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  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Jacob I. Sznajder is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a notable emphasis on pulmonary and respiratory medicine. The scientist's work encompasses molecular biology, immunology, surgery, and epidemiology.

Their research explores several main topics, including:

  • Neonatal respiratory health research
  • Respiratory support and mechanisms
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Long-term effects of COVID-19
  • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia studies
  • Immune response and inflammation
  • Intensive care unit cognitive disorders

Jacob I. Sznajder has contributed to multiple publications in highly regarded scientific journals. Some recent papers include:

  • "Circuits between infected macrophages and T cells in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia," 2021, published in Nature
  • "Bacterial Superinfection Pneumonia in Patients Mechanically Ventilated for COVID-19 Pneumonia," 2021, published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "The lung microenvironment shapes a dysfunctional response of alveolar macrophages in aging," 2021, published in Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Aging is associated with a systemic length-associated transcriptome imbalance," 2022, published in Nature Aging
  • "Recovering from a pandemic: pulmonary fibrosis after SARS-CoV-2 infection," 2021, published in European Respiratory Review

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Nature Immunology
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Jacob I. Sznajder has collaborated extensively with several co-authors throughout their career. These frequent co-authors include:

  • G. R. Scott Budinger
  • Masahiko Shigemura
  • Alexander V. Misharin
  • Hiam Abdala-Valencia
  • Ankit Bharat

Among recognitions, the scientist is a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis of Human Lung Provides Insights into the Pathobiology of Pulmonary Fibrosis.

    Paul Andrew Reyfman;James McCauley Walter;Nikita Joshi;Kishore R. Anekalla

  • Central vein catheterization. Failure and complication rates by three percutaneous approaches.

    J I Sznajder;F R Zveibil;H Bitterman;P Weiner

  • Monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages drive lung fibrosis and persist in the lung over the life span.

    Alexander V. Misharin;Luisa Morales-Nebreda;Paul A. Reyfman;Carla M. Cuda

  • Circuits between infected macrophages and T cells in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.

    Rogan A Grant;Luisa Morales-Nebreda;Nikolay S Markov;Suchitra Swaminathan

  • Adverse Effects of Large Tidal Volume and Low PEEP in Canine Acid Aspiration

    T. C. Corbridge;L. D. H. Wood;G. P. Crawford;M. J. Chudoba

  • Hypoxia-induced endocytosis of Na,K-ATPase in alveolar epithelial cells is mediated by mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and PKC-ζ

    Laura A. Dada;Navdeep S. Chandel;Karen M. Ridge;Carlos Pedemonte

  • Ambient particulate matter accelerates coagulation via an IL-6-dependent pathway.

    Gökhan M. Mutlu;David Green;Amy Bellmeyer;Christina M. Baker

  • Hypoxia-induced alveolar epithelial-mesenchymal transition requires mitochondrial ROS and hypoxia-inducible factor 1

    Guofei Zhou;Laura A Dada;Minghua Wu;Aileen Kelly

  • Increased hydrogen peroxide in the expired breath of patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.

    J. I. Sznajder;A. Fraiman;J. B. Hall;W. Sanders

  • Prompting physicians to address a daily checklist and process of care and clinical outcomes: a single-site study.

    Curtis H. Weiss;Farzad Moazed;Colleen A. McEvoy;Benjamin D. Singer

  • MiR-182 integrates apoptosis, growth, and differentiation programs in glioblastoma

    Fotini M. Kouri;Lisa A. Hurley;Weston L. Daniel;Emily S. Day

  • Mechanisms of pulmonary edema clearance.

    Gökhan M. Mutlu;Jacob I. Sznajder

  • Severe hypercapnia and outcome of mechanically ventilated patients with moderate or severe acute respiratory distress syndrome.

    Nicolas Nin;Alfonso Muriel;Oscar Peñuelas;Laurent Brochard

  • AMP-activated protein kinase regulates CO2-induced alveolar epithelial dysfunction in rats and human cells by promoting Na,K-ATPase endocytosis

    István Vadász;Laura A. Dada;Arturo Briva;Arturo Briva;Humberto E. Trejo

  • Isoproterenol increases Na+-K+-ATPase activity by membrane insertion of α-subunits in lung alveolar cells

    Alejandro M. Bertorello;Karen M. Ridge;Alexander V. Chibalin;Adrian I. Katz

  • Elevated CO2 levels cause mitochondrial dysfunction and impair cell proliferation

    Christine U. Vohwinkel;Emilia Lecuona;Haiying Sun;Natascha Sommer

  • Blue journal conference. Aging and susceptibility to lung disease.

    Victor J. Thannickal;Mahadev Murthy;William E. Balch;Navdeep S. Chandel

  • Augmentation of lung liquid clearance via adenovirus-mediated transfer of a Na,K-ATPase beta1 subunit gene.

    F Saldias;K Ridge;V Dumasius

  • Hypoxia leads to Na,K-ATPase downregulation via Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) channels and AMPK activation.

    Galina A. Gusarova;Humberto E. Trejo;Laura A. Dada;Arturo Briva;Arturo Briva

  • Cyclic stretch activates ERK1/2 via G proteins and EGFR in alveolar epithelial cells.

    Eduardo Correa-Meyer;Liuska Pesce;Carmen Guerrero;Jacob I. Sznajder

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen M. Ridge
Karen M. Ridge Northwestern University
G. R. Scott Budinger
G. R. Scott Budinger Northwestern University
Navdeep S. Chandel
Navdeep S. Chandel Northwestern University
Yosef Gruenbaum
Yosef Gruenbaum Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Richard I. Morimoto
Richard I. Morimoto Northwestern University
Harris Perlman
Harris Perlman Northwestern University
William E. Balch
William E. Balch Scripps Health
Aaron Ciechanover
Aaron Ciechanover Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Werner Seeger
Werner Seeger University of Giessen
Paul T. Schumacker
Paul T. Schumacker Northwestern University

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