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José M. C. Ribeiro is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in immunology, microbiology, and related biological sciences. Their work primarily focuses on insect science, parasitology, and public health, with a significant emphasis on vector-borne infectious diseases and insect symbiosis.

Their recent scholarly contributions include:

  • "TickSialoFam (TSFam): A Database That Helps to Classify Tick Salivary Proteins, a Review on Tick Salivary Protein Function and Evolution, With Considerations on the Tick Sialome Switching Phenomenon" (2020) published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • "Understanding pathogen survival and transmission by arthropod vectors to prevent human disease" (2022) published in Science
  • "A physiologic overview of the organ-specific transcriptome of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • "CXCR4 and MIF are required for neutrophil extracellular trap release triggered by Plasmodium-infected erythrocytes" (2020) published in PLoS Pathogens
  • "The genome of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, reveals potential mechanisms underlying reproduction, host interactions, and novel targets for pest control" (2021) published in BMC Biology

Their collaboration network includes several frequent co-authors such as Stephen Lu, John F. Andersen, Lucas Tirloni, Jesús G. Valenzuela, and Eric Calvo. This reflects an active engagement in multidisciplinary research teams focused on arthropod vectors and infectious disease mechanisms.

José M. C. Ribeiro's publications are frequently featured in journals such as:

  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Their main fields of study encompass immunology and microbiology, medicine, and agricultural and biological sciences. More specific subfields include insect science, parasitology, public health, environmental and occupational health, immunology, and infectious diseases.

The primary research topics addressed by José M. C. Ribeiro cover vector-borne infectious diseases, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, mosquito-borne diseases and control, viral infections and vectors, invertebrate immune response mechanisms, Trypanosoma species research, and insect and pesticide research.

Best Publications

  • The Genome Sequence of the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae

    Robert A. Holt;G. Mani Subramanian;Aaron Halpern;Granger G. Sutton

  • Role of arthropod saliva in blood feeding: sialome and post-sialome perspectives.

    Jose M C Ribeiro;Ivo M B Francischetti

  • The role of saliva in tick feeding.

    Ivo M B Francischetti;Anderson Sa-Nunes;Ben J Mans;Isabel M Santos

  • Comparative genome and proteome analysis of Anopheles gambiae and Drosophila melanogaster.

    Evgeny M. Zdobnov;Christian Von Mering;Ivica Letunic;David Torrents

  • Development of a Natural Model of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Powerful Effects of Vector Saliva and Saliva Preexposure on the Long-Term Outcome of Leishmania major Infection in the Mouse Ear Dermis

    Yasmine Belkaid;Shaden Kamhawi;Govind Modi;Jesus Valenzuela

  • Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle

    Ewen F. Kirkness;Brian J. Haas;Brian J. Haas;Weilin Sun;Henk R. Braig

  • Highly evolvable malaria vectors: The genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes

    Daniel E. Neafsey;Robert M. Waterhouse;Mohammad R. Abai;Sergey S. Aganezov

  • Sequencing of Culex quinquefasciatus Establishes a Platform for Mosquito Comparative Genomics

    Peter Arensburger;Karine Megy;Robert M Waterhouse;Robert M Waterhouse;Jenica Abrudan

  • Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease

    Monika Gulia-Nuss;Monika Gulia-Nuss;Andrew B. Nuss;Andrew B. Nuss;Jason M. Meyer;Jason M. Meyer;Daniel E. Sonenshine

  • The king cobra genome reveals dynamic gene evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system

    Freek J. Vonk;Freek J. Vonk;Freek J. Vonk;Nicholas R. Casewell;Nicholas R. Casewell;Christiaan V. Henkel;Alysha M. Heimberg

  • Antihemostatic, antiinflammatory, and immunosuppressive properties of the saliva of a tick, Ixodes dammini.

    J. M. C. Ribeiro;G. T. Makoul;J. Levine;D. R. Robinson

  • Toward a Defined Anti-Leishmania Vaccine Targeting Vector Antigens: Characterization of a Protective Salivary Protein

    Jesus G. Valenzuela;Yasmine Belkaid;Mark K. Garfield;Susana Mendez

  • Comparing the Relative Potential of Rodents as Reservoirs of the Lyme Disease Spirochete (Borrelia Burgdorferi)

    Thomas N. Mather;Mark L. Wilson;Sean I. Moore;Jose M. C Ribeiro

  • An annotated catalog of salivary gland transcripts from Ixodes scapularis ticks.

    Jose M C Ribeiro;Francisco J Alarcon-Chaidez;Ivo M. B. Francischetti;Ben J. Mans

  • Reversible binding of nitric oxide by a salivary heme protein from a bloodsucking insect

    J. M. C. Ribeiro;J. M. H. Hazzard;R. H. Nussenzveig;D. E. Champagne

  • Ixolaris, a novel recombinant tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) from the salivary gland of the tick, Ixodes scapularis: identification of factor X and factor Xa as scaffolds for the inhibition of factor VIIa/tissue factor complex.

    Ivo M B Francischetti;Jesus G Valenzuela;John F Andersen;Thomas N Mather

  • Exploring the sialome of the tick Ixodes scapularis

    Jesus G. Valenzuela;Ivo M. B. Francischetti;Van My Pham;Mark K. Garfield

  • Genome of Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection

    Rafael D. Mesquita;Raquel J. Vionette-Amaral;Carl Lowenberger;Rolando Rivera-Pomar

  • Toward an understanding of the biochemical and pharmacological complexity of the saliva of a hematophagous sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis.

    Rosane Charlab;Jesus G. Valenzuela;Edgar D. Rowton;José M. C. Ribeiro

  • Dissemination and Salivary Delivery of Lyme Disease Spirochetes in Vector Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)

    J.M.C. Ribeiro;T.N. Mather;J. Piesman;A. Spielman

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivo M. B. Francischetti
Ivo M. B. Francischetti National Institutes of Health
Jesus G. Valenzuela
Jesus G. Valenzuela National Institutes of Health
John F. Andersen
John F. Andersen National Institutes of Health
Evgeny M. Zdobnov
Evgeny M. Zdobnov Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Robert M. Waterhouse
Robert M. Waterhouse Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Anthony A. James
Anthony A. James University of California, Irvine
Andrew Spielman
Andrew Spielman Harvard University
Pedro L. Oliveira
Pedro L. Oliveira Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Richard G. Titus
Richard G. Titus Colorado State University
Eloi S. Garcia
Eloi S. Garcia Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

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