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  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Ajit Lalvani is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on infectious diseases. Their research encompasses epidemiology, molecular biology, modeling and simulation, and surgery. This body of work includes numerous studies related to tuberculosis and COVID-19.

Their research topics cover a diverse range within infectious diseases, including:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Ajit Lalvani has published in several prominent scientific venues. Notable frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • The Lancet Microbe
  • Nature Communications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their recent papers include:

  • Community transmission and viral load kinetics of the SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) variant in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in the UK: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study (2021) in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Cross-reactive memory T cells associate with protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in COVID-19 contacts (2022) in Nature Communications
  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of long term physical and mental sequelae of COVID-19 pandemic: call for research priority and action (2022) in Molecular Psychiatry
  • The 2021 WHO catalogue of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex mutations associated with drug resistance: a genotypic analysis (2022) in The Lancet Microbe
  • Prevalence and risk factor for long COVID in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis and systematic review (2023) in Journal of Infection and Public Health

Frequent collaborators in Ajit Lalvani's research include:

  • Kieran Madon
  • Seran Hakki
  • Emily Conibear
  • Joe Fenn
  • Timesh D Pillay

Ajit Lalvani has been recognized as a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences in the United Kingdom. This affiliation reflects a professional standing within the academic medical sciences community.

Best Publications

  • Influence of vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor polymorphisms on tuberculosis among Gujarati Asians in west London: a case-control study

    Robert J Wilkinson;Robert J Wilkinson;Martin Llewelyn;Zahra Toossi;Punita Patel

  • Cellular immune correlates of protection against symptomatic pandemic influenza

    Saranya Sridhar;Shaima Begom;Alison Bermingham;Katja Hoschler

  • Comparison of T-cell-based assay with tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a school tuberculosis outbreak

    Katie Ewer;Jonathan Deeks;Lydia Alvarez;Gerry Bryant

  • Rapid Effector Function in CD8+ Memory T Cells

    Ajit Lalvani;Roger Brookes;Sophie Hambleton;Warwick J. Britton

  • A systematic review of rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of tuberculosis infection.

    J Dinnes;J Deeks;H Kunst;A Gibson

  • Community transmission and viral load kinetics of the SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) variant in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in the UK: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study.

    Anika Singanayagam;Anika Singanayagam;Anika Singanayagam;Seran Hakki;Jake Dunning;Jake Dunning;Kieran J Madon

  • Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by enumeration of antigen-specific T cells.

    Ajit Lalvani;Ansar A. Pathan;Helen McSHANE;Robert J. Wilkinson

  • Effect of BCG vaccination against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children: systematic review and meta-analysis

    A Roy;M Eisenhut;R J Harris;L C Rodrigues

  • Regulatory T cells are expanded in blood and disease sites in patients with tuberculosis.

    Valerie Guyot-Revol;John A. Innes;Sarah Hackforth;Tim Hinks

  • Enhanced contact tracing and spatial tracking of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by enumeration of antigen-specific T cells

    Ajit Lalvani;Ansar A. Pathan;Helen Durkan;Katalin A. Wilkinson

  • Diagnosis of tuberculosis in South African children with a T-cell-based assay: a prospective cohort study.

    Susan Liebeschuetz;Sheila Bamber;Katie Ewer;Jonathan Deeks

  • Direct ex vivo analysis of antigen-specific IFN-gamma-secreting CD4 T cells in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected individuals: associations with clinical disease state and effect of treatment.

    Ansar A. Pathan;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Paul Klenerman;Helen McShane

  • Human cytolytic and interferon gamma-secreting CD8+ T lymphocytes specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Ajit Lalvani;Roger Brookes;Robert J. Wilkinson;Adam S. Malin

  • Diagnosing tuberculosis infection in the 21st century: new tools to tackle an old enemy.

    Ajit Lalvani

  • Rapid detection of active and latent tuberculosis infection in HIV-positive individuals by enumeration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific T cells.

    Ann L. N. Chapman;Mwansa Munkanta;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Ansar A. Pathan

  • Cross-reactive memory T cells associate with protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in COVID-19 contacts

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  • Enumeration of T Cells Specific for RD1-Encoded Antigens Suggests a High Prevalence of Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Healthy Urban Indians

    Ajit Lalvani;Punam Nagvenkar;Zarir Udwadia;Ansar A. Pathan

  • Effect of BCG vaccination on risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children with household tuberculosis contact: a prospective community-based study

    Ahmet Soysal;Kerry A Millington;Mustafa Bakir;Davinder Dosanjh

  • Dynamic relationship between IFN-gamma and IL-2 profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific T cells and antigen load.

    Kerry A. Millington;John A. Innes;Sarah Hackforth;Timothy S. C. Hinks

  • Phase I/IIa Safety, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy Trial of NYVAC-Pf7, a Pox-Vectored, Multiantigen, Multistage Vaccine Candidate for Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

    Christian F. Ockenhouse;Pei Fang Sun;David E. Lanar;Bruce T. Wellde

  • Dynamic antigen-specific T-cell responses after point-source exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Katie Ewer;Kerry A. Millington;Jonathan J. Deeks;Lydia Alvarez

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan J Deeks
Jonathan J Deeks University of Birmingham
Katie J. Ewer
Katie J. Ewer University of Oxford
Ibrahim Abubakar
Ibrahim Abubakar University College London
Adrian V. S. Hill
Adrian V. S. Hill University of Oxford
Luca Richeldi
Luca Richeldi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Robert J. Wilkinson
Robert J. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Francis Drobniewski
Francis Drobniewski Imperial College London
Katalin A. Wilkinson
Katalin A. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Marc Lipman
Marc Lipman Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Leonardo M. Fabbri
Leonardo M. Fabbri University of Ferrara

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