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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Balaji Narasimhan is a researcher affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a focus on several specific subfields including Immunology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Oncology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main research topics associated with Narasimhan include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Respiratory Viral Infections Research, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Influenza Virus Research Studies, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, and T-cell and B-cell Immunology.

Narasimhan has contributed to research published in various academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of Immunology
  • npj Vaccines
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments
  • Current topics in microbiology and immunology
  • Vaccines

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Narasimhan include:

  • "Polymeric Nanoparticle-Based Vaccine Adjuvants and Delivery Vehicles," 2020, Current topics in microbiology and immunology
  • "A single dose polyanhydride-based nanovaccine against paratuberculosis infection," 2020, npj Vaccines
  • "RNA Nanovaccine Protects against White Spot Syndrome Virus in Shrimp," 2022, Vaccines
  • "Self-assembling synthetic nanoadjuvant scaffolds cross-link B cell receptors and represent new platform technology for therapeutic antibody production," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Prefusion F-Based Polyanhydride Nanovaccine Induces Both Humoral and Cell-Mediated Immunity Resulting in Long-Lasting Protection against Respiratory Syncytial Virus," 2021, The Journal of Immunology

Frequent collaborators with Narasimhan include the following researchers:

  • Balaji Narasimhan (self-collaborations counted separately)
  • Surya K. Mallapragada
  • Laura Stephens
  • Jason S. McLellan

Balaji Narasimhan's scholarly activity has been recognized with fellowships from notable organizations, including being named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2019 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Mathematical models in drug delivery: how modeling has shaped the way we design new drug delivery systems.

    Nicholas A. Peppas;Balaji Narasimhan

  • Vaccine adjuvants: current challenges and future approaches.

    Jennifer H. Wilson-Welder;Maria P. Torres;Matt J. Kipper;Surya K. Mallapragada

  • Microsphere size, precipitation kinetics and drug distribution control drug release from biodegradable polyanhydride microspheres

    Cory Berkland;Matt J Kipper;Balaji Narasimhan;Kyekyoon Kevin Kim

  • Molecular analysis of drug delivery systems controlled by dissolution of the polymer carrier.

    Balaji Narasimhan;Nikolaos A. Peppas

  • Materials-Based Strategies for Multi-Enzyme Immobilization and Co-Localization: A Review

    Feng Jia;Balaji Narasimhan;Surya Mallapragada

  • Multifunctional nanoparticles for targeted delivery of immune activating and cancer therapeutic agents.

    Feng Jia;Xunpei Liu;Linheng Li;Surya Mallapragada

  • Mathematical models describing polymer dissolution: consequences for drug delivery.

    Balaji Narasimhan

  • Biocompatible nanoparticles and vesicular systems in transdermal drug delivery for various skin diseases.

    Prerana Carter;Balaji Narasimhan;Qun Wang

  • Design of an injectable system based on bioerodible polyanhydride microspheres for sustained drug delivery

    Matt J Kipper;Elizabeth Shen;Amy Determan;Balaji Narasimhan

  • Treatment of neurodegenerative disorders through the blood-brain barrier using nanocarriers.

    Nitya Poovaiah;Zahra Davoudi;Haisheng Peng;Benjamin Schlichtmann

  • Protein-Mediated Synthesis of Uniform Superparamagnetic Magnetite Nanocrystals**

    Tanya Prozorov;Surya K. Mallapragada;Balaji Narasimhan;Lijun Wang

  • Mannose-functionalized "pathogen-like" polyanhydride nanoparticles target C-type lectin receptors on dendritic cells.

    Brenda Rocio Carrillo-Conde;Eun-ho Song;Ana Vianey Chavez-Santoscoy;Yashdeep Phanse

  • Encapsulation, stabilization, and release of BSA-FITC from polyanhydride microspheres

    Amy S. Determan;Brian G. Trewyn;Victor S.-Y. Lin;Marit Nilsen-Hamilton

  • Synthesis and characterization of novel polyanhydrides with tailored erosion mechanisms

    María P. Torres;Brandon M. Vogel;Balaji Narasimhan;Surya K. Mallapragada

  • Design of a protective single-dose intranasal nanoparticle-based vaccine platform for respiratory infectious diseases

    Bret Daniel Ulery;Devender Kumar;Amanda Ellen Ramer-Tait;Dennis W. Metzger

  • Single dose vaccine based on biodegradable polyanhydride microspheres can modulate immune response mechanism.

    Matt J. Kipper;Jennifer H. Wilson;Michael J. Wannemuehler;Balaji Narasimhan

  • Activation of innate immune responses in a pathogen-mimicking manner by amphiphilic polyanhydride nanoparticle adjuvants.

    Latrisha K. Petersen;Amanda E. Ramer-Tait;Scott R. Broderick;Chang-Sun Kong

  • Mechanistic relationships between polymer microstructure and drug release kinetics in bioerodible polyanhydrides.

    Elizabeth Shen;Matt J Kipper;Brianne Dziadul;Mee-Kyung Lim

  • Amphiphilic polyanhydrides for protein stabilization and release.

    María P. Torres;Amy S. Determan;Gretchen L. Anderson;Surya K. Mallapragada

  • Polyanhydride microparticles enhance dendritic cell antigen presentation and activation.

    Maria P. Torres;Jennifer H. Wilson-Welder;Senja K. Lopac;Yashdeep Phanse

  • Polymer chemistry influences monocytic uptake of polyanhydride nanospheres.

    Bret D. Ulery;Yashdeep Phanse;Avanti Sinha;Michael J. Wannemuehler

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Wannemuehler
Michael J. Wannemuehler Iowa State University
Surya K. Mallapragada
Surya K. Mallapragada Iowa State University
Matt J. Kipper
Matt J. Kipper Colorado State University
Nicholas A. Peppas
Nicholas A. Peppas The University of Texas at Austin
Krishna Rajan
Krishna Rajan University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Anumantha G. Kanthasamy
Anumantha G. Kanthasamy University of Georgia
Pappannan Thiyagarajan
Pappannan Thiyagarajan Argonne National Laboratory
Vellareddy Anantharam
Vellareddy Anantharam Iowa State University
Ruslan Prozorov
Ruslan Prozorov Iowa State University
Surinder K. Batra
Surinder K. Batra University of Nebraska Medical Center

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