Yolanda Rivera-Cuevas

Immunology and Microbiology · University of Michigan

Early career · publishing since 2018

Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies Mosquito-borne diseases and control Cellular transport and secretion Autophagy in Disease and Therapy Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

Publications

Citations

336

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 2018

In context

Among 84 early career Immunology and Microbiology PIs within our index

Citations: 336cohort median 179

Publications / year (recent): 1.8cohort median 2.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~3 · 67% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 3 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently

Recent publications

Toxoplasma GRA8 engages the host ESCRT accessory protein ALG-2 and is necessary for parasite metabolic integrity
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2026
Human guanylate-binding proteins in intracellular pathogen detection, destruction, and host cell death induction
Current Opinion in Immunology · 2023
Toxoplasma gondii Exploits the Host ESCRT Machinery for Parasite Uptake of Host Cytosolic Proteins
Deep Blue (University of Michigan) · 2022

Publishes in

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×5
PLoS Pathogens×2
Nature Communications×1
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Life×1

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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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