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Chetan E. Chitnis

Chetan E. Chitnis

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Microbiology

D-Index
66
Citations
15070
World Ranking
2407
National Ranking
139

Overview

Chetan E. Chitnis is affiliated with Institut Pasteur in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine, immunology, and microbiology. Their research primarily focuses on areas related to public health, parasitology, epidemiology, immunology, and molecular biology. The main topics covered by their work include malaria research and control, mosquito-borne diseases and control, the complement system in diseases, vector-borne infectious diseases, parasites and host interactions, HIV research and treatment, as well as vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches.

Among their recent publications are the following:

  • Development and validation of serological markers for detecting recent Plasmodium vivax infection, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Amplification of Duffy binding protein-encoding gene allows Plasmodium vivax to evade host anti-DBP humoral immunity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Using health facility-based serological surveillance to predict receptive areas at risk of malaria outbreaks in elimination areas, 2020, BMC Medicine
  • Vaccination with Plasmodium vivax Duffy-binding protein inhibits parasite growth during controlled human malaria infection, 2023, Science Translational Medicine
  • A comparison of non-magnetic and magnetic beads for measuring IgG antibodies against Plasmodium vivax antigens in a multiplexed bead-based assay using Luminex technology (Bio-Plex 200 or MAGPIX), 2020, PLoS ONE

Chetan E. Chitnis collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Ivo Müeller
  • Virander S. Chauhan
  • Rhea J. Longley
  • Michael White
  • Eizo Takashima

Their work has been published in multiple venues, with recurring publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • BMC Medicine
  • Nature Communications
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Chetan E. Chitnis's extensive publication record, with over 100 papers in medicine covering significant subfields such as public health and immunology, reflects a consistent focus on infectious disease control and immunological responses. The broad range of topics emphasizes disease mechanisms, vaccine development, and epidemiological surveillance, particularly related to malaria and other vector-borne diseases.

Best Publications

  • Switches in expression of Plasmodium falciparum var genes correlate with changes in antigenic and cytoadherent phenotypes of infected erythrocytes.

    Joseph D. Smith;Chetan E. Chitnis;Alistar G. Craig;David J. Roberts

  • Receptor and ligand domains for invasion of erythrocytes by Plasmodium falciparum

    B. K. L. Sim;C. E. Chitnis;K. Wasniowska;T. J. Hadley

  • A receptor for the malarial parasite Plasmodium vivax: the erythrocyte chemokine receptor

    Richard Horuk;Chetan E. Chitnis;Walter C. Darbonne;Timothy J. Colby

  • A research agenda to underpin malaria eradication.

    Pedro L. Alonso;Graham Brown;Myriam Arévalo-Herrera;Fred Binka

  • Identification of the erythrocyte binding domains of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium knowlesi proteins involved in erythrocyte invasion

    C E Chitnis;L H Miller

  • Distinct external signals trigger sequential release of apical organelles during erythrocyte invasion by malaria parasites.

    Shailja Singh;M. Mahmood Alam;Ipsita Pal-Bhowmick;Joseph A. Brzostowski

  • Structural basis for Duffy recognition by the malaria parasite Duffy-binding-like domain

    Saurabh Kumar Singh;Rachna Hora;Hassan Belrhali;Chetan E. Chitnis

  • Identification and Prioritization of Merozoite Antigens as Targets of Protective Human Immunity to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria for Vaccine and Biomarker Development

    Jack Richards;Thangavelu U Arumugam;Linda Reiling;Julie Healer

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa AlgG is a polymer level alginate C5-mannuronan epimerase.

    M J Franklin;C E Chitnis;P Gacesa;A Sonesson

  • Genetic analysis of the alginate biosynthetic gene cluster of Pseudomonas aeruginosa shows evidence of an operonic structure

    Chetan E. Chitnis;Dennis E. Ohman

  • The domain on the Duffy blood group antigen for binding Plasmodium vivax and P. knowlesi malarial parasites to erythrocytes.

    C E Chitnis;A Chaudhuri;R Horuk;A O Pogo

  • Association between Naturally Acquired Antibodies to Erythrocyte-Binding Antigens of Plasmodium falciparum and Protection from Malaria and High-Density Parasitemia

    Jack S. Richards;Danielle I. Stanisic;Danielle I. Stanisic;Freya J. I. Fowkes;Livingstone Tavul

  • Plasmodium falciparum Field Isolates Commonly Use Erythrocyte Invasion Pathways That Are Independent of Sialic Acid Residues of Glycophorin A

    Jude Nnaemeka Okoyeh;C. R. Pillai;Chetan E. Chitnis

  • A research agenda for malaria eradication: vaccines.

    S. Abdulla;P. Agre;P.L. Alonso;M. Arevalo-Herrera

  • Plasmodium vivax invasion of human erythrocytes inhibited by antibodies directed against the Duffy binding protein

    Brian T Grimberg;Rachanee Udomsangpetch;Jia Xainli;Amy McHenry

  • Phosphoproteomics reveals malaria parasite Protein Kinase G as a signalling hub regulating egress and invasion

    Mahmood M Alam;Lev Solyakov;Andrew R Bottrill;Christian Flueck

  • Naturally acquired Duffy-binding protein-specific binding inhibitory antibodies confer protection from blood-stage Plasmodium vivax infection

    Christopher L. King;Pascal Michon;Ahmad Rushdi Shakri;Alexandra Marcotty

  • Cloning of Pseudomonas aeruginosa algG, which controls alginate structure.

    C E Chitnis;D E Ohman

  • Sulphated tyrosines mediate association of chemokines and Plasmodium vivax Duffy binding protein with the Duffy antigen/receptor for chemokines (DARC).

    Hyeryun Choe;Michael J. Moore;Christopher M. Owens;Paulette L. Wright

  • Bacterially expressed and refolded receptor binding domain of Plasmodium falciparum EBA-175 elicits invasion inhibitory antibodies

    Kailash C Pandey;Sanjay Singh;Priyabrata Pattnaik;C R Pillai

  • Genome-wide SNP genotyping highlights the role of natural selection in Plasmodium falciparum population divergence

    Daniel E. Neafsey;Stephen F. Schaffner;Sarak K. Volkman;Sarak K. Volkman;Daniel Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivo Mueller
Ivo Mueller Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Carlota Dobaño
Carlota Dobaño Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Pedro L. Alonso
Pedro L. Alonso University of Barcelona
Clara Menéndez
Clara Menéndez University of Barcelona
Virander S. Chauhan
Virander S. Chauhan International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Quique Bassat
Quique Bassat University of Barcelona
Myriam Arévalo-Herrera
Myriam Arévalo-Herrera Caucaseco Scientific Research Center
James G. Beeson
James G. Beeson Burnet Institute
Christopher L. King
Christopher L. King Case Western Reserve University
Alan F. Cowman
Alan F. Cowman Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

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