Research conducted by Dr. Hameeda Sultana's research team investigated how exosomes from ticks may be involved in transmitting tick-borne viral infections to other vertebrates.

This research was recently published in the journal PLOS Pathogens and has been selected as a featured research article by the Editor-in-Chief. This research has also recently been featured in the EurekAlert! News, which is maintained and published by the AAAS, as well as Science Daily.