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J. Oriol Sunyer is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and focuses their research on immunology and microbiology, with a particular emphasis on immunology.

The scientist's research covers multiple subfields, including:

  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Aquatic Science
  • Endocrinology

Main research topics addressed by J. Oriol Sunyer include:

  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth

The scientist has published extensively with notable papers such as:

  • "Mucosal immunoglobulins of teleost fish: A decade of advances" (2021) in Developmental & Comparative Immunology
  • "Specialization of mucosal immunoglobulins in pathogen control and microbiota homeostasis occurred early in vertebrate evolution" (2020) in Science Immunology
  • "Prevailing Role of Mucosal Igs and B Cells in Teleost Skin Immune Responses to Bacterial Infection" (2021) in The Journal of Immunology
  • "Cold-blooded vertebrates evolved organized germinal center-like structures" (2023) in Science Immunology
  • "Teleost swim bladder, an ancient air-filled organ that elicits mucosal immune responses" (2022) in Cell Discovery

J. Oriol Sunyer frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Developmental & Comparative Immunology
  • Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Science Immunology
  • Cell Discovery

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Fumio Takizawa
  • Yang Ding
  • Yasuhiro Shibasaki
  • Álvaro Fernández-Montero
  • Irene Salinas

Best Publications

  • IgT, a primitive immunoglobulin class specialized in mucosal immunity

    Yong-An Zhang;Irene Salinas;Jun Li;David Parra

  • The mucosal immune system of fish: The evolution of tolerating commensals while fighting pathogens

    Daniela Gomez;J. Oriol Sunyer;Irene Salinas

  • Mucosal immunoglobulins and B cells of teleost fish

    Irene Salinas;Yong-An Zhang;J. Oriol Sunyer

  • B lymphocytes from early vertebrates have potent phagocytic and microbicidal abilities.

    Jun Li;Daniel R Barreda;Yong-An Zhang;Hani Boshra

  • Teleost skin, an ancient mucosal surface that elicits gut-like immune responses.

    Zhen Xu;David Parra;Daniela Gómez;Irene Salinas

  • Natural hemolytic and bactericidal activities of sea bream Sparus aurata serum are effected by the alternative complement pathway.

    J. Oriol Sunyer;Lluis Tort

  • Mucosal immunoglobulins at respiratory surfaces mark an ancient association that predates the emergence of tetrapods

    Zhen Xu;Zhen Xu;Fumio Takizawa;David Parra;Daniela Gómez

  • Fishing for mammalian paradigms in the teleost immune system

    J Oriol Sunyer

  • The Adaptor Molecule MyD88 Activates PI-3 Kinase Signaling in CD4+ T Cells and Enables CpG Oligodeoxynucleotide-Mediated Costimulation

    Andrew E. Gelman;David F. LaRosa;Jidong Zhang;Patrick T. Walsh

  • Complement diversity: a mechanism for generating immune diversity?

    J Oriol Sunyer;Ioannis K Zarkadis;John D Lambris

  • Pivotal advance: peritoneal cavity B-1 B cells have phagocytic and microbicidal capacities and present phagocytosed antigen to CD4+ T cells.

    David Parra;Aja M. Rieger;Jun Li;Yong-An Zhang

  • Evolution and diversity of the complement system of poikilothermic vertebrates

    J O Sunyer;J D Lambris

  • The astonishing diversity of Ig classes and B cell repertoires in teleost fish.

    Simon Fillatreau;Adrien Six;Adrien Six;Susanna Magadan;Rosario Castro

  • Biochemical and Functional Characterization of the Ebola Virus VP24 Protein: Implications for a Role in Virus Assembly and Budding

    Ziying Han;Hani Boshra;J. Oriol Sunyer;Susan H. Zwiers

  • Mucosal immunoglobulins of teleost fish: A decade of advances.

    Irene Salinas;Álvaro Fernández-Montero;Yang Ding;J. Oriol Sunyer

  • Prediction equations for plethysmographic lung volumes

    J. Roca;F. Burgos;J.A. Barberà;J. Sunyer

  • Serum haemolytic and agglutinating activity as indicators of fish immunocompetence: their suitability in stress and dietary studies

    Lluis Tort;Eladi Gómez;Daniel Montero;J. Oriol Sunyer

  • Evolution of B Cell Immunity

    David Parra;Fumio Takizawa;J. Oriol Sunyer

  • Recent findings on the structure and function of teleost IgT.

    Yong-An Zhang;Irene Salinas;J. Oriol Sunyer

  • Maternal transfer of complement components C3-1, C3-3, C3-4, C4, C5, C7, Bf, and Df to offspring in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

    Marie Løvoll;Terje Kilvik;Hani Boshra;Jarl Bøgwald

  • Diversity of the third form of complement, C3, in fish: functional characterization of five forms of C3 in the diploid fish Sparus aurata

    J O Sunyer;L Tort;J D Lambris

  • Novel Teleost CD4-Bearing Cell Populations Provide Insights into the Evolutionary Origins and Primordial Roles of CD4+ Lymphocytes and CD4+ Macrophages

    Fumio Takizawa;Susana Magadan;David Parra;Zhen Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong-An Zhang
Yong-An Zhang Huazhong Agricultural University
John D. Lambris
John D. Lambris University of Pennsylvania
Lluis Tort
Lluis Tort Autonomous University of Barcelona
Pierre Boudinot
Pierre Boudinot Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Scott E. LaPatra
Scott E. LaPatra Washington State University
Simon Fillatreau
Simon Fillatreau Université Paris Cité
Jerri L. Bartholomew
Jerri L. Bartholomew Oregon State University
Christopher J. Secombes
Christopher J. Secombes University of Aberdeen
Karsten Skjødt
Karsten Skjødt University of Southern Denmark
Tiehui Wang
Tiehui Wang University of Aberdeen

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