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Agegnehu Gettie is affiliated with the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on immunology, microbiology, and medicine with a particular emphasis on HIV research and treatment.

The scientist's work spans multiple subfields including immunology, virology, infectious diseases, radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, and rheumatology. Their research concentrates on key topics such as HIV research and treatment, T-cell and B-cell immunology, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, immune cell function and interaction, systemic lupus erythematosus research, cell adhesion molecules research, and immunotherapy and immune responses.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Gettie include:

  • "Quantifying the contribution of Fc-mediated effector functions to the antiviral activity of anti-HIV-1 IgG1 antibodies in vivo," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Blocking α 4 β 7 integrin delays viral rebound in SHIV SF162P3-infected macaques treated with anti-HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies," 2021, Science Translational Medicine
  • "Anti-α 4 β 7 monoclonal antibody-conjugated nanoparticles block integrin α 4 β 7 on intravaginal T cells in rhesus macaques," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Mucosal immune stimulation with HSV-2 and polyICLC boosts control of viremia in SIVΔNef vaccinated rhesus macaques with breakthrough SIV infection," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Effectiveness of islatravir post-exposure prophylaxis after intravenous challenge with simian immunodeficiency virus in rhesus macaques," 2025, Journal of the International AIDS Society

Gettie has published work in multiple scientific venues, including:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Science Translational Medicine
  • Science Advances
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of peers, including James Blanchard, Brooke Grasperge, Ines Frank, Elena Martinelli, and Pengfei Wang. These collaborations have contributed to the areas of immunology, virology, and infectious disease research.

Best Publications

  • Dramatic rise in plasma viremia after CD8+ T cell depletion in simian immunodeficiency virus-infected macaques

    Xia Jin;Daniel E. Bauer;Sarah E. Tuttleton;Sharon Lewin

  • Progesterone implants enhance SIV vaginal transmission and early virus load

    P A Marx;A I Spira;A I Spira;A Gettie;P J Dailey

  • Distinct pathogenic sequela in rhesus macaques infected with CCR5 or CXCR4 utilizing SHIVs

    Janet M. Harouse;Agegnehu Gettie;Rei Chin How Tan;James Blanchard

  • The Ability of an Oligomeric Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Envelope Antigen To Elicit Neutralizing Antibodies against Primary HIV-1 Isolates Is Improved following Partial Deletion of the Second Hypervariable Region

    S. W. Barnett;S. Lu;I. Srivastava;S. Cherpelis

  • Genital mucosal transmission of simian immunodeficiency virus: animal model for heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus.

    Chris J Miller;N. J. Alexander;S. Sutjipto;A. A. Lackner

  • Protection against vaginal SIV transmission with microencapsulated vaccine

    Preston A. Marx;Richard W. Compans;Agegnehu Gettie;Jay K. Staas

  • Genetic characterization of New West African simian immunodeficiency virus SIVsm: geographic clustering of household-derived SIV strains with human immunodeficiency virus type 2 subtypes and genetically diverse viruses from a single feral sooty mangabey troop.

    Z Chen;P Telfier;A Gettie;P Reed

  • Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) seroprevalence and characterization of a distinct HIV-2 genetic subtype from the natural range of simian immunodeficiency virus-infected sooty mangabeys.

    Zhiwei Chen;Amara Luckay;Donald L. Sodora;Paul Telfer

  • Mucosal transmission and induction of simian AIDS by CCR5-specific simian/human immunodeficiency virus SHIV(SF162P3).

    Janet M. Harouse;Agegnehu Gettie;Tadesse Eshetu;Rei Chin How Tan

  • Normal T-Cell Turnover in Sooty Mangabeys Harboring Active Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

    Lisa A. Chakrabarti;Sharon R. Lewin;Linqi Zhang;Agegnehu Gettie

  • Recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara expressing the spike glycoprotein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus induces protective neutralizing antibodies primarily targeting the receptor binding region.

    Zhiwei Chen;Linqi Zhang;Chuan Qin;Lei Ba

  • Temporal Analyses of Virus Replication, Immune Responses, and Efficacy in Rhesus Macaques Immunized with a Live, Attenuated Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Vaccine

    Ruth I. Connor;David C. Montefiori;James M. Binley;John P. Moore

  • Long-Acting Integrase Inhibitor Protects Macaques from Intrarectal Simian/Human Immunodeficiency Virus

    Chasity D. Andrews;William R. Spreen;Hiroshi Mohri;Lee Moss

  • Vaginal transmission of SIV: assessing infectivity and hormonal influences in macaques inoculated with cell-free and cell-associated viral stocks.

    D. L. Sodora;A. Gettie;Chris J Miller;P. A. Marx

  • Use of Inhibitors To Evaluate Coreceptor Usage by Simian and Simian/Human Immunodeficiency Viruses and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 in Primary Cells

    Yi-jun Zhang;Bernard Lou;Renu B. Lal;Agegnehu Gettie

  • Effects of in vivo CD8(+) T cell depletion on virus replication in rhesus macaques immunized with a live, attenuated simian immunodeficiency virus vaccine.

    Karin J. Metzner;Xia Jin;Fred V. Lee;Agegnehu Gettie

  • Inactivated simian immunodeficiency virus vaccine failed to protect rhesus macaques from intravenous or genital mucosal infection but delayed disease in intravenously exposed animals.

    Suganto Sutjipto;Niels C Pedersen;Chris J Miller;Murray B. Gardner

  • Isolation of a simian immunodeficiency virus related to human immunodeficiency virus type 2 from a west African pet sooty mangabey.

    P A Marx;Y Li;N W Lerche;S Sutjipto

  • DNA Vaccination with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 SF162ΔV2 Envelope Elicits Immune Responses That Offer Partial Protection from Simian/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection to CD8+ T-Cell-Depleted Rhesus Macaques

    S Cherpelis;I Shrivastava;A Gettie;A Gettie;X Jin

  • Primary SIVsm isolates use the CCR5 coreceptor from sooty mangabeys naturally infected in west Africa: a comparison of coreceptor usage of primary SIVsm, HIV-2, and SIVmac.

    Zhiwei Chen;Agegnehu Gettie;David D. Ho;Preston A. Marx;Preston A. Marx

Frequent Co-Authors

James Blanchard
James Blanchard Tulane University
Cecilia Cheng-Mayer
Cecilia Cheng-Mayer Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center
Preston A. Marx
Preston A. Marx Tulane University
Preston A. Marx
Preston A. Marx Tulane University
David D. Ho
David D. Ho Columbia University
Michael Piatak
Michael Piatak Leidos (United States)
James F. Blanchard
James F. Blanchard University of Manitoba
Jeffrey D. Lifson
Jeffrey D. Lifson Leidos (United States)
Melissa Pope
Melissa Pope University of Sydney
James Arthos
James Arthos National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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