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  • 2018 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award

Overview

Jonathan Kipnis is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their academic work spans neuroscience and medicine, with a significant focus on neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, immunology, physiology, and public health.

The scientist's research topics cover multiple areas including:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

Kipnis has contributed frequently to several prominent publication venues, which include:

  • Nature (9 publications)
  • Neuron (6 publications)
  • Cell (6 publications)
  • Science (6 publications)
  • The Journal of Immunology (5 publications)

Selected recent papers by this researcher highlight developments in neuroimmunology and brain health:

  • "Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads", 2022, Neuron
  • "The Lymphatic Vasculature in the 21st Century: Novel Functional Roles in Homeostasis and Disease", 2020, Cell
  • "Functional characterization of the dural sinuses as a neuroimmune interface", 2021, Cell
  • "Skull and vertebral bone marrow are myeloid cell reservoirs for the meninges and CNS parenchyma", 2021, Science
  • "Microglia-mediated T cell infiltration drives neurodegeneration in tauopathy", 2023, Nature

Frequent collaborators include Igor Smirnov, Jasmin Herz, Justin Rustenhoven, Taitea Dykstra, and Leon Smyth, with collaboration counts ranging from 16 to 27 joint works. This indicates a pattern of sustained co-authorship with these researchers.

Jonathan Kipnis received the National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award in 2018, recognizing contributions to scientific research.

Best Publications

  • Structural and functional features of central nervous system lymphatic vessels

    Antoine Louveau;Igor Smirnov;Timothy J. Keyes;Jacob D. Eccles

  • Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads

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  • Immune cells contribute to the maintenance of neurogenesis and spatial learning abilities in adulthood

    Yaniv Ziv;Noga Ron;Oleg Butovsky;Gennady Landa

  • Functional aspects of meningeal lymphatics in ageing and Alzheimer’s disease

    Sandro Da Mesquita;Antoine Louveau;Andrea Vaccari;Igor Smirnov

  • High-Dimensional Single-Cell Mapping of Central Nervous System Immune Cells Reveals Distinct Myeloid Subsets in Health, Aging, and Disease

    Dunja Mrdjen;Anto Pavlovic;Felix J. Hartmann;Bettina Schreiner

  • CNS lymphatic drainage and neuroinflammation are regulated by meningeal lymphatic vasculature.

    Antoine Louveau;Jasmin Herz;Maria Nordheim Alme;Andrea Francesca Salvador

  • Regulation of learning and memory by meningeal immunity: a key role for IL-4

    Noël C. Derecki;Amber N. Cardani;Chun Hui Yang;Kayla M. Quinnies

  • Unexpected role of interferon-γ in regulating neuronal connectivity and social behaviour

    Anthony J. Filiano;Yang Xu;Nicholas J. Tustison;Rachel L. Marsh

  • Revisiting the Mechanisms of CNS Immune Privilege.

    Antoine Louveau;Tajie H. Harris;Jonathan Kipnis

  • Wild-type microglia arrest pathology in a mouse model of Rett syndrome

    Noël C. Derecki;James C. Cronk;Zhenjie Lu;Eric Xu

  • Microglia-mediated T cell infiltration drives neurodegeneration in tauopathy

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  • The Lymphatic Vasculature in the 21st Century: Novel Functional Roles in Homeostasis and Disease

    Guillermo Oliver;Jonathan Kipnis;Gwendalyn J. Randolph;Natasha L. Harvey

  • Understanding the functions and relationships of the glymphatic system and meningeal lymphatics

    Antoine Louveau;Benjamin A. Plog;Salli Antila;Kari Alitalo

  • Human and nonhuman primate meninges harbor lymphatic vessels that can be visualized noninvasively by MRI.

    Martina Absinta;Seung Kwon Ha;Govind Nair;Pascal Sati

  • IL-4 in the brain: a cytokine to remember.

    Sachin P. Gadani;James C. Cronk;Geoffrey T. Norris;Jonathan Kipnis

  • Functional characterization of the dural sinuses as a neuroimmune interface.

    Justin Rustenhoven;Antoine Drieu;Tornike Mamuladze;Kalil Alves de Lima

  • Skull and vertebral bone marrow are myeloid cell reservoirs for the meninges and CNS parenchyma.

    Andrea Cugurra;Andrea Cugurra;Tornike Mamuladze;Justin Rustenhoven;Taitea Dykstra

  • T cell deficiency leads to cognitive dysfunction: Implications for therapeutic vaccination for schizophrenia and other psychiatric conditions

    Jonathan Kipnis;Hagit Cohen;Michal Cardon;Yaniv Ziv

  • The Meningeal Lymphatic System: A New Player in Neurophysiology.

    Sandro Da Mesquita;Zhongxiao Fu;Jonathan Kipnis

  • Heterogeneity of meningeal B cells reveals a lymphopoietic niche at the CNS borders.

    Simone Brioschi;Wei Le Wang;Vincent Peng;Meng Wang

  • T cell immunity to copolymer 1 confers neuroprotection on the damaged optic nerve: Possible therapy for optic neuropathies

    Jonathan Kipnis;Eti Yoles;Ziv Porat;Avi Cohen

  • Vaccination for protection of retinal ganglion cells against death from glutamate cytotoxicity and ocular hypertension: Implications for glaucoma

    Hadas Schori;Jonathan Kipnis;Eti Yoles;Elizabeth WoldeMussie

  • Multifaceted interactions between adaptive immunity and the central nervous system

    Jonathan Kipnis

Frequent Co-Authors

Michal Schwartz
Michal Schwartz Weizmann Institute of Science
Irun R. Cohen
Irun R. Cohen Weizmann Institute of Science
Oleg Butovsky
Oleg Butovsky Brigham and Women's Hospital
Michael Sela
Michael Sela Weizmann Institute of Science
Scott T. Acton
Scott T. Acton University of Virginia
Howard E. Gendelman
Howard E. Gendelman University of Nebraska Medical Center
Ruma Banerjee
Ruma Banerjee University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert Nitsch
Robert Nitsch University of Münster
Frauke Zipp
Frauke Zipp Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Stephen S. Rich
Stephen S. Rich University of Virginia

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