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Harvey Rubin is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and has made significant contributions to multiple fields, including Medicine, Mathematics, and Engineering. Their research primarily spans key areas such as Modeling and Simulation, Sociology and Political Science, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their work covers a range of main topics, notably:

  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies

Harvey Rubin has published research in a variety of respected venues, with frequent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE
  • International Journal of Refrigeration
  • Vaccine
  • Current Science

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Rubin include:

  • "Countering the potential re-emergence of a deadly infectious disease-Information warfare, identifying strategic threats, launching countermeasures," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Fault detection for vaccine refrigeration via convolutional neural networks trained on simulated datasets," 2022, International Journal of Refrigeration
  • "COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring in low and middle income countries - Time for a bold new approach," 2022, Vaccine
  • "Excess power at cellphone towers to sustain cold chain for COVID-19 and other vaccines in off-the-grid rural areas in India," 2022, Current Science
  • "Tracing and testing multiple generations of contacts to COVID-19 cases: cost-benefit tradeoffs," 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their frequent collaborators include Saswati Sarkar, Shirin Saeedi Bidokhti, Rex N. Ali, Jungyeol Kim, and Xingran Chen. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary efforts primarily related to epidemiological modeling and public health threats.

Best Publications

  • Characterization of nucleotide pools as a function of physiological state in Escherichia coli.

    Michael H. Buckstein;Jian He;Harvey Rubin

  • The role of RelMtb-mediated adaptation to stationary phase in long-term persistence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mice.

    John L. Dahl;Carl N. Kraus;Helena I. M. Boshoff;Bernard Doan

  • The Stringent Response of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is Required for Long-Term Survival

    Todd P. Primm;Susan J. Andersen;Valerie Mizrahi;David Avarbock

  • Reduction of Clofazimine by Mycobacterial Type 2 NADH:Quinone Oxidoreductase A PATHWAY FOR THE GENERATION OF BACTERICIDAL LEVELS OF REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES

    Takahiro Yano;Sacha Kassovska-Bratinova;J. Shin Teh;Jeffrey Winkler

  • Inhibitors of type II NADH:menaquinone oxidoreductase represent a class of antitubercular drugs.

    Edward A. Weinstein;Takahiro Yano;Lin-Sheng Li;David Avarbock

  • Crystal structure of an uncleaved serpin reveals the conformation of an inhibitory reactive loop

    Anzhi Wei;Harvey Rubin;Barry S. Cooperman;David W. Christianson

  • Cloning, expression, purification, and biological activity of recombinant native and variant human alpha 1-antichymotrypsins.

    H. Rubin;Zhi Mei Wang;E. B. Nickbarg;S. Mclarney

  • Characterization of the cydAB-encoded cytochrome bd oxidase from Mycobacterium smegmatis.

    Bavesh D. Kana;Edward A. Weinstein;David Avarbock;Stephanie S. Dawes

  • High-confidence medical device software and systems

    I. Lee;G.J. Pappas;R. Cleaveland;J. Hatcliff

  • Steady-state Kinetics and Inhibitory Action of Antitubercular Phenothiazines on Mycobacterium tuberculosis Type-II NADH-Menaquinone Oxidoreductase (NDH-2)

    Takahiro Yano;Lin-Sheng Li;Edward Weinstein;Jiah-Shin Teh

  • Characterization of mRNA interferases from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Ling Zhu;Yonglong Zhang;Jiah Shin Teh;Junjie Zhang

  • Reaction of human skin chymotrypsin-like proteinase chymase with plasma proteinase inhibitors.

    N M Schechter;J L Sprows;O L Schoenberger;G S Lazarus

  • Function of the Cytochrome bc1-aa3 Branch of the Respiratory Network in Mycobacteria and Network Adaptation Occurring in Response to Its Disruption

    Limenako Matsoso;Bavesh D Kana;Paul Crellin;David John Lea-Smith

  • Differential regulation of opposing RelMtb activities by the aminoacylation state of a tRNA.ribosome.mRNA.RelMtb complex.

    David Avarbock;and Andrew Avarbock;Harvey Rubin

  • Cloning and characterization of a bifunctional RelA/SpoT homologue from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    David Avarbock;Jerome Salem;Lin-sheng Li;Zhi-mei Wang

  • Functional regulation of the opposing (p)ppGpp synthetase/hydrolase activities of RelMtb from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Andrew Avarbock;David Avarbock;Jiah-Shin Teh;Michael Buckstein

  • Inhibiting the stringent response blocks Mycobacterium tuberculosis entry into quiescence and reduces persistence

    Noton K. Dutta;Lee G. Klinkenberg;Maria Jesus Vazquez;Delfina Segura-Carro

  • Discovery of Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine Ethers and Squaramides as Selective and Potent Inhibitors of Mycobacterial Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) Synthesis.

    Subramanyam J. Tantry;Shankar D. Markad;Vikas Shinde;Jyothi Bhat

  • Distortion of the Active Site of Chymotrypsin Complexed with a Serpin

    Michael I. Plotnick;Leland Mayne;Norman M. Schechter;Harvey Rubin

  • Stochastic Modeling and Control of Biological Systems: The Lactose Regulation System of Escherichia Coli

    A.A. Julius;A. Halasz;M.S. Sakar;H. Rubin

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry S. Cooperman
Barry S. Cooperman University of Pennsylvania
Norman M. Schechter
Norman M. Schechter University of Pennsylvania
Petros C. Karakousis
Petros C. Karakousis Johns Hopkins University
Valerie Mizrahi
Valerie Mizrahi University of Cape Town
David W. Christianson
David W. Christianson University of Pennsylvania
Vijay Kumar
Vijay Kumar University of Pennsylvania
Calin Belta
Calin Belta Boston University
George J. Pappas
George J. Pappas University of Pennsylvania
Marcin Imielinski
Marcin Imielinski Cornell University
Jonathan Schug
Jonathan Schug University of Pennsylvania

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