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Overview

Eric M. Smith is affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on computer science and molecular biology, covering interdisciplinary topics related to artificial intelligence and immunology.

Their publication record includes a significant contribution to computer science, particularly within artificial intelligence. Research topics commonly addressed include:

  • Topic Modeling
  • Speech and Dialogue Systems
  • AI in Service Interactions
  • Natural Language Processing Techniques
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Eric M. Smith's recent papers demonstrate an engagement with open-domain conversational agents and dialogue modeling, alongside work intersecting with immunological research. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Llama 2: Open Foundation and Fine-Tuned Chat Models" (2023), published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "BlenderBot 3: a deployed conversational agent that continually learns to responsibly engage" (2022), published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Open-Domain Conversational Agents: Current Progress, Open Problems, and Future Directions" (2020), published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Controlling Style in Generated Dialogue" (2020), published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "A nondepleting anti-CD19 antibody impairs B cell function and inhibits autoimmune diseases" (2023), published in JCI Insight

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations include:

  • Jason Weston (8 publications)
  • Y-Lan Boureau (6 publications)
  • Adina Williams (6 publications)
  • Kurt Shuster (5 publications)
  • Da Young Ju (4 publications)

The venues where Eric M. Smith most frequently publishes are predominantly arXiv, with 18 publications, supplemented by journals such as JCI Insight and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Other venues include Proceedings of the 2021 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing and PubMed.

Their interdisciplinary expertise bridges artificial intelligence techniques with immunological applications, reflecting a hybrid focus on computational approaches to biological and medical research problems.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of the in vitro antibody response by neuroendocrine hormones

    H M Johnson;E M Smith;B A Torres;J E Blalock

  • Corticotropin releasing factor induction of leukocyte-derived immunoreactive ACTH and endorphins

    Eric M. Smith;Audrey C. Morrill;Walter J. Meyer;J. Edwin Blalock;J. Edwin Blalock

  • Opioid and Opiate Immunoregulatory Processes

    George B. Stefano;Berta Scharrer;Eric M. Smith;Thomas K. Hughes

  • Virus-Induced Corticosterone in Hypophysectomized Mice: A Possible Lymphoid Adrenal Axis

    Eric M. Smith;Walter J. Meyer;J. Edwin Blalock

  • Human leukocyte interferon (HuIFN-α): Potent endorphin-like opioid activity

    J.Edwin Blalock;Eric M. Smith

  • Rotavirus stability and inactivation.

    Mary Kolb Estes;David Y. Graham;Eric M. Smith;Charles P. Gerba

  • Regulation of lymphokine (gamma-interferon) production by corticotropin.

    H M Johnson;B A Torres;E M Smith;L D Dion

  • Conceptual development of the immune system as a sixth sense

    J. Edwin Blalock;Eric M. Smith

  • Human lymphocyte production of immunoreactive thyrotropin

    E. M. Smith;M. Phan;T. E. Kruger;D. H. Coppenhaver

  • A plaque assay for the simian rotavirus SAII.

    Eric M. Smith;Mary Kolb Estes;David Y. Graham;Charles P. Gerba

  • Interaction of immunoactive monokines (interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor) in the bivalve mollusc Mytilus edulis.

    T K Hughes;E M Smith;R Chin;P Cadet

  • Neuroendocrine peptide hormones and their receptors in the immune system. Production, processing and action.

    J.Edwin Blalock;Kenneth L. Bost;Eric M. Smith

  • Interleukin-10 (cytokine synthesis inhibitory factor) acts in the central nervous system of rats to reduce sleep

    M.R. Opp;E.M. Smith;T.K. Hughes

  • IL-10 as a mediator in the HPA axis and brain

    Eric M Smith;Patrick Cadet;George B Stefano;Mark R Opp

  • Role of sediment in the persistence of enteroviruses in the estuarine environment.

    E M Smith;C P Gerba;J L Melnick

  • Simian rotavirus SA11 replication in cell cultures.

    M K Estes;D Y Graham;C P Gerba;E M Smith

  • An ACTH receptor on human mononuclear leukocytes. Relation to adrenal ACTH-receptor activity.

    E M Smith;P Brosnan;W J Meyer;J E Blalock

  • Development of a method for detection of human rotavirus in water and sewage.

    E M Smith;C P Gerba

  • The immune system: our mobile brain?

    J.Edwin Blalock;Eric M. Smith

  • Interleukin-6 alters sleep of rats

    Dale Hogan;Jonathan D Morrow;Eric M Smith;Mark R Opp

  • A Complete Regulatory Loop between the Immune and Neuroendocrine Systems Operates Through Common Signal Molecules (Hormones) and Receptors

    Eric M. Smith;J. Edwin Blalock

Frequent Co-Authors

George B. Stefano
George B. Stefano Charles University
Kenneth L. Bost
Kenneth L. Bost University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Mark R. Opp
Mark R. Opp University of Colorado Boulder
Charles P. Gerba
Charles P. Gerba University of Arizona
J. Edwin Blalock
J. Edwin Blalock University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stephen K. Tyring
Stephen K. Tyring The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Joseph L. Melnick
Joseph L. Melnick Baylor College of Medicine
David Y. Graham
David Y. Graham Baylor College of Medicine
Mary K. Estes
Mary K. Estes Baylor College of Medicine
Sagar M. Goyal
Sagar M. Goyal University of Minnesota

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