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Janet E. McElhaney

Janet E. McElhaney

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Immunology

D-Index
71
Citations
18309
World Ranking
2315
National Ranking
51

Overview

Janet E. McElhaney is affiliated with Health Sciences North in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on epidemiology, infectious diseases, general health professions, geriatrics and gerontology, and immunology. Their research primarily revolves around influenza virus studies, frailty in older adults, and immune response and inflammation, among other key topics.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • The immune response to influenza in older humans: beyond immune senescence, 2020, Immunity & Ageing
  • The disease burden of influenza beyond respiratory illness, 2020, Vaccine
  • Age and frailty in COVID-19 vaccine development, 2020, The Lancet
  • Persistent Functional Decline Following Hospitalization with Influenza or Acute Respiratory Illness, 2020, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Immunogenicity and safety of a tri-antigenic versus a mono-antigenic hepatitis B vaccine in adults (PROTECT): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial, 2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Frequently publishing in venues like Immunity & Ageing, Frontiers in Aging, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, PLoS ONE, and Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, their work appears in journals dedicated to aging, infectious diseases, immunology, and general health.

Key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Diabetes and associated disorders

Janet E. McElhaney works closely with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Melissa K. Andrew
  • Mark Loeb
  • Chris P. Verschoor
  • Graham Pawelec
  • Shelly McNeil

Their publications encompass a wide array of topics central to understanding infectious diseases and aging-related immune system changes. They have contributed to both the clinical and epidemiological perspectives within their main and subfields of study, focusing on the interplay between infectious agents and frailty among older adult populations.

Best Publications

  • Efficacy of an Adjuvanted Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine in Older Adults

    Himal Lal;Anthony L. Cunningham;Olivier Godeaux;Roman Chlibek

  • Efficacy of the Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine in Adults 70 Years of Age or Older

    A. L. Cunningham;H. Lal;M. Kovac;R. Chlibek

  • Aging, frailty and age-related diseases

    T. Fulop;A. Larbi;A. Larbi;J. M. Witkowski;J. McElhaney;J. McElhaney

  • ELISA and multiplex technologies for cytokine measurement in inflammation and aging research.

    Sean X. Leng;Janet E. McElhaney;Janet E. McElhaney;Jeremy D. Walston;Dongxu Xie

  • T Cell Responses Are Better Correlates of Vaccine Protection in the Elderly

    Janet E. McElhaney;Dongxu Xie;W. David Hager;Mary Beth Barry

  • Moderate exercise improves antibody response to influenza immunization in older adults

    Marian L Kohut;Barbara A Arntson;Wanglok Lee;Kayla Rozeboom

  • Immunosenescence: what does it mean to health outcomes in older adults?

    Janet E McElhaney;Rita B Effros

  • Conceptual and methodological issues relevant to cytokine and inflammatory marker measurements in clinical research.

    Xin Zhou;Maren S Fragala;Janet E McElhaney;George A Kuchel

  • Mortality and institutionalization following hip fracture.

    Marilyn Cree;Colin L. Soskolne;Elaine Belseck;Joshua Hornig

  • The disease burden of influenza beyond respiratory illness.

    Alejandro E. Macias;Janet E. McElhaney;Sandra S. Chaves;Joshua Nealon

  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Other Respiratory Viral Infections in Older Adults With Moderate to Severe Influenza-like Illness

    Ann R. Falsey;Janet E. McElhaney;Jiri Beran;Gerrit A. van Essen

  • Postoperative Delirium and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: Overlap and Divergence.

    Daiello La;Racine Am;Yun Gou R;Marcantonio Er

  • The role of inflammation in age-related disease

    T. Kevin Howcroft;Judith Campisi;Germaine Buck Louis;Martyn T. Smith

  • Immunosenescence: Influenza vaccination and the elderly.

    Kamran Haq;Janet E McElhaney

  • The Unmet Need in the Elderly: How immunosenescence, CMV infection, co-morbidities and frailty are a challenge for the development of more effective influenza vaccines

    Janet E. McElhaney;Xin Zhou;H. Keipp Talbot;Ernst Soethout

  • Granzyme B: Correlates with protection and enhanced CTL response to influenza vaccination in older adults.

    Janet E. McElhaney;Janet E. McElhaney;Catherine Ewen;Xin Zhou;Kevin P. Kane

  • Chemokines Are Associated With Delirium After Cardiac Surgery

    James L. Rudolph;Basel Ramlawi;George A. Kuchel;Janet E. McElhaney;Janet E. McElhaney;Janet E. McElhaney

  • Cochrane re-arranged: Support for policies to vaccinate elderly people against influenza

    Walter E.P. Beyer;Janet McElhaney;Derek J. Smith;Derek J. Smith;Derek J. Smith;Arnold S. Monto

  • The unmet need in the elderly: designing new influenza vaccines for older adults.

    Janet E. McElhaney

  • CMV and Immunosenescence: from basics to clinics

    Rafael Solana;Raquel Tarazona;Allison E Aiello;Arne N Akbar

  • Incidence and risk factors for delirium and other adverse outcomes in older adults after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

    Darryl B. Rolfson;Janet E. McElhaney;Kenneth Rockwood;Barry A. Finnegan

  • Influenza vaccine responses in older adults

    Janet E. McElhaney

Frequent Co-Authors

Shelly A. McNeil
Shelly A. McNeil Dalhousie University
Graham Pawelec
Graham Pawelec University of Tübingen
Mark Loeb
Mark Loeb McMaster University
Allison McGeer
Allison McGeer University of Toronto
Guy Boivin
Guy Boivin Université Laval
Myron J. Levin
Myron J. Levin University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Laura Haynes
Laura Haynes University of Connecticut
Timo Vesikari
Timo Vesikari Tampere University
Anthony L. Cunningham
Anthony L. Cunningham University of Sydney
R. Chris Bleackley
R. Chris Bleackley University of Alberta

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