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2026

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Immunology

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Citations
85038
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130
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86

Medicine

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Citations
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World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Andrew D. Luster is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within biomedical sciences, with a primary focus on immunology and microbiology, and medicine. Their work encompasses several subfields, including immunology, oncology, neurology, physiology, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of immunological processes and disease-related mechanisms. Key areas of investigation include:

  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Chemokine Receptors and Signaling
  • Asthma and Respiratory Diseases
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Immune Cells in Cancer

Andrew D. Luster has contributed to several peer-reviewed papers that address topics related to immune responses in health and disease. Recent publications include:

  • "Chemokines and the immune response to cancer," 2021, Immunity
  • "CXCR6 positions cytotoxic T cells to receive critical survival signals in the tumor microenvironment," 2021, Cell
  • "Astrocyte- and Neuron-Derived CXCL1 Drives Neutrophil Transmigration and Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability in Viral Encephalitis," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "Distinct functions of tissue-resident and circulating memory Th2 cells in allergic airway disease," 2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • "A human model of asthma exacerbation reveals transcriptional programs and cell circuits specific to allergic asthma," 2023, Science Immunology

The scientist frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors, including:

  • Rod A. Rahimi
  • Benjamin D. Medoff
  • Jason W. Griffith
  • Laura Bricio-Moreno
  • Keshav Nepal

Andrew D. Luster's work is often published in specific venues known for immunology and biomedical research. These include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Cell Reports
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • UNC Libraries

An honor awarded to Andrew D. Luster is membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Chemokines — Chemotactic Cytokines That Mediate Inflammation

    Andrew D. Luster

  • Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors: Positioning Cells for Host Defense and Immunity

    Jason W. Griffith;Caroline L. Sokol;Andrew D. Luster

  • Immune cell migration in inflammation: present and future therapeutic targets

    Andrew D Luster;Ronen Alon;Ulrich H von Andrian

  • MCP-1 and IL-8 trigger firm adhesion of monocytes to vascular endothelium under flow conditions.

    Robert E. Gerszten;Eduardo A. Garcia-Zepeda;Yaw-Chyn Lim;Yaw-Chyn Lim;Masayuki Yoshida

  • IFN-γ-Inducible Protein 10 (IP-10; CXCL10)-Deficient Mice Reveal a Role for IP-10 in Effector T Cell Generation and Trafficking

    Jennifer H. Dufour;Michelle Dziejman;Michael T. Liu;Josephine H. Leung

  • Ccr2 deficiency impairs microglial accumulation and accelerates progression of Alzheimer-like disease

    Joseph El Khoury;Michelle Toft;Suzanne E Hickman;Terry K Means

  • Toll-like receptors stimulate human neutrophil function

    Fumitaka Hayashi;Terry K. Means;Andrew D. Luster

  • γ -Interferon transcriptionally regulates an early-response gene containing homology to platelet proteins

    Andrew D. Luster;Jay C. Unkeless;Jeffrey V. Ravetch

  • CXCR3 ligands: redundant, collaborative and antagonistic functions.

    Joanna R Groom;Andrew D Luster

  • CXCR3 in T cell function.

    Joanna R. Groom;Andrew D. Luster

  • International Union of Pharmacology. LXXXIX. Update on the Extended Family of Chemokine Receptors and Introducing a New Nomenclature for Atypical Chemokine Receptors

    Francoise Bachelerie;Adit Ben-Baruch;Amanda M. Burkhardt;Christophe Combadiere

  • In vivo imaging of specialized bone marrow endothelial microdomains for tumour engraftment

    Dorothy A. Sipkins;Xunbin Wei;Juwell W. Wu;Judith M. Runnels

  • Human lupus autoantibody–DNA complexes activate DCs through cooperation of CD32 and TLR9

    Terry K. Means;Eicke Latz;Fumitaka Hayashi;Mandakolathur R. Murali

  • The Chemokine System in Innate Immunity

    Caroline L. Sokol;Andrew D. Luster

  • The lysophosphatidic acid receptor LPA1 links pulmonary fibrosis to lung injury by mediating fibroblast recruitment and vascular leak.

    Andrew M Tager;Peter LaCamera;Barry S Shea;Gabriele S Campanella

  • Chitin induces accumulation in tissue of innate immune cells associated with allergy

    Tiffany A. Reese;Hong-Erh Liang;AndrewN M. Tager;Andrew D. Luster

  • Human eotaxin is a specific chemoattractant for eosinophil cells and provides a new mechanism to explain tissue eosinophilia.

    Eduardo A. Garcia-Zepeda;Marc E. Rothenberg;Robert T. Ownbey;Jocelyn Celestin

  • Chemokines and their receptors: drug targets in immunity and inflammation.

    Antonella Viola;Andrew D. Luster

  • Reduced atherosclerosis in MyD88-null mice links elevated serum cholesterol levels to activation of innate immunity signaling pathways.

    Harry Björkbacka;Vidya V Kunjathoor;Kathryn J Moore;Stephanie Koehn

  • Resistance to Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in Mice Lacking the Cc Chemokine Receptor (Ccr2)

    Leonid Izikson;Robyn S. Klein;Israel F. Charo;Howard L. Weiner

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew M. Tager
Andrew M. Tager Harvard University
Terry K. Means
Terry K. Means Sanofi (United States)
Daniel L. Hamilos
Daniel L. Hamilos Harvard University
Marc E. Rothenberg
Marc E. Rothenberg Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Bruce D. Walker
Bruce D. Walker Harvard University
Philip Leder
Philip Leder Harvard University
Peter Libby
Peter Libby Brigham and Women's Hospital
David T. Scadden
David T. Scadden Harvard University
Robert E. Gerszten
Robert E. Gerszten Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Nir Hacohen
Nir Hacohen Harvard University

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