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Overview

Colin A. Russell is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research focuses primarily on medicine, with a significant emphasis on infectious diseases, epidemiology, and the modeling and simulation of disease dynamics. Among subfields, their work also extends into molecular biology and agronomy and crop science.

The main topics covered in Colin A. Russell's research include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 studies, influenza virus research, COVID-19 epidemiological and clinical studies, and respiratory viral infections research. They have also contributed to animal disease management and epidemiology.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Russell include Alvin X. Han, Brooke E Nichols, Menno D. de Jong, Dirk Eggink, and Edyth Parker.

The venues where Colin A. Russell publishes most often are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • eLife
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Virology

Notable recent papers by Colin A. Russell include:

  • Antigenic cartography using sera from sequence-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern infections reveals antigenic divergence of Omicron, 2022, Immunity
  • Co-evolution of immunity and seasonal influenza viruses, 2023, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • The effect of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC): A prospective cohort study, 2022, Vaccine
  • Mapping the antigenic diversification of SARS-CoV-2, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The impact of climate and antigenic evolution on seasonal influenza virus epidemics in Australia, 2020, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Antigenic and Genetic Characteristics of Swine-Origin 2009 A(H1N1) Influenza Viruses Circulating in Humans

    Rebecca J. Garten;C. Todd Davis;Colin A. Russell;Colin A. Russell;Bo Shu

  • The Global Circulation of Seasonal Influenza A (H3N2) Viruses

    Colin A. Russell;Terry C. Jones;Terry C. Jones;Terry C. Jones;Ian G. Barr;Nancy J. Cox

  • The evolution of seasonal influenza viruses

    Velislava N Petrova;Colin A Russell

  • Global circulation patterns of seasonal influenza viruses vary with antigenic drift.

    Trevor Bedford;Steven Riley;Ian G. Barr;Shobha Broor

  • Substitutions near the receptor binding site determine major antigenic change during influenza virus evolution.

    Björn F. Koel;David F. Burke;Theo M. Bestebroer;Stefan van der Vliet

  • Antibody landscapes after influenza virus infection or vaccination

    J. M. Fonville;J. M. Fonville;J. M. Fonville;S. H. Wilks;S. H. Wilks;S. L. James;S. L. James;A. Fox

  • Integrating influenza antigenic dynamics with molecular evolution

    Trevor Bedford;Marc Suchard;Philippe Lemey;Gytis Dudas

  • Unifying Viral Genetics and Human Transportation Data to Predict the Global Transmission Dynamics of Human Influenza H3N2

    Philippe Lemey;Andrew Rambaut;Trevor Bedford;Nuno Faria

  • The Potential for Respiratory Droplet–Transmissible A/H5N1 Influenza Virus to Evolve in a Mammalian Host

    Colin A. Russell;Colin A. Russell;Colin A. Russell;Judith M. Fonville;Judith M. Fonville;André E. X. Brown;David F. Burke;David F. Burke

  • The evolution and genetics of virus host shifts.

    Ben Longdon;Michael A. Brockhurst;Colin A. Russell;John J. Welch

  • Influenza vaccine strain selection and recent studies on the global migration of seasonal influenza viruses

    Colin A. Russell;Terry C. Jones;Terry C. Jones;Terry C. Jones;Ian G. Barr;Nancy J. Cox

  • Discordant antigenic drift of neuraminidase and hemagglutinin in H1N1 and H3N2 influenza viruses

    Matthew R. Sandbulte;Kim B. Westgeest;Jin Gao;Xiyan Xu

  • Virulence-Associated Substitution D222G in the Hemagglutinin of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Affects Receptor Binding

    Salin Chutinimitkul;Sander Herfst;John Steel;Anice C. Lowen

  • Prediction, dynamics, and visualization of antigenic phenotypes of seasonal influenza viruses

    Richard A. Neher;Trevor Bedford;Rodney S. Daniels;Colin A. Russell

  • Dengue viruses cluster antigenically but not as discrete serotypes

    Leah C. Katzelnick;Judith M. Fonville;Judith M. Fonville;Judith M. Fonville;Gregory D. Gromowski;Jose Bustos Arriaga

  • Predicting evolution from the shape of genealogical trees

    Richard A Neher;Colin A Russell;Boris I Shraiman

  • Geographical and temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2 clades in the WHO European Region, January to June 2020.

    Erik Alm;Eeva K Broberg;Thomas Connor;Emma B Hodcroft

  • Antigenic and genetic variations in European and North American equine influenza virus strains (H3N8) isolated from 2006 to 2007

    Neil A. Bryant;Adam S. Rash;Colin A. Russell;Colin A. Russell;Julie Ross

  • The global antigenic diversity of swine influenza A viruses.

    Nicola S Lewis;Colin A Russell;Pinky Langat;Tavis K Anderson

  • Epidemiological, antigenic and genetic characteristics of seasonal influenza A(H1N1), A(H3N2) and B influenza viruses: basis for the WHO recommendation on the composition of influenza vaccines for use in the 2009-2010 northern hemisphere season

    Ian G Barr;John McCauley;Nancy Cox;Rod Daniels

  • Erratum: The evolution of seasonal influenza viruses

    Velislava N. Petrova;Colin A. Russell

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek J. Smith
Derek J. Smith University of Cambridge
Ron A. M. Fouchier
Ron A. M. Fouchier Erasmus University Rotterdam
Andrew Rambaut
Andrew Rambaut University of Edinburgh
Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus
Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
John W. McCauley
John W. McCauley The Francis Crick Institute
Guus F. Rimmelzwaan
Guus F. Rimmelzwaan University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
Trevor Bedford
Trevor Bedford Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
David L. Smith
David L. Smith University of Washington
Theo M. Bestebroer
Theo M. Bestebroer Erasmus University Rotterdam
Nancy J. Cox
Nancy J. Cox Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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