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David H. O'Connor is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Infectious Diseases. Subfields of study engaged by O'Connor include Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, among which SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research is prominent. Other key topics include SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, mosquito-borne diseases and control, COVID-19 clinical research studies, virology and viral diseases, viral infections and vectors, and biosensors and analytical detection.

O'Connor has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent venues including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), PLoS Pathogens, Emerging Infectious Diseases, PLoS ONE, and The Journal of Immunology. Their publication record reveals a sustained engagement with high-impact and specialized outlets in infectious disease research.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by O'Connor include:

  • "Sequence diversity analyses of an improved rhesus macaque genome enhance its biomedical utility" (2020, Science)
  • "Measuring immunity to SARS-CoV-2 infection: comparing assays and animal models" (2020, Nature Reviews. Immunology)
  • "Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in domestic cats imposes a narrow bottleneck" (2021, PLoS Pathogens)
  • "Shedding of Infectious SARS-CoV-2 Despite Vaccination" (2021, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • "Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection: significance and implications" (2024, The Lancet Infectious Diseases)

Frequent collaborators in O'Connor's research include Thomas C. Friedrich, Andrea M. Weiler, Christina M. Newman, Katarina M. Braun, and Dawn M. Dudley. This network of co-authors demonstrates cooperation in both experimental and epidemiological studies related to infectious diseases and viral pathogens.

Best Publications

  • The major genetic determinants of HIV-1 control affect HLA class I peptide presentation

    Pereyra F;Jia X;McLaren Pj

  • Rapid, Low-Cost Detection of Zika Virus Using Programmable Biomolecular Components

    Keith Pardee;Alexander A. Green;Melissa K. Takahashi;Dana Braff;Dana Braff;Dana Braff

  • Tat-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes select for SIV escape variants during resolution of primary viraemia.

    Todd M. Allen;David H. O'Connor;Peicheng Jing;John L. Dzuris

  • Virus-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses select for amino-acid variation in simian immunodeficiency virus Env and Nef.

    David T. Evans;David T. Evans;David H. O'Connor;Peicheng Jing;John L. Dzuris

  • Reversion of CTL escape-variant immunodeficiency viruses in vivo.

    Thomas C Friedrich;Elizabeth J Dodds;Levi J Yant;Lara Vojnov

  • Acute phase cytotoxic T lymphocyte escape is a hallmark of simian immunodeficiency virus infection.

    David H. O'Connor;Todd M. Allen;Thorsten U. Vogel;Peicheng Jing

  • A rhesus macaque model of Asian-lineage Zika virus infection

    Dawn M Dudley;Matthew T Aliota;Emma L Mohr;Andrea M Weiler

  • HIV-1 superinfection despite broad CD8 + T-cell responses containing replication of the primary virus

    Marcus Altfeld;Todd M. Allen;Xu G. Yu;Mary N. Johnston

  • Biological and structural characterization of a host-adapting amino acid in influenza virus.

    Shinya Yamada;Masato Hatta;Bart L. Staker;Shinji Watanabe

  • Reorganization and expansion of the nidoviral family Arteriviridae

    Jens H. Kuhn;Michael Lauck;Adam L. Bailey;Alexey M. Shchetinin

  • The High-Frequency Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Allele Mamu-B*17 Is Associated with Control of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmac239 Replication

    Levi J. Yant;Thomas C. Friedrich;Randall C. Johnson;Gemma E. May

  • Attenuation of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmac239 Infection by Prophylactic Immunization with DNA and Recombinant Adenoviral Vaccine Vectors Expressing Gag

    Danilo R. Casimiro;Fubao Wang;William A. Schleif;Xiaoping Liang

  • Chloroquine, an Endocytosis Blocking Agent, Inhibits Zika Virus Infection in Different Cell Models

    Rodrigo Delvecchio;Luiza M. Higa;Paula Pezzuto;Ana Luiza Valadão

  • Vaccine-Induced Cellular Immune Responses Reduce Plasma Viral Concentrations after Repeated Low-Dose Challenge with Pathogenic Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmac239

    Nancy A. Wilson;Jason Reed;Gnankang S. Napoe;Shari Piaskowski

  • Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-based control of simian immunodeficiency virus replication in a preclinical AIDS vaccine trial.

    Tetsuro Matano;Masahiro Kobayashi;Hiroko Igarashi;Akiko Takeda;Akiko Takeda

  • Major histocompatibility complex class I alleles associated with slow simian immunodeficiency virus disease progression bind epitopes recognized by dominant acute-phase cytotoxic-T-lymphocyte responses.

    David H. O'Connor;Bianca R. Mothe;Jason T. Weinfurter;Sarah Fuenger

  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Allogeneic Islet Engraftment in Nonhuman Primates

    Dora M. Berman;Melissa A. Willman;Dongmei Han;Gary Kleiner

  • Highly efficient maternal-fetal Zika virus transmission in pregnant rhesus macaques

    Sydney M Nguyen;Kathleen M Antony;Dawn M Dudley;Sarah Kohn

  • CD8+ Lymphocytes from Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Rhesus Macaques Recognize 14 Different Epitopes Bound by the Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Molecule Mamu-A*01: Implications for Vaccine Design and Testing

    Todd M. Allen;Bianca R. Mothé;John Sidney;Peicheng Jing

  • Major histocompatibility complex genotyping with massively parallel pyrosequencing.

    Roger W Wiseman;Julie A Karl;Benjamin N Bimber;Claire E O'Leary

  • A rhesus macaque model of Asia lineage Zika virus infection

    Dawn M. Dudley;Matthew T. Aliota;Emma L. Mohr;Andrea M. Weiler

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas C. Friedrich
Thomas C. Friedrich University of Wisconsin–Madison
Roger W. Wiseman
Roger W. Wiseman University of Wisconsin–Madison
David I. Watkins
David I. Watkins George Washington University
Tony L. Goldberg
Tony L. Goldberg University of Wisconsin–Madison
Austin L. Hughes
Austin L. Hughes University of South Carolina
Jens H. Kuhn
Jens H. Kuhn National Institutes of Health
Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
David Baker
David Baker University of Washington
Todd M. Allen
Todd M. Allen Harvard University
Ronald E. Bontrop
Ronald E. Bontrop Utrecht University

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