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Overview

Craig Gerard is affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital in the United States and works primarily in the field of medicine. Their research spans several specialized subfields including immunology, rheumatology, psychiatry and mental health, pharmacology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their recent scholarly output demonstrates a focus on diverse yet interconnected topics across medical research. Main research themes include:

  • Osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms
  • Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome research
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Ocular surface and contact lens studies
  • Immunotherapy and immune responses
  • Corneal surgery and treatments
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases

Gerard has contributed articles to multiple respected venues, notably:

  • UNC Libraries (3 publications)
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE (3 publications)
  • Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (1 publication)

The following papers reflect recent research efforts:

  • CCR3 is a target for age-related macular degeneration diagnosis and therapy, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Recommendations from the French Societies of Rheumatology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation on the non-pharmacological management of knee osteoarthritis, 2024, Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
  • CCR5 Chemokine Receptor Mediates Recruitment of MHC Class II-Positive Langerhans Cells in the Mouse Corneal Epithelium, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • IL1B polymorphisms modulate cystic fibrosis lung disease, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Formylpeptide receptors in GtoPdb v.2021.2, 2021, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE

Collaboration plays a role in Gerard's work, with frequent co-authors including Magnus Bäck, François Boulay, Nan Chiang, Sven-Erik Dahlén, and Cláes Dahlgren, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • The β-Chemokine Receptors CCR3 and CCR5 Facilitate Infection by Primary HIV-1 Isolates

    Hyeryun Choe;Michael Farzan;Ying Sun;Nancy Sullivan

  • Absence of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Reduces Atherosclerosis in Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor–Deficient Mice

    Long Gu;Yoshikatsu Okada;Steven K. Clinton;Craig Gerard

  • Chemokines and disease.

    Craig Gerard;Barrett J. Rollins

  • CD4-induced interaction of primary HIV-1 gp120 glycoproteins with the chemokine receptor CCR-5

    Lijun Wu;Norma P. Gerard;Richard Wyatt;Hyeryun Choe

  • Induced recruitment of NK cells to lymph nodes provides IFN-gamma for T(H)1 priming.

    Alfonso Martín-Fontecha;Lindy L Thomsen;Sara Brett;Craig Gerard

  • Metabolic Regulation of Brain Aβ by Neprilysin

    Nobuhisa Iwata;Satoshi Tsubuki;Yoshie Takaki;Keiro Shirotani

  • Abnormalities in Monocyte Recruitment and Cytokine Expression in Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1–deficient Mice

    Bao Lu;Barbara J. Rutledge;Long Gu;Joseph Fiorillo

  • A critical role for eosinophils in allergic airways remodeling

    Alison A. Humbles;Clare M. Lloyd;Sarah J. McMillan;Daniel S. Friend

  • Streptococcus pneumoniae anchor to activated human cells by the receptor for platelet-activating factor

    Diana R. Cundell;Norma P. Gerard;Craig Gerard;Ilona Idanpaan-Heikkila

  • The chemotactic receptor for human C5a anaphylatoxin

    Norma P. Gerard;Craig Gerard

  • Modulation of the antitumor immune response by complement

    Maciej M Markiewski;Robert A DeAngelis;Fabian Benencia;Fabian Benencia;Salome K Ricklin-Lichtsteiner

  • Tyrosine Sulfation of the Amino Terminus of CCR5 Facilitates HIV-1 Entry

    Michael Farzan;Tajib Mirzabekov;Peter Kolchinsky;Richard Wyatt

  • International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXIII. Nomenclature for the formyl peptide receptor (FPR) family.

    Richard D. Ye;François Boulay;Ji Ming Wang;Claes Dahlgren

  • Arthritis Critically Dependent on Innate Immune System Players

    Hong Ji;Koichiro Ohmura;Koichiro Ohmura;Umar Mahmood;David M Lee

  • Requirement of the Chemokine Receptor CXCR3 for Acute Allograft Rejection

    Wayne W. Hancock;Bao Lu;Wei Gao;Vilmos Csizmadia

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of a human eotaxin receptor expressed selectively on eosinophils.

    Paul D. Ponath;Shixin Qin;Theodore W. Post;Juan Wang

  • Constitutive and inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression, regulation, and activity in human lung epithelial cells

    Koichiro Asano;Cynthia B. E. Chee;Benjamin Gaston;Craig M. Lilly

  • Targeted disruption of migration inhibitory factor gene reveals its critical role in sepsis.

    Marcelo Bozza;Abhay R. Satoskar;Guosheng Lin;Bao Lu

  • β-arrestin- but not G protein-mediated signaling by the “decoy” receptor CXCR7

    Sudarshan Rajagopal;Jihee Kim;Seungkirl Ahn;Stewart Craig

  • Gliadin induces an increase in intestinal permeability and zonulin release by binding to the chemokine receptor CXCR3.

    Karen M. Lammers;Ruliang Lu;Julie Brownley;Bao Lu

Frequent Co-Authors

Norma P. Gerard
Norma P. Gerard Boston Children's Hospital
Bao Lu
Bao Lu Boston Children's Hospital
Hyeryun Choe
Hyeryun Choe Scripps Research Institute
Joseph Sodroski
Joseph Sodroski Harvard Medical School
Michael Farzan
Michael Farzan Harvard Medical School
Jörg Köhl
Jörg Köhl University of Lübeck
Gerald B. Pier
Gerald B. Pier Brigham and Women's Hospital
Wayne W. Hancock
Wayne W. Hancock University of Pennsylvania
Jeffrey M. Drazen
Jeffrey M. Drazen Harvard University
Nigel W. Bunnett
Nigel W. Bunnett New York University

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