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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jay A. Levy is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco, in the United States. Their research spans multiple aspects of immunology, microbiology, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's published work covers a range of biological subfields including molecular biology, immunology, virology, epidemiology, and genetics.

The research topics addressed by Jay A. Levy include:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology

The scientist has contributed papers to several notable publication venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • AIDS
  • Nature
  • Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
  • Cell
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Recent publications by Jay A. Levy are:

  • "Monoallelic expression can govern penetrance of inborn errors of immunity," 2025, Nature
  • "The CD8+T Cell Noncytotoxic Antiviral Responses," 2021, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
  • "Genetically-edited induced pluripotent stem cells derived from HIV-1-infected patients on therapy can give rise to immune cells resistant to HIV-1 infection," 2020, AIDS
  • "Generation of HIV-1-infected patients' gene-edited induced pluripotent stem cells using feeder-free culture conditions," 2020, AIDS
  • "Genetically edited CD34 + cells derived from human iPS cells in vivo but not in vitro engraft and differentiate into HIV-resistant cells," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jay A. Levy include:

  • Fernando Teque
  • Maelig Morvan
  • Jiaming Wang
  • Lei Huang
  • Joshua D. Milner

Jay A. Levy has been recognized with the following fellowships:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2004
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1993

Best Publications

  • Isolation of lymphocytopathic retroviruses from San Francisco patients with AIDS

    Jay A. Levy;Anthony D. Hoffman;Susan M. Kramer;Jill A. Landis

  • The major genetic determinants of HIV-1 control affect HLA class I peptide presentation

    Pereyra F;Jia X;McLaren Pj

  • CD8+ lymphocytes can control HIV infection in vitro by suppressing virus replication

    Christopher M. Walker;Dewey J. Moody;Daniel P. Stites;Jay A. Levy

  • Pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus infection.

    J A Levy

  • Nucleotide sequence and expression of an AIDS-associated retrovirus (ARV-2)

    Ray Sanchez-Pescador;Michael D. Power;Philip J. Barr;Kathelyn S. Steimer

  • Immune activation set point during early HIV infection predicts subsequent CD4+ T-cell changes independent of viral load.

    Steven G. Deeks;Christina M. R. Kitchen;Lea Liu;Hua Guo

  • Biologic features of HIV-1 that correlate with virulence in the host

    Cecilia Cheng-Mayer;Deborah Seto;Masatoshi Tateno;Jay A. Levy

  • Human immunodeficiency viruses.

    John Coffin;Ashley Haase;Jay A. Levy;Luc Montagnier

  • Macrophage and T cell-line tropisms of HIV-1 are determined by specific regions of the envelope gp120 gene.

    Tatsuo Shioda;Jay A. Levy;Cecilia Cheng-Mayer

  • Herpes-like sequences in HIV-infected and uninfected Kaposi's sarcoma patients

    John A. Ambroziak;David J. Blackbourn;Brian G. Herndier;Richard G Glogau

  • Antibodies to human herpesvirus type 8 in the general population and in Kaposi's sarcoma patients

    Evelyne T Lennette;David J Blackbourn;Jay A Levy

  • Sexual practices and risk of infection by the human immunodeficiency virus. The San Francisco Men's Health Study.

    Warren Winkelstein;David M. Lyman;Nancy Padian;Robert Grant

  • Controlling HIV pathogenesis: the role of the noncytotoxic anti-HIV response of CD8+ T cells

    Jay A. Levy;Carl E. Mackewicz;Edward Barker

  • Characterization of the AIDS-associated retrovirus reverse transcriptase and optimal conditions for its detection in virions.

    Anthony D Hoffman;Babak Banapour;Jay A Levy

  • ISOLATION OF AIDS-ASSOCIATED RETROVIRUSES FROM CEREBROSPINAL FLUID AND BRAIN OF PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS

    JayA Levy;Harry Hollander;Joni Shimabukuro;John Mills

  • HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS DETECTED IN BOWEL EPITHELIUM FROM PATIENTS WITH GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS

    Jay A. Nelson;Catherine Reynolds-Kohler;William Margaretten;Clayton A. Wiley

  • Depletion of circulating natural type 1 interferon-producing cells in HIV-infected AIDS patients.

    Vassili Soumelis;Iain Scott;Ferdous Gheyas;Damien Bouhour

  • Cellular Immune Responses and Viral Diversity in Individuals Treated during Acute and Early HIV-1 Infection

    Marcus Altfeld;Eric S. Rosenberg;Raj Shankarappa;Joia S. Mukherjee

  • HIV and the pathogenesis of AIDS

    Jay A. Levy

  • Xenotropic viruses: murine leukemia viruses associated with NIH Swiss, NZB, and other mouse strains.

    Jay A. Levy

  • Influence of HLA-B57 on clinical presentation and viral control during acute HIV-1 infection.

    Marcus Altfeld;Marylyn M. Addo;Eric S. Rosenberg;Frederick M. Hecht

  • The Fc and not CD4 receptor mediates antibody enhancement of HIV infection in human cells.

    Jacques Homsy;Mia Meyer;Masatoshi Tateno;Sarah Clarkson

  • The spread, treatment, and prevention of HIV-1: evolution of a global pandemic

    Myron S. Cohen;Nick Hellmann;Jay A. Levy;Kevin DeCock

  • Human immunodeficiency virus can productively infect cultured human glial cells.

    Cecilia Cheng-Mayer;James T. Rutka;Mark L. Rosenblum;Thomas McHugh

  • Use of laboratory tests and clinical symptoms for identification of primary HIV infection.

    Frederick M. Hecht;Michael P. Busch;Bhupat Rawal;Marcy Webb

Frequent Co-Authors

Cecilia Cheng-Mayer
Cecilia Cheng-Mayer Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center
Frederick Hecht
Frederick Hecht University of California, San Francisco
Edward D. Barker
Edward D. Barker King's College London
Michael P. Busch
Michael P. Busch University of California, San Francisco
Paul A. Luciw
Paul A. Luciw University of California, Davis
Daniel P. Stites
Daniel P. Stites University of California, San Francisco
Brian Herndier
Brian Herndier University of California, San Diego
Alan L. Landay
Alan L. Landay The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Jay A. Nelson
Jay A. Nelson Oregon Health & Science University
Susan W. Barnett
Susan W. Barnett Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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