The book "Viruses, bacteria, microbes: everything you need to know to avoid them!" has just been published. Click here to find out more
Medical Writing
Océane, with 13 years' experience in medical writing, specializes in creating a variety of scientific and educational documents. Her work includes manuscripts, articles, conference materials, and clinical reports, aiming to make science accessible to all. She is committed to producing high-quality content that exceeds industry expectations.
Contact Océane
Peer-reviewed publications
- Koeffer J., Kolba M., Sorel O., Ulekleiv C., Feenstra J.D.M., Eigner U. Clinical performance evaluation of TaqPath™ Enteric Bacterial Select Panel for detection of common enteric bacterial pathogens in comparison to routine stool culture and other qPCR-based diagnostic tests. Microbiology Spectrum. 2023
- Pinkhover N.P., Pontbriand K. M., Fletcher K. P., Sanchez E., Okello K., Garvey L. M., Pum A., Li K., DeOliveira G., Teddie Proctor, Feenstra J. D. M., Sorel O., Gandhi M., Auclair J. R. Comparison of Analytical Performance and Economic Value of Two Biosurveillance Methods for Tracking SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern. Microbiology Spectrum. 2023
- Sharmin M., Manivannan M., Woo D., Sorel O., Auclair J., Gandhi M., Mujawar I. Cross-sectional Ct distributions from qPCR tests can provide an early warning signal for the spread of COVID-19 in communities. Frontiers in Public Health. 2023.
- Upadhyay P., Reddy J., Proctor T., Sorel O ., Veereshlingam H., Gandhi M, Singh V. Expanded PCR Panel Testing for Identification of Respiratory Pathogens and Coinfections in Influenza-like Illness. Diagnostics (MDPI). 2023
- Koets L., Van Leeuwen K., Derlagen M., Van Wijk J., Keijzer N., Feenstra J., Gandhi M., Sorel O., Van De Laar T., and Koppelman M. Efficient SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance during the Pandemic-Endemic Transition using PCR-based Genotyping Assays. Microbiology Spectrum. 2023.
- Castillo-Bravo R., Lucca N., Lai L., Marlborough K., Brychkova G., Shideh Sakteh M., Lonergan C., O'Grady J., Alikhan N-F., Trotter A.J., Page A.J., Smyth A.J., McKeaown P.C., Feenstra J.D.M., Ulekleiv C., Sorel O., Gandhi M., Spillane C. Clinical Performance of Direct RT-PCR Testing of Raw Saliva for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Individuals. Microbiology Spectrum. 2023.
- Feng J., Zhang T., Sorel O., Meng W., Zhang X., Lai Z., Yuan W., Chen Y., Huang Y., Gao S-J. Global profiling reveals common and distinct N6-methyladenosine (m6A) regulation of innate immune responses during bacterial and viral infections. Cell Death & Diseases (Nature). 2022.
- Sorel O., Messaoudi I. Varicella virus-host interactions during latency and reactivation: lessons from simian varicella virus. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2019
- Sorel O., Messaoudi I. Insights into the pathogenesis of varicella viruses. Curr Clin Microbiol Rep. 2019.
- Sorel O., Dewals BG. The critical role of genome maintenance proteins in immune evasion during gammaherpesvirus latency. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2019.
- He M., Cheng F., Da Silva SR., Tan B., Sorel O., Gruffaz M., Li T., Gao SJ. Molecular Biology of KSHV in Relation to HIV/AIDS-Associated Oncogenesis. In: Meyers C. (eds) HIV/AIDS-Associated Viral Oncogenesis. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 177. Springer, Cham. 2019.
- Tan B., Liu H., Zhang S., Ramos da Silva S., Zhang L, Meng J., Cui X., Yuan H., Sorel O., Zhang S., Huang Y., and Gao SJ. Viral and Cellular N6-methyladenosine(m6A) and N6, 2'-O-Dimethyladenosine (m6Am) Epitranscriptomes in KSHV Life Cycle. Nature Microbiology. 2018.
- Sorel O., Chen T., Myster F., Javaux J., Vanderplasschen A., Dewals B.G. "Macavirus latency-associated protein evades immune detection through regulation of protein synthesis in cis depending upon its glycin/glutamate-rich domain". PLOS Pathogens. 2017.
- Sorel, O., & Dewals, B.G. MicroRNAs in large herpesvirus DNA genomes: recent advances. Biomolecular concepts. 2016.
- Myster F, Van Beurden SJ, Sorel O, Suárez NM, Vanderplasschen A, Davison AJ, Dewals BG. Genomic duplication and translocation of ORF50 and A6 is a conserved event in alcelaphine herpesvirus 1. Scientific Reports. 2016.
- Sorel O., Tuddenham L, Myster F, Palmeira L, Kerkhofs P, Pfeffer S, et al. Small RNA deep sequencing identifies viral microRNAs during malignant catarrhal fever induced by alcelaphine herpesvirus 1. J Gen Virol. 2015
- Myster, F., Palmeira, L., Sorel, O., Bouillenne, F., DePauw, E., Schwartz-Cornil, I., Vanderplasschen, A., Dewals, BG. Viral semaphorin inhibits dendritic cell phagocytosis and migration but is not essential for γ-herpesvirus-induced lymphoproliferation in malignant catarrhal fever. Journal of Virology. 2015.
- Palmeira, L., Sorel, O., Van Campe, W., Boudry, C., Roels, S., Myster, F., Reschner, A., Coulie, P. G., Kerkhofs, P., Vanderplasschen, A., & Dewals, B. G. An essential role for gamma-herpesvirus latency-associated nuclear antigen homolog in an acute lymphoproliferative disease of cattle .Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013.
Educational content
- Gastrointestinal Infections and the Importance of Laboratory Testing.Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine. 2023
- Lyme disease: how to prevent, detect and treat. United Nations Regional Information Center. 2022.
- COVID-19, children and vaccines: Dr Sorel answers your questions. United Nations Regional Information Center. 2022.
- COVID-19, pregnancy and vaccines: answers to your questions. United Nations Regional Information Center. 2021
- Papillomavirus: preventing cancers by vaccinating young people, including boys. United Nations Regional Information Center. 2021.
- Understanding Human Papillomavirus and the Importance of Cervical Cancer Screening. Thermo Fisher Scientific (Internal training). 2024
- A Deep-Dive into the Process Involved in Developing Scientific Publications.Thermo Fisher Scientific (Internal training). 2023.
