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Benjamin B. Gelman is affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with specific expertise in Immunology and Microbiology. Their main subfields include Virology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Neurology.

Their scientific contributions concentrate on several key topics including:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Gelman has published extensively in a number of journals with multiple papers appearing in:

  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Viruses
  • Brain
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Their recent publications include:

  • "Twelve-year neurocognitive decline in HIV is associated with comorbidities, not age: a CHARTER study," 2022, Brain
  • "Epigenetic Suppression of HIV in Myeloid Cells by the BRD4-Selective Small Molecule Modulator ZL0580," 2020, Journal of Virology
  • "Lipocalin-2 mediates HIV-1 induced neuronal injury and behavioral deficits by overriding CCR5-dependent protection," 2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • "Intact Proviral DNA Analysis of the Brain Viral Reservoir and Relationship to Neuroinflammation in People with HIV on Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy," 2023, Viruses
  • "Small Animal Model of Post-chemotherapy Tuberculosis Relapse in the Setting of HIV Co-infection," 2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Throughout their career, Gelman has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Ronald J. Ellis
  • Scott Letendre
  • Janice J. Endsley
  • Matthew B. Huante
  • David B. Clifford

Best Publications

  • HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders persist in the era of potent antiretroviral therapy: CHARTER Study.

    R. K. Heaton;D. B. Clifford;D. R. Franklin;S. P. Woods

  • HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders before and during the era of combination antiretroviral therapy: differences in rates, nature, and predictors

    Robert K. Heaton;Donald R. Franklin;Ronald J. Ellis;J. Allen McCutchan

  • Validation of the CNS Penetration-Effectiveness rank for quantifying antiretroviral penetration into the central nervous system.

    Scott Letendre;Jennifer Marquie-Beck;Edmund Capparelli;Brookie Best

  • CD4 nadir is a predictor of HIV neurocognitive impairment in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy.

    Ronald J. Ellis;Jayraan Badiee;Florin Vaida;Scott Letendre

  • Neurocognitive Change in the Era of HIV Combination Antiretroviral Therapy: The Longitudinal CHARTER Study

    Robert K. Heaton;Donald R. Franklin;Reena Deutsch;Scott Letendre

  • Continued High Prevalence and Adverse Clinical Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Associated Sensory Neuropathy in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy: The CHARTER Study

    Ronald J. Ellis;Debralee Rosario;David B. Clifford;Justin C. McArthur

  • Interrater reliability of clinical ratings and neurocognitive diagnoses in HIV.

    Steven Paul Woods;Julie D Rippeth;Alan B Frol;Joel K Levy

  • Nitrated alpha-synuclein-activated microglial profiling for Parkinson's disease.

    Ashley D. Reynolds;Jason G. Glanzer;Irena Kadiu;Mary Ricardo-Dukelow;Mary Ricardo-Dukelow

  • Cliniconeuropathologic correlates of human immunodeficiency virus in the era of antiretroviral therapy.

    I. Everall;F. Vaida;N. Khanlou;D. Lazzaretto

  • Clinical factors related to brain structure in HIV: The CHARTER study

    Terry L. Jernigan;Sarah L. Archibald;Christine Fennema-Notestine;Michael J. Taylor

  • The National NeuroAIDS Tissue Consortium Brain Gene Array: Two Types of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Impairment

    Benjamin B. Gelman;Tiansheng Chen;Joshua G. Lisinicchia;Vicki M. Soukup

  • Independent Evolution of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Drug Resistance Mutations in Diverse Areas of the Brain in HIV-Infected Patients, with and without Dementia, on Antiretroviral Treatment

    Theresa K. Smit;Bruce J. Brew;Wallace Tourtellotte;Susan Morgello

  • The National NeuroAIDS Tissue Consortium: a new paradigm in brain banking with an emphasis on infectious disease.

    S. Morgello;B. B. Gelman;P. B. Kozlowski;H. V. Vinters

  • Normative data and validation of a regression based summary score for assessing meaningful neuropsychological change.

    Lucette A. Cysique;Lucette A. Cysique;Donald Franklin;Ian Abramson;Ronald J. Ellis

  • Microglial cell activation in aging and Alzheimer disease: Partial linkage with neurofibrillary tangle burden in the hippocampus

    Pier Lugigi Dipatre;Benjamin B. Gelman

  • Chronic-Pain-Associated Astrocytic Reaction in the Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients

    Yuqiang Shi;Benjamin B. Gelman;Joshua G. Lisinicchia;Shao Jun Tang

  • Neurocognitive impact of substance use in HIV infection

    Desiree A. Byrd;Robert P. Fellows;Susan Morgello;Donald Franklin

  • Neuropathology of HAND With Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy: Encephalitis and Neurodegeneration Reconsidered.

    Benjamin B. Gelman

  • Low atazanavir concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid

    Brookie M. Best;Scott L. Letendre;Eileen Brigid;David B. Clifford

  • Diagnosing symptomatic HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders: self-report versus performance-based assessment of everyday functioning.

    K. Blackstone;D. J. Moore;R. K. Heaton;D. R. Franklin

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Morgello
Susan Morgello Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Igor Grant
Igor Grant University of California, San Diego
David B. Clifford
David B. Clifford Washington University in St. Louis
Ann C. Collier
Ann C. Collier University of Washington
Scott Letendre
Scott Letendre University of California, San Diego
Ronald J. Ellis
Ronald J. Ellis University of California, San Diego
Robert K. Heaton
Robert K. Heaton University of California, San Diego
J. Allen McCutchan
J. Allen McCutchan University of California, San Diego
Donald Franklin
Donald Franklin University of California, San Diego
Justin C. McArthur
Justin C. McArthur Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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