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Annette Oxenius

Annette Oxenius

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Immunology

D-Index
81
Citations
24506
World Ranking
1563
National Ranking
41

Medicine

D-Index
81
Citations
24501
World Ranking
16628
National Ranking
248

Overview

Annette Oxenius is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has a focused research portfolio in immunology and microbiology, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

Their research primarily covers the fields of immunology, molecular biology, epidemiology, oncology, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging. Specific topics within their work include T-cell and B-cell immunology, immune cell function and interaction, immunotherapy and immune responses, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, CAR-T cell therapy research, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, and cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research.

Several recent publications highlight their research interests and contributions:

  • 'Stem-like' precursors are the fount to sustain persistent CD8+ T cell responses, 2022, Nature Immunology
  • Single B cell technologies for monoclonal antibody discovery, 2021, Trends in Immunology
  • Viral nucleoprotein antibodies activate TRIM21 and induce T cell immunity, 2020, The EMBO Journal
  • Light-mediated discovery of surfaceome nanoscale organization and intercellular receptor interaction networks, 2021, Nature Communications
  • TIGIT limits immune pathology during viral infections, 2020, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors in Oxenius's publications include:

  • Alexander Yermanos (36 collaborations)
  • Ioana Sandu (30 collaborations)
  • Sai T. Reddy (27 collaborations)
  • Andreas Agrafiotis (22 collaborations)
  • Raphael Kuhn (19 collaborations)

Their research output is often published in prominent venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 22 publications
  • Nature Communications with 6 publications
  • Nature Immunology with 4 publications
  • Cell Reports with 4 publications
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine with 4 publications

Best Publications

  • HIV preferentially infects HIV-specific CD4 + T cells

    Daniel C. Douek;Jason M. Brenchley;Michael R. Betts;David R. Ambrozak

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Mübeccel Akdis

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Andreas Acs

  • Delay of HIV-1 rebound after cessation of antiretroviral therapy through passive transfer of human neutralizing antibodies

    Alexandra Trkola;Herbert Kuster;Peter Rusert;Beda Joos

  • IL-21R on T Cells Is Critical for Sustained Functionality and Control of Chronic Viral Infection

    Anja Fröhlich;Jan Kisielow;Iwana Schmitz;Stefan Freigang

  • Memory Inflation: Continuous Accumulation of Antiviral CD8+ T Cells Over Time

    Urs Karrer;Sophie Sierro;Markus Wagner;Annette Oxenius

  • Regulation of antiviral T cell responses by type I interferons

    Josh Crouse;Ulrich Kalinke;Annette Oxenius

  • Early highly active antiretroviral therapy for acute HIV-1 infection preserves immune function of CD8+ and CD4+ T lymphocytes

    Annette Oxenius;David A. Price;Philippa J. Easterbrook;Christopher A. O'Callaghan

  • T cell responses to cytomegalovirus

    Paul Klenerman;Annette Oxenius

  • Virus-specific MHC-class II-restricted TCR-transgenic mice: effects on humoral and cellular immune responses after viral infection.

    Annette Oxenius;Martin F. Bachmann;Rolf M. Zinkernagel;Hans Hengartner

  • Interleukin 2: from immunostimulation to immunoregulation and back again.

    Martin F Bachmann;Annette Oxenius

  • Functional Properties and Lineage Relationship of CD8+ T Cell Subsets Identified by Expression of IL-7 Receptor α and CD62L

    Martin F. Bachmann;Petra Wolint;Katrin Schwarz;Petra Jäger

  • TRANCE, a tumor necrosis factor family member critical for CD40 ligand-independent T helper cell activation.

    Martin F. Bachmann;Brian R. Wong;Régis Josien;Ralph M. Steinman

  • Immediate Cytotoxicity But Not Degranulation Distinguishes Effector and Memory Subsets of CD8+ T Cells

    Petra Wolint;Michael R. Betts;Richard A. Koup;Annette Oxenius

  • Disseminated and sustained HIV infection in CD34+ cord blood cell-transplanted Rag2-/-gamma c-/- mice.

    Stefan Baenziger;Roxane Tussiwand;Erika Schlaepfer;Luca Mazzucchelli

  • Stimulation of HIV-specific cellular immunity by structured treatment interruption fails to enhance viral control in chronic HIV infection

    Annette Oxenius;David A. Price;Huldrych F. Günthard;Sara J. Dawson

  • NK cells regulating T cell responses: mechanisms and outcome.

    Josh Crouse;Haifeng C. Xu;Philipp A. Lang;Annette Oxenius

  • Memory Inflation: Continous Accumulation of Antiviral CD8+ T Cells Over Time

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  • Inducible Costimulator Protein (Icos) Controls T Helper Cell Subset Polarization after Virus and Parasite Infection

    Manfred Kopf;Anthony J. Coyle;Nicole Schmitz;Marijke Barner

  • Type I Interferons Protect T Cells against NK Cell Attack Mediated by the Activating Receptor NCR1

    Josh Crouse;Gregor Bedenikovic;Melanie Wiesel;Mark Ibberson

  • Differential role of IL-2R signaling for CD8+ T cell responses in acute and chronic viral infections

    Martin F. Bachmann;Petra Wolint;Senta Walton;Katrin Schwarz

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodney E. Phillips
Rodney E. Phillips University of Oxford
David Price
David Price University of Aberdeen
Martin F. Bachmann
Martin F. Bachmann University of Bern
Huldrych F. Günthard
Huldrych F. Günthard University of Zurich
Hans Hengartner
Hans Hengartner University of Zurich
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
Rolf M. Zinkernagel University of Zurich
Bernard Hirschel
Bernard Hirschel University of Geneva
Stipan Jonjić
Stipan Jonjić University of Rijeka
Paul Klenerman
Paul Klenerman University of Oxford
Sai T. Reddy
Sai T. Reddy ETH Zurich

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