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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - AAI-Steinman Award for Human Immunology Research, American Association of Immunologists
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John P. Atkinson is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with focused subfields including Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Surgery, Rheumatology, and Transplantation. Their work centers on several main topics such as the complement system in diseases, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, COVID-19 clinical research studies, renal transplantation outcomes and treatments, systemic lupus erythematosus research, renal diseases and glomerulopathies, and long-term effects of COVID-19.

Recent publications by Atkinson include:

  • The complement system in COVID-19: friend and foe?, 2020, JCI Insight
  • Increased complement activation is a distinctive feature of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, 2021, Science Immunology
  • The complement system and human autoimmune diseases, 2022, Journal of Autoimmunity
  • Membrane cofactor protein (MCP; CD46): deficiency states and pathogen connections, 2021, Current Opinion in Immunology
  • Increased complement activation is a distinctive feature of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequently collaborating researchers include Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, Xiaobo Wu, Andrew E. Gelman, Alfred H.J. Kim, and Jennifer H. Anolik.

Atkinson's work has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • JCI Insight
  • Immunobiology
  • Science Immunology
  • Journal of Autoimmunity

Atkinson has received recognition through awards such as the AAI-Steinman Award for Human Immunology Research from the American Association of Immunologists in 2012 and was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1992.

Best Publications

  • Human T Regulatory Cells Can Use the Perforin Pathway to Cause Autologous Target Cell Death

    William J. Grossman;James W. Verbsky;Winfried Barchet;Marco Colonna

  • Genetics of HUS: the impact of MCP, CFH, and IF mutations on clinical presentation, response to treatment, and outcome.

    Jessica Caprioli;Marina Noris;Simona Brioschi;Gaia Pianetti

  • Membrane cofactor protein (MCP or CD46): newest member of the regulators of complement activation gene cluster.

    M K Liszewski;T W Post;J P Atkinson

  • Hereditary angioedema: the clinical syndrome and its management.

    Michael M. Frank;Jeffrey A. Gelfand;John P. Atkinson

  • Differential expression of granzymes A and B in human cytotoxic lymphocyte subsets and T regulatory cells

    William J. Grossman;James W. Verbsky;Benjamin L. Tollefsen;Claudia Kemper

  • Activation of human CD4 + cells with CD3 and CD46 induces a T-regulatory cell 1 phenotype

    Claudia Kemper;Andrew C Chan;Jonathan M Green;Kelly A Brett

  • Control of the complement system.

    Liszewski Mk;Farries Tc;Lublin Dm;Rooney Ia

  • Immunology of age-related macular degeneration

    Jayakrishna Ambati;John P. Atkinson;Bradley D. Gelfand

  • Intracellular Complement Activation Sustains T Cell Homeostasis and Mediates Effector Differentiation

    M. Kathryn Liszewski;Martin Kolev;Gaelle Le Friec;Marilyn Leung

  • Virulence differences between monkeypox virus isolates from West Africa and the Congo basin.

    Nanhai Chen;Guiyun Li;M. Kathryn Liszewski;John P. Atkinson

  • The Regulators of Complement Activation (RCA) Gene Cluster

    Hourcade D;Holers Vm;Atkinson Jp

  • Membrane cofactor protein (MCP or CD46) is a cellular pilus receptor for pathogenic Neisseria

    Helena Källström;M. Kathryn Liszewski;John P. Atkinson;Ann‐Beth Jonsson

  • Rare variants in CFI, C3 and C9 are associated with high risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration.

    Johanna M Seddon;Yi Yu;Elizabeth C Miller;Robyn Reynolds

  • Mutations in human complement regulator, membrane cofactor protein (CD46), predispose to development of familial hemolytic uremic syndrome

    Anna Richards;Elizabeth J Kemp;M Kathryn Liszewski;Judith A Goodship

  • CD25 deficiency causes an immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked-like syndrome, and defective IL-10 expression from CD4 lymphocytes.

    Amy A. Caudy;Sreelatha T. Reddy;Talal Chatila;John P. Atkinson

  • Purification and characterization of a membrane protein (gp45-70) that is a cofactor for cleavage of C3b and C4b.

    Tsukasa Seya;Jerry R. Turner;John P. Atkinson

  • C-terminal truncations in human 3′-5′ DNA exonuclease TREX1 cause autosomal dominant retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukodystrophy

    Anna Richards;Arn M J M Van Den Maagdenberg;Joanna C. Jen;David Kavanagh

  • T-cell regulation: with complements from innate immunity.

    Claudia Kemper;John P. Atkinson

  • Antagonism of the complement component C4 by flavivirus nonstructural protein NS1

    Panisadee Avirutnan;Anja Fuchs;Richard E. Hauhart;Pawit Somnuke;Pawit Somnuke

  • Adenovirus Type 11 Uses CD46 as a Cellular Receptor

    Anna Segerman;John P. Atkinson;Marko Marttila;Veronica Dennerquist

  • Decay-Accelerating Factor: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Function

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Frequent Co-Authors

M. Kathryn Liszewski
M. Kathryn Liszewski Washington University in St. Louis
Claudia Kemper
Claudia Kemper National Institutes of Health
David J. Kavanagh
David J. Kavanagh Queensland University of Technology
Paul N. Barlow
Paul N. Barlow University of Edinburgh
Johanna M. Seddon
Johanna M. Seddon University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Tsukasa Seya
Tsukasa Seya Hokkaido University
Mark J. Daly
Mark J. Daly Massachusetts General Hospital
Donald C. Shreffler
Donald C. Shreffler Washington University in St. Louis
Timothy H.J. Goodship
Timothy H.J. Goodship Newcastle University

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