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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
  • 1992 - AAI Distinguished Service Award, American Association of Immunologists For service as Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Immunology, 1987-1992
  • 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

Ethan M. Shevach is affiliated with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, with a focus on subfields including Immunology, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Genetics.

The primary topics in Ethan M. Shevach's work include:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Diabetes and associated disorders

The scientist has a substantial publication record, contributing extensively to various scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Journal of Autoimmunity
  • eLife
  • Cancer Research

Among recent papers, notable examples are:

  • IL-35 promotes CD4+Foxp3+ Tregs and inhibits atherosclerosis via maintaining CCR5-amplified Treg-suppressive mechanisms (2021, JCI Insight)
  • Salt Sensing by Serum/Glucocorticoid-Regulated Kinase 1 Promotes Th17-like Inflammatory Adaptation of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells (2020, Cell Reports)
  • Regulatory T cells: Master thieves of the immune system (2020, Cellular Immunology)
  • Control of regulatory T cell homeostasis (2020, Current Opinion in Immunology)
  • Control of Memory Phenotype T Lymphocyte Homeostasis: Role of Costimulation (2022, The Journal of Immunology)

Ethan M. Shevach has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Abir K. Panda
  • Angela M. Thornton
  • Maja Buszko
  • Jonathan M. Hernandez
  • David H. Margulies

The scientist has been recognized with several awards across their career. These include:

  • Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI), 2019
  • AAI Distinguished Service Award, American Association of Immunologists, 1992, for service as Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Immunology, 1987-1992
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • CD4+CD25+ Immunoregulatory T Cells Suppress Polyclonal T Cell Activation In Vitro by Inhibiting Interleukin 2 Production

    Angela M. Thornton;Ethan M. Shevach

  • CD4+CD25+ suppressor T cells: more questions than answers

    Ethan M. Shevach

  • Mechanisms of foxp3+ T regulatory cell-mediated suppression.

    Ethan M. Shevach

  • CD4 + CD25 + regulatory T cells control Leishmania major persistence and immunity

    Yasmine Belkaid;Yasmine Belkaid;Ciriaco A. Piccirillo;Susana Mendez;Ethan M. Shevach

  • Suppressor Effector Function of CD4+CD25+ Immunoregulatory T Cells Is Antigen Nonspecific

    Angela M. Thornton;Ethan M. Shevach

  • Regulatory T cells in autoimmmunity

    Ethan M. Shevach

  • CD4+CD25+ Immunoregulatory T Cells: Gene Expression Analysis Reveals a Functional Role for the Glucocorticoid-Induced TNF Receptor

    Rebecca S McHugh;Matthew J Whitters;Ciriaco A Piccirillo;Deborah A Young

  • Interleukin-2 Signaling via STAT5 Constrains T Helper 17 Cell Generation

    Arian Laurence;Cristina M. Tato;Todd S. Davidson;Yuka Kanno

  • Generation of pathogenic T H 17 cells in the absence of TGF-β signalling

    Kamran Ghoreschi;Arian Laurence;Xiang-Ping Yang;Cristina M Tato

  • Expression of Helios, an Ikaros Transcription Factor Family Member, Differentiates Thymic-Derived from Peripherally Induced Foxp3+ T Regulatory Cells

    Angela M. Thornton;Patricia E. Korty;Dat Q. Tran;Elizabeth A. Wohlfert

  • FUNCTION OF MACROPHAGES IN ANTIGEN RECOGNITION BY GUINEA PIG T LYMPHOCYTES : I. REQUIREMENT FOR HISTOCOMPATIBLE MACROPHAGES AND LYMPHOCYTES

    Alan S. Rosenthal;Ethan M. Shevach

  • CD4+CD25+ T Cells Inhibit Both the Induction and Effector Function of Autoreactive T Cells and Represent a Unique Lineage of Immunoregulatory Cells

    Elisabeth Suri-Payer;Anna Z. Amar;Angela M. Thornton;Ethan M. Shevach

  • TNF downmodulates the function of human CD4+CD25hi T-regulatory cells.

    Xavier Valencia;Geoffrey Stephens;Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky;Mildred Wilson

  • Cutting edge: control of CD8+ T cell activation by CD4+CD25+ immunoregulatory cells.

    Ciriaco A. Piccirillo;Ethan M. Shevach

  • Induction of FOXP3 expression in naive human CD4+FOXP3− T cells by T-cell receptor stimulation is transforming growth factor-β–dependent but does not confer a regulatory phenotype

    Dat Q. Tran;Heather Ramsey;Ethan M. Shevach

  • Immunologic functions of Ia-bearing epidermal Langerhans cells

    Georg Stingl;Stephen I. Katz;Loran Clement;Ira Green

  • Control of T-cell activation by CD4+ CD25+ suppressor T cells.

    Ethan M. Shevach;Rebecca S. McHugh;Ciriaco A. Piccirillo;Angela M. Thornton

  • Characterization of bullous pemphigoid antigen: A unique basement membrane protein of stratified squamous epithelia

    John R. Stanley;Pamela Hawley-Nelson;Stuart H. Yuspa;Ethan M. Shevach

  • FUNCTION OF MACROPHAGES IN ANTIGEN RECOGNITION BY GUINEA PIG T LYMPHOCYTES II. ROLE OF THE MACROPHAGE IN THE REGULATION OF GENETIC CONTROL OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE

    Ethan M. Shevach;Alan S. Rosenthal

  • CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells Can Mediate Suppressor Function in the Absence of Transforming Growth Factor β1 Production and Responsiveness

    Ciriaco A. Piccirillo;John J. Letterio;Angela M. Thornton;Rebecca S. McHugh

Frequent Co-Authors

Ira Green
Ira Green National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Thomas R. Malek
Thomas R. Malek University of Miami
John E. Coligan
John E. Coligan National Institutes of Health
Ciriaco A. Piccirillo
Ciriaco A. Piccirillo McGill University Health Centre
Georg Stingl
Georg Stingl Medical University of Vienna
Ronald N. Germain
Ronald N. Germain National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
David H. Margulies
David H. Margulies National Institutes of Health
David W. P. Thomas
David W. P. Thomas University of Nottingham
Alan S. Rosenthal
Alan S. Rosenthal National Institutes of Health
Michael M. Frank
Michael M. Frank Duke University

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