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David J. P. Ferguson

David J. P. Ferguson

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
95
Citations
28306
World Ranking
545
National Ranking
58

Overview

David J. P. Ferguson is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad disciplines, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology, and Immunology.

The scientist's work engages deeply with topics including SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Malaria Research and Control, Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics.

Recent research publications by David J. P. Ferguson include:

  • De novo emergence of a remdesivir resistance mutation during treatment of persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in an immunocompromised patient: a case report, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Impact of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants on mRNA vaccine-induced immunity, 2021, Nature
  • Comparative transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 variants Delta and Alpha in New England, USA, 2022, Cell Reports Medicine
  • The effects of COVID-19 on perioperative morbidity and mortality in patients with hip fractures, 2020, The Bone & Joint Journal
  • Accelerated SARS-CoV-2 intrahost evolution leading to distinct genotypes during chronic infection, 2023, Cell Reports Medicine

Their frequent co-authors include Rita Tewari, Anthony A. Holder, Mohammad Zeeshan, Declan Brady, and Sue Vaughan.

David J. P. Ferguson has often published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Viruses, Nature Communications, The Bone & Joint Journal, and PLoS Biology.

Best Publications

  • Sizing and phenotyping of cellular vesicles using Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis

    Rebecca A. Dragovic;Christopher Gardiner;Alexandra S. Brooks;Dionne S. Tannetta

  • NOD2 stimulation induces autophagy in dendritic cells influencing bacterial handling and antigen presentation.

    Rachel Cooney;Rachel Cooney;John Baker;Oliver Brain;Oliver Brain;Benedicte Danis

  • Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes modulate the maturation of dendritic cells.

    Britta C. Urban;David J. P. Ferguson;Arnab Pain;Nick Willcox

  • Evidence for the shikimate pathway in apicomplexan parasites

    Fiona Roberts;Fiona Roberts;Craig W. Roberts;Jennifer J. Johnson;Dennis E. Kyle

  • Mouse LYVE-1 is an endocytic receptor for hyaluronan in lymphatic endothelium.

    Remko Prevo;Suneale Banerji;David J.P. Ferguson;Steven Clasper

  • Proteomic analysis of rhoptry organelles reveals many novel constituents for host-parasite interactions in Toxoplasma gondii

    Peter J. Bradley;Peter J. Bradley;Chris Ward;Stephen J. Cheng;David L. Alexander

  • Loss of autophagy in erythroid cells leads to defective removal of mitochondria and severe anemia in vivo.

    M. Mortensen;D.J.P. Ferguson;M. Edelmann;B. Kessler

  • Vacuolar and plasma membrane stripping and autophagic elimination of Toxoplasma gondii in primed effector macrophages

    Yun M. Ling;Michael H. Shaw;Carol Ayala;Isabelle Coppens

  • Glucose utilization via glycogen phosphorylase sustains proliferation and prevents premature senescence in cancer cells.

    Elena Favaro;Karim Bensaad;Mei G. Chong;Daniel A. Tennant

  • Carcinoembryonic antigens (CD66) on epithelial cells and neutrophils are receptors for Opa proteins of pathogenic neisseriae.

    Mumtaz Virji;Katherine Makepeace;David J. P. Ferguson;Suzanne M. Watt

  • Platelet-mediated clumping of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes is a common adhesive phenotype and is associated with severe malaria.

    Arnab Pain;David J. P. Ferguson;Oscar Kai;Britta C. Urban

  • Meningococcal Opa and Opc proteins: their role in colonization and invasion of human epithelial and endothelial cells.

    Muntaz Virji;K. Makepeace;D. J. P. Ferguson;M. Achtman

  • An ultrastructural study of the early development and tissue cyst formation of Toxoplasma gondii in the brains of mice.

    D. J. P. Ferguson;W. M. Hutchison

  • Surface antigens of Toxoplasma gondii: variations on a theme

    Christine Lekutis;David J.P. Ferguson;Michael E. Grigg;Manel Camps

  • An ultrastructural study of the brain in fatal Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

    Emsri Pongponratn;Gareth D. H. Turner;Nicholas P. J. Day;Nguyen Hoan Phu

  • The role of pili in the interactions of pathogenic Neisseria with cultured human endothelial cells

    M. Virji;H. Kayhty;D. J. P. Ferguson;C. Alexandrescu

  • Neurological and behavioral abnormalities, ventricular dilatation, altered cellular functions, inflammation, and neuronal injury in brains of mice due to common, persistent, parasitic infection

    Gretchen Hermes;James W Ajioka;Krystyna A Kelly;Ernest J Mui

  • Pilus‐facilitated adherence of Neisseria meningitidis to human epithelial and endothelial cells: modulation of adherence phenotype occurs concurrently with changes in primary amino acid sequence and the glycosylation status of pilin

    Mumtaz Virji;Jon R. Saunders;Gail Sims;Katherine Makepeace

  • Cloning and characterization of a bradyzoite-specifically expressed gene (hsp30/bag1) of Toxoplasma gondii, related to genes encoding small heat-shock proteins of plants.

    Wolfgang Bohne;Uwe Gross;David J. P. Ferguson;Jürgen Heesemann

  • Defective embryonic neurogenesis in Ku-deficient but not DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit-deficient mice.

    Yansong Gu;JoAnn Sekiguchi;Yijie Gao;Pieter Dikkes

Frequent Co-Authors

Rita Tewari
Rita Tewari University of Nottingham
Anthony A. Holder
Anthony A. Holder The Francis Crick Institute
Christopher J. Tonkin
Christopher J. Tonkin Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Craig W. Roberts
Craig W. Roberts University of Strathclyde
Seth L. Masters
Seth L. Masters Hudson Institute of Medical Research
John C. Boothroyd
John C. Boothroyd Stanford University
David J. Roberts
David J. Roberts University of Oxford
Nicholas P. J. Day
Nicholas P. J. Day University of Oxford
Fiona M. Tomley
Fiona M. Tomley Royal Veterinary College
Nicholas A. Athanasou
Nicholas A. Athanasou University of Oxford

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