marie, Suárez, Nicolás, Kerr, Karen, Hector, Ralph ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3778-1483, Moloney-Quinn, Laura, Arkins, Sean and Davison, Andrew J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9128 (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, Andrew J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9128, Subramaniam, Kuttichantran, Kerr, Karen, Jacob, Jessica M., Landrau, Nelmarie, Walsh, Michael T., Wells, Randall S. and Waltzek, Thomas 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, Gavin S., Kerr, Karen, Stewart, James P., Studdert, Michael J. and Davison, Andrew J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9128 (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, Gavin S., Davison, Andrew J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9128, Kerr, Karen, Stidworthy, Mark F., Redrobe, Sharon, Steinbach, Falko, Dastjerdi, Akbar and Denk, Daniela (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. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9128, 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. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-9128 (2012) Anguillid herpesvirus 1 transcriptome. Journal of Virology, 86(18), pp. 10150-10161. (doi: 10.1128/jvi.01271-12) (PMID:22787220) (PMCID:PMC3446616)

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Research datasets

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Number of items: 2.

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]

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