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Anna-Lise Williamson

Anna-Lise Williamson

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Microbiology

D-Index
61
Citations
10903
World Ranking
3046
National Ranking
13

Overview

Anna-Lise Williamson is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research focuses primarily on medicine, with significant contributions in immunology and microbiology. The scientist has published extensively in subfields including epidemiology, virology, microbiology, immunology, and surgery, demonstrating an interdisciplinary approach within medical sciences.

The main topics covered in their body of work include cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) research, reproductive tract infections, hepatitis B virus studies, herpesvirus infections and treatments, poxvirus research and outbreaks, genital health and disease, and HIV research and treatment. These topics highlight a focus on infectious diseases, viral pathogens, and related public health concerns.

Frequent co-authors collaborating on research projects include Rosamund Chapman, Zizipho Z. A. Mbulawa, Edward P. Rybicki, Emmanuel Margolin, and Nicola Douglass. This network reflects a collaborative research environment with peers concentrating on intersecting fields of study.

The majority of publications by Anna-Lise Williamson appear in venues such as Viruses, Vaccines, UNC Libraries, PLoS ONE, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), indicating active engagement with journals focused on virology, immunology, and open-access dissemination.

Selected recent papers authored by or involving Anna-Lise Williamson include:

  • Recent Developments in Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccinology, 2023, Viruses
  • Co-expression of human calreticulin significantly improves the production of HIV gp140 and other viral glycoproteins in plants, 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Prospects for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines in Africa, 2020, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • The Brighton Collaboration standardized template for collection of key information for risk/benefit assessment of a Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vaccine platform, 2020, Vaccine
  • Human papillomavirus prevalence and risk factors among HIV-negative and HIV-positive women residing in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa, 2020, International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Best Publications

  • Optimization of human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) L1 expression in plants: comparison of the suitability of different HPV-16 L1 gene variants and different cell-compartment localization

    J. Maclean;M. Koekemoer;A. J. Olivier;D. Stewart

  • Oral Immunogenicity of Human Papillomavirus-Like Particles Expressed in Potato

    Heribert Warzecha;Hugh S. Mason;Christopher Lane;Anders Tryggvesson

  • An association between HIV-1 subtypes and mode of transmission in Cape Town, South Africa.

    van Harmelen J;Wood R;Lambrick M;Rybicki Ep

  • Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Disease in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1–Infected Women

    Lynette Denny;Rosalind Boa;Anna-Lise Williamson;Bruce Allan

  • HIV and pre-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions of the cervix in South Africa: a case-control study

    Jennifer R Moodley;Margaret Hoffman;Henri Carrara;Bruce R Allan

  • Worldwide genomic diversity of the high-risk human papillomavirus types 31, 35, 52, and 58, four close relatives of human papillomavirus type 16

    Itzel E. Calleja-Macias;Luisa L. Villa;Jose C. Prado;Mina Kalantari

  • Recent Developments in Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccinology

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  • Expression of Human papillomavirus type 16 major capsid protein in transgenic Nicotiana tabacum cv. Xanthi.

    A. Varsani;A. L. Williamson;A. L. Williamson;R. C. Rose;M. Jaffer

  • Validation of cervical cancer screening methods in HIV positive women from Johannesburg South Africa.

    Cynthia Firnhaber;Nomtha Mayisela;Lu Mao;Sophie Williams

  • Evidence of Unique Genotypes of Beak and Feather Disease Virus in Southern Africa

    Livio Heath;Darren P. Martin;Louise Warburton;Mike Perrin

  • Association between cervical dysplasia and human papillomavirus in HIV seropositive women from Johannesburg South Africa

    Cynthia Firnhaber;Hoa Van Le;Audrey Pettifor;Doreen Schulze

  • Human Papillomavirus Virus-Like Particles Are Efficient Oral Immunogens when Coadministered with Escherichia coli Heat-Labile Enterotoxin Mutant R192G or CpG DNA

    S. Gerber;C. Lane;Deborah M. Brown;E. Lord

  • Expression of HIV-1 antigens in plants as potential subunit vaccines

    Ann Meyers;Ereck Chakauya;Ereck Chakauya;Enid Shephard;Fiona L Tanzer

  • Genomic diversity of human papillomavirus-16, 18, 31, and 35 isolates in a Mexican population and relationship to European, African, and Native American variants.

    Itzel E Calleja-Macias;Mina Kalantari;John Huh;Rocio Ortiz-Lopez

  • Chimeric human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) L1 particles presenting the common neutralizing epitope for the L2 minor capsid protein of HPV-6 and HPV-16.

    Arvind Varsani;Anna Lise Williamson;Debbie De Villiers;Inga Becker

  • The Capsid Protein of Beak and Feather Disease Virus Binds to the Viral DNA and Is Responsible for Transporting the Replication-Associated Protein into the Nucleus

    Livio Heath;Anna-Lise Williamson;Anna-Lise Williamson;Edward Peter Rybicki

  • Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus on the Natural History of Human Papillomavirus Genital Infection in South African Men and Women

    Zizipho Z. A. Mbulawa;Dianne J. Marais;Leigh F. Johnson;David Coetzee

  • Genital Human Papillomavirus Prevalence and Human Papillomavirus Concordance in Heterosexual Couples Are Positively Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection

    Zizipho Z. A. Mbulawa;David Coetzee;Dianne J. Marais;Mercy Kamupira

  • Factors influencing the immune response to foreign antigen expressed in recombinant BCG vaccines.

    Maureen Dennehy;Anna-Lise Williamson

  • Human papillomavirus prevalence, viral load and pre-cancerous lesions of the cervix in women initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a cross-sectional study

    Jennifer R Moodley;Deborah Constant;Margaret Hoffman;Anna T Salimo

  • High prevalence of HPV 16 in South African women with cancer of the cervix and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

    Patti Kay;Robbert Soeters;James Nevin;Lynnette E. Denny

  • Oral vaccination of mice with human papillomavirus virus-like particles induces systemic virus-neutralizing antibodies.

    Robert C Rose;Christopher Lane;Susan Wilson;JoAnn A Suzich

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward P. Rybicki
Edward P. Rybicki University of Cape Town
Carolyn Williamson
Carolyn Williamson University of Cape Town
Linda-Gail Bekker
Linda-Gail Bekker University of Cape Town
Glenda Gray
Glenda Gray South African Medical Research Council
Lynn Morris
Lynn Morris University of the Witwatersrand
Arvind Varsani
Arvind Varsani Arizona State University
Penny L. Moore
Penny L. Moore National Health Laboratory Service
Ulf Gyllensten
Ulf Gyllensten Uppsala University
Janan Dietrich
Janan Dietrich South African Medical Research Council
Jennifer S. Smith
Jennifer S. Smith University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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