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Microbiology

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36835
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476
National Ranking
219

Medicine

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Overview

Jay A. Nelson was affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University in the United States. Their research spanned across multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Environmental Science.

The main subfields of study in their work included Epidemiology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology. Their research topics covered a variety of areas with emphasis on Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Physiological and biochemical adaptations, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, and HIV Research and Treatment.

Jay A. Nelson published frequently in several scientific venues. These included bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Science Immunology, Journal of Thermal Biology, PLoS Pathogens, and mBio.

  • Meaghan H. Hancock
  • Felicia Goodrum
  • Patrizia Caposio
  • Daniel N. Streblow
  • Nicole L. Diggins

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Cytomegaloviral determinants of CD8 + T cell programming and RhCMV/SIV vaccine efficacy" (2021) published in Science Immunology
  • "Myeloid cell tropism enables MHC-E-restricted CD8 + T cell priming and vaccine efficacy by the RhCMV/SIV vaccine" (2022) published in Science Immunology
  • "Thermal tolerance of cyprinids along an urban-rural gradient: Plasticity, repeatability and effects of swimming and temperature shock" (2021) published in Journal of Thermal Biology
  • "Virology under the Microscope-a Call for Rational Discourse" (2023) published in Journal of Virology
  • "Human Cytomegalovirus miR-US25-1 Targets the GTPase RhoA To Inhibit CD34 + Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Proliferation To Maintain the Latent Viral Genome" (2021) published in mBio

Their coauthors with the highest frequency of collaboration included Meaghan H. Hancock (12 joint works), Felicia Goodrum (7), Patrizia Caposio (7), Daniel N. Streblow (5), and Nicole L. Diggins (4).

Best Publications

  • Cellular localization of human immunodeficiency virus infection within the brains of acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients

    Clayton A. Wiley;Rachel D. Schrier;Jay A. Nelson;Peter W. Lampert

  • Broadly targeted human cytomegalovirus-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells dominate the memory compartments of exposed subjects

    Andrew W. Sylwester;Bridget L. Mitchell;John B. Edgar;Cara Taormina

  • Antiviral pressure exerted by HIV-1-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) during primary infection demonstrated by rapid selection of CTL escape virus.

    Persephone Borrow;Hanna Lewicki;Xiping Wei;Marc S. Horwitz

  • Duration of antiviral immunity after smallpox vaccination

    Erika Hammarlund;Matthew W Lewis;Scott G Hansen;Lisa I Strelow

  • Profound early control of highly pathogenic SIV by an effector memory T-cell vaccine

    Scott G. Hansen;Julia C. Ford;Matthew S. Lewis;Abigail B. Ventura

  • Reactivation of latent human cytomegalovirus by allogeneic stimulation of blood cells from healthy donors

    Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér;Kenneth N Fish;Jay A Nelson

  • Identification of Proteins in Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Particles: the HCMV Proteome

    Susan M. Varnum;Daniel N. Streblow;Matthew E. Monroe;Patricia Smith

  • Effector memory T cell responses are associated with protection of rhesus monkeys from mucosal simian immunodeficiency virus challenge

    Scott G Hansen;Cassandra Vieville;Nathan Whizin;Lia Coyne-Johnson

  • Immune clearance of highly pathogenic SIV infection

    Scott G. Hansen;Michael Piatak;Abigail B. Ventura;Colette M. Hughes

  • Differential regulation of cell motility and invasion by FAK

    Datsun A. Hsia;Satyajit K. Mitra;Christof R. Hauck;Christof R. Hauck;Christof R. Hauck;Daniel N. Streblow

  • Coding potential of laboratory and clinical strains of human cytomegalovirus

    Eain Murphy;Dong Yu;Jane Grimwood;Jeremy Schmutz

  • The Human Cytomegalovirus Chemokine Receptor US28 Mediates Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Migration

    Daniel N Streblow;Cecilia Soderberg-Naucler;Jeffrey Vieira;Patricia Smith

  • Human cytomegalovirus US3 impairs transport and maturation of major histocompatibility complex class I heavy chains

    Thomas R. Jones;Emmanuel J. H. J. Wiertz;Lei Sun;Kenneth N. Fish

  • Widespread presence of histologically occult cytomegalovirus.

    David Myerson;Robert C. Hackman;Jay A. Nelson;David C. Ward

  • Blood-brain barrier tight junction disruption in human immunodeficiency virus-1 encephalitis.

    Linda M. Dallasta;Liubomir A. Pisarov;James E. Esplen;Jonette V. Werley

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

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

  • Cytomegalovirus Vectors Violate CD8+ T Cell Epitope Recognition Paradigms

    Scott G. Hansen;Jonah B. Sacha;Colette M. Hughes;Julia C. Ford

  • Detection of human cytomegalovirus in peripheral blood lymphocytes in a natural infection.

    Rachel D. Schrier;Jay A. Nelson;Michael B. A. Oldstone

  • Human Cytomegalovirus Entry into Epithelial and Endothelial Cells Depends on Genes UL128 to UL150 and Occurs by Endocytosis and Low-pH Fusion

    Brent J. Ryckman;Michael A Jarvis;Derek D. Drummond;Jay A. Nelson

  • Characterization of the Human Cytomegalovirus gH/gL/UL128-131 Complex That Mediates Entry into Epithelial and Endothelial Cells

    Brent J. Ryckman;Barb L. Rainish;Marie C. Chase;Jamie A. Borton

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel N. Streblow
Daniel N. Streblow Oregon Health & Science University
Klaus Früh
Klaus Früh Oregon Health & Science University
Louis J. Picker
Louis J. Picker Oregon Health & Science University
Peter Ghazal
Peter Ghazal Cardiff University
Michael B. A. Oldstone
Michael B. A. Oldstone Scripps Research Institute
Michael K. Axthelm
Michael K. Axthelm Oregon National Primate Research Center
Kenneth N. Fish
Kenneth N. Fish University of Pittsburgh
William J. Britt
William J. Britt University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér
Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér Karolinska Institute
Jonah B. Sacha
Jonah B. Sacha Oregon Health & Science University

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