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Overview

George Kassiotis is affiliated with The Francis Crick Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Animal Science and Zoology. This multidisciplinary expertise reflects in their extensive work on viral infections, immune responses, and cancer biology.

The main topics of George Kassiotis's research include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

They have contributed to several recent scientific publications, notable among them are:

  • Preexisting and de novo humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in humans, 2020, Science
  • Neutralising antibody activity against SARS-CoV-2 VOCs B.1.617.2 and B.1.351 by BNT162b2 vaccination, 2021, The Lancet
  • Z-nucleic-acid sensing triggers ZBP1-dependent necroptosis and inflammation, 2020, Nature
  • Pandemic peak SARS-CoV-2 infection and seroconversion rates in London frontline health-care workers, 2020, The Lancet
  • Determinants of anti-PD-1 response and resistance in clear cell renal cell carcinoma, 2021, Cancer Cell

Frequent collaborators in their research include Charles Swanton, Sonia Gandhi, Mary Wu, Ruth Harvey, and Rupert Beale.

George Kassiotis's works have been published extensively in several scientific venues. Their frequent publication platforms include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Lancet
  • Cancer Cell
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Clinical Infection in Practice

Best Publications

  • Onset and Progression in Inherited ALS Determined by Motor Neurons and Microglia

    Séverine Boillée;Koji Yamanaka;Christian S. Lobsiger;Neal G. Copeland

  • Preexisting and de novo humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in humans

    Kevin W. Ng;Nikhil Faulkner;Georgina H. Cornish;Annachiara Rosa

  • Neutralising antibody activity against SARS-CoV-2 VOCs B.1.617.2 and B.1.351 by BNT162b2 vaccination.

    Emma C Wall;Emma C Wall;Emma C Wall;Mary Wu;Ruth Harvey;Gavin Kelly

  • Uncoupling the Proinflammatory from the Immunosuppressive Properties of Tumor Necrosis Factor (Tnf) at the P55 TNF Receptor Level Implications for Pathogenesis and Therapy of Autoimmune Demyelination

    George Kassiotis;George Kollias

  • Z-nucleic-acid sensing triggers ZBP1-dependent necroptosis and inflammation.

    Huipeng Jiao;Laurens Wachsmuth;Snehlata Kumari;Robin Schwarzer

  • On the role of tumor necrosis factor and receptors in models of multiorgan failure, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease.

    George Kollias;Eleni Douni;George Kassiotis;Dimitris Kontoyiannis

  • Oligodendrocyte Apoptosis and Primary Demyelination Induced by Local TNF/p55TNF Receptor Signaling in the Central Nervous System of Transgenic Mice: Models for Multiple Sclerosis with Primary Oligodendrogliopathy

    Katerina Akassoglou;Jan Bauer;George Kassiotis;Manolis Pasparakis

  • Immune responses to endogenous retroelements: taking the bad with the good

    George Kassiotis;Jonathan P. Stoye

  • Antibodies against endogenous retroviruses promote lung cancer immunotherapy

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  • The function of tumour necrosis factor and receptors in models of multi-organ inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease.

    George Kollias;Eleni Douni;George Kassiotis;Dimitris Kontoyiannis

  • Impairment of immunological memory in the absence of MHC despite survival of memory T cells.

    George Kassiotis;Sylvie Garcia;Sylvie Garcia;Elizabeth Simpson;Brigitta Stockinger

  • Resurrection of endogenous retroviruses in antibody-deficient mice

    George R. Young;Urszula Eksmond;Rosalba Salcedo;Rosalba Salcedo;Lena Alexopoulou

  • T cell regulation as a side effect of homeostasis and competition.

    Thomas Barthlott;George Kassiotis;Brigitta Stockinger

  • Involvement of Avidity for Major Histocompatibility Complex in Homeostasis of Naive and Memory T Cells

    George Kassiotis;Rose Zamoyska;Brigitta Stockinger

  • Determinants of anti-PD-1 response and resistance in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

    Lewis Au;Lewis Au;Emine Hatipoglu;Emine Hatipoglu;Marc Robert de Massy;Kevin Litchfield

  • Endogenous retroviruses and the development of cancer.

    George Kassiotis

  • Pandemic peak SARS-CoV-2 infection and seroconversion rates in London frontline health-care workers.

    Catherine F Houlihan;Nina Vora;Thomas Byrne;Dan Lewer

  • Regulatory T Cells Restrain Interleukin-2- and Blimp-1-Dependent Acquisition of Cytotoxic Function by CD4+ T Cells.

    Anna Śledzińska;Maria Vila de Mucha;Katharina Bergerhoff;Alastair Hotblack

  • TNF-α transgenic and knockout models of CNS inflammation and degeneration

    L Probert;K Akassoglou;G Kassiotis;M Pasparakis

  • Apoptosis of oligodendrocytes via Fas and TNF-R1 is a key event in the induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

    Nadine Hövelmeyer;Zhenyue Hao;Ksanthi Kranidioti;George Kassiotis

  • Pre-existing and de novo humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in humans

    Kevin Ng;Nikhil Faulkner;Georgina Cornish;Annachiara Rosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles Swanton
Charles Swanton The Francis Crick Institute
Jonathan P. Stoye
Jonathan P. Stoye The Francis Crick Institute
George Kollias
George Kollias National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Peter Cherepanov
Peter Cherepanov The Francis Crick Institute
Michael Howell
Michael Howell The Francis Crick Institute
Brigitta Stockinger
Brigitta Stockinger The Francis Crick Institute
Robert J. Wilkinson
Robert J. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Lesley Probert
Lesley Probert Institut Pasteur
Katerina Akassoglou
Katerina Akassoglou University of California, San Francisco
Mike Hubank
Mike Hubank Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

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