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Jenefer M. Blackwell

Jenefer M. Blackwell

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Immunology

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86
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29015
World Ranking
1253
National Ranking
44

Genetics

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86
Citations
28976
World Ranking
1253
National Ranking
39

Medicine

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88
Citations
30396
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13099
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428

Overview

Jenefer M. Blackwell is a researcher primarily affiliated with the Telethon Kids Institute in Australia. Their research focuses extensively on infectious diseases, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to the study of leishmaniasis and related parasitic infections.

The main fields of Blackwell's research span Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work explores various subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Genetics, Parasitology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

Blackwell's research addresses multiple key topics, such as:

  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Virology and Viral Diseases

Among the recent papers involving Blackwell, the following are notable:

  • Human genetics of leishmania infections, 2020, Human Genetics
  • Genetics, Transcriptomics and Meta-Taxonomics in Visceral Leishmaniasis, 2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Blackwell include:

  • Michaela Fakiola
  • Timo Lassmann
  • Léa Cristina Castellucci
  • Richard W. Francis
  • Lucas Almeida

Blackwell's studies have been published in various journals that regularly feature their work, including:

  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Scientific Data
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Human Genetics

Best Publications

  • Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis

    Stephen Sawcer;Garrett Hellenthal;Matti Pirinen;Chris C. A. Spencer

  • The genome of the kinetoplastid parasite, Leishmania major.

    Alasdair C. Ivens;Christopher S. Peacock;Elizabeth A. Worthey;Lee Murphy

  • Identification of 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci highlights the role of innate immunity

    Lam C. Tsoi;Sarah L. Spain;Sarah L. Spain;Jo Knight;Eva Ellinghaus;Eva Ellinghaus

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies New Psoriasis Susceptibility Loci and an Interaction Between HLA-C and ERAP1

    Amy Strange;Francesca Capon;Chris C A Spencer

  • Interaction between ERAP1 and HLA-B27 in ankylosing spondylitis implicates peptide handling in the mechanism for HLA-B27 in disease susceptibility

    D M Evans;Spencer Cca.;J J Pointon;Z Su

  • Genomic Dissection of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, Including 28 Subphenotypes

    Douglas M. Ruderfer;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Andrew McQuillin;James Boocock

  • Genome-wide association study of ulcerative colitis identifies three new susceptibility loci, including the HNF4A region

    Jeffrey C Barrett;James C Lee;Charles W Lees;Natalie J Prescott

  • Polymorphism in tumor necrosis factor genes associated with mucocutaneous leishmaniasis.

    Maira Cabrera;Marie Anne Shaw;Claire Sharples;Hazel Williams

  • Common variants near ATM are associated with glycemic response to metformin in type 2 diabetes.

    K. Zhou;K. Zhou;C. Bellenguez;C.C.A. Spencer;A.J. Bennett

  • HLA and Infectious Diseases

    Jenefer M. Blackwell;Jenefer M. Blackwell;Sarra E. Jamieson;David Burgner

  • Genome-wide association study identifies a variant in HDAC9 associated with large vessel ischemic stroke

    C Bellenguez;S Bevan;A Gschwendtner;Spencer Cca.

  • BCG-induced increase in interferon-gamma response to mycobacterial antigens and efficacy of BCG vaccination in Malawi and the UK: two randomised controlled studies

    Gillian F Black;Rosemary E Weir;Sian Floyd;Lyn Bliss

  • Macrophage complement and lectin-like receptors bind Leishmania in the absence of serum.

    J. M. Blackwell;R. A. B. Ezekowitz;M. B. Roberts;J. Y. Channon

  • Interaction between ERAP1 and HLA-B27 in ankylosing spondylitis implicates peptide handling in the mechanism for HLA-B27 in disease susceptibility

    D.M. Evans;C.C.A. Spencer;J.J. Pointon;Z. Su

  • SLC11A1 (formerly NRAMP1) and disease resistance.

    J. M. Blackwell;T. Goswami;C. A W Evans;D. Sibthorpe

  • Developmental changes in the glycosylated phosphatidylinositols of Leishmania donovani. Characterization of the promastigote and amastigote glycolipids.

    M J McConville;J M Blackwell

  • Regulation of Leishmania populations within the host. III. Mapping of the locus controlling susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis in the mouse.

    D J Bradley;B A Taylor;J Blackwell;E P Evans

  • An analysis of T cell responsiveness in Indian kala-azar.

    D. L. Sacks;Suman Lata Lal;S. N. Shrivastava;J. Blackwell

  • Pharmacogenetic meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of LDL cholesterol response to statins

    Iris Postmus;Stella Trompet;Harshal A. Deshmukh;Michael R. Barnes

  • Genetic susceptibility to infectious diseases: big is beautiful, but will bigger be even better?

    David Burgner;Sarra E Jamieson;Jenefer M Blackwell

  • Genome-wide association study identifies a variant in HDAC9 associated with large vessel ischemic stroke

    C. Bellenguez;S. Bevan;A. Gschwendtner;C. C. A. Spencer

  • Identification of 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci highlights the role of innate immunity

    L. C. Tsoi;S. L. Spain;J. Knight;E. Ellinghaus

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan P. Casas
Juan P. Casas Boston University
Elvira Bramon
Elvira Bramon University College London
Peter Donnelly
Peter Donnelly University of Oxford
Janusz Jankowski
Janusz Jankowski University College of Osteopathy
Sarah Hunt
Sarah Hunt European Bioinformatics Institute
Christopher G. Mathew
Christopher G. Mathew King's College London
Nicholas W. Wood
Nicholas W. Wood University College London
Matthew A. Brown
Matthew A. Brown Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Richard C. Trembath
Richard C. Trembath King's College London
Céline Bellenguez
Céline Bellenguez Institut Pasteur

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