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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - AAI-BioLegend Herzenberg Award, American Association of Immunologists
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2005 - AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award, American Association of Immunologists

Overview

Jason G. Cyster is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, with 13 publications in this field, complemented by 6 publications related to medicine.

The scientist's work extensively covers immunology, molecular biology, dermatology, neurology, and infectious diseases. Core topics of their research include T-cell and B-cell immunology, immune cell function and interaction, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, immunotherapy and immune responses, dermatological and COVID-19 studies, long-term effects of COVID-19, and COVID-19 clinical research studies.

Jason G. Cyster's recent publications include the following:

  • "Transcriptional regulation of memory B cell differentiation" (2020) published in Nature Reviews. Immunology
  • "The transcription factor Hhex cooperates with the corepressor Tle3 to promote memory B cell development" (2020) published in Nature Immunology
  • "Long COVID in the skin: a registry analysis of COVID-19 dermatological duration" (2021) published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "An epithelial cell-derived metabolite tunes immunoglobulin A secretion by gut-resident plasma cells" (2023) published in Nature Immunology
  • "Skin γδ T cell inflammatory responses are hardwired in the thymus by oxysterol sensing via GPR183 and calibrated by dietary cholesterol" (2023) published in Immunity

The scientist frequently publishes in various venues including:

  • Nature Immunology
  • Nature Reviews. Immunology
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Immunity
  • Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts include:

  • Brian J. Laidlaw
  • Ying Xu
  • Lihui Duan
  • Sara E. Vazquez
  • Robert Brink

Jason G. Cyster has been recognized with several awards, such as the AAI-BioLegend Herzenberg Award from the American Association of Immunologists in 2018, election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018, membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 2014, Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2010, and the AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Lymphocyte egress from thymus and peripheral lymphoid organs is dependent on S1P receptor 1

    Mehrdad Matloubian;Charles G. Lo;Guy Cinamon;Matthew J. Lesneski

  • A chemokine-driven positive feedback loop organizes lymphoid follicles

    K M Ansel;V N Ngo;P L Hyman;S A Luther

  • Chemokines and Cell Migration in Secondary Lymphoid Organs

    Jason G. Cyster

  • CD69 acts downstream of interferon-alpha/beta to inhibit S1P1 and lymphocyte egress from lymphoid organs.

    Lawrence R. Shiow;David B. Rosen;Naděžda Brdičková;Ying Xu

  • Germinal-Center Organization and Cellular Dynamics

    Christopher D.C. Allen;Takaharu Okada;Jason G. Cyster

  • A chemokine expressed in lymphoid high endothelial venules promotes the adhesion and chemotaxis of naive T lymphocytes

    Michael D. Gunn;Kirsten Tangemann;Carmen Tam;Jason G. Cyster

  • CHEMOKINES, SPHINGOSINE-1-PHOSPHATE, AND CELL MIGRATION IN SECONDARY LYMPHOID ORGANS

    Jason G. Cyster

  • Langerhans cells renew in the skin throughout life under steady-state conditions

    Miriam Merad;Markus G. Manz;Holger Karsunky;Amy Wagers

  • Fibroblastic reticular cells in lymph nodes regulate the homeostasis of naive T cells.

    Alexander Link;Tobias K Vogt;Stéphanie Favre;Mirjam R Britschgi

  • Imaging of germinal center selection events during affinity maturation.

    Christopher D. C. Allen;Takaharu Okada;H. Lucy Tang;Jason G. Cyster

  • Sphingosine-1-Phosphate and Lymphocyte Egress from Lymphoid Organs

    Jason G. Cyster;Susan R. Schwab

  • Promotion of Lymphocyte Egress into Blood and Lymph by Distinct Sources of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate

    Rajita Pappu;Susan R. Schwab;Ivo Cornelissen;João P. Pereira

  • A B-cell-homing chemokine made in lymphoid follicles activates Burkitt's lymphoma receptor-1.

    Michael D. Gunn;Vu N. Ngo;K. Mark Ansel;Eric H. Ekland

  • B Cell Responses: Cell Interaction Dynamics and Decisions

    Jason G. Cyster;Christopher D.C. Allen

  • Germinal center dark and light zone organization is mediated by CXCR4 and CXCR5.

    Christopher D C Allen;K Mark Ansel;K Mark Ansel;Caroline Low;Robin Lesley

  • A transmembrane CXC chemokine is a ligand for HIV-coreceptor Bonzo.

    Mehrdad Matloubian;Anat David;Sharon Engel;Jay E. Ryan

  • Chemokines as regulators of T cell differentiation

    Sanjiv A. Luther;Jason G. Cyster

  • Lymphocyte Sequestration Through S1P Lyase Inhibition and Disruption of S1P Gradients

    Susan R. Schwab;João P. Pereira;Mehrdad Matloubian;Ying Xu

  • A coordinated change in chemokine responsiveness guides plasma cell movements.

    Diana C. Hargreaves;Paul L. Hyman;Theresa T. Lu;Vu N. Ngo

  • Role of CXCR5 and CCR7 in Follicular Th Cell Positioning and Appearance of a Programmed Cell Death Gene-1High Germinal Center-Associated Subpopulation

    Nicole M. Haynes;Christopher D. C. Allen;Christopher D. C. Allen;Robin Lesley;K. Mark Ansel

  • Finding a way out: lymphocyte egress from lymphoid organs

    Susan R Schwab;Susan R Schwab;Jason G Cyster

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher C. Goodnow
Christopher C. Goodnow Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Sanjiv A. Luther
Sanjiv A. Luther University of Lausanne
Richard J. Cornall
Richard J. Cornall University of Oxford
K. Mark Ansel
K. Mark Ansel University of California, San Francisco
Tri Giang Phan
Tri Giang Phan Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Alan F. Williams
Alan F. Williams University of Oxford
Jonathon D. Sedgwick
Jonathon D. Sedgwick Eli Lilly (United States)
Carola G. Vinuesa
Carola G. Vinuesa Australian National University
Robert Brink
Robert Brink University of New South Wales
Craig N. Jenne
Craig N. Jenne University of Calgary

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