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Brian K. Agan is affiliated with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in the United States and has published extensively in the field of medicine, with a focus on infectious diseases. Their research has contributed to areas including epidemiology, virology, neurology, and emergency medicine. The scientist has produced a substantial body of work addressing various aspects of viral infections and immune responses.

Their publications often explore topics related to COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS, with significant attention to clinical research studies and long-term effects of viral diseases. Main topics covered by their work include:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • HIV-related Health Complications and Treatments
  • HIV/AIDS Drug Development and Treatment

Brian K. Agan has co-authored numerous papers with frequent collaborators such as Rhonda E Colombo, Timothy Burgess, Tahaniyat Lalani, David R. Tribble, and Stephanie A Richard.

The scientist has published many articles in journals and publication venues known in infectious disease and medical research, with recurrent appearances in:

  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Military Medicine

Selected recent research papers include:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 variant is neutralized by vaccine booster-elicited serum but evades most convalescent serum and therapeutic antibodies," 2022, Science Translational Medicine
  • "Persistent COVID-19 Symptoms at 6 Months After Onset and the Role of Vaccination Before or After SARS-CoV-2 Infection," 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • "Antigenic cartography of well-characterized human sera shows SARS-CoV-2 neutralization differences based on infection and vaccination history," 2022, Cell Host & Microbe
  • "Understanding "Hybrid Immunity": Comparison and Predictors of Humoral Immune Responses to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccines," 2022, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "SARS-CoV-2 Omicron neutralization by therapeutic antibodies, convalescent sera, and post-mRNA vaccine booster," 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • The major genetic determinants of HIV-1 control affect HLA class I peptide presentation

    Pereyra F;Jia X;McLaren Pj

  • The Influence of CCL3L1 Gene-Containing Segmental Duplications on HIV-1/AIDS Susceptibility

    Enrique Gonzalez;Hemant Kulkarni;Hector Bolivar;Andrea Mangano

  • Comparisons of causes of death and mortality rates among HIV-infected persons: analysis of the pre-, early, and late HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy) eras.

    Nancy F Crum;Robert H Riffenburgh;Scott Wegner;Brian K Agan

  • Clinical Outcomes of Elite Controllers, Viremic Controllers, and Long-Term Nonprogressors in the US Department of Defense HIV Natural History Study

    Jason F. Okulicz;Jason F. Okulicz;Vincent C. Marconi;Vincent C. Marconi;Michael L. Landrum;Michael L. Landrum;Scott Wegner

  • Trends in the incidence of cancers among HIV-infected persons and the impact of antiretroviral therapy: A 20-year cohort study

    Nancy Crum-Cianflone;Katherine Huppler Hullsiek;Vincent Marconi;Vincent Marconi;Amy Weintrob;Amy Weintrob

  • Incidence and risk factors for the occurrence of non‐AIDS‐defining cancers among human immunodeficiency virus‐infected individuals

    Alina Burgi;Stephanie Brodine;Scott Wegner;Mark Milazzo

  • Increasing rates of obesity among HIV-infected persons during the HIV epidemic

    Nancy Crum-Cianflone;Nancy Crum-Cianflone;Nancy Crum-Cianflone;Mollie Poehlman Roediger;Mollie Poehlman Roediger;Lynn Eberly;Lynn Eberly;Maryam Headd

  • Apolipoprotein (apo) E4 enhances HIV-1 cell entry in vitro, and the APOE ε4/ε4 genotype accelerates HIV disease progression

    Trevor D. Burt;Brian K. Agan;Vincent C. Marconi;Weijing He

  • CCL3L1 and CCR5 influence cell-mediated immunity and affect HIV-AIDS pathogenesis via viral entry-independent mechanisms.

    Matthew J. Dolan;Hemant Kulkarni;Jose F. Camargo;Weijing He

  • Anal cancers among HIV-infected persons: HAART is not slowing rising incidence.

    Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone;Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone;Katherine Huppler Hullsiek;Vincent C. Marconi;Vincent C. Marconi;Anuradha Ganesan;Anuradha Ganesan

  • Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines Mediates trans-Infection of HIV-1 from Red Blood Cells to Target Cells and Affects HIV-AIDS Susceptibility

    Weijing He;Stuart Neil;Hemant Kulkarni;Hemant Kulkarni;Edward Wright

  • Broad-spectrum respiratory tract pathogen identification using resequencing DNA microarrays

    Baochuan Lin;Zheng Wang;Gary J. Vora;Jennifer A. Thornton

  • Hepatitis B Virus Coinfection Negatively Impacts HIV Outcomes in HIV Seroconverters

    Helen M. Chun;Mollie P. Roediger;Mollie P. Roediger;Katherine Huppler Hullsiek;Katherine Huppler Hullsiek;Chloe L. Thio

  • SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 variant is neutralized by vaccine booster-elicited serum, but evades most convalescent serum and therapeutic antibodies

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  • CCL3L1-CCR5 genotype influences durability of immune recovery during antiretroviral therapy of HIV-1-infected individuals.

    Sunil K Ahuja;Hemant Kulkarni;Hemant Kulkarni;Gabriel Catano;Gabriel Catano;Brian K Agan

  • Trends and causes of hospitalizations among HIV-infected persons during the late HAART era: what is the impact of CD4 counts and HAART use?

    Nancy F Crum-Cianflone;Nancy F Crum-Cianflone;Greg Grandits;Sara Echols;Sara Echols;Anuradha Ganesan;Anuradha Ganesan

  • Prevalence and factors associated with sleep disturbances among early-treated HIV-infected persons.

    Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone;Mollie Poehlman Roediger;Mollie Poehlman Roediger;David J. Moore;Braden Hale;Braden Hale

  • Hepatitis B vaccine responses in a large U.S. military cohort of HIV-infected individuals: another benefit of HAART in those with preserved CD4 count.

    Michael L. Landrum;Michael L. Landrum;Katherine Huppler Hullsiek;Katherine Huppler Hullsiek;Anuradha Ganesan;Amy C. Weintrob;Amy C. Weintrob

  • Outcomes of highly active antiretroviral therapy in the context of universal access to healthcare: the U.S. Military HIV Natural History Study.

    Vincent C. Marconi;Vincent C. Marconi;Vincent C. Marconi;Gregory A Grandits;Gregory A Grandits;Amy C. Weintrob;Amy C. Weintrob;Helen Chun;Helen Chun

  • A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Revaccination with Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine to Polysaccharide Vaccine among HIV-Infected Adults

    Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone;Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone;Katherine Huppler Hullsiek;Katherine Huppler Hullsiek;Mollie Roediger;Anuradha Ganesan

  • Low prevalence of neurocognitive impairment in early diagnosed and managed HIV-infected persons

    Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone;Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone;David J. Moore;Scott Letendre;Mollie Poehlman Roediger;Mollie Poehlman Roediger

  • Laboratory diagnosis of Bartonella infections

    Brian K Agan;Matthew J Dolan

  • Effect of HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy on immune cellular functions

    Marek Korencak;Morgan Byrne;Morgan Byrne;Enrico Richter;Bruce T. Schultz

Frequent Co-Authors

Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone
Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone Naval Medical Center San Diego
Amy C. Weintrob
Amy C. Weintrob George Washington University
Vincent C. Marconi
Vincent C. Marconi Emory University
Sunil K. Ahuja
Sunil K. Ahuja The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Matthew J. Dolan
Matthew J. Dolan San Antonio Military Medical Center
Robert A. Clark
Robert A. Clark The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
David Rimland
David Rimland Emory University
Scott Letendre
Scott Letendre University of California, San Diego
Christopher C. Broder
Christopher C. Broder Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Jose L. Sanchez
Jose L. Sanchez Defense Health Agency

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