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Overview

Daniel J. Capon is a researcher primarily affiliated with LabCorp in the United States. Their work spans several key areas within medicine, focusing on oncology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, infectious diseases, immunology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their recent papers include studies published between 2021 and 2025, addressing both immunological therapies and infectious disease challenges. Notable publications are:

  • "Mouse Antibodies with Activity Against the SARS-CoV-2 D614G and B.1.351 Variants" (2021, bioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Topologically engineered antibodies and Fc-fusion proteins: a new class of multifunctional therapeutic candidates for SARS-CoV-2, cancer, and other disease" (2022, bioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Abstract 2730: Beyond antibodies and CAR-T: Topologically-engineered, super-dimeric antibody-like molecules with dual Fc domains for trispecific, bivalent targeting of CD19, CD20, and Fcgamma receptors" (2024, Cancer Research)

Other relevant publications in which they are involved include recent work in The Journal of Rheumatology and Scientific Reports focusing on antibody-like molecules for targeting B cells and enhancing immune effector functions.

Daniel J. Capon's research concentrates on several themes within immunology and oncology, including:

  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Capon include Brendon Frank, Nelson L.S. Chan, Marina E. Fomin, Ursula Edman, and Larisa Troitskaya. These collaborations have contributed to a consistent body of work noted in multiple high-profile scientific venues.

Capon's work has been published across a variety of journals and repositories, with repeated appearances in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Cancer Research
  • The Journal of Rheumatology
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Their expertise is situated mainly within medical research, with a focus on innovative therapeutic approaches involving engineered antibodies and immune cell targeting.

Best Publications

  • Human antibodies derived from immunized xenomice

    Raju Kucherlapati;Aya Jakobovits;Daniel G. Brenner;Daniel J. Capon

  • Characterization of the human factor VIII gene

    Jane Gitschier;William I. Wood;Therese M. Goralka;Karen L. Wion

  • Complete nucleotide sequences of the T24 human bladder carcinoma oncogene and its normal homologue

    Daniel J. Capon;Ellson Y. Chen;Arthur D. Levinson;Peter H. Seeburg

  • Structure of human factor VIII.

    Gordon A. Vehar;Bruce Keyt;Dan Eaton;Henry Rodriguez

  • Delineation of a region of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 gp120 glycoprotein critical for interaction with the CD4 receptor

    Laurence A. Lasky;Gerald Nakamura;Douglas H. Smith;Christopher Fennie

  • Nucleic acid structure and expression of the human AIDS/lymphadenopathy retrovirus.

    Mark A. Muesing;Douglas H. Smith;Cirilo D. Cabradilla;Charles V. Benton

  • Distinct primary structures, ligand-binding properties and tissue-specific expression of four human muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.

    E G Peralta;A Ashkenazi;J W Winslow;D H Smith

  • A Novel Phenotypic Drug Susceptibility Assay for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

    Christos J. Petropoulos;Neil T. Parkin;Kay L. Limoli;Yolanda S. Lie

  • Regulation of mRNA accumulation by a human immunodeficiency virus trans-activator protein

    Mark A. Muesing;Douglas H. Smith;Daniel J. Capon

  • Expression of active human factor VIII from recombinant DNA clones

    William I. Wood;Daniel J. Capon;Christian C. Simonsen;Dan L. Eaton

  • Designing CD4 immunoadhesins for AIDS therapy

    Daniel J. Capon;Steven M. Chamow;Joyce Mordenti;Scot A. Marsters

  • Comparative biochemical properties of normal and activated human ras p21 protein

    John P. McGrath;Daniel J. Capon;David V. Goeddel;Arthur D. Levinson

  • Recombinant human DNase I reduces the viscosity of cystic fibrosis sputum.

    Steven Shak;Daniel J. Capon;Renate Hellmiss;Scot A. Marsters

  • Generation of Xenogenetic antibodies

    Raju Kucherlapati;Aya Jakobovits;Sue Klapholz;Daniel G. Brenner

  • Blocking of HIV-1 infectivity by a soluble, secreted form of the CD4 antigen

    Douglas H. Smith;Randal A. Byrn;Scot A. Marsters;Timothy Gregory

  • Differential regulation of PI hydrolysis and adenylyl cyclase by muscarinic receptor subtypes

    Ernest G. Peralta;Avi Ashkenazi;Avi Ashkenazi;John W. Winslow;J. Ramachandran;J. Ramachandran

  • Biological properties of human c-Ha-ras1 genes mutated at codon 12

    Peter H. Seeburg;Wendy W. Colby;Daniel J. Capon;David V. Goeddel

  • Activation of ki-ras2 gene in human colon and lung carcinomas by two different point mutations

    Daniel J. Capon;Peter H. Seeburg;John P. McGrath;Joel S. Hayflick

  • Primary structure and biochemical properties of an M2 muscarinic receptor

    Ernest G. Peralta;John W. Winslow;Gary L. Peterson;Douglas H. Smith

  • Neutralization of the AIDS retrovirus by antibodies to a recombinant envelope glycoprotein.

    Laurence A. Lasky;Jerome E. Groopman;Christopher W. Fennie;Patricia M. Benz

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurence A. Lasky
Laurence A. Lasky The Column Group
David V. Goeddel
David V. Goeddel The Colum Group
Jerome E. Groopman
Jerome E. Groopman Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Douglas H. Smith
Douglas H. Smith University of Pennsylvania
Florian M. Wurm
Florian M. Wurm École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Dan L. Eaton
Dan L. Eaton Genentech

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