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David W.C. Beasley is affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with focused subfields including Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Genetics.

The scientist's work centers around topics related to Viral Infections and Vectors, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research, Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Hepatitis B Virus Studies, and Malaria Research and Control.

Recent notable publications include:

  • Blocking NS3-NS4B interaction inhibits dengue virus in non-human primates, 2023, Nature
  • Baseline mapping of Oropouche virology, epidemiology, therapeutics, and vaccine research and development, 2022, npj Vaccines
  • Baseline mapping of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virology, epidemiology and vaccine research and development, 2020, npj Vaccines
  • Long-term, West Nile virus-induced neurological changes: A comparison of patients and rodent models, 2020, Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health
  • Vaccine value profile for Chikungunya, 2023, Vaccine

David W.C. Beasley frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors including Trevor Brasel, Maricela Torres, Jason E. Comer, Alan D.T. Barrett, and Shane Massey.

The scientist has published predominantly in the following venues:

  • npj Vaccines
  • Viruses
  • Journal of General Virology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries

The body of work covers extensive research on viral pathogens, including detailed studies on arboviruses like dengue, Oropouche, and Chikungunya viruses, as well as investigations into West Nile virus neurological impacts. Their research contributes to mapping virology, epidemiology, therapeutics, and vaccine development efforts for emerging infectious diseases.

Best Publications

  • Origin and Evolution of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Southeast Asia

    Tom Solomon;Haolin Ni;David W. C. Beasley;Miquel Ekkelenkamp

  • Identification of Neutralizing Epitopes within Structural Domain III of the West Nile Virus Envelope Protein

    David W. C. Beasley;Alan D. T. Barrett

  • Envelope Protein Glycosylation Status Influences Mouse Neuroinvasion Phenotype of Genetic Lineage 1 West Nile Virus Strains

    David W. C. Beasley;Melissa C. Whiteman;Shuliu Zhang;Claire Y.-H. Huang

  • Mouse neuroinvasive phenotype of West Nile virus strains varies depending upon virus genotype.

    David W.C. Beasley;Li Li;Miguel T. Suderman;Alan D.T. Barrett

  • Phylogenetic analysis of North American West Nile virus isolates, 2001-2004: evidence for the emergence of a dominant genotype.

    C. Todd Davis;Gregory D. Ebel;Robert S. Lanciotti;Aaron C. Brault

  • Persistent Infection with West Nile Virus Years after Initial Infection

    Kristy Murray;Christopher Walker;Emily Herrington;Jessica A. Lewis

  • West Nile Virus in Mexico: Evidence of Widespread Circulation since July 2002.

    Jose G. Estrada-Franco;Roberto Navarro-Lopez;David W.C. Beasley;Lark Coffey

  • West Nile encephalitis

    Tom Solomon;Mong How Ooi;David W C Beasley;Macpherson Mallewa

  • Genetic variation in the 3' non-coding region of dengue viruses.

    Amy C. Shurtleff;David W.C. Beasley;Jenny J.Y. Chen;Haolin Ni

  • Limited evolution of West Nile virus has occurred during its southwesterly spread in the United States.

    David W.C. Beasley;C.Todd Davis;Hilda Guzman;Dana L. Vanlandingham

  • Emergence of attenuated West Nile virus variants in Texas, 2003

    C. Todd Davis;David W.C. Beasley;Hilda Guzman;Hilda Guzman;Marina Siirin;Marina Siirin

  • Solution structure and antibody binding studies of the envelope protein domain III from the New York strain of West Nile virus.

    David E. Volk;David W.C. Beasley;Deborah A. Kallick;Michael R. Holbrook

  • Current use and development of vaccines for Japanese encephalitis

    David W C Beasley;Penny Lewthwaite;Tom Solomon

  • A single amino acid substitution in the central portion of the West Nile virus NS4B protein confers a highly attenuated phenotype in mice.

    Jason A. Wicker;Melissa C. Whiteman;David W.C. Beasley;C. Todd Davis

  • Genome sequence and attenuating mutations in West Nile virus isolate from Mexico.

    David W.C. Beasley;C. Todd Davis;Jose Estrada-Franco;Roberto Navarro-Lopez

  • Characterization of Culex Flavivirus (Flaviviridae) strains isolated from mosquitoes in the United States and Trinidad.

    Dal Y. Kim;Hilda Guzman;Rudy Bueno;James A. Dennett

  • Baseline mapping of Lassa fever virology, epidemiology and vaccine research and development.

    Hoai J Hallam;Steven Hallam;Sergio E Rodriguez;Alan D T Barrett

  • Blocking NS3–NS4B interaction inhibits dengue virus in non-human primates

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  • Protection against Japanese encephalitis virus strains representing four genotypes by passive transfer of sera raised against ChimeriVax™-JE experimental vaccine

    David W.C Beasley;Li Li;Miguel T Suderman;Farshad Guirakhoo

  • Inactivated yellow fever 17D vaccine: development and nonclinical safety, immunogenicity and protective activity.

    Thomas P. Monath;Cynthia K. Lee;Justin G. Julander;Alicja Brown

  • Real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction quantification of West Nile virus transmitted by Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus.

    Dana L. Vanlandingham;Bradley S. Schneider;Kimberly Klingler;Joseph Fair

  • GeneSV – an Approach to Help Characterize Possible Variations in Genomic and Protein Sequences

    Adam Zemla;Tanya Kostova;Rodion Gorchakov;Evgeniya Volkova

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan D.T. Barrett
Alan D.T. Barrett The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Robert B. Tesh
Robert B. Tesh The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
David G. Gorenstein
David G. Gorenstein The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Scott C. Weaver
Scott C. Weaver The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Tom Solomon
Tom Solomon University of Liverpool
Hilda Guzman
Hilda Guzman The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Amelia P. A. Travassos da Rosa
Amelia P. A. Travassos da Rosa The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Michael R. Holbrook
Michael R. Holbrook National Institutes of Health
Richard M. Kinney
Richard M. Kinney Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Aaron C. Brault
Aaron C. Brault Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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