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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Oswald Avery Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Jerrold J. Ellner is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Surgery, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access

Jerrold J. Ellner has published extensively, with frequent contributions to several noteworthy journals. These publication venues include:

  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Indian Journal of Tuberculosis
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "The risk of tuberculosis in children after close exposure: a systematic review and individual-participant meta-analysis," 2020, The Lancet
  • "Classification of early tuberculosis states to guide research for improved care and prevention: an international Delphi consensus exercise," 2024, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • "Diagnostic biomarkers for active tuberculosis: progress and challenges," 2022, EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • "Mycobacterium tuberculosis progresses through two phases of latent infection in humans," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Early alveolar macrophage response and IL-1R-dependent T cell priming determine transmissibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains," 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jerrold J. Ellner include:

  • Padmini Salgame
  • Sonali Sarkar
  • C. Robert Horsburgh
  • Natasha S. Hochberg
  • Senbagavalli Prakash Babu

Their recognized achievements include the Oswald Avery Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America received in 1990 and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Accelerated course of human immunodeficiency virus infection after tuberculosis.

    C Whalen;C R Horsburgh;D Hom;C Lahart

  • Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance: a prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study

    Susan E Dorman;Samuel G Schumacher;David Alland;Pamela Nabeta

  • USPHS/IDSA guidelines for the prevention of opportunistic infections in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus

    David Lanier;Neil Schram;Ellen Cooper;Kenneth A. Freedberg

  • A Trial of Three Regimens to Prevent Tuberculosis in Ugandan Adults Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus

    Whalen Cc;Johnson Jl;Okwera A;Hom Dl

  • Depressed T-Cell Interferon-γ Responses in Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Analysis of Underlying Mechanisms and Modulation with Therapy

    Christina S. Hirsch;Zahra Toossi;Catherine Othieno;John L Johnson

  • Complement receptor-mediated uptake and tumor necrosis factor-alpha-mediated growth inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by human alveolar macrophages.

    Christina S. Hirsch;Jerrold J. Ellner;David G. Russell;Elizabeth A. Rich

  • Enhanced production of TGF-beta by blood monocytes from patients with active tuberculosis and presence of TGF-beta in tuberculous granulomatous lung lesions.

    Zahra Toossi;P. Gogate;H. Shiratsuchi;T. Young

  • Suppressor Adherent Cells in Human Tuberculosis

    Jerrold J. Ellner

  • The risk of tuberculosis in children after close exposure: a systematic review and individual-participant meta-analysis

    Leonardo Martinez;Olivia Cords;C Robert Horsburgh;Jason R Andrews

  • Genomic analysis of globally diverse Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains provides insights into the emergence and spread of multidrug resistance

    Abigail L. Manson;Keira A. Cohen;Keira A. Cohen;Thomas Abeel;Thomas Abeel;Christopher A. Desjardins

  • Mycobacterium avium Infection and AIDS: A Therapeutic Dilemma in Rapid Evolution

    Jerrold J. Ellner;Mark J. Goldberger;David M. Parenti

  • Cross-modulation by transforming growth factor beta in human tuberculosis: suppression of antigen-driven blastogenesis and interferon gamma production.

    Christina S. Hirsch;Rabia Hussain;Zahra Toossi;Ghaffar Dawood

  • Impact of tuberculosis (TB) on HIV-1 activity in dually infected patients

    Z. Toossi;Z. Toossi;H. Mayanja-Kizza;C. S. Hirsch;K. L. Edmonds

  • Thromboxane A2 Mediates Augmented Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Adhesiveness

    Philip J. Spagnuolo;Jerrold J. Ellner;Aviv Hassid;Michael J. Dunn

  • Impact of pulmonary tuberculosis on survival of HIV-infected adults: a prospective epidemiologic study in Uganda.

    Christopher C. Whalen;Peter Nsubuga;Alphonse Okwera;John L. Johnson

  • Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection and AIDS: Advances in Theory and Practice

    Constance A. Benson;Jerrold J. Ellner

  • Review: The Immune Response in Human Tuberculosis—Implications for Tuberculosis Control

    Jerrold J. Ellner

  • Selective induction of transforming growth factor beta in human monocytes by lipoarabinomannan of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Karen E. Dahl;Hiroe Shiratsuchi;Beverly D. Hamilton;Jerrold J. Ellner

  • Tuberculosis in household contacts of infectious cases in Kampala, Uganda.

    D. Guwatudde;M. Nakakeeto;E. C. Jones-Lopez;A. Maganda

  • Generalized immune activation in pulmonary tuberculosis: co‐activation with HIV infection

    G. Vanham;K. Edmonds;L. Qing;D. Hom

  • Enhancement Of Intracellular Growth Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis In Human Monocytes by Transforming Growth Factor-βl

    Christina S. Hirsch;Takahiro Yoneda;Lynn Averill;Jerrold J. Ellner

Frequent Co-Authors

John L. Johnson
John L. Johnson Case Western Reserve University
Zahra Toossi
Zahra Toossi Case Western Reserve University
Robert S. Wallis
Robert S. Wallis Aurum Institute
Moses Joloba
Moses Joloba Makerere University
Padmini Salgame
Padmini Salgame Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Michael M. Lederman
Michael M. Lederman Case Western Reserve University
Yukari C. Manabe
Yukari C. Manabe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Michael R. Jacobs
Michael R. Jacobs University Hospitals of Cleveland
Adel A. F. Mahmoud
Adel A. F. Mahmoud Princeton University
Alison M. Elliott
Alison M. Elliott London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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