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Francois Villinger is affiliated with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the United States. Their research spans significant areas within medicine and immunology, with a primary focus on infectious diseases, immunology, and virology. Villinger's work extensively explores immune cell function, immune responses, and infectious disease mechanisms.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Within these fields, Villinger's subfields of expertise concentrate on:

  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Virology
  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Biology

Their work covers multiple key topics, including:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Villinger has contributed to research published in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • JCI Insight
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • The Journal of Immunology

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Kenneth A. Rogers
  • Lisa Shirreff
  • Bali Pulendran
  • Prabhu S. Arunachalam
  • Mariluz Araínga

Recent research publications associated with Villinger include:

  • Adjuvanting a subunit COVID-19 vaccine to induce protective immunity, 2021, Nature
  • Elicitation of broadly protective sarbecovirus immunity by receptor-binding domain nanoparticle vaccines, 2021, Cell
  • 3M-052, a synthetic TLR-7/8 agonist, induces durable HIV-1 envelope-specific plasma cells and humoral immunity in nonhuman primates, 2020, Science Immunology
  • Species-agnostic polymeric formulations for inhalable messenger RNA delivery to the lung, 2022, Nature Materials
  • Intranasal vaccination with lipid-conjugated immunogens promotes antigen transmucosal uptake to drive mucosal and systemic immunity, 2022, Science Translational Medicine

Best Publications

  • Control of a mucosal challenge and prevention of AIDS by a multiprotein DNA/MVA vaccine.

    Rama Rao Amara;Francois Villinger;John D. Altman;Shari L. Lydy

  • Programming the magnitude and persistence of antibody responses with innate immunity.

    Sudhir Pai Kasturi;Ioanna Skountzou;Randy A. Albrecht;Dimitrios Koutsonanos

  • Markedly elevated levels of interferon (IFN)-γ, IFN-α, interleukin (IL)-2, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor-α associated with fatal Ebola virus infection

    Francois Villinger;Pierre E. Rollin;Sukhdev S. Brar;Nathaniel F. Chikkala

  • Late Complications of Immune Deviation Therapy in a Nonhuman Primate

    Claude P. Genain;Kristina Abel;Nicole Belmar;François Villinger

  • Adjuvanting a subunit COVID-19 vaccine to induce protective immunity.

    Prabhu S. Arunachalam;Alexandra C. Walls;Nadia Golden;Caroline Atyeo

  • Ancient co-speciation of simian foamy viruses and primates.

    William M. Switzer;Marco Salemi;Vedapuri Shanmugam;Feng Gao

  • IL-15 induces CD4+ effector memory T cell production and tissue emigration in nonhuman primates

    Louis J. Picker;Edward F. Reed-Inderbitzin;Shoko I. Hagen;John B. Edgar

  • Inhibition of HIV-1 infectivity by zinc-ejecting aromatic C -nitroso compounds

    William G. Rice;Catherine A. Schaeffer;Brad Harten;Francois Villinger

  • Dengue Virus Infection Induces Expansion of a CD14+CD16+ Monocyte Population that Stimulates Plasmablast Differentiation

    Marcin Kwissa;Helder I. Nakaya;Helder I. Nakaya;Nattawat Onlamoon;Jens Wrammert;Jens Wrammert

  • Sustained virologic control in SIV+ macaques after antiretroviral and α4β7 antibody therapy

    Siddappa N. Byrareddy;James Arthos;Claudia Cicala;Francois Villinger

  • Critical Role for Env as well as Gag-Pol in Control of a Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus 89.6P Challenge by a DNA Prime/Recombinant Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Vaccine

    Rama Rao Amara;James M. Smith;James M. Smith;Silvija I. Staprans;David C. Montefiori

  • Comparative sequence analysis of cytokine genes from human and nonhuman primates.

    F Villinger;S S Brar;A Mayne;N Chikkala

  • Spatial Alterations between CD4+ T Follicular Helper, B, and CD8+ T Cells during Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: T/B Cell Homeostasis, Activation, and Potential Mechanism for Viral Escape

    Jung Joo Hong;Praveen K Amancha;Kenneth Rogers;Aftab A Ansari

  • Visualization of early events in mRNA vaccine delivery in non-human primates via PET–CT and near-infrared imaging

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  • Different Patterns of Immune Responses but Similar Control of a Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus 89.6P Mucosal Challenge by Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara (MVA) and DNA/MVA Vaccines

    Rama Rao Amara;Francois Villinger;Silvija I. Staprans;Silvija I. Staprans;John D. Altman

  • Costimulation Blockade Alters Germinal Center Responses and Prevents Antibody‐Mediated Rejection

    Eugenia J Kim;Jean Kwun;Adriana C Gibby;Jung Joo Hong;Jung Joo Hong

  • Dengue virus–induced hemorrhage in a nonhuman primate model

    Nattawat Onlamoon;Sansanee Noisakran;Sansanee Noisakran;Hui Mien Hsiao;Alexander Duncan

  • Whole-body immunoPET reveals active SIV dynamics in viremic and antiretroviral therapy–treated macaques

    Philip J. Santangelo;Kenneth A. Rogers;Chiara Zurla;Emeline L. Blanchard

  • Elevated Expression Levels of Inhibitory Receptor Programmed Death 1 on Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Specific CD8 T Cells during Chronic Infection but Not after Vaccination

    Vijayakumar Velu;Sunil Kannanganat;Chris Ibegbu;Lakshmi Chennareddi

  • Interleukin-15 Increases Effector Memory CD8+ T Cells and NK Cells in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Macaques

    Yvonne M. Mueller;Constantinos Petrovas;Paul M. Bojczuk;Ioannis D. Dimitriou

  • Sterile protection of monkeys against malaria after administration of interleukin-12.

    S.L. Hoffman;J.M. Crutcher;S.K. Puri;A.A. Ansari

  • Elicitation of broadly protective sarbecovirus immunity by receptor-binding domain nanoparticle vaccines.

    Alexandra C. Walls;Marcos C. Miranda;Alexandra Schäfer;Minh N. Pham

  • Control of a mucosal challenge and prevention of AIDS by a multiprotein DNA/MVA vaccine

    Rama Rao Amara;Francois Villinger;John D Altman;Shari L Lydy;Shari L Lydy

Frequent Co-Authors

Aftab A. Ansari
Aftab A. Ansari University of California, Davis
Rama Rao Amara
Rama Rao Amara Emory University
David C. Montefiori
David C. Montefiori Duke University
Ruth M. Ruprecht
Ruth M. Ruprecht Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Harold M. McClure
Harold M. McClure Emory University
Guido Silvestri
Guido Silvestri Emory University
Jonathan D. Powell
Jonathan D. Powell Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Bernard Moss
Bernard Moss National Institutes of Health
Harriet L. Robinson
Harriet L. Robinson Emory University
Guey Chuen Perng
Guey Chuen Perng National Cheng Kung University

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