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Francesca Levi-Schaffer

Francesca Levi-Schaffer

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Immunology
Israel
2026

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Immunology

D-Index
84
Citations
24512
World Ranking
1382
National Ranking
10

Medicine

D-Index
84
Citations
24574
World Ranking
15158
National Ranking
39

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Francesca Levi-Schaffer is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and medicine, with a particular emphasis on mast cells, allergic diseases, and respiratory conditions.

The scientist has an extensive publication record across prominent journals, including:

  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (12 publications)
  • Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (8 publications)
  • Allergy (7 publications)
  • Pharmacological Research (6 publications)
  • Clinical & Experimental Immunology (3 publications)

Their work spans several main fields of study, notably:

  • Medicine (107 publications)
  • Immunology and Microbiology (50 publications)

Within these fields, they specialize in subfields such as:

  • Immunology (49 publications)
  • Physiology (24 publications)
  • Immunology and Allergy (20 publications)
  • Infectious Diseases (15 publications)
  • Rheumatology (8 publications)

The primary topics covered in their research work include:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases (46 publications)
  • Mast cells and histamine (40 publications)
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (24 publications)
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction (18 publications)
  • Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research (14 publications)
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (12 publications)
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases (12 publications)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Mohamed H. Shamji (12 coauthored works)
  • Pier Giorgio Puzzovio (11 coauthored works)
  • Ilan Zaffran (11 coauthored works)
  • Ioana Agache (11 coauthored works)
  • Amy D. Klion (11 coauthored works)

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Francesca Levi-Schaffer are:

  • Selected recent advances in understanding the role of human mast cells in health and disease, 2022, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • A rational roadmap for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pharmacotherapeutic research and development: IUPHAR Review 29, 2020, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • AllergoOncology: ultra-low IgE, a potential novel biomarker in cancer-a Position Paper of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), 2020, Clinical and Translational Allergy
  • Allergic Rhinitis: Pathophysiology and Treatment Focusing on Mast Cells, 2022, Biomedicines
  • Mast cell silencing: A novel therapeutic approach for urticaria and other mast cell-mediated diseases, 2023, Allergy

They have been recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea since 2018.

Best Publications

  • Role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in apoptosis induction

    H U Simon;A Haj-Yehia;F Levi-Schaffer

  • The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2018: updates and expansion to encompass the new guide to IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY

    Simon D. Harding;Joanna L. Sharman;Elena Faccenda;Christopher Southan

  • The human mast cell

    Martin K. Church;Francesca Levi-Schaffer

  • Coculture of interleukin 3-dependent mouse mast cells with fibroblasts results in a phenotypic change of the mast cells.

    F Levi-Schaffer;K F Austen;P M Gravallese;R L Stevens

  • Microbe-host interplay in atopic dermatitis and psoriasis

    Nanna Fyhrquist;Nanna Fyhrquist;Gareth Muirhead;Stefanie Prast-Nielsen;Marine Jeanmougin

  • Food allergy as a risk factor for life-threatening asthma in childhood: a case-controlled study.

    Graham Roberts;Neeta Patel;Francesca Levi-Schaffer;Parviz Habibi

  • Intracellular delivery mediated by an ethosomal carrier

    E. Touitou;Biana Godin;N. Dayan;C. Weiss

  • Human mast cells stimulate fibroblast proliferation, collagen synthesis and lattice contraction: a direct role for mast cells in skin fibrosis.

    E. Garbuzenko;A. Nagler;D. Pickholtz;P. Gillery

  • Nerve growth factor displays stimulatory effects on human skin and lung fibroblasts, demonstrating a direct role for this factor in tissue repair.

    Alessandra Micera;Eliana Vigneti;Dalia Pickholtz;Reuven Reich

  • What is the physiological function of mast cells

    M. Maurer;T. Theoharides;R. D. Granstein;S. C. Bischoff

  • Mast cells in allergy and beyond.

    I Puxeddu;A.M Piliponsky;I Bachelet;F Levi-Schaffer

  • Human Eosinophils Regulate Human Lung- and Skin-Derived Fibroblast Properties in vitro: A Role for Transforming Growth Factor β (TGF-β)

    Francesca Levi-Schaffer;Ekaterina Garbuzenko;Ann Rubin;Reuven Reich

  • Eosinophils: ‘new’ roles for ‘old’ cells

    A. Munitz;F. Levi-Schaffer

  • Nerve growth factor is preformed in and activates human peripheral blood eosinophils

    Abraham Solomon;Luigi Aloe;Jacob Pe’er;Joseph Frucht-Pery

  • Mast cells and eosinophils: a novel link between inflammation and angiogenesis in allergic diseases.

    Ilaria Puxeddu;Domenico Ribatti;Enrico Crivellato;Francesca Levi-Schaffer

  • Cytokine generation by eosinophils

    Redwan Moqbel;Francesca Levi-Schaffer;A.Barry Kay

  • Fibroblasts maintain the phenotype and viability of the rat heparin-containing mast cell in vitro.

    F Levi-Schaffer;K F Austen;J P Caulfield;A Hein

  • Nerve growth factor and tissue repair remodeling: trkANGFR and p75NTR, two receptors one fate

    Alessandra Micera;Alessandro Lambiase;Barbara Stampachiacchiere;Stefano Bonini

  • Biologic activities of IL-1 and its role in human disease

    David M. Essayan;Charity C. Fox;Francesca Levi-Schaffer;Rafeul Alam

  • Mast cells and eosinophils: the two key effector cells in allergic inflammation

    Yael Minai-Fleminger;Francesca Levi-Schaffer

  • Tryptase activates the mitogen-activated protein kinase/activator protein-1 pathway in human peripheral blood eosinophils, causing cytokine production and release.

    Vladislav Temkin;Boris Kantor;Vivian Weg;Mor-Li Hartman

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Uwe Simon
Hans-Uwe Simon University of Bern
Richard L. Stevens
Richard L. Stevens Brigham and Women's Hospital
Arnon Nagler
Arnon Nagler Sheba Medical Center
Luigi Aloe
Luigi Aloe National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Sergio Bonini
Sergio Bonini National Research Council (CNR)
Lorenzo Moretta
Lorenzo Moretta Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Gerald J. Gleich
Gerald J. Gleich University of Utah
Redwan Moqbel
Redwan Moqbel University of Manitoba
Hannah J. Gould
Hannah J. Gould King's College London
Erika Jensen-Jarolim
Erika Jensen-Jarolim Medical University of Vienna

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