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52
Citations
14897
World Ranking
16475
National Ranking
6820

Overview

Jeffrey B. Travers is affiliated with Wright State University in the United States and focuses their research primarily within the field of Medicine, contributing extensively to Dermatology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Epidemiology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Their work addresses key topics such as Skin Protection and Aging, Extracellular Vesicles in Disease, Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis, Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses.

Among the recent scholarly works featuring or co-authored by Travers are:

  • Keratinocyte-derived microvesicle particles mediate ultraviolet B radiation-induced systemic immunosuppression (2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • New Insights Into the Pathologic Roles of the Platelet-Activating Factor System (2021, Frontiers in Endocrinology)
  • Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Up to 108 Weeks of Ixekizumab in Pediatric Patients With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis (2022, JAMA Dermatology)
  • UVB-Induced Microvesicle Particle Release and Its Effects on the Cutaneous Microenvironment (2022, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • Randomized controlled trial of fractionated laser resurfacing on aged skin as prophylaxis against actinic neoplasia (2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation)

Travers frequently collaborates with a network of co-authors, which includes Christine M. Rapp, Craig A. Rohan, Ravi P. Sahu, Anita Thyagarajan, and Michael G. Kemp.

Their research findings are commonly published in various specialized venues, notably:

  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Photochemistry and Photobiology
  • Skin Research and Technology
  • American Journal of Case Reports
  • Journal of Clinical and Investigative Dermatology

Best Publications

  • An experimental study of the small world problem

    Jeffrey Travers;Stanley Milgram

  • Cytokine Milieu of Atopic Dermatitis, as Compared to Psoriasis, Skin Prevents Induction of Innate Immune Response Genes

    Ichiro Nomura;Elena Goleva;Michael D. Howell;Quatyba A. Hamid

  • Staphylococcus δ-toxin induces allergic skin disease by activating mast cells

    Yuumi Nakamura;Jon Oscherwitz;Kemp B. Cease;Susana M. Chan

  • Distinct patterns of gene expression in the skin lesions of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis: A gene microarray analysis

    Ichiro Nomura;Bifeng Gao;Mark Boguniewicz;Marc A. Darst

  • Evidence for a streptococcal superantigen-driven process in acute guttate psoriasis.

    D Y Leung;J B Travers;R C Giorno;D A Norris

  • Activation of epidermal vanilloid receptor-1 induces release of proinflammatory mediators in human keratinocytes.

    Michael D. Southall;Tao Li;Lera S. Gharibova;Yong Pei

  • IL-4 regulates skin homeostasis and the predisposition toward allergic skin inflammation.

    Sarita Sehra;Yongxue Yao;Michael D. Howell;Evelyn T. Nguyen

  • Imatinib mesylate for plexiform neurofibromas in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1: a phase 2 trial

    Kent A. Robertson;Grzegorz Nalepa;Feng Chun Yang;Daniel C. Bowers

  • Genetic and Biochemical Evidence That Haploinsufficiency of the Nf1 Tumor Suppressor Gene Modulates Melanocyte and Mast Cell Fates in Vivo

    David A. Ingram;Feng Chun Yang;Jeffrey B. Travers;Mary Jo Wenning

  • The IGF-1/IGF-1R signaling axis in the skin: a new role for the dermis in aging-associated skin cancer

    Davina A. Lewis;Jeffrey B. Travers;Ally-Khan Somani;Dan F Spandau

  • Activation of the Epidermal Platelet-Activating Factor Receptor Results in Cytokine and Cyclooxygenase-2 Biosynthesis

    Yong Pei;Lisa A. Barber;Robert C. Murphy;Christopher A. Johnson

  • p21-activated kinase regulates mast cell degranulation via effects on calcium mobilization and cytoskeletal dynamics.

    Jayme D. Allen;Zahara M. Jaffer;Su Jung Park;Sarah Burgin

  • Hyperactivation of P21ras and the Hematopoietic-Specific Rho Gtpase, Rac2, Cooperate to Alter the Proliferation of Neurofibromin-Deficient Mast Cells in Vivo and in Vitro

    David A. Ingram;Kelly Hiatt;Alastair J. King;Lucy Fisher

  • Roles of UVA Radiation and DNA Damage Responses in Melanoma Pathogenesis

    Aiman Q. Khan;Jeffrey B. Travers;Jeffrey B. Travers;Michael G. Kemp

  • UVB-induced Senescence in Human Keratinocytes Requires a Functional Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 Receptor and p53

    Davina A. Lewis;Qiaofang Yi;Jeffrey B. Travers;Dan F Spandau

  • Melanocyte mitogens induce both melanocyte chemokinesis and chemotaxis.

    Tatsuya Horikawa;David A. Norris;Joseph J. Yohn;Tamara Zekman

  • The Role of Superantigens in Skin Disease

    Donald Y M Leung;Jeffrey B Travers;David A Norris

  • Identification of Functional Platelet-Activating Factor Receptors on Human Keratinocytes

    Jeffrey Travers;J. C. Huff;M. Rola-Pleszczynski;E. W. Gelfand

  • OCRL localizes to the primary cilium: a new role for cilia in Lowe syndrome

    Na Luo;Callah C. West;Carlos A. Murga-Zamalloa;Lou Sun

  • Expression of the Platelet-activating Factor Receptor Results in Enhanced Ultraviolet B Radiation-induced Apoptosis in a Human Epidermal Cell Line

    Lisa A. Barber;Dan F. Spandau;Sara C. Rathman;Robert C. Murphy

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark H. Kaplan
Mark H. Kaplan Indiana University
Robert C. Murphy
Robert C. Murphy University of Colorado Denver
Donald Y.M. Leung
Donald Y.M. Leung National Jewish Health
D. Wade Clapp
D. Wade Clapp Indiana University
David A. Norris
David A. Norris University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Mark Boguniewicz
Mark Boguniewicz National Jewish Health
Mary C. Dinauer
Mary C. Dinauer Washington University in St. Louis
Howard Sprecher
Howard Sprecher The Ohio State University
David A. Williams
David A. Williams Boston Children's Hospital
Feng Chun Yang
Feng Chun Yang The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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