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D-Index
102
Citations
49527
World Ranking
659
National Ranking
385

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Abul K. Abbas is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, with a focus on Immunology as a subfield. Additional domains of their research include Epidemiology, Parasitology, Emergency Medical Services, and General Energy.

Their scientific contributions focus on topics such as:

  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Global Energy Security and Policy
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases

Abbas has collaborated with multiple coauthors, including:

  • Douglas Florindo Pinheiro
  • Antal Balázs Szenes-Nagy
  • Megan Maurano
  • Melanie Lietzenmayer
  • Maria M. Klicznik

Their recent publications include:

  • "The Surprising Story of IL-2," 2020, American Journal Of Pathology
  • "Chance and Opportunity: A Personal Story," 2024, Annual Review of Pathology Mechanisms of Disease

Other papers in the dataset, though not authored by Abbas, appear in the general research context with publication years 2020 and 2025 in venues such as The Journal of Immunology, Obat, and Journal of Political Stability Archive.

Abbas's frequent publication venues include:

  • American Journal Of Pathology
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Annual Review of Pathology Mechanisms of Disease
  • Obat
  • Journal of Political Stability Archive

Their scientific work has been recognized with awards including:

  • Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI), 2019
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2009

Best Publications

  • Functional diversity of helper T lymphocytes.

    Abul K. Abbas;Kenneth M. Murphy;Alan Sher

  • Cellular and Molecular Immunology

    Abul K. Abbas;Andrew H. Lichtman;Shiv Pillai

  • Natural versus adaptive regulatory T cells.

    Jeffrey A. Bluestone;Abul K. Abbas

  • Homeostasis and Self-Tolerance in the Immune System: Turning Lymphocytes off

    Luk Van Parijs;Abul K. Abbas

  • Induction of peripheral T cell tolerance in vivo requires CTLA-4 engagement.

    Victor L Perez;Luk Van Parijs;Andre Biuckians;Xin Xiao Zheng

  • The fas antigen is involved in peripheral but not thymic deletion of T lymphocytes in T cell receptor transgenic mice

    Gary G. Singer;Abul K. Abbas

  • Biochemical Mechanisms of IL-2–Regulated Fas-Mediated T Cell Apoptosis

    Yosef Refaeli;Luk Van Parijs;Cheryl A London;Jürg Tschopp

  • The enemy within: keeping self-reactive T cells at bay in the periphery

    Lucy S.K. Walker;Abul K. Abbas

  • Antigen-dependent Proliferation of CD4+ CD25+ Regulatory T Cells In Vivo

    Lucy S.K. Walker;Anna Chodos;Mark Eggena;Hans Dooms

  • Regulatory T cells: recommendations to simplify the nomenclature

    Abul K Abbas;Christophe Benoist;Jeffrey A Bluestone;Daniel J Campbell

  • The multifaceted role of CD4 + T cells in CD8 + T cell memory

    Brian J. Laidlaw;Joseph E. Craft;Susan M. Kaech;Susan M. Kaech

  • Regulatory T Cells in Skin Facilitate Epithelial Stem Cell Differentiation

    Niwa Ali;Niwa Ali;Bahar Zirak;Robert Sanchez Rodriguez;Mariela L. Pauli

  • The promise of low-dose interleukin-2 therapy for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

    David Klatzmann;Abul K. Abbas

  • Interferon γ Is Required for Activation-induced Death of T Lymphocytes

    Yosef Refaeli;Luk Van Parijs;Stephen I. Alexander;Abul K. Abbas

  • Revisiting IL-2: Biology and therapeutic prospects

    Abul K. Abbas;Eleonora Trotta;Dimitre R. Simeonov;Alexander Marson

  • A Wave of Regulatory T Cells into Neonatal Skin Mediates Tolerance to Commensal Microbes

    Tiffany C. Scharschmidt;Kimberly S. Vasquez;Hong-An Truong;Sofia V. Gearty

  • Uncoupling IL-2 Signals that Regulate T Cell Proliferation, Survival, and Fas-Mediated Activation-Induced Cell Death

    Luk Van Parijs;Yosef Refaeli;James D. Lord;Brad H. Nelson

  • Mechanisms of human autoimmunity

    Michael D. Rosenblum;Kelly A. Remedios;Abul K. Abbas

  • Antigen presentation by hapten-specific B lymphocytes. I. Role of surface immunoglobulin receptors.

    Kenneth L. Rock;Baruj Benacerraf;Abul K. Abbas

  • CTLA-4 regulates induction of anergy in vivo.

    Rebecca J. Greenwald;Vassiliki A. Boussiotis;Robert B. Lorsbach;Abul K. Abbas

  • The Roles of Costimulation and Fas in T Cell Apoptosis and Peripheral Tolerance

    Luk Van Parijs;Alexander Ibraghimov;Abul K. Abbas

  • Basic Immunology : Functions and Disorders of the Immune System

    Abul K. Abbas;Andrew H. Lichtman

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew H. Lichtman
Andrew H. Lichtman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Michael Rosenblum
Michael Rosenblum University of California, San Francisco
Jeffrey A. Bluestone
Jeffrey A. Bluestone University of California, San Francisco
Arlene H. Sharpe
Arlene H. Sharpe Harvard University
Lucy S. K. Walker
Lucy S. K. Walker University College London
Cheryl A. London
Cheryl A. London Tufts University
Ann Marshak-Rothstein
Ann Marshak-Rothstein University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Baruj Benacerraf
Baruj Benacerraf Harvard University
Kenneth L. Rock
Kenneth L. Rock University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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