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Overview

Harinder Singh is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research spans several fields primarily within immunology, molecular biology, and medicine, with a strong focus on the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying immune responses.

The main fields of study in Singh's work include:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these areas, the scientist has contributed extensively to the subfields of:

  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Surgery

Singh's research topics reflect significant engagement with immune cell biology, molecular mechanisms, and innovative therapeutic approaches. The main topics of their work include:

  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Their recent publications demonstrate involvement in cutting-edge immunology and cell biology research. Notable papers include:

  • "An immunophenotype-coupled transcriptomic atlas of human hematopoietic progenitors" (2024, Nature Immunology)
  • "Nonpeptidergic neurons suppress mast cells via glutamate to maintain skin homeostasis" (2021, Cell)
  • "Coupled analysis of transcriptome and BCR mutations reveals role of OXPHOS in affinity maturation" (2021, Nature Immunology)
  • "IL-10-producing Tfh cells accumulate with age and link inflammation with age-related immune suppression" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "Competition for Active TGFβ Cytokine Allows for Selective Retention of Antigen-Specific Tissue- Resident Memory T Cells in the Epidermal Niche" (2020, Immunity)

Singh frequently publishes in prominent journals, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Immunology
  • Cell Reports
  • Nature Communications
  • The Journal of Immunology

The collaborative network of Singh includes several frequent co-authors, indicative of active engagement in multi-author research projects. These co-authors include:

  • Jishnu Das
  • Nathan Salomonis
  • Godhev K. Manakkat Vijay
  • Virendra K. Chaudhri
  • Nidhi Sahni

The work of Harinder Singh combines advanced transcriptomic techniques with immunological investigation to explore immune cell development, function, and therapy, contributing to knowledge in both fundamental and clinical aspects of immunology.

Best Publications

  • Simple Combinations of Lineage-Determining Transcription Factors Prime cis-Regulatory Elements Required for Macrophage and B Cell Identities

    Sven Heinz;Christopher Benner;Nathanael Spann;Eric Bertolino

  • Requirement of transcription factor PU.1 in the development of multiple hematopoietic lineages

    EW Scott;MC Simon;J Anastasi;H Singh

  • A nuclear factor that binds to a conserved sequence motif in transcriptional control elements of immunoglobulin genes.

    Harinder Singh;Ranjan Sen;David Baltimore;Phillip A. Sharp

  • Transcriptional repression mediated by repositioning of genes to the nuclear lamina

    K. L. Reddy;K. L. Reddy;J. M. Zullo;J. M. Zullo;E. Bertolino;H. Singh;H. Singh

  • Regulation of B lymphocyte and macrophage development by graded expression of PU.1

    Rodney P. DeKoter;Harinder Singh

  • Subnuclear compartmentalization of immunoglobulin loci during lymphocyte development.

    Steven T. Kosak;Jane A. Skok;Kay L. Medina;Roy Riblet

  • Molecular cloning of an enhancer binding protein:Isolation by screening of an expression library with a recognition site DNA

    Harinder Singh;Jonathan H. LeBowitz;Albert S. Baldwin;Phillip A. Sharp

  • Multilineage Transcriptional Priming and Determination of Alternate Hematopoietic Cell Fates

    Peter Laslo;Chauncey J. Spooner;Aryeh Warmflash;David W. Lancki

  • A lymphoid-specific protein binding to the octamer motif of immunoglobulin genes.

    Louis M. Staudt;Harinder Singh;Ranjan Sen;Thomas Wirth

  • Graded expression of interferon regulatory factor-4 coordinates isotype switching with plasma cell differentiation.

    Roger Sciammas;A. L. Shaffer;Jonathan H. Schatz;Hong Zhao

  • Pip, a novel IRF family member, is a lymphoid-specific, PU.1-dependent transcriptional activator.

    Charles F. Eisenbeis;Harinder Singh;Ursula Storb

  • Single-cell analysis of mixed-lineage states leading to a binary cell fate choice

    Andre Olsson;Meenakshi Venkatasubramanian;Viren K. Chaudhri;Bruce J. Aronow

  • IL-17C regulates the innate immune function of epithelial cells in an autocrine manner

    Vladimir Ramirez-Carrozzi;Arivazhagan Sambandam;Elizabeth Luis;Zhongua Lin

  • IFN Regulatory Factor-4 and -8 Govern Dendritic Cell Subset Development and Their Functional Diversity

    Tomohiko Tamura;Prafullakumar Tailor;Kunihiro Yamaoka;Hee Jeong Kong

  • Transcriptional Regulation of Germinal Center B and Plasma Cell Fates by Dynamical Control of IRF4

    Kyoko Ochiai;Mark Maienschein-Cline;Giorgia Simonetti;Jianjun Chen

  • DNA Sequence-Dependent Compartmentalization and Silencing of Chromatin at the Nuclear Lamina

    Joseph M. Zullo;Ignacio A. Demarco;Roger Piqué-Regi;Roger Piqué-Regi;Daniel J. Gaffney;Daniel J. Gaffney

  • Regulation of macrophage and neutrophil cell fates by the PU.1:C/EBPalpha ratio and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

    Richard Dahl;Jonathan C Walsh;Jonathan C Walsh;David Lancki;Peter Laslo

  • Compensatory dendritic cell development mediated by BATF–IRF interactions

    Roxane Tussiwand;Wan-Ling Lee;Theresa L. Murphy;Mona Mashayekhi

  • PU.1 regulates expression of the interleukin-7 receptor in lymphoid progenitors.

    Rodney P. DeKoter;Hyun-Jun Lee;Harinder Singh

  • Transcription factor IRF4 drives dendritic cells to promote Th2 differentiation.

    Jesse W. Williams;Melissa Y. Tjota;Bryan S. Clay;Bryan Vander Lugt

  • Interferon Regulatory Factor 4 (IRF4) Interacts with NFATc2 to Modulate Interleukin 4 Gene Expression

    Jyothi Rengarajan;Kerri A. Mowen;Kathryn D. McBride;Erica D. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

H. Leighton Grimes
H. Leighton Grimes Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
David Baltimore
David Baltimore California Institute of Technology
Bruce J. Aronow
Bruce J. Aronow Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ranjan Sen
Ranjan Sen National Institutes of Health
David A. Hildeman
David A. Hildeman Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Nathan Salomonis
Nathan Salomonis Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Francesco Colucci
Francesco Colucci University of Cambridge
M. Celeste Simon
M. Celeste Simon University of Pennsylvania
Rudolf Grosschedl
Rudolf Grosschedl Max Planck Society

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