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  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Joanna Floros is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and has a research portfolio primarily focused on Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's research addresses several main topics, notably Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Neuroscience of respiration and sleep, Immune Response and Inflammation, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, and Pediatric health and respiratory diseases.

Recent published papers include:

  • "Human Surfactant Protein SP-A1 and SP-A2 Variants Differentially Affect the Alveolar Microenvironment, Surfactant Structure, Regulation and Function of the Alveolar Macrophage, and Animal and Human Survival Under Various Conditions" (2021, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • "Surfactant Protein-A Function: Knowledge Gained From SP-A Knockout Mice" (2022, Frontiers in Pediatrics)
  • "SNP and Haplotype Interaction Models Reveal Association of Surfactant Protein Gene Polymorphisms With Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis of Mexican Population" (2021, Frontiers in Medicine)
  • "Association of SNP-SNP Interactions of Surfactant Protein Genes with Pediatric Acute Respiratory Failure" (2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine)
  • "Sex-Specific Regulation of Gene Expression Networks by Surfactant Protein A (SP-A) Variants in Alveolar Macrophages in Response to Klebsiella pneumoniae" (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as Frontiers in Immunology, Antioxidants, Frontiers in Pediatrics, Microorganisms, and Frontiers in Medicine.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Joanna Floros include:

  • Chintan K. Gandhi
  • David S. Phelps (11 collaborations)
  • Nithyananda Thorenoor (6 collaborations)
  • Rongling Wu (6 collaborations)
  • Shaili Amatya (5 collaborations)

In 2014, Joanna Floros was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • High-throughput DNA methylation profiling using universal bead arrays

    Marina Bibikova;Zhenwu Lin;Lixin Zhou;Eugene Chudin

  • Future research directions in acute lung injury: Summary of a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group

    Michael A. Matthay;Guy A. Zimmerman;Charles Esmon;Jahar Bhattacharya

  • Polymorphisms of human SP-A, SP-B, and SP-D genes: association of SP-B Thr131Ile with ARDS.

    Z Lin;C Pearson;V Chinchilli;S M Pietschmann

  • Surfactant protein A and B genetic variants predispose to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

    Moises Selman;Hung Mo Lin;Martha Montaño;Audrey L. Jenkins

  • Localization of surfactant protein synthesis in human lung by in situ hybridization.

    David S. Phelps;Joanna Floros

  • Novel, Non-Radioactive, Simple and Multiplex PCR-cRFLP Methods for Genotyping Human SP-A and SP-D Marker Alleles

    Susan DiAngelo;Zhenwu Lin;Guirong Wang;Scott Phillips

  • Surfactant Protein Genetic Marker Alleles Identify a Subgroup of Tuberculosis in a Mexican Population

    Joanna Floros;Hung Mo Lin;Andrea Garcia;Miguel Angel Salazar

  • Surfactant protein gene A, B, and D marker alleles in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of a Mexican population

    Guo X;Lin Hm;Lin Z;Montaño M

  • The effect of ozone exposure on the ability of human surfactant protein a variants to stimulate cytokine production.

    Guirong Wang;Todd M Umstead;David S Phelps;Hamid Al-Mondhiry

  • Human SP-A protein variants derived from one or both genes stimulate TNF-α production in the THP-1 cell line

    Guirong Wang;David S. Phelps;Todd M. Umstead;Joanna Floros

  • Association between the surfactant protein A (SP-A) gene locus and respiratory-distress syndrome in the Finnish population.

    Mika Rämet;Ritva Haataja;Riitta Marttila;Joanna Floros

  • Genetics of the hydrophilic surfactant proteins A and D.

    Joanna Floros;Russell R. Hoover

  • Organization of the human SP-A and SP-D loci at 10q22-q23. Physical and radiation hybrid mapping reveal gene order and orientation.

    Russell R. Hoover;Joanna Floros

  • Surfactant protein A, an innate immune factor, is expressed in the vaginal mucosa and is present in vaginal lavage fluid

    Colin MacNeill;Todd M. Umstead;David S. Phelps;Zhenwu Lin

  • Differences in the translation efficiency and mRNA stability mediated by 5'-UTR splice variants of human SP-A1 and SP-A2 genes.

    Guirong Wang;Xiaoxuan Guo;Joanna Floros

  • Isolation of a cDNA clone encoding a high molecular weight precursor to a 6-kDa pulmonary surfactant-associated protein.

    K A Jacobs;D S Phelps;R Steinbrink;J Fisch

  • Association of Pulmonary Surfactant Protein A (SP-A) Gene and Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Interaction with SP-B

    Padma Kala;Thomas Ten Have;Heber Nielsen;Michael Dunn

  • Differences in biochemical properties and in biological function between human SP-A1 and SP-A2 variants, and the impact of ozone-induced oxidation.

    Guirong Wang;Sandra R. Bates-Kenney;Jian-Qin Tao;David S. Phelps

  • Impact of ozone exposure on the phagocytic activity of human surfactant protein A (SP-A) and SP-A variants

    Anatoly N. Mikerov;Todd M. Umstead;Xiaozhuang Gan;Weixiong Huang

  • Dinucleotide repeats in the human surfactant protein-B gene and respiratory-distress syndrome

    J Floros;S V Veletza;P Kotikalapudi;L Krizkova

Frequent Co-Authors

David S. Phelps
David S. Phelps Pennsylvania State University
Vernon M. Chinchilli
Vernon M. Chinchilli Pennsylvania State University
Rongling Wu
Rongling Wu Pennsylvania State University
Shaf Keshavjee
Shaf Keshavjee University Health Network
Annie Pardo
Annie Pardo National Autonomous University of Mexico
Demetrios Kouretas
Demetrios Kouretas University Of Thessaly
Francis X. McCormack
Francis X. McCormack University of Cincinnati
Peter K. Rogan
Peter K. Rogan University of Western Ontario
Mingyao Liu
Mingyao Liu University Health Network
Moisés Selman
Moisés Selman National Autonomous University of Mexico

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