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53
Citations
10266
World Ranking
16150
National Ranking
6691

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Janet S. Lee is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, particularly focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable emphasis on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Immunology.

Their recent work includes several publications in peer-reviewed journals. Key papers include:

  • Update on the Features and Measurements of Experimental Acute Lung Injury in Animals: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report (2022) published in American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
  • COVID-19 versus Non-COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Comparison of Demographics, Physiologic Parameters, Inflammatory Biomarkers, and Clinical Outcomes (2021) published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society
  • Finding Order in the Chaos: Outstanding Questions in Klebsiella pneumoniae Pathogenesis (2021) published in Infection and Immunity
  • Intractable Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Prolonged Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Replication in a Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Modified T-Cell Therapy Recipient: A Case Study (2021) published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Viremia Is Associated With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Severity and Predicts Clinical Outcomes (2021) published in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authorship with William Bain, Bryan J. McVerry, Georgios D. Kitsios, Prabir Ray, and Alison Morris.

Janet S. Lee has contributed to publication venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), CHEST Journal, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, Nature Communications, and Blood. The highest number of publications is in bioRxiv, followed by CHEST Journal and American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.

Their work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders

Additionally, Janet S. Lee has authored a book titled Fallen Among Reformers, published in 2020 by Sydney University Press eBooks.

Their contributions to the scientific community have been recognized with an award: Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Cytokine-mediated inflammation in acute lung injury.

    Richard B Goodman;Jérôme Pugin;Janet S Lee;Michael A Matthay

  • Nitric oxide scavenging by red blood cell microparticles and cell-free hemoglobin as a mechanism for the red cell storage lesion.

    Chenell Donadee;Nicolaas J.H. Raat;Tamir Kanias;Jesús Tejero

  • PINK1 deficiency impairs mitochondrial homeostasis and promotes lung fibrosis

    Marta Bueno;Yen-Chun Lai;Yair Romero;Judith Brands

  • Egr-1 Regulates Autophagy in Cigarette Smoke-Induced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Zhi Hua Chen;Hong Pyo Kim;Hong Pyo Kim;Frank C. Sciurba;Seon Jin Lee;Seon Jin Lee

  • Storage lesion: role of red blood cell breakdown.

    Daniel B. Kim-Shapiro;Janet Lee;Mark T. Gladwin

  • Mitochondrial localization and function of heme oxygenase-1 in cigarette smoke-induced cell death.

    Dirk Jan Slebos;Stefan W. Ryter;Marco Van Der Toorn;Fang Liu

  • Duffy Antigen Facilitates Movement of Chemokine Across the Endothelium In Vitro and Promotes Neutrophil Transmigration In Vitro and In Vivo

    Janet S. Lee;Charles W. Frevert;Mark M. Wurfel;Stephen C. Peiper

  • Six HLA-D region alpha-chain genes on human chromosome 6: polymorphisms and associations of DC alpha-related sequences with DR types.

    Richard S. Spielman;Janet Lee;Walter F. Bodmer;Julia G. Bodmer

  • CXCL5 Regulates Chemokine Scavenging and Pulmonary Host Defense to Bacterial Infection

    Junjie Mei;Yuhong Liu;Ning Dai;Michael Favara

  • The relationship between the severity of hemolysis, clinical manifestations and risk of death in 415 patients with sickle cell anemia in the US and Europe

    Mehdi Nouraie;Janet S. Lee;Yingze Zhang;Tamir Kanias

  • Mechanisms of hemolysis-associated platelet activation.

    Christine C. Helms;M. Marvel;W. Zhao;M. Stahle

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa utilizes host polyunsaturated phosphatidylethanolamines to trigger theft-ferroptosis in bronchial epithelium

    Haider H. Dar;Yulia Y. Tyurina;Karolina Mikulska-Ruminska;Karolina Mikulska-Ruminska;Indira Shrivastava

  • Sequence of an HLA-DR alpha-chain cDNA clone and intron-exon organization of the corresponding gene.

    Janet S. Lee;John Trowsdale;Paul J. Travers;Janet Carey

  • Essential Role of MMP-12 in Fas-Induced Lung Fibrosis

    Gustavo Matute-Bello;Mark M. Wurfel;Janet S. Lee;David R. Park

  • STAT1-Regulated Lung MDSC-like Cells Produce IL-10 and Efferocytose Apoptotic Neutrophils With Relevance In Resolution of Bacterial Pneumonia

    S L Poe;M Arora;T B Oriss;M Yarlagadda

  • Loss of red cell chemokine scavenging promotes transfusion-related lung inflammation

    Nilam S. Mangalmurti;Zeyu Xiong;Mei Hulver;Mrunalini Ranganathan

  • cDNA clones coding for the heavy chain of human HLA-DR antigen.

    Janet S. Lee;John Trowsdale;Walter F. Bodmer

  • IL-17 Receptor Signaling in the Lung Epithelium Is Required for Mucosal Chemokine Gradients and Pulmonary Host Defense against K. pneumoniae

    Kong Chen;Taylor Eddens;Giraldina Trevejo-Nunez;Emily E. Way

  • Spine degeneration in a murine model of chronic human tobacco smokers

    D. Wang;L.A. Nasto;L.A. Nasto;P. Roughley;A.S. Leme

  • Sequences related to HLA-DR alpha chain on human chromosome 6: restriction enzyme polymorphism detected with DC alpha chain probes.

    John Trowsdale;Janet Lee;Janet Carey;Frank Grosveld

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark T. Gladwin
Mark T. Gladwin University of Pittsburgh
Prabir Ray
Prabir Ray University of Pittsburgh
Anuradha Ray
Anuradha Ray University of Pittsburgh
Donna B. Stolz
Donna B. Stolz University of Pittsburgh
Rama K. Mallampalli
Rama K. Mallampalli The Ohio State University
Claudette M. St. Croix
Claudette M. St. Croix University of Pittsburgh
Joseph M. Pilewski
Joseph M. Pilewski University of Pittsburgh
Thomas R. Martin
Thomas R. Martin University of Washington
Simon C. Watkins
Simon C. Watkins University of Pittsburgh
Yohei Doi
Yohei Doi University of Pittsburgh

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