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Jonathan L. Heeney is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and has a substantial publication record in the field of medicine with a particular focus on infectious diseases, epidemiology, molecular biology, immunology, and animal science and zoology. Their work emphasizes research related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, combining clinical and molecular studies to address viral infections and outbreaks.

Their recent research papers highlight key topics in coronavirus biology and immunology, including:

  • Lectin Pathway Mediates Complement Activation by SARS-CoV-2 Proteins, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein adheres to replication organelles before viral assembly at the Golgi/ERGIC and lysosome-mediated egress, 2022, Apollo (University of Cambridge)
  • Immune imprinting and next-generation coronavirus vaccines, 2023, Nature Microbiology
  • Development of a Clinical MALDI-ToF Mass Spectrometry Assay for SARS-CoV-2: Rational Design and Multi-Disciplinary Team Work, 2020, Diagnostics
  • SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Stabilized in the Closed State Induces Potent Neutralizing Responses, 2021, Journal of Virology

Jonathan L. Heeney has frequently published in several scientific venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • Vaccines
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge)

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as:

  • George Carnell
  • Nigel Temperton
  • Diego Cantoni
  • Helen Baxendale
  • Matteo Ferrari

Their main research topics cover a range of areas within virology and infectious disease, specifically:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies

Jonathan L. Heeney's work integrates molecular biology techniques, immunological insights, and clinical applications, contributing to understanding viral pathogenesis and immune response mechanisms in COVID-19 and related infectious diseases.

Best Publications

  • COVID-19 vaccine coverage in health-care workers in England and effectiveness of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine against infection (SIREN): a prospective, multicentre, cohort study.

    Victoria Jane Hall;Victoria Jane Hall;Sarah Foulkes;Ayoub Saei;Nick Andrews;Nick Andrews

  • SARS-CoV-2 infection rates of antibody-positive compared with antibody-negative health-care workers in England: a large, multicentre, prospective cohort study (SIREN).

    V J Hall;S Foulkes;A Charlett;A Atti

  • Analysis of Memory B Cell Responses and Isolation of Novel Monoclonal Antibodies with Neutralizing Breadth from HIV-1-Infected Individuals

    Davide Corti;Johannes P. M. Langedijk;Andreas Hinz;Michael S. Seaman

  • Viruses as vaccine vectors for infectious diseases and cancer

    Simon J. Draper;Jonathan L. Heeney

  • Control of SHIV-89.6P-infection of cynomolgus monkeys by HIV-1 Tat protein vaccine.

    Aurelio Cafaro;Antonella Caputo;Claudio Fracasso;Maria T. Maggiorella

  • An HIV-1 clade C DNA prime, NYVAC boost vaccine regimen induces reliable, polyfunctional, and long-lasting T cell responses.

    Alexandre Harari;Pierre-Alexandre Bart;Wolfgang Stöhr;Gonzalo Tapia

  • Origins of HIV and the evolution of resistance to AIDS.

    Jonathan L. Heeney;Angus G. Dalgleish;Robin A. Weiss

  • SIVcpz in wild chimpanzees

    Mario L. Santiago;Cynthia M. Rodenburg;Shadrack Kamenya;Frederic Bibollet-Ruche;Frederic Bibollet-Ruche

  • Norovirus Regulation of the Innate Immune Response and Apoptosis Occurs via the Product of the Alternative Open Reading Frame 4

    Nora McFadden;Dalan Bailey;Guia Carrara;Alicia Benson

  • Independent evolution of an antiviral TRIMCyp in rhesus macaques

    Sam J. Wilson;Benjamin L. J. Webb;Laura M. J. Ylinen;Ernst Verschoor

  • Evidence for an ancient selective sweep in the MHC class I gene repertoire of chimpanzees.

    Natasja G. de Groot;Nel Otting;Gaby G. M. Doxiadis;Sunita S. Balla-Jhagjhoorsingh

  • Prevention of SIV rectal transmission and priming of T cell responses in macaques after local pre-exposure application of tenofovir gel.

    Martin Cranage;Sally Sharpe;Carolina Herrera;Alethea Cope

  • A Pathogenic Threshold of Virus Load Defined in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus- or Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Macaques

    Peter Ten Haaft;Babs Verstrepen;Klaus Überla;Brigitte Rosenwirth

  • Potent Immune Responses in Rhesus Macaques Induced by Nonviral Delivery of a Self-amplifying RNA Vaccine Expressing HIV Type 1 Envelope With a Cationic Nanoemulsion

    Willy M. Bogers;Herman Oostermeijer;Petra Mooij;Gerrit Koopman

  • Metagenomic study of the viruses of African straw-coloured fruit bats: Detection of a chiropteran poxvirus and isolation of a novel adenovirus

    Kate S. Baker;Richard M. Leggett;Nicholas H. Bexfield;Mark Alston

  • Lectin Pathway Mediates Complement Activation by SARS-CoV-2 Proteins.

    Youssif M. Ali;Youssif M. Ali;Matteo Ferrari;Nicholas J. Lynch;Sadam Yaseen

  • Speciation and Intrasubspecific Variation of Bornean Orangutans, Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus

    Kristin S. Warren;Ernst J. Verschoor;Susan Langenhuijzen;Heriyanto

  • Foci of Endemic Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Wild-Living Eastern Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)

    Mario L. Santiago;Magdalena Lukasik;Shadrack Kamenya;Yingying Li

  • Upregulation of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase in Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    Esther Larrea;José I. Riezu-Boj;Lucía Gil-Guerrero;Noelia Casares

  • A new group of hepadnaviruses naturally infecting orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus).

    Kristin S. Warren;Jonathan L. Heeney;Ralph A. Swan;Heriyanto

  • Lack of T Cell Dysfunction and Programmed Cell Death in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Chimpanzees Correlates with Absence of Monocytotropic Variants

    Hanneke Schuitemaker;Linde Meyaard;Neeltje A. Kootstra;Rob Dubbes

  • HIV-1 envelope-elicited neutralizing antibody titres correlate with protection and virus load in chimpanzees

    Claudine Bruck;Clotilde Thiriart;Luc Fabry;Myriam Francotte

  • Inhibition of Apoptosis in T Cells Expressing Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type I Tax

    Karen F. T. Copeland;Anthonius G. M. Haaksma;Jaap Goudsmit;Peter H. Krammer

  • Lack of chronic immune activation in HIV-infected chimpanzees correlates with the resistance of T cells to Fas/Apo-1 (CD95)-induced apoptosis and preservation of a T helper 1 phenotype.

    Marie Lise Gougeon;Hervé Lecoeur;Florence Boudet;Eric Ledru

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralf Wagner
Ralf Wagner University of Regensburg
Susan W. Barnett
Susan W. Barnett Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Giuseppe Pantaleo
Giuseppe Pantaleo University of Lausanne
David C. Montefiori
David C. Montefiori Duke University
Mariano Esteban
Mariano Esteban Spanish National Research Council
Peter Liljeström
Peter Liljeström Karolinska Institute
Bror Morein
Bror Morein Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Michael S. Seaman
Michael S. Seaman Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Ronald E. Bontrop
Ronald E. Bontrop Utrecht University
Bertram L. Jacobs
Bertram L. Jacobs Arizona State University

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