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  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Anita S. Chong is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and transplantation within the broader domains of medicine and immunology and microbiology.

The scientist's work extensively covers subfields such as immunology, transplantation, surgery, public health, environmental and occupational health, and oncology. Key topics addressed in their research include T-cell and B-cell immunology, renal transplantation outcomes and treatments, immune cell function and interaction, immunotherapy and immune responses, reproductive system and pregnancy, organ transplantation techniques and outcomes, and pregnancy and medication impact.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • Mechanisms of organ transplant injury mediated by B cells and antibodies: Implications for antibody-mediated rejection, 2020, American Journal of Transplantation
  • Sensitization in transplantation: Assessment of risk (STAR) 2019 Working Group Meeting Report, 2020, American Journal of Transplantation
  • Sensitization in transplantation: Assessment of Risk 2022 Working Group Meeting Report, 2023, American Journal of Transplantation
  • Innate-like self-reactive B cells infiltrate human renal allografts during transplant rejection, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Enabling sublingual peptide immunization with molecular self-assemblies, 2020, Biomaterials

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Anita S. Chong are:

  • Maria-Luisa Alegre
  • Dengping Yin
  • Michael S. Andrade
  • Roslyn B. Mannon
  • Ismail Sayin

Publication venues where the scientist has frequently contributed include:

  • American Journal of Transplantation
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Transplantation
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Anita S. Chong's contributions have been recognized with the award of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Intratumor depletion of CD4+ cells unmasks tumor immunogenicity leading to the rejection of late-stage tumors

    Ping Yu;Youjin Lee;Wenhua Liu;Thomas Krausz

  • Transcriptional Regulation of Germinal Center B and Plasma Cell Fates by Dynamical Control of IRF4

    Kyoko Ochiai;Mark Maienschein-Cline;Giorgia Simonetti;Jianjun Chen

  • IFN-γ Induces Cell Growth Inhibition by Fas-mediated Apoptosis: Requirement of STAT1 Protein for Up-Regulation of Fas and FasL Expression

    Xiulong Xu;Xin-Yuan Fu;Janet Plate;Anita S-F. Chong

  • Gut Microbiota Elicits a Protective Immune Response against Malaria Transmission

    Bahtiyar Yilmaz;Silvia Portugal;Tuan M. Tran;Raffaella Gozzelino

  • Recommended Treatment for Antibody-mediated Rejection After Kidney Transplantation: The 2019 Expert Consensus From the Transplantion Society Working Group.

    Carrie A. Schinstock;Roslyn B. Mannon;Klemens Budde;Anita S. Chong

  • Modulating adaptive immune responses to peptide self-assemblies.

    Jai S. Rudra;Tao Sun;Katelyn C. Bird;Melvin D. Daniels

  • Gradated assembly of multiple proteins into supramolecular nanomaterials

    Gregory A. Hudalla;Gregory A. Hudalla;Tao Sun;Joshua Z. Gasiorowski;Huifang Han

  • Regulation of B cell function by the immunosuppressive agent leflunomide.

    Karyn F. Siemasko;Anita S.f. Chong;James W. Williams;Eric G. Bremer

  • Inhibition of Protein Tyrosine Phosphorylation in T Cells by a Novel Immunosuppressive Agent, Leflunomide

    Xiulong Xu;James W. Williams;Eric G. Bremer;Alison Finnegan

  • TLR engagement prevents transplantation tolerance

    L. Chen;T. Wang;P. Zhou;L. Ma

  • PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING ON LIVER PRESERVATION-REPERFUSION INJURY IN RATS

    D.-P. Yin;H. N. Sankary;A. S. F. Chong;L.-L. Ma

  • The immunosuppressive metabolite of leflunomide, A77 1726, affects murine T cells through two biochemical mechanisms.

    R. T. Elder;X. Xu;J. W. Williams;H. Gong

  • Inhibition of JAK3 and STAT6 Tyrosine Phosphorylation by the Immunosuppressive Drug Leflunomide Leads to a Block in IgG1 Production

    Karyn Siemasko;Anita S-F. Chong;Hans-Martin Jäck;Haihua Gong

  • Experiences with leflunomide in solid organ transplantation.

    James W Williams;Deepak Mital;Anita Chong;Anita Kottayil

  • Sensitization in transplantation: Assessment of risk (STAR) 2019 Working Group Meeting Report.

    Anat R. Tambur;Patricia Campbell;Anita S. Chong;Sandy Feng

  • Two activities of the immunosuppressive metabolite of leflunomide, A77 1726: Inhibition of pyrimidine nucleotide synthesis and protein tyrosine phosphorylation☆

    Xiulong Xu;James W. Williams;Haihua Gong;Alison Finnegan

  • Self-assembled peptide nanofibers raising durable antibody responses against a malaria epitope.

    Jai S. Rudra;Satish Mishra;Anita S. Chong;Robert A. Mitchell

  • Inhibition of Cytomegalovirus in vitro and in vivo by the Experimental Immunosuppressive Agent Leflunomide

    W.J. Waldman;D.A. Knight;L. Blinder;J. Shen

  • The impact of infection and tissue damage in solid-organ transplantation.

    Anita S. Chong;Maria-Luisa Alegre

  • The use of self-adjuvanting nanofiber vaccines to elicit high-affinity B cell responses to peptide antigens without inflammation.

    Jianjun Chen;Rebecca R. Pompano;Felix W. Santiago;Lea Maillat

  • Novel mechanism of inhibition of cytomegalovirus by the experimental immunosuppressive agent leflunomide.

    W. J. Waldman;D. A. Knight;N. S. Lurain;D. M. Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria-Luisa Alegre
Maria-Luisa Alegre University of Chicago
Alison Finnegan
Alison Finnegan Rush University Medical Center
Howard M. Gebel
Howard M. Gebel Emory University
Anne I. Sperling
Anne I. Sperling University of Virginia
Stefan G. Tullius
Stefan G. Tullius Brigham and Women's Hospital
Chyung Ru Wang
Chyung Ru Wang Northwestern University
Louis H. Philipson
Louis H. Philipson University of Chicago
Marcus R. Clark
Marcus R. Clark University of Chicago
Andrey V. Kuznetsov
Andrey V. Kuznetsov Innsbruck Medical University
Graeme I. Bell
Graeme I. Bell University of Chicago

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