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D-Index
59
Citations
16276
World Ranking
3395
National Ranking
1573

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Cecilia Cheng-Mayer is affiliated with the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with particular attention to Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans subfields such as Virology, Emergency Medicine, and Infectious Diseases, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding and treating complex health conditions.

Their research topics center extensively on HIV, including HIV Research and Treatment, HIV-related health complications and treatments, and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment. These areas highlight a commitment to exploring various aspects of HIV pathology and therapeutic interventions.

One of their recent publications is titled "SHIV-C109p5 NHP induces rapid disease progression in elderly macaques with extensive GI viral replication", published in 2024 in the Journal of Virology. This paper contributes to the understanding of viral dynamics and disease progression in aged non-human primate models.

Frequent co-authors in their work include Deepanwita Bose, Nihar R. Deb Adhikary, Peng Xiao, Kenneth A. Rogers, and Douglas E. Ferrell, indicating collaborative efforts across multiple researchers in related fields.

Their contributions have appeared in the Journal of Virology, which is noted as a frequent publication venue in their academic output.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Cecilia Cheng-Mayer was honored as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • CD4-dependent, antibody-sensitive interactions between HIV-1 and its co-receptor CCR-5.

    Alexandra Trkola;Tatjana Dragic;James Arthos;James M. Binley

  • Hepatitis C virus glycoproteins mediate pH-dependent cell entry of pseudotyped retroviral particles.

    Mayla Hsu;Jie Zhang;Mike Flint;Carine Logvinoff

  • Biologic features of HIV-1 that correlate with virulence in the host

    Cecilia Cheng-Mayer;Deborah Seto;Masatoshi Tateno;Jay A. Levy

  • Antibody Protects Macaques against Vaginal Challenge with a Pathogenic R5 Simian/Human Immunodeficiency Virus at Serum Levels Giving Complete Neutralization In Vitro

    Paul W. H. I. Parren;Preston A. Marx;Preston A. Marx;Ann J. Hessell;Amara Luckay

  • Macrophage and T cell-line tropisms of HIV-1 are determined by specific regions of the envelope gp120 gene.

    Tatsuo Shioda;Jay A. Levy;Cecilia Cheng-Mayer

  • Small amino acid changes in the V3 hypervariable region of gp120 can affect the T-cell-line and macrophage tropism of human immunodeficiency virus type 1.

    Tatsuo Shioda;Jay A. Levy;Cecilia Cheng-Mayer

  • Distinct pathogenic sequela in rhesus macaques infected with CCR5 or CXCR4 utilizing SHIVs

    Janet M. Harouse;Agegnehu Gettie;Rei Chin How Tan;James Blanchard

  • Human immunodeficiency virus can productively infect cultured human glial cells.

    Cecilia Cheng-Mayer;James T. Rutka;Mark L. Rosenblum;Thomas McHugh

  • Mutational analysis of the human immunodeficiency virus: the orf-B region down-regulates virus replication

    Paul A. Luciw;Cecilia Cheng-Mayer;Jay A. Levy

  • HIV-1 nef leads to inhibition or activation of T cells depending on its intracellular localization

    Andreas S. Baur;Earl T. Sawai;Paul Dazin;Wendy J. Fantl

  • Viral determinants of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 T-cell or macrophage tropism, cytopathogenicity, and CD4 antigen modulation.

    C Cheng-Mayer;M Quiroga;J W Tung;D Dina

  • Isolates of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 from the brain may constitute a special group of the AIDS virus.

    Cecilia Cheng-Mayer;Carol Weiss;Deborah Seto;Jay A. Levy

  • Persistent infection of rhesus macaques with T-cell-line-tropic and macrophage-tropic clones of simian/human immunodeficiency viruses (SHIV)

    Paul A. Luciw;Elissa Pratt-Lowe;Karen E. S. Shaw;Jay A. Levy

  • Mucosal transmission and induction of simian AIDS by CCR5-specific simian/human immunodeficiency virus SHIV(SF162P3).

    Janet M. Harouse;Agegnehu Gettie;Tadesse Eshetu;Rei Chin How Tan

  • Normal T-Cell Turnover in Sooty Mangabeys Harboring Active Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

    Lisa A. Chakrabarti;Sharon R. Lewin;Linqi Zhang;Agegnehu Gettie

  • An envelope modification that renders a primary, neutralization-resistant clade B human immunodeficiency virus type 1 isolate highly susceptible to neutralization by sera from other clades.

    Leonidas Stamatatos;Cecilia Cheng-Mayer

  • Differential effects of nef on HIV replication: implications for viral pathogenesis in the host

    Cecilia Cheng-Mayer;Pina Iannello;Karen Shaw;Paul A. Luciw

  • Functional role of the V1/V2 region of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope glycoprotein gp120 in infection of primary macrophages and soluble CD4 neutralization.

    A Koito;G Harrowe;J A Levy;C Cheng-Mayer

  • Selection for Neutralization Resistance of the Simian/Human Immunodeficiency Virus SHIVSF33A Variant In Vivo by Virtue of Sequence Changes in the Extracellular Envelope Glycoprotein That Modify N-Linked Glycosylation

    Cecilia Cheng-Mayer;Amanda Brown;Janet Harouse;Paul A. Luciw

  • Distinct biological and serological properties of human immunodeficiency viruses from the brain.

    Cecilia Cheng-Mayer;Jay A. Levy

  • Mutational analysis of the human immunodeficiency virus: The orf-B region down-regulates virus replication (acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome/molecular clone/mutation/cytopathology/replication)

    Paul A. Luciw;Cecilia Cheng-Mayer;Jay A. LEVYt

Frequent Co-Authors

Agegnehu Gettie
Agegnehu Gettie Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center
Jay A. Levy
Jay A. Levy University of California, San Francisco
James Blanchard
James Blanchard Tulane University
Paul A. Luciw
Paul A. Luciw University of California, Davis
James F. Blanchard
James F. Blanchard University of Manitoba
Preston A. Marx
Preston A. Marx Tulane University
David D. Ho
David D. Ho Columbia University
Preston A. Marx
Preston A. Marx Tulane University
B. Matija Peterlin
B. Matija Peterlin University of California, San Francisco
Martin Markowitz
Martin Markowitz Rockefeller University

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