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  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Erica Ollmann Saphire is affiliated with the La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with particular emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Viral Infections and Vectors, Hepatitis B Virus Studies, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Erica has published numerous papers in various academic venues. Some recent notable publications include:

  • Immunological memory to SARS-CoV-2 assessed for up to 8 months after infection, 2021, Science
  • Antigen-Specific Adaptive Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in Acute COVID-19 and Associations with Age and Disease Severity, 2020, Cell
  • Defining variant-resistant epitopes targeted by SARS-CoV-2 antibodies: A global consortium study, 2021, Science
  • SARS-CoV-2 infection generates tissue-localized immunological memory in humans, 2021, Science Immunology
  • Fab and Fc contribute to maximal protection against SARS-CoV-2 following NVX-CoV2373 subunit vaccine with Matrix-M vaccination, 2021, Cell Reports Medicine

Their frequent coauthors include Kathryn M. Hastie, Haoyang Li, Michael Norris, Xiaoying Yu, and Heather Callaway.

Frequent publication venues where Erica has contributed multiple articles are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information), Cell Reports, Nature Communications, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

In addition to articles and papers, Erica Ollmann Saphire has contributed to book publications. One such book is titled Research Funding for Women's Health: A Modeling Study of Societal Impact: Findings for Lung Cancer, published by RAND Corporation eBooks in 2022.

Erica has received recognition for their contributions to science, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Tracking Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike: Evidence that D614G Increases Infectivity of the COVID-19 Virus.

    Bette Korber;Will M. Fischer;Sandrasegaram Gnanakaran;Hyejin Yoon

  • Immunological memory to SARS-CoV-2 assessed for up to 8 months after infection.

    Jennifer M. Dan;Jennifer M. Dan;Jose Mateus;Yu Kato;Kathryn M. Hastie

  • Antigen-Specific Adaptive Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in Acute COVID-19 and Associations with Age and Disease Severity.

    Carolyn Rydyznski Moderbacher;Sydney I. Ramirez;Sydney I. Ramirez;Jennifer M. Dan;Jennifer M. Dan;Alba Grifoni

  • Crystal structure of a neutralizing human IGG against HIV-1: a template for vaccine design.

    Erica Ollmann Saphire;Paul W. H. I. Parren;Ralph Pantophlet;Michael B. Zwick

  • Broadly neutralizing antibodies targeted to the membrane-proximal external region of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 glycoprotein gp41.

    Michael B. Zwick;Aran F. Labrijn;Meng Wang;Catherine Spenlehauer

  • Structure of the Ebola virus glycoprotein bound to an antibody from a human survivor

    Jeffrey E. Lee;Marnie L. Fusco;Ann J. Hessell;Wendelien B. Oswald

  • The Broadly Neutralizing Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Antibody 2G12 Recognizes a Cluster of α1→2 Mannose Residues on the Outer Face of gp120

    Christopher N. Scanlan;Ralph Pantophlet;Mark R. Wormald;Erica Ollmann Saphire

  • Complement is activated by IgG hexamers assembled at the cell surface.

    Christoph A. Diebolder;Christoph A. Diebolder;Frank J. Beurskens;Rob N. de Jong;Roman I. Koning

  • Ebola Virus VP35 Protein Binds Double-Stranded RNA and Inhibits Alpha/Beta Interferon Production Induced by RIG-I Signaling

    Washington B. Cárdenas;Yueh Ming Loo;Michael Gale;Amy L. Hartman

  • GP120: Biologic Aspects of Structural Features

    Pascal Poignard;Erica Ollmann Saphire;Paul Whi Parren;Dennis R. Burton

  • Ebolavirus glycoprotein structure and mechanism of entry

    Jeffrey E Lee;Erica Ollmann Saphire

  • Fine Mapping of the Interaction of Neutralizing and Nonneutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies with the CD4 Binding Site of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 gp120

    Ralph Pantophlet;Erica Ollmann Saphire;Pascal Poignard;Paul W. H. I. Parren

  • Contrasting IgG structures reveal extreme asymmetry and flexibility.

    Erica Ollmann Saphire;Robyn L. Stanfield;M.D. Max Crispin;M.D. Max Crispin;Paul W.H.I. Parren

  • Defining variant-resistant epitopes targeted by SARS-CoV-2 antibodies: A global consortium study.

    Kathryn M. Hastie;Haoyang Li;Daniel Bedinger;Sharon L. Schendel

  • Structure of the Lassa virus nucleoprotein reveals a dsRNA-specific 3' to 5' exonuclease activity essential for immune suppression.

    Kathryn M. Hastie;Christopher R. Kimberlin;Michelle A. Zandonatti;Ian J. MacRae

  • Structural basis for antibody-mediated neutralization of Lassa virus

    Kathryn M. Hastie;Michelle A. Zandonatti;Lara M. Kleinfelter;Megan L. Heinrich

  • Lassa Fever in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone

    Jeffrey G. Shaffer;Donald S. Grant;John S. Schieffelin;Matt L. Boisen

  • Structural rearrangement of ebola virus VP40 begets multiple functions in the virus life cycle

    Zachary A. Bornholdt;Takeshi Noda;Dafna M. Abelson;Peter Halfmann

  • Isolation of potent neutralizing antibodies from a survivor of the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak

    Zachary A. Bornholdt;Hannah L. Turner;Charles D. Murin;Wen Li

  • A Role for Fc Function in Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibody-Mediated Protection against Ebola Virus.

    Bronwyn M. Gunn;Wen Han Yu;Marcus M. Karim;Jennifer M. Brannan

Frequent Co-Authors

Kristian G. Andersen
Kristian G. Andersen Scripps Research Institute
Dennis R. Burton
Dennis R. Burton Scripps Research Institute
James E. Crowe
James E. Crowe Vanderbilt University Medical Center
John M. Dye
John M. Dye United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Alexander Bukreyev
Alexander Bukreyev The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Kartik Chandran
Kartik Chandran Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Robert F. Garry
Robert F. Garry Tulane University
Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Yoshihiro Kawaoka University of Tokyo
Andrew B. Ward
Andrew B. Ward Scripps Research Institute
Ian A. Wilson
Ian A. Wilson Scripps Research Institute

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