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Josep Quer is affiliated with the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases. Their research portfolio includes significant work in the areas of epidemiology, hepatology, molecular biology, and genetics, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement across these subfields.

The scientist's research concentrates on various viral infections with a strong focus on hepatitis viruses and SARS-CoV-2. Their main research topics include:

  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Among Josep Quer's recent publications are the following:

  • "Naturally occurring SARS-CoV-2 gene deletions close to the spike S1/S2 cleavage site in the viral quasispecies of COVID19 patients" (2020) published in Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • "Monitoring Emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Variant through the Spanish National SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance System (VATar COVID-19)" (2021) in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Next-Generation Sequencing for Confronting Virus Pandemics" (2022) in Viruses
  • "Unexpected long-lasting anti-HEV IgM positivity: Is HEV antigen a better serological marker for hepatitis E infection diagnosis?" (2020) in Journal of Viral Hepatitis
  • "Characteristics of hepatitis C virus resistance in an international cohort after a decade of direct-acting antivirals" (2022) in JHEP Reports

Josep Quer frequently publishes in several scientific journals. The most common venues for their work include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Viruses
  • Microorganisms
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Emerging Microbes & Infections

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Josep Quer's career. Frequent coauthors contributing to their research efforts include:

  • Josep Gregori
  • Ariadna Rando-Segura
  • Francisco Rodríguez-Frias
  • Damir García-Cehic
  • Tomàs Pumarola

Best Publications

  • Hepatitis C virus (HCV) circulates as a population of different but closely related genomes: quasispecies nature of HCV genome distribution.

    M Martell;J I Esteban;J Quer;J Genescà

  • The changing epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection in Europe.

    Juan I. Esteban;Juan I. Esteban;Silvia Sauleda;Josep Quer;Josep Quer

  • Basic concepts in RNA virus evolution.

    Esteban Domingo;Cristina Escarmís;Noemi Sevilla;Andres Moya

  • Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus by a Cardiac Surgeon

    Juan I. Esteban;Jordi Gómez;María Martell;Beatriz Cabot

  • High-Throughput Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Quantitation of Hepatitis C Virus RNA

    María Martell;Jordi Gómez;Juan I. Esteban;Silvia Sauleda

  • The dynamic DNA methylomes of double-stranded DNA viruses associated with human cancer

    Agustin F. Fernandez;Cecilia Rosales;Pilar Lopez-Nieva;Osvaldo Graña

  • Quantitative longitudinal evaluations of hepatitis delta virus RNA and hepatitis B virus DNA shows a dynamic, complex replicative profile in chronic hepatitis B and D

    Melanie Schaper;Francisco Rodriguez-Frias;Rosendo Jardi;David Tabernero

  • Viral quasispecies and the problem of vaccine-escape and drug-resistant mutants.

    Esteban Domingo;Luis Menéndez-Arias;Miguel E. QuiñonesMateu;Africa Holguín

  • Extreme fitness differences in mammalian and insect hosts after continuous replication of vesicular stomatitis virus in sandfly cells.

    I. S. Novella;D. K. Clarke;J. Quer;E. A. Duarte

  • Phylogenetic demonstration of hepatitis E infection transmitted by pork meat ingestion.

    Mar Riveiro-Barciela;Beatriz Mínguez;Rosa Gironés;Francisco Rodriguez-Frías

  • Dynamic behavior of hepatitis C virus quasispecies in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation.

    M Martell;J I Esteban;J Quer;V Vargas

  • Hepatitis C viral quasispecies

    J Gómez;M Martell;J Quer;B Cabot

  • Viral quasispecies complexity measures

    Josep Gregori;Josep Gregori;Josep Gregori;Celia Perales;Francisco Rodriguez-Frias;Juan I. Esteban

  • Exponential fitness gains of RNA virus populations are limited by bottleneck effects.

    Isabel S. Novella;Josep Quer;Esteban Domingo;John J. Holland

  • High-Resolution Hepatitis C Virus Subtyping Using NS5B Deep Sequencing and Phylogeny, an Alternative to Current Methods

    Josep Quer;Josep Quer;Josep Gregori;Josep Gregori;Francisco Rodríguez-Frias;Francisco Rodríguez-Frias;Maria Buti;Maria Buti

  • Reproducible Nonlinear Population Dynamics and Critical Points During Replicative Competitions of RNA Virus Quasispecies

    Josep Quer;Josep Quer;Ramon Huerta;Ramon Huerta;Isabel S. Novella;Isabel S. Novella;Lev Tsimring;Lev Tsimring

  • Naturally occurring NS3-protease-inhibitor resistant mutant A156T in the liver of an untreated chronic hepatitis C patient.

    Maria Cubero;Juan Ignacio Esteban;Juan Ignacio Esteban;Teresa Otero;Silvia Sauleda

  • T cell responses and viral variability in blood donation candidates with occult hepatitis B infection

    Marta Bes;Victor Vargas;Victor Vargas;Maria Piron;Natalia Casamitjana

  • Response of Hepatitis C Virus to Long-Term Passage in the Presence of Alpha Interferon: Multiple Mutations and a Common Phenotype

    Celia Perales;Nathan M. Beach;Isabel Gallego;Isabel Gallego;Maria Eugenia Soria

  • Peginterferon alpha‐2b plus ribavirin vs interferon alpha‐2b plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C in HIV‐coinfected patients

    M. Crespo;S. Sauleda;J. I. Esteban;A. Juarez

  • Red queen dynamics, competition and critical points in a model of RNA virus quasispecies.

    Ricard V. Solé;Ricard V. Solé;Ramon Ferrer;Isabel González-Garcı́a;Josep Quer

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Ignacio Esteban
Juan Ignacio Esteban Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari
Esteban Domingo
Esteban Domingo Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
Rafael Esteban
Rafael Esteban Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari
Maria Buti
Maria Buti Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Xavier Forns
Xavier Forns University of Barcelona
John J. Holland
John J. Holland University of California, San Diego
Charles M. Rice
Charles M. Rice Rockefeller University
Ricard V. Solé
Ricard V. Solé Pompeu Fabra University
Andrés Moya
Andrés Moya University of Valencia

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