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Overview

A. Wesley Burks is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, particularly in immunology and allergy, evidenced by 186 publications in the field overall and 105 in the subfield of immunology and allergy. Other subfields of study include surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, biotechnology, and emergency medical services.

The main topics addressed in their work cover various aspects of allergic and respiratory health, including:

  • Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
  • Transgenic Plants and Applications
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases

Burks has contributed to numerous papers, several of which have appeared in well-regarded journals. Recent papers include:

  • Phase 3 Trial of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy in Toddlers with Peanut Allergy (2023), published in the New England Journal of Medicine
  • Content and Performance of the MiniMUGA Genotyping Array: A New Tool To Improve Rigor and Reproducibility in Mouse Research (2020), published in Genetics
  • Continuous and Daily Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy: Results from a 2-Year Open-Label Follow-On Study (2020), published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • Induction of sustained unresponsiveness after egg oral immunotherapy compared to baked egg therapy in children with egg allergy (2020), published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Food allergy immunotherapy: Oral immunotherapy and epicutaneous immunotherapy (2020), published in Allergy

The primary publication venues for their work include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
  • Allergy

Burks collaborates frequently with several researchers in the field. Notable co-authors include:

  • Edwin Kim
  • Michael D. Kulis
  • Stacie M. Jones
  • Hugh A. Sampson
  • Brian P. Vickery

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States: Summary of the NIAID-Sponsored Expert Panel Report

    Joshua A. Boyce;Amal Assa'ad;A. Wesley Burks;Stacie M. Jones

  • Eosinophilic esophagitis: Updated consensus recommendations for children and adults

    Chris A. Liacouras;Glenn T. Furuta;Ikuo Hirano;Dan Atkins

  • Effects of Early Nutritional Interventions on the Development of Atopic Disease in Infants and Children: The Role of Maternal Dietary Restriction, Breastfeeding, Timing of Introduction of Complementary Foods, and Hydrolyzed Formulas

    Frank R. Greer;Scott H. Sicherer;A. Wesley Burks

  • The diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis practice parameter: 2010 update.

    Phillip Lieberman;Richard A. Nicklas;John Oppenheimer;Stephen F. Kemp

  • ICON: Food allergy

    A. Wesley Burks;Mimi Tang;Scott Sicherer;Antonella Muraro

  • Standardizing double-blind, placebo-controlled oral food challenges: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology-European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology PRACTALL consensus report

    Hugh A. Sampson;Roy Gerth van Wijk;Carsten Bindslev-Jensen;Scott Sicherer

  • Effect of Anti-IgE Therapy in Patients with Peanut Allergy

    Donald Y.M. Leung;Hugh A. Sampson;John W. Yunginger;A. Wesley Burks

  • Clinical efficacy and immune regulation with peanut oral immunotherapy.

    Stacie M. Jones;Laurent Pons;Joseph L. Roberts;Amy M. Scurlock

  • Oral immunotherapy for treatment of egg allergy in children.

    A. Wesley Burks;Stacie M. Jones;Robert A. Wood;David M. Fleischer

  • AR101 Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy

    Brian P Vickery;Andrea Vereda;Thomas B Casale

  • International consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and management of food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome: Executive summary—Workgroup Report of the Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

    Anna Nowak-Węgrzyn;Mirna Chehade;Marion E. Groetch;Jonathan M. Spergel

  • A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of milk oral immunotherapy for cow's milk allergy.

    Justin M. Skripak;Scott D. Nash;Hannah Rowley;Nga H. Brereton

  • International consensus on allergy immunotherapy

    Marek Jutel;Ioana Agache;Sergio Bonini;A. Wesley Burks

  • National prevalence and risk factors for food allergy and relationship to asthma: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006.

    Andrew H. Liu;Renee Jaramillo;Scott H. Sicherer;Robert A. Wood

  • X-linked agammaglobulinemia: report on a United States registry of 201 patients.

    Jerry A. Winkelstein;Mary C. Marino;Howard M. Lederman;Stacie M. Jones

  • A randomized controlled study of peanut oral immunotherapy: clinical desensitization and modulation of the allergic response.

    Pooja Varshney;Stacie M. Jones;Amy M. Scurlock;Tamara T. Perry

  • Effects of cooking methods on peanut allergenicity

    Kirsten Beyer;Ellen Morrowa;Xiu-Min Li;Ludmilla Bardina

  • Clinical Features of Acute Allergic Reactions to Peanut and Tree Nuts in Children

    S H Sicherer;A W Burks;H A Sampson

  • Prevalence of peanut and tree nut allergy in the US determined by a random digit dial telephone survey

    Scott H. Sicherer;Anne Muñoz-Furlong;A.Wesley Burks;Hugh A. Sampson

  • Update on allergy immunotherapy: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology/European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology/PRACTALL consensus report.

    Arvil Burks;Moises A. Calderon;Thomas Casale;Linda Cox

Frequent Co-Authors

Stacie M. Jones
Stacie M. Jones University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Hugh A. Sampson
Hugh A. Sampson Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Robert A. Wood
Robert A. Wood Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Scott H. Sicherer
Scott H. Sicherer Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Donald Y.M. Leung
Donald Y.M. Leung National Jewish Health
Gary A. Bannon
Gary A. Bannon Monsanto (United States)
Andrew H. Liu
Andrew H. Liu University of Colorado Denver
Wayne G. Shreffler
Wayne G. Shreffler Harvard University
Jonathan O'b. Hourihane
Jonathan O'b. Hourihane Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Kirsten Beyer
Kirsten Beyer Charité - University Medicine Berlin

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