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Herman F. Staats

Herman F. Staats

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Immunology

D-Index
47
Citations
9122
World Ranking
4511
National Ranking
2039

Overview

Herman F. Staats is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Epidemiology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, and Emergency Medical Services.

The scientist's research topics focus on areas such as Influenza Virus Research Studies, Mast cells and histamine, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Respiratory viral infections research, Pediatric health and respiratory diseases, Virology and Viral Diseases, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Recent publications by Herman F. Staats include the following:

  • Cas13d knockdown of lung protease Ctsl prevents and treats SARS-CoV-2 infection, 2022, Nature Chemical Biology
  • Fecal IgA, Antigen Absorption, and Gut Microbiome Composition Are Associated With Food Antigen Sensitization in Genetically Susceptible Mice, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Novel mucosal adjuvant, mastoparan-7, improves cocaine vaccine efficacy, 2020, npj Vaccines
  • Nasal Immunization With Small Molecule Mast Cell Activators Enhance Immunity to Co-Administered Subunit Immunogens, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Highly-loaded protein nanocarriers prepared by Flash NanoPrecipitation with hydrophobic ion pairing, 2021, International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Herman F. Staats frequently publishes in venues such as UNC Libraries, Frontiers in Immunology, npj Vaccines, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, and Journal of Visualized Experiments.

  • UNC Libraries
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • npj Vaccines
  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments

Collaborations have been established with co-authors including Brandi T. Johnson-Weaver, Soman N. Abraham, Ted M. Ross, A. Wesley Burks, and Hae Woong Choi.

  • Brandi T. Johnson-Weaver
  • Soman N. Abraham
  • Ted M. Ross
  • A. Wesley Burks
  • Hae Woong Choi

Best Publications

  • Cardiolipin Polyspecific Autoreactivity in Two Broadly Neutralizing HIV-1 Antibodies

    Barton F. Haynes;Judith Fleming;E. William St. Clair;Herman Katinger

  • Helper T cell subsets for immunoglobulin A responses: oral immunization with tetanus toxoid and cholera toxin as adjuvant selectively induces Th2 cells in mucosa associated tissues.

    J Xu-Amano;H Kiyono;R J Jackson;H F Staats

  • Mucosal adjuvant effect of cholera toxin in mice results from induction of T helper 2 (Th2) cells and IL-4.

    M Marinaro;H F Staats;T Hiroi;R J Jackson

  • Mast cell-derived tumor necrosis factor induces hypertrophy of draining lymph nodes during infection.

    James B McLachlan;Justin P Hart;Salvatore V Pizzo;Christopher P Shelburne

  • Regulation of mucosal and systemic antibody responses by T helper cell subsets, macrophages, and derived cytokines following oral immunization with live recombinant Salmonella.

    J L VanCott;H F Staats;D W Pascual;M Roberts

  • Mucosal immunity to infection with implications for vaccine development

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  • Mast cell activators: a new class of highly effective vaccine adjuvants

    James B McLachlan;Christopher P Shelburne;Justin P Hart;Salvatore V Pizzo

  • Mast cell–derived particles deliver peripheral signals to remote lymph nodes

    Christian A. Kunder;Ashley L. St. John;Guojie Li;Kam W. Leong

  • Mucosal immunity to HIV-1: systemic and vaginal antibody responses after intranasal immunization with the HIV-1 C4/V3 peptide T1SP10 MN(A).

    H F Staats;W G Nichols;T J Palker

  • Altered immune responses in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.

    D.T. Laskowitz;D.M. Lee;D. Schmechel;H.F. Staats

  • IL-1 Is an Effective Adjuvant for Mucosal and Systemic Immune Responses When Coadministered with Protein Immunogens

    Herman F. Staats;Francis A. Ennis

  • Helper Th1 and Th2 cell responses following mucosal or systemic immunization with cholera toxin.

    Jiangchun Xu-Amano;Raymond J. Jackson;Kohtaro Fujihashi;Hiroshi Kiyono

  • Intranasal immunization is superior to vaginal, gastric, or rectal immunization for the induction of systemic and mucosal anti-HIV antibody responses

    Herman F. Staats;Sean P. Montgomery;Thomas J. Palker

  • Mast Cells Augment Adaptive Immunity by Orchestrating Dendritic Cell Trafficking through Infected Tissues

    Christopher P. Shelburne;Hideki Nakano;Ashley L. St. John;Cheryl Chan

  • Mucosal and systemic adjuvant activity of alphavirus replicon particles

    Joseph M. Thompson;Alan C. Whitmore;Jennifer L. Konopka;Martha L. Collier

  • Human nasopharyngeal-associated lymphoreticular tissues. Functional analysis of subepithelial and intraepithelial B and T cells from adenoids and tonsils.

    Prosper N. Boyaka;Peter F. Wright;Mariarosaria Marinaro;Hiroshi Kiyono;Hiroshi Kiyono

  • Intranasal Immunization with CTL Epitope Peptides from HIV-1 or Ovalbumin and the Mucosal Adjuvant Cholera Toxin Induces Peptide-Specific CTLs and Protection Against Tumor Development in Vivo

    Angel Porgador;Herman F. Staats;Brenda Faiola;Eli Gilboa

  • Cytokine requirements for induction of systemic and mucosal CTL after nasal immunization.

    Herman F. Staats;Curtis P. Bradney;William M. Gwinn;Shawn S. Jackson

  • Intranasal mRNA nanoparticle vaccination induces prophylactic and therapeutic anti-tumor immunity

    Kyle K. L. Phua;Herman F. Staats;Kam W. Leong;Smita K. Nair

  • Novel dry powder preparations of whole inactivated influenza virus for nasal vaccination

    Robert J. Garmise;Herman F. Staats;Anthony J. Hickey

  • Cytokine expression in vivo during murine herpetic stromal keratitis. Effect of protective antibody therapy.

    H F Staats;R N Lausch

Frequent Co-Authors

Soman N. Abraham
Soman N. Abraham Duke University
Hiroshi Kiyono
Hiroshi Kiyono University of Tokyo
Barton F. Haynes
Barton F. Haynes Duke University
Jerry R. McGhee
Jerry R. McGhee University of Alabama at Birmingham
Gregory D. Sempowski
Gregory D. Sempowski Duke University
David W. Pascual
David W. Pascual University of Florida
Kohtaro Fujihashi
Kohtaro Fujihashi University of Alabama at Birmingham
David C. Montefiori
David C. Montefiori Duke University
Hua-Xin Liao
Hua-Xin Liao Duke University
Kam W. Leong
Kam W. Leong Columbia University

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