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Overview

Betty Diamond is affiliated with the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a strong focus on Immunology and Rheumatology as subfields. Additional subfields include Neurology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Genetics.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Betty Diamond has contributed extensively to scientific literature, including notable recent papers such as:

  • Phase II Randomized Trial of Rituximab Plus Cyclophosphamide Followed by Belimumab for the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis (2020, Arthritis & Rheumatology)
  • Phase 1 double-blind randomized safety trial of the Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib in systemic lupus erythematosus (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation reduces pain and fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled pilot trial (2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases)
  • Integrated urine proteomics and renal single-cell genomics identify an IFN-γ response gradient in lupus nephritis (2020, JCI Insight)
  • Urine Proteomics and Renal Single-Cell Transcriptomics Implicate Interleukin-16 in Lupus Nephritis (2021, Arthritis & Rheumatology)

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Peter Izmirly, Jill P. Buyon, David Wofsy, Judith A. James, and Anne Davidson.

Their work has been published in several recurring scientific venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • The Journal of Rheumatology
  • The Journal of Immunology

Best Publications

  • 2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Martin Aringer;Karen Costenbader;David Daikh;Ralph Brinks

  • The gut microbiota influences blood-brain barrier permeability in mice

    Viorica Braniste;Maha Al-Asmakh;Czeslawa Kowal;Farhana Anuar

  • Combined oral contraceptives in women with systemic lupus erythematosus

    Michelle Petri;Mimi Y. Kim;Kenneth C. Kalunian;Jennifer Grossman

  • A subset of lupus anti-DNA antibodies cross-reacts with the NR2 glutamate receptor in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Lorraine A. DeGiorgio;Konstantin N. Konstantinov;Sunhee C. Lee;John A. Hardin

  • The immune cell landscape in kidneys of patients with lupus nephritis

    Arnon Arazi;Deepak A Rao;Celine C Berthier;Anne Davidson

  • Estrogen alters thresholds for B cell apoptosis and activation

    Christine M. Grimaldi;James Cleary;A. Selma Dagtas;Dariush Moussai

  • Cognition and Immunity: Antibody Impairs Memory

    Czeslawa Kowal;Lorraine A. DeGiorgio;Tsukasa Nakaoka;Hoby Hetherington

  • Somatic mutation of the T15 heavy chain gives rise to an antibody with autoantibody specificity

    Betty Diamond;Matthew D. Scharff

  • Human lupus autoantibodies against NMDA receptors mediate cognitive impairment.

    Czeslawa Kowal;Lorraine A. DeGiorgio;Ji Y. Lee;Mark A. Edgar

  • Activated memory B cell subsets correlate with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus: delineation by expression of CD27, IgD, and CD95.

    Annett M. Jacobi;Karin Reiter;Meggan Mackay;Cynthia Aranow

  • Cutting Edge: Expansion and Activation of A Population of Autoreactive Marginal Zone B Cells in a Model of Estrogen-Induced Lupus

    Christine M. Grimaldi;Daniel J. Michael;Betty Diamond

  • Estrogen up-regulates Bcl-2 and blocks tolerance induction of naive B cells.

    Margaret S. Bynoe;Christine M. Grimaldi;Betty Diamond

  • Autoantibodies in systemic autoimmune diseases: specificity and pathogenicity

    Jolien Suurmond;Betty Diamond

  • Revisiting and revising suppressor T cells

    Barry R Bloom;Padmini Salgame;Betty Diamond

  • Treatment of Lupus Nephritis with Abatacept: The Abatacept and Cyclophosphamide Combination Efficacy and Safety Study

    Anca Askanase;Margie Byron;Lynette Keyes-Elstein

  • Immunity and behavior: antibodies alter emotion

    Patricio T. Huerta;Czeslawa Kowal;Lorraine A. DeGiorgio;Bruce T. Volpe

  • Effect of long-term belimumab treatment on b cells in systemic lupus erythematosus: Extension of a phase II, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study

    Annett M. Jacobi;Weiqing Huang;Tao Wang;William Freimuth

  • Pathogenic autoantibodies are routinely generated during the response to foreign antigen: a paradigm for autoimmune disease.

    Subhransu K. Ray;Chaim Putterman;Betty Diamond

  • The role of somatic mutation in the pathogenic anti-DNA response

    Betty Diamond;Jessica B. Katz;Elahna Paul;Cynthia Aranow

  • Losing your nerves? Maybe it's the antibodies

    Betty Diamond;Patricio T. Huerta;Paola Mina-Osorio;Czeslawa Kowal

  • PD-1hiCXCR5– T peripheral helper cells promote B cell responses in lupus via MAF and IL-21

    Alexandra V. Bocharnikov;Joshua Keegan;Vanessa S. Wacleche;Ye Cao

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce T. Volpe
Bruce T. Volpe Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Cynthia Aranow
Cynthia Aranow Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
David Wofsy
David Wofsy University of California, San Francisco
Anne Davidson
Anne Davidson Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Peter K. Gregersen
Peter K. Gregersen Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Kevin J. Tracey
Kevin J. Tracey Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Sangeeta S. Chavan
Sangeeta S. Chavan Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Matthew D. Scharff
Matthew D. Scharff Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Karen H. Costenbader
Karen H. Costenbader Brigham and Women's Hospital
Nir Hacohen
Nir Hacohen Harvard University

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