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Overview

Dennis E. Hruby is affiliated with Siga Technologies in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in immunology, microbiology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work primarily focuses on viral infections, especially poxvirus research and outbreaks. Hruby's research spans related fields such as virology, epidemiology, molecular biology, genetics, and plant science, reflecting a broad interest in both human and plant viruses.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks
  • Herpesvirus infections and treatments
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Plant virus research studies
  • Immunotherapy and immune responses

Hruby has authored multiple papers, with several notable recent publications that highlight specific viral treatments and regulatory advances. Key papers include:

  • "An overview of tecovirimat for smallpox treatment and expanded anti-orthopoxvirus applications," 2020, Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
  • "Tecovirimat is effective against human monkeypox virus in vitro at nanomolar concentrations," 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • "Tecovirimat for Clade I MPXV Infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo," 2025, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Overview of the regulatory approval of tecovirimat intravenous formulation for treatment of smallpox: potential impact on smallpox outbreak response capabilities, and future tecovirimat development potential," 2023, Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
  • "Tecovirimat is highly efficient on the Monkeypox virus lineage responsible for the international 2022 outbreak," 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors in Hruby's publications include:

  • Douglas W. Grosenbach
  • Andrew T. Russo
  • Kady M. Honeychurch
  • Paul G. Long
  • Gaelle Frénois-Veyrat

Publications have appeared predominantly in venues such as:

  • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
  • Nature Microbiology
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Biology

Hruby's research emphasis illustrates a consistent focus on the development and evaluation of antiviral agents, with particular attention to tecovirimat as a treatment for orthopoxvirus infections including smallpox and monkeypox. Their work also addresses regulatory frameworks and outbreak response capabilities related to antiviral therapeutics.

Best Publications

  • An Orally Bioavailable Antipoxvirus Compound (ST-246) Inhibits Extracellular Virus Formation and Protects Mice from Lethal Orthopoxvirus Challenge

    Guang Yang;Daniel C. Pevear;Marc H. Davies;Marc S. Collett

  • Severe Eczema Vaccinatum in a Household Contact of a Smallpox Vaccinee

    Surabhi Vora;Inger Damon;Vincent Fulginiti;Vincent Fulginiti;Stephen G. Weber

  • Yeast KEX2 endopeptidase correctly cleaves a neuroendocrine prohormone in mammalian cells

    Gary Thomas;Barbara A. Thorne;Laurel Thomas;Richard G. Allen

  • Nonhuman Primates Are Protected from Smallpox Virus or Monkeypox Virus Challenges by the Antiviral Drug ST-246

    John Huggins;Arthur Goff;Lisa Hensley;Eric Mucker

  • Neomycin resistance as a dominant selectable marker for selection and isolation of vaccinia virus recombinants.

    Christine A. Franke;Charles M. Rice;James H. Strauss;Dennis E. Hruby

  • Processing and secretion of nerve growth factor: expression in mammalian cells with a vaccinia virus vector.

    R H Edwards;M J Selby;W C Mobley;S L Weinrich

  • Inactivation of the srtA Gene in Streptococcus gordonii Inhibits Cell Wall Anchoring of Surface Proteins and Decreases In Vitro and In Vivo Adhesion

    Tové C. Bolken;Christine A. Franke;Kevin F. Jones;Gloria O. Zeller

  • Chlamydia psittaci IncA is phosphorylated by the host cell and is exposed on the cytoplasmic face of the developing inclusion

    D. D. Rockey;D. Grosenbach;D. E. Hruby;M. G. Peacock

  • Expression of Sindbis virus structural proteins via recombinant vaccinia virus: synthesis, processing, and incorporation into mature Sindbis virions.

    Charles M. Rice;Christine A. Franke;James H. Strauss;Dennis E. Hruby

  • Pox proteomics: mass spectrometry analysis and identification of Vaccinia virion proteins

    Jennifer D Yoder;Tsefang S Chen;Cliff R Gagnier;Srilakshmi Vemulapalli

  • Insertional inactivation of the large subunit of ribonucleotide reductase encoded by vaccinia virus is associated with reduced virulence in vivo

    S. J. Child;G. J. Palumbo;R. M. L. Buller;D. E. Hruby

  • Conditional lethal expression of the vaccinia virus L1R myristylated protein reveals a role in virion assembly.

    M P Ravanello;D E Hruby

  • Progressive Vaccinia: Case Description and Laboratory-Guided Therapy With Vaccinia Immune Globulin, ST-246, and CMX001

    Edith R. Lederman;Edith R. Lederman;Whitni Davidson;Harold L. Groff;Scott K. Smith

  • The multistep proteolytic maturation pathway utilized by vaccinia virus P4a protein: a degenerate conserved cleavage motif within core proteins.

    Judy K. Vanslyke;Stephen S. Whitehead;Elizabeth M. Wilson;Dennis E. Hruby

  • Development of the small-molecule antiviral ST-246 as a smallpox therapeutic.

    Douglas W Grosenbach;Robert Jordan;Dennis E Hruby

  • Expression and cell type--specific processing of human preproenkephalin with a vaccinia recombinant.

    Gary Thomas;Edward Herbert;Dennis E. Hruby

  • Development of ST-246® for Treatment of Poxvirus Infections.

    Robert Jordan;Janet M. Leeds;Shanthakumar Tyavanagimatt;Dennis E. Hruby

  • The Vaccinia Virus I7L Gene Product Is The Core Protein Proteinase

    Chelsea M. Byrd;Tove' C. Bolken;Dennis E. Hruby;Dennis E. Hruby

  • Conserved DegP Protease in Gram-Positive Bacteria Is Essential for Thermal and Oxidative Tolerance and Full Virulence in Streptococcus pyogenes

    C. Hal Jones;Tove' C. Bolken;Kevin F. Jones;Gloria O. Zeller

  • Interaction of GRASP, a Protein encoded by a Novel Retinoic Acid-induced Gene, with Members of the Cytohesin Family of Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors

    Daniel J. Nevrivy;Valerie J. Peterson;Dorina Avram;Jane E. Ishmael

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent A. Fischetti
Vincent A. Fischetti Rockefeller University
Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas University of Pittsburgh
Stephen S. Whitehead
Stephen S. Whitehead National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Olaf Schneewind
Olaf Schneewind University of Chicago
Robert J. Genco
Robert J. Genco University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Howard K. Kuramitsu
Howard K. Kuramitsu University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Robert Snoeck
Robert Snoeck KU Leuven
James H. Strauss
James H. Strauss California Institute of Technology
Erik De Clercq
Erik De Clercq Rega Institute for Medical Research

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