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ArticleNAR molecular medicine2026

An integrated computational antigen discovery pipeline with hierarchical filtering for emerging viral variants.

Raj S Roy, Jaemin Oh, A N M Nafiz Abeer, Maria I Giraldo, Tesuro Ikegami, Scott C Weaver, Nikolaos Vasilakis, Byung-Jun Yoon, Xiaoning Qian

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Raj S RoyDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 77843 TX, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2400-7210
Jaemin OhDivision of Applied Mathematics, Brown University, 02912 RI, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1648-8656
A N M Nafiz AbeerDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 77843 TX, United States.
Maria I GiraldoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunity, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555-1019 TX, United States.
Tesuro IkegamiDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555-0436 TX, United States.
Scott C WeaverDepartment of Microbiology and Immunity, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555-1019 TX, United States.
Nikolaos VasilakisDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555-0436 TX, United States.
Byung-Jun YoonDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 77843 TX, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9328-1101
Xiaoning QianDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 77843 TX, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4347-2476

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Abstract

Emerging and evolving viral diseases, such as SARS-CoV-2, continue to pose significant global health challenges, underscoring the urgent need for rapid and scalable antigen discovery pipelines. This work presents a computational pipeline that integrates diverse computational tools and machine learning models to accelerate the identification and optimization of antigen candidates. The pipeline employs efficient filtering and consensus-based strategies to highlight epitopes with high therapeutic potential. We demonstrate its utility by significantly narrowing the antigen search space for Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) and Mayaro virus (MAYV), and by effectively identifying conserved neutralizing epitopes in SARS-CoV-2. Our proposed computational antigen pipeline offers a powerful framework for expediting the development of future vaccines and therapeutics in response to emerging pathogens.

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