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John Maher is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses predominantly on medicine, with extensive work within immunology and microbiology fields. Their subfields of study emphasize oncology, immunology, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and infectious diseases.

The scientist has contributed to a number of topics in their research, including:

  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • Virus-based gene therapy research

John Maher's recent publications highlight their involvement in studies relating to SARS-CoV-2 infection and CAR T-cell therapies. Selected papers include:

  • "Antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans: A systematic review," 2020, published in PLoS ONE
  • "T cell response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans: A systematic review," 2021, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Hypoxia-sensing CAR T cells provide safety and efficacy in treating solid tumors," 2021, published in Cell Reports Medicine
  • "Antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans: a systematic review," 2020, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "CAR T-cell immunotherapy of B-cell malignancy: the story so far," 2020, published in Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and Immunotherapy

The researcher frequently publishes in venues such as Cell Reports Medicine, Biology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Immunology, and STAR Protocols.

Collaborations are a notable aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include David M. Davies, Caroline Hull, Daniel Larcombe-Young, Lynsey M. Whilding, and Leena Halim.

Best Publications

  • Human T-lymphocyte cytotoxicity and proliferation directed by a single chimeric TCRzeta /CD28 receptor.

    John Maher;Renier J Brentjens;Gertrude Gunset;Isabelle Rivière

  • Dual Targeting of ErbB2 and MUC1 in Breast Cancer Using Chimeric Antigen Receptors Engineered to Provide Complementary Signaling

    Scott Wilkie;May C. I. van Schalkwyk;Steve Hobbs;David M. Davies

  • Retargeting of human T cells to tumor-associated MUC1: the evolution of a chimeric antigen receptor.

    Scott Wilkie;Gianfranco Picco;Julie Foster;David M. Davies

  • The mucin MUC1 modulates the tumor immunological microenvironment through engagement of the lectin Siglec-9

    Richard Beatson;Virginia Tajadura-Ortega;Daniela Yordanova Achkova;Gianfranco Picco

  • T cell response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans: A systematic review.

    Nathan Post;Danielle Eddy;Catherine Huntley;May C. I. van Schalkwyk

  • Expression of a Chimeric Antigen Receptor Specific for Donor HLA Class I Enhances the Potency of Human Regulatory T Cells in Preventing Human Skin Transplant Rejection.

    Dominic A. Boardman;Christina Philippeos;Gilbert O. Fruhwirth;Mohammad A. A. Ibrahim

  • Nucleic acids encoding chimeric T cell receptors

    Michel Sadelain;Renier Brentjens;John Maher

  • Selective Expansion of Chimeric Antigen Receptor-targeted T-cells with Potent Effector Function using Interleukin-4

    Scott Wilkie;Sophie E. Burbridge;Laura Chiapero-Stanke;Ana C.P. Pereira

  • Strategies to Address Chimeric Antigen Receptor Tonic Signaling.

    Adam Ajina;John Maher

  • CAR T-Cells Targeting the Integrin αvβ6 and Co-Expressing the Chemokine Receptor CXCR2 Demonstrate Enhanced Homing and Efficacy against Several Solid Malignancies

    Lynsey M. Whilding;Leena Halim;Benjamin Draper;Ana C. Parente-Pereira

  • Ovarian cancer immunotherapy using PD-L1 siRNA targeted delivery from folic acid-functionalized polyethylenimine: strategies to enhance T cell killing.

    Pei Yun Teo;Chuan Yang;Lynsey M. Whilding;Lynsey M. Whilding;Ana C. Parente-Pereira

  • CAR T Cells Targeting the Tumor MUC1 Glycoprotein Reduce Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Growth

    Ru Zhou;Mahboubeh Yazdanifar;Lopamudra Das Roy;Lynsey M. Whilding

  • Targeting cytotoxic T lymphocytes for cancer immunotherapy

    John Maher;E T Davies

  • Trafficking of CAR-engineered human T cells following regional or systemic adoptive transfer in SCID beige mice.

    Ana Caterina Parente-Pereira;Jerome Burnet;David Ellison;Julie Foster

  • Design of a phase I clinical trial to evaluate intratumoral delivery of ErbB-targeted chimeric antigen receptor T-cells in locally advanced or recurrent head and neck cancer.

    May C I van Schalkwyk;Sophie E Papa;Jean-Pierre Jeannon;Teresa Guerrero Urbano

  • Enhanced Anti-lymphoma Activity of CAR19-iNKT Cells Underpinned by Dual CD19 and CD1d Targeting

    Antonia Rotolo;Valentina S. Caputo;Monika Holubova;Monika Holubova;Nicoleta Baxan

  • Prospects for combined use of oncolytic viruses and CAR T-cells.

    Adam Ajina;John Maher;John Maher;John Maher

  • Preclinical In Vivo Modeling of Cytokine Release Syndrome Induced by ErbB-Retargeted Human T Cells: Identifying a Window of Therapeutic Opportunity?

    Sjoukje J. C. van der Stegen;David M. Davies;Scott Wilkie;Julie Foster

  • Antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans: a systematic review

    Nathan Post;Danielle Eddy;Catherine Huntley;May C. I. van Schalkwyk

  • Flexible Targeting of ErbB Dimers That Drive Tumorigenesis by Using Genetically Engineered T Cells

    David M Davies;Julie Foster;Sjoukje J C Van Der Stegen;Ana C Parente-Pereira

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Gabizon
Alberto Gabizon Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Joy M. Burchell
Joy M. Burchell King's College London
Joyce Taylor-Papadimitriou
Joyce Taylor-Papadimitriou King's College London
Sharon J. Peacock
Sharon J. Peacock University of Cambridge
Philip J. Blower
Philip J. Blower King's College London
Robert I. Lechler
Robert I. Lechler King's College London
Giovanna Lombardi
Giovanna Lombardi King's College London
Farzin Farzaneh
Farzin Farzaneh King's College London
Paul Kellam
Paul Kellam Imperial College London
Khuloud T. Al-Jamal
Khuloud T. Al-Jamal King's College London

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