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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology DNA Viruses
  • 1996 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Elliott Kieff was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on Medicine and the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific emphasis on subfields such as Oncology and Cancer Research.

The scientist explored topics related to NF-κB Signaling Pathways, Viral-associated cancers and disorders, and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions.

One recent publication by Elliott Kieff was titled "Epstein-Barr virus LMP1 induction of the epidermal growth factor receptor is mediated through a TRAF signaling pathway distinct from NF-kappaB activation." This paper was published in 2020 in UNC Libraries.

Frequent coauthors who contributed alongside Elliott Kieff included:

  • William E. Miller
  • George Mosialos
  • Nancy Raab-Traub

The scientist often published in the venue UNC Libraries.

Elliott Kieff received several notable recognitions during their career, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 2006
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, awarded in 2002
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), awarded in 2001
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, awarded in 1996, recognized for work in DNA Viruses
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, awarded in 1996
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • Epstein-Barr virus and its replication

    Elliott Kieff

  • An EBV membrane protein expressed in immortalized lymphocytes transforms established rodent cells

    David Wang;David Liebowitz;Elliott Kieff

  • Induction of bcl-2 expression by Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein 1 protects infected B cells from programmed cell death.

    Sheila Henderson;Martin Rowe;Chris Gregory;Debbie Croom-Carter

  • Characterization of Herpes Simplex Virus Strains Differing in their Effects on Social Behaviour of Infected Cells

    Pilarica M. Ejercito;E. D. Kieff;B. Roizman

  • Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein 1 is essential for B-lymphocyte growth transformation.

    Kenneth M. Kaye;Kenneth M. Izumi;Elliott Kieff

  • Expression of Epstein-Barr virus transformation-associated genes in tissues of patients with EBV lymphoproliferative disease.

    L Young;C Alfieri;K Hennessy;H Evans

  • Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein (LMP1) and nuclear proteins 2 and 3C are effectors of phenotypic changes in B lymphocytes: EBNA-2 and LMP1 cooperatively induce CD23.

    F Wang;C Gregory;C Sample;M Rowe

  • Identification of target antigens for the human cytotoxic T cell response to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV): implications for the immune control of EBV-positive malignancies.

    R J Murray;M G Kurilla;J M Brooks;W A Thomas

  • Nitric oxide produced by human B lymphocytes inhibits apoptosis and Epstein-Barr virus reactivation

    Joan B. Mannick;Koichiro Asano;Kenneth Izumi;Kenneth Izumi;Elliott Kieff;Elliott Kieff

  • Epstein-Barr virus nuclear protein 2 is a key determinant of lymphocyte transformation

    Jeffrey I. Cohen;Fred Wang;Joan Mannick;Elliott Kieff

  • Epstein-Barr virus types 1 and 2 differ in their EBNA-3A, EBNA-3B, and EBNA-3C genes.

    J Sample;L Young;B Martin;T Chatman

  • Epstein-Barr Virus gp350/220 Binding to the B Lymphocyte C3d Receptor Mediates Adsorption, Capping, and Endocytosis

    Jerome Tanner;Janis Weis;Janis Weis;Douglas Fearon;Douglas Fearon;Young Whang

  • Association of TRAF1, TRAF2, and TRAF3 with an Epstein-Barr virus LMP1 domain important for B-lymphocyte transformation: role in NF-kappaB activation.

    O Devergne;E Hatzivassiliou;K M Izumi;K M Kaye

  • Epstein-barr virus-induced posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders

    Carlos V. Paya;John J. Fung;Michael A. Nalesnik;Elliott Kieff

  • Identification of TRAF6, a Novel Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-associated Factor Protein That Mediates Signaling from an Amino-terminal Domain of the CD40 Cytoplasmic Region

    Takaomi Ishida;Sei-ichi Mizushima;Sakura Azuma;Norihiko Kobayashi

  • The Epstein–Barr virus oncogene product latent membrane protein 1 engages the tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated death domain protein to mediate B lymphocyte growth transformation and activate NF-κB

    Kenneth M. Izumi;Elliott D. Kieff

  • Proteins of purified Epstein-Barr virus

    Eric Johannsen;Micah Luftig;Michael R. Chase;Steve Weicksel

  • Epstein-Barr virus latent infection membrane protein alters the human B-lymphocyte phenotype: deletion of the amino terminus abolishes activity.

    D Wang;D Liebowitz;F Wang;C Gregory

  • A cytomegalovirus-encoded mitochondria-localized inhibitor of apoptosis structurally unrelated to Bcl-2

    Victor S. Goldmacher;Laura M. Bartle;Anna Skaletskaya;Cheryl A. Dionne

  • Epstein-Barr virus nuclear proteins EBNA-3A and EBNA-3C are essential for B-lymphocyte growth transformation.

    B Tomkinson;E Robertson;E Kieff

Frequent Co-Authors

George Mosialos
George Mosialos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Richard Longnecker
Richard Longnecker Northwestern University
Erle S. Robertson
Erle S. Robertson University of Pennsylvania
Alan B. Rickinson
Alan B. Rickinson University of Birmingham
John Quackenbush
John Quackenbush Harvard University
Jeffrey I. Cohen
Jeffrey I. Cohen National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
David E. Hill
David E. Hill Harvard University
Frederick P. Roth
Frederick P. Roth Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Marc Vidal
Marc Vidal Harvard University
Rameen Beroukhim
Rameen Beroukhim Harvard University

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