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Ian Frank is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with significant contributions in Infectious Diseases, Virology, Immunology, Epidemiology, and Emergency Medicine.

Their main research topics focus extensively on HIV and COVID-19, including areas such as HIV Research and Treatment, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, HIV-related health complications and treatments, and Immune Cell Function and Interaction.

Ian Frank's recent notable publications include:

  • mRNA vaccines induce durable immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern, 2021, Science
  • Cabotegravir for HIV Prevention in Cisgender Men and Transgender Women, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Two Randomized Trials of Neutralizing Antibodies to Prevent HIV-1 Acquisition, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Effect of Bamlanivimab vs Placebo on Incidence of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff of Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities, 2021, JAMA
  • Efficacy and Safety of Hydroxychloroquine vs Placebo for Pre-exposure SARS-CoV-2 Prophylaxis Among Health Care Workers, 2020, JAMA Internal Medicine

Ian Frank has frequently published in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Lancet HIV
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

The scientist has collaborated regularly with colleagues including:

  • Lawrence Corey
  • Georgia D. Tomaras
  • Lindsey R. Baden
  • M. Juliana McElrath
  • David C. Montefiori

Best Publications

  • Gene editing of CCR5 in autologous CD4 T cells of persons infected with HIV.

    Pablo Tebas;David Stein;Winson W. Tang;Ian Frank

  • Topographical Continuity of Bacterial Populations in the Healthy Human Respiratory Tract

    Emily S. Charlson;Kyle Bittinger;Andrew R. Haas;Ayannah S. Fitzgerald

  • mRNA vaccines induce durable immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern.

    Rishi R. Goel;Mark M. Painter;Sokratis A. Apostolidis;Divij Mathew

  • Differential Th17 CD4 T-cell depletion in pathogenic and nonpathogenic lentiviral infections

    Jason M. Brenchley;Mirko Paiardini;Kenneth S. Knox;Kenneth S. Knox;Ava I. Asher

  • Cabotegravir for HIV Prevention in Cisgender Men and Transgender Women

    Raphael J Landovitz;Deborah Donnell;Meredith E Clement;Brett Hanscom

  • Efficacy Trial of a DNA/rAd5 HIV-1 Preventive Vaccine

    Scott M. Hammer;Magdalena E. Sobieszczyk;Holly Janes;Shelly T. Karuna

  • Impaired interleukin 12 production in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.

    J Chehimi;S E Starr;I Frank;A D'Andrea

  • Two Randomized Trials of Neutralizing Antibodies to Prevent HIV-1 Acquisition

    Lawrence Corey;Peter B Gilbert;Michal Juraska;David C Montefiori

  • Perforin Expression Directly Ex Vivo by HIV-Specific CD8 + T-Cells Is a Correlate of HIV Elite Control

    Adam R. Hersperger;Florencia Pereyra;Martha Nason;Korey R. Demers

  • IL-7 is a potent and proviral strain–specific inducer of latent HIV-1 cellular reservoirs of infected individuals on virally suppressive HAART

    Feng-Xiang Wang;Yan Xu;Julie Sullivan;Emily Souder

  • Interleukin-12 primes human CD4 and CD8 T cell clones for high production of both interferon-gamma and interleukin-10

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  • Natural killer (NK) cell stimulatory factor increases the cytotoxic activity of NK cells from both healthy donors and human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.

    J Chehimi;S E Starr;I Frank;M Rengaraju

  • Optimization and validation of an 8-color intracellular cytokine staining (ICS) assay to quantify antigen-specific T cells induced by vaccination.

    Helen Horton;Evan P. Thomas;Jason A. Stucky;Ian Frank

  • Standardization of cytokine flow cytometry assays

    Holden T Maecker;Aline Rinfret;Patricia D'Souza;Janice Darden

  • A tale of 2 epidemics: the intersection between obesity and HIV infection in Philadelphia.

    Valerianna Amorosa;Marie Synnestvedt;Robert Gross;Harvey Friedman

  • Safety and Comparative Immunogenicity of an HIV-1 DNA Vaccine in Combination with Plasmid Interleukin 12 and Impact of Intramuscular Electroporation for Delivery

    Spyros A. Kalams;Scott D. Parker;Marnie Elizaga;Barbara Metch

  • A novel function of the herpes simplex virus type 1 Fc receptor: participation in bipolar bridging of antiviral immunoglobulin G.

    I Frank;H M Friedman

  • Pharmacy Refill Adherence Compared with CD4 Count Changes for Monitoring HIV-Infected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy

    Gregory P Bisson;Robert Gross;Scarlett Bellamy;Jesse Chittams

  • Safety and tolerability of long-acting cabotegravir injections in HIV-uninfected men (ECLAIR): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2a trial

    Martin Markowitz;Ian Frank;Robert M Grant;Kenneth H Mayer

  • Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a Monotherapy Results in Suppression of HIV Type 1 Replication and Decreased Cell-Associated HIV DNA Integration

    Livio Azzoni;Andrea S. Foulkes;Emmanouil Papasavvas;Angela M. Mexas

  • Herpes simplex virus type 1 Fc receptor protects infected cells from antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity.

    G Dubin;E Socolof;I Frank;H M Friedman

  • Efficacy and Safety of Hydroxychloroquine vs Placebo for Pre-exposure SARS-CoV-2 Prophylaxis Among Health Care Workers: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Benjamin S. Abella;Eliana L. Jolkovsky;Barbara T. Biney;Julie E. Uspal

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. Gross
Robert E. Gross Emory University
Pablo Tebas
Pablo Tebas University of Pennsylvania
David S. Metzger
David S. Metzger University of Pennsylvania
M. Juliana McElrath
M. Juliana McElrath University of Washington
Peter B. Gilbert
Peter B. Gilbert Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Georgia D. Tomaras
Georgia D. Tomaras Duke University
Mirko Paiardini
Mirko Paiardini Emory University
Guido Silvestri
Guido Silvestri Emory University
Joseph J. Eron
Joseph J. Eron University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ronald G. Collman
Ronald G. Collman University of Pennsylvania

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