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Dylan Kain

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Assistant ProfessorDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Toronto

Dylan Kain

Assistant Professor

Department of Medicine

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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8 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.

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219

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Research

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Latest papers

Role of Donor Unrestricted T Cells (DURTs) in TB Host Defense: Implications for Novel TB Vaccine Development.
Vaccines · 2026 · first author
Antigenic stimulation in conjunction with cytokine is required for mediating IL-17A production in human MAIT cells.
Scientific reports · 2026
T cell antigenic recognition sequencing (TAR-seq) enables precise characterization of vaccine-elicited cellular immunity ex vivo and in vivo.
Frontiers in immunology · 2026

All 18 publications

18 publications.

Role of Donor Unrestricted T Cells (DURTs) in TB Host Defense: Implications for Novel TB Vaccine Development.

Kain D, Lewinsohn DM, Lewinsohn DA

Vaccines2026First author

DOI: 10.3390/vaccines14040365 PMID: 42042841

Antigenic stimulation in conjunction with cytokine is required for mediating IL-17A production in human MAIT cells.

Kim SJ, Kain D, Lewinsohn DA, Swarbrick GM, Cansler ME, Bimber BN, McElfresh GW, Wong EB, Khuzwayo S, Riffelmacher T, Lewinsohn DM

Scientific reports2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-61896-7 PMID: 42449160

T cell antigenic recognition sequencing (TAR-seq) enables precise characterization of vaccine-elicited cellular immunity ex vivo and in vivo.

Chaunzwa M, McElfresh GW, Morrow D, Boggy GJ, Kaza M, Benjamin S, Feltham S, Ojha S, Swarbrick GM, Rott KH, Gilbride RM, Labriola CS, Axthelm MK, Joag V, Kain D, Plessis ND, Walzl G, Lewinsohn DA, Lewinsohn DM, Hansen SG, Picker LJ, Bimber BN

Frontiers in immunology2026

DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1823042 PMID: 42558731

Antigenic stimulation in conjunction with cytokine is required for mediating IL-17A production in human MAIT cells.

Kim SJ, Kain D, Lewinsohn DA, Swarbrick GM, Cansler ME, Bimber BN, McElfresh GW, Wong EB, Khuzwayo S, Riffelmacher T, Lewinsohn DM

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

DOI: 10.64898/2026.01.27.702041 PMID: 41659459

Human neonatal MR1T cells have more diverse TCR repertoires but reduced bacterial recognition than adult MR1T cells.

Kain D, Awad W, McElfresh GW, Cansler M, Swarbrick GM, Chan Yew Poa K, McNeice C, Boggy G, Rott KH, Null MD, Lewinsohn DM, Rossjohn J, Bimber BN, Lewinsohn DA

Nature communications2026First author

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74998-7 PMID: 42373629

What Is New in Altitude- and Cold-Related Illnesses of Travel: Appraisal and Summary of the Updated Guidelines from the Wilderness Medical Society

Arghavan Omidi, Gregory D. Hawley, Dylan C. Kain, Farah Jazuli, Milca Meconnen, Mark Polemidiotis, Nam Nguyen Phuong, Olamide Egbewumi, Andrea K. Boggild

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health20254 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22020284 PMID: 40003509

Human Neonatal MR1T Cells Have Diverse TCR Usage, are Less Cytotoxic and are Unable to Respond to Many Common Childhood Pathogens.

Kain D, Awad W, McElfresh GW, Cansler M, Swarbrick GM, Poa KCY, McNeice C, Boggy G, Rott K, Null MD, Lewinsohn DM, Rossjohn J, Bimber BN, Lewinsohn DA

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025First author

DOI: 10.1101/2025.03.17.643805 PMID: 40166301

Association between delayed outbreak identification and SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality among long-term care home residents, Ontario, Canada, March to November 2020: a cohort study

Brown KA, Buchan SA, Chan AK, Costa A, Daneman N, Garber G, Hillmer M, Jones A, Johnson JM, Kain D

Eurosurveillance20245 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2024.29.41.2300719

A Longitudinal, Clinical, and Spatial Epidemiologic Analysis of a Large COVID-19 Long-Term Care Home Outbreak.

Kain D, Stall N, Brown K, McCreight L, Rea E, Kamal M, Brenner J, Verge M, Davies R, Johnstone J

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association202123 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.07.021 PMID: 34425097

Blastomycosis with rapid-onset acute respiratory distress syndrome in an urban setting

Agarwal A, Losie JA, Kain D, Kaul R

BMJ Case Reports20213 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239498

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Dylan Kain

Research

Latest papers

Role of Donor Unrestricted T Cells (DURTs) in TB Host Defense: Implications for Novel TB Vaccine Development.

Antigenic stimulation in conjunction with cytokine is required for mediating IL-17A production in human MAIT cells.

T cell antigenic recognition sequencing (TAR-seq) enables precise characterization of vaccine-elicited cellular immunity ex vivo and in vivo.

Antigenic stimulation in conjunction with cytokine is required for mediating IL-17A production in human MAIT cells.

Human neonatal MR1T cells have more diverse TCR repertoires but reduced bacterial recognition than adult MR1T cells.

What Is New in Altitude- and Cold-Related Illnesses of Travel: Appraisal and Summary of the Updated Guidelines from the Wilderness Medical Society

Human Neonatal MR1T Cells Have Diverse TCR Usage, are Less Cytotoxic and are Unable to Respond to Many Common Childhood Pathogens.

Association between delayed outbreak identification and SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality among long-term care home residents, Ontario, Canada, March to November 2020: a cohort study

A Longitudinal, Clinical, and Spatial Epidemiologic Analysis of a Large COVID-19 Long-Term Care Home Outbreak.

Blastomycosis with rapid-onset acute respiratory distress syndrome in an urban setting

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