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Overview

Jorge E. Osorio is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States, focusing primarily on Medicine throughout their research career. Their work spans multiple subfields including Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Virology, Epidemiology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to research on mosquito-borne diseases and control, viral infections and vectors, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, viral infections and outbreaks research, COVID-19 clinical research studies, zoonotic diseases and public health, as well as animal disease management and epidemiology.

Jorge E. Osorio's recent publications highlight diverse areas of infectious disease research. Notable papers include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron virus causes attenuated disease in mice and hamsters, 2022, Nature
  • Vaccine-induced systemic and mucosal T cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2 viral variants, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Oropouche virus as an emerging cause of acute febrile illness in Colombia, 2022, Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • Monkeypox Virus in Animals: Current Knowledge of Viral Transmission and Pathogenesis in Wild Animal Reservoirs and Captive Animal Models, 2023, Viruses
  • mRNA Vaccine Protects against Zika Virus, 2021, Vaccines

Collaborations have been an essential part of Osorio's research activities. Frequent co-authors include Juan P. Hernández-Ortíz, Karl Čiuoderis, Laura S. Perez-Restrepo, Gavin Cloherty, and Michael G. Berg.

Jorge E. Osorio's research has appeared in various scientific venues, with multiple contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Vaccines, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Emerging Microbes & Infections, and Viruses.

Best Publications

  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron virus causes attenuated disease in mice and hamsters

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  • A rhesus macaque model of Asian-lineage Zika virus infection

    Dawn M Dudley;Matthew T Aliota;Emma L Mohr;Andrea M Weiler

  • Characterization of Lethal Zika Virus Infection in AG129 Mice

    Matthew T. Aliota;Elizabeth A. Caine;Emma C. Walker;Katrina E. Larkin

  • The wMel strain of Wolbachia Reduces Transmission of Zika virus by Aedes aegypti.

    Matthew T. Aliota;Stephen A. Peinado;Ivan Dario Velez;Jorge E. Osorio

  • Chikungunya virus and prospects for a vaccine

    Scott C Weaver;Jorge E Osorio;Jill A Livengood;Rubing Chen

  • Chloroquine, an Endocytosis Blocking Agent, Inhibits Zika Virus Infection in Different Cell Models

    Rodrigo Delvecchio;Luiza M. Higa;Paula Pezzuto;Ana Luiza Valadão

  • The wMel Strain of Wolbachia Reduces Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Aedes aegypti.

    Matthew T. Aliota;Emma C. Walker;Alexander Uribe Yepes;Ivan Dario Velez

  • Highly efficient maternal-fetal Zika virus transmission in pregnant rhesus macaques

    Sydney M Nguyen;Kathleen M Antony;Dawn M Dudley;Sarah Kohn

  • Assessing Monkeypox Virus Prevalence in Small Mammals at the Human-Animal Interface in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    Jeffrey B Doty;Jean M Malekani;Lem's N Kalemba;William T Stanley

  • Attenuation of Chikungunya Virus Vaccine Strain 181/Clone 25 Is Determined by Two Amino Acid Substitutions in the E2 Envelope Glycoprotein

    Rodion Gorchakov;Eryu Wang;Grace Leal;Naomi L. Forrester

  • Novel Chikungunya Vaccine Candidate with an IRES-Based Attenuation and Host Range Alteration Mechanism

    Kenneth Plante;Eryu Wang;Charalambos D. Partidos;James Weger

  • Development of DENVax: A chimeric dengue-2 PDK-53-based tetravalent vaccine for protection against dengue fever

    Jorge E. Osorio;Claire Y.-H. Huang;Richard M. Kinney;Dan T. Stinchcomb

  • Vaccine-induced systemic and mucosal T cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2 viral variants

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  • A prairie dog animal model of systemic orthopoxvirus disease using West African and Congo Basin strains of monkeypox virus.

    Christina L. Hutson;Victoria A. Olson;Darin S. Carroll;Jason A. Abel

  • Safety and immunogenicity of a recombinant live attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine (DENVax) in flavivirus-naive healthy adults in Colombia: a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 1 study

    Jorge E Osorio;Ivan D Velez;Cynthia Thomson;Liliana Lopez

  • Attenuation of Mengo virus through genetic engineering of the 5' noncoding poly(C) tract

    Gregory M. Duke;Jorge E. Osorio;Ann C. Palmenberg

  • The SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 Omicron virus causes attenuated infection and disease in mice and hamsters

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  • Efficacy of a Tetravalent Chimeric Dengue Vaccine (DENVax) in Cynomolgus Macaques

    Jorge E. Osorio;Joseph N. Brewoo;Shawn J. Silengo;John Arguello

  • Immunization of dogs and cats with a DNA vaccine against rabies virus

    J.E Osorio;C.C Tomlinson;R.S Frank;E.J Haanes

  • Zika in the Americas, year 2: What have we learned? What gaps remain? A report from the Global Virus Network.

    Matthew T. Aliota;Leda Bassit;Shelton S. Bradrick;Bryan Cox

  • Culex pipiens and Aedes triseriatus Mosquito Susceptibility to Zika Virus

    Matthew T. Aliota;Stephen A. Peinado;Jorge E. Osorio;Lyric C. Bartholomay

  • Lovastatin delays infection and increases survival rates in AG129 mice infected with dengue virus serotype 2.

    Marlen Martinez-Gutierrez;Luis A. Correa-Londoño;Jaime E. Castellanos;Juan Carlos Gallego-Gomez

  • Cross-protective immunity against o'nyong-nyong virus afforded by a novel recombinant chikungunya vaccine.

    Charalambos D. Partidos;Joanna Paykel;James Weger;Erin M. Borland

  • A rhesus macaque model of Asia lineage Zika virus infection

    Dawn M. Dudley;Matthew T. Aliota;Emma L. Mohr;Andrea M. Weiler

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas C. Friedrich
Thomas C. Friedrich University of Wisconsin–Madison
David H. O’Connor
David H. O’Connor University of Wisconsin–Madison
Scott C. Weaver
Scott C. Weaver The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Sallie R. Permar
Sallie R. Permar Duke University
Kevin L. Karem
Kevin L. Karem Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Yoshihiro Kawaoka University of Tokyo
Stacey Schultz-Cherry
Stacey Schultz-Cherry St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Richard M. Kinney
Richard M. Kinney Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ann M. Powers
Ann M. Powers Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Inger K. Damon
Inger K. Damon Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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