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Joseph D. Turner is affiliated with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Environmental Science, with a focus on infectious diseases, parasitology, ecology, insect science, and toxicology related to health. The subfields associated with their work include Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Parasitology, Insect Science, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The research topics covered by Joseph D. Turner include:

  • Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences
  • Insects and Parasite Interactions
  • Lymphatic System and Diseases
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Their recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on parasitic diseases, host interactions, and immune system responses. These include:

  • "Why onchocerciasis transmission persists after 15 annual ivermectin mass drug administrations in South-West Cameroon" (2021) published in BMJ Global Health
  • "Anti-Wolbachia drugs for filariasis" (2021) published in Trends in Parasitology
  • "Tetracyclines improve experimental lymphatic filariasis pathology by disrupting interleukin-4 receptor-mediated lymphangiogenesis" (2021) published in Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Diverse RNA viruses of parasitic nematodes can elicit antibody responses in vertebrate hosts" (2024) published in Nature Microbiology
  • "Eosinophil-Mediated Immune Control of Adult Filarial Nematode Infection Can Proceed in the Absence of IL-4 Receptor Signaling" (2020) published in The Journal of Immunology

Joseph D. Turner has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Mark J. Taylor (30 joint works)
  • Andrew Steven (14 joint works)
  • Amy E. Marriott (14 joint works)
  • Stephen A. Ward (11 joint works)
  • Samuel Wanji (10 joint works)

The scientist often publishes in venues specialized in parasitology and tropical diseases, including:

  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (5 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology (2 publications)
  • Parasites & Vectors (2 publications)
  • F1000Research (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Macrofilaricidal activity after doxycycline treatment of Wuchereria bancrofti: a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Mark J Taylor;Williams H Makunde;Williams H Makunde;Helen F McGarry;Joseph D Turner

  • Th2 Cytokines Are Associated with Reduced Worm Burdens in a Human Intestinal Helminth Infection

    Joseph D. Turner;Helen Faulkner;Joseph Kamgno;Frances Cormont

  • Macrofilaricidal activity after doxycycline only treatment of Onchocerca volvulus in an area of Loa loa co-endemicity: a randomized controlled trial.

    Joseph D. Turner;Nicholas Tendongfor;Mathias Esum;Kelly L. Johnston

  • Wolbachia Lipoprotein Stimulates Innate and Adaptive Immunity through Toll-like Receptors 2 and 6 to Induce Disease Manifestations of Filariasis

    Joseph D. Turner;R. Stuart Langley;Kelly L. Johnston;Katrin Gentil

  • Age- and infection intensity-dependent cytokine and antibody production in human trichuriasis: the importance of IgE.

    Helen Faulkner;Joseph Turner;Joseph Kamgno;Sébastien D. Pion

  • T Helper Cell Type 2 Responsiveness Predicts Future Susceptibility to Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Humans

    Joseph A. Jackson;Joseph D. Turner;Lawrence Rentoul;Helen Faulkner

  • Allergen-specific IgE and IgG4 are markers of resistance and susceptibility in a human intestinal nematode infection.

    Joseph D. Turner;Helen Faulkner;Joseph Kamgno;Malcolm W. Kennedy

  • Intensity of intestinal infection with multiple worm species is related to regulatory cytokine output and immune hyporesponsiveness.

    Joseph D. Turner;Joseph Andres Jackson;Helen Faulkner;Jerzy Behnke

  • A Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial of a 3-Week Course of Doxycycline plus Albendazole and Ivermectin for the Treatment of Wuchereria bancrofti Infection

    Joseph D. Turner;Sabine Mand;Alexander Yaw Debrah;Johannes Muehlfeld

  • Wolbachia Endosymbiotic Bacteria of Brugia malayi Mediate Macrophage Tolerance to TLR- and CD40-Specific Stimuli in a MyD88/TLR2-Dependent Manner

    Joseph D. Turner;R. Stuart Langley;Kelly L. Johnston;Gill Egerton

  • Granulocytes in Helminth Infection - Who is Calling the Shots?

    Benjamin L. Makepeace;C Martin;Joseph Turner;S Specht

  • CD4+CD25+ Regulatory Cells Contribute to the Regulation of Colonic Th2 Granulomatous Pathology Caused by Schistosome Infection

    Joseph D. Turner;Gavin R. Jenkins;Karen G. Hogg;Sarah A. Aynsley

  • The Mannose Receptor (CD206) is an important pattern recognition receptor (PRR) in the detection of the infective stage of the helminth Schistosoma mansoni and modulates IFNγ production.

    Ross A. Paveley;Sarah A. Aynsley;Joseph D. Turner;Claire D. Bourke

  • Fluorescent imaging of antigen released by a skin-invading helminth reveals differential uptake and activation profiles by antigen presenting cells.

    Ross A. Paveley;Sarah A. Aynsley;Peter C. Cook;Joseph D. Turner

  • Short-Course, High-Dose Rifampicin Achieves Wolbachia Depletion Predictive of Curative Outcomes in Preclinical Models of Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis.

    Ghaith Aljayyoussi;Hayley E. Tyrer;Louise Ford;Hanna Sjoberg

  • Wolbachia-induced neutrophil activation in a mouse model of ocular onchocerciasis (river blindness).

    Illona Gillette-Ferguson;Amy G. Hise;Helen F. McGarry;Joseph Turner

  • AWZ1066S, a highly specific anti- Wolbachia drug candidate for a short-course treatment of filariasis

    W. David Hong;W. David Hong;Farid Benayoud;Gemma L. Nixon;Louise Ford

  • Cytokine response profiles predict species-specific infection patterns in human GI nematodes

    J.A. Jackson;J.D. Turner;L. Rentoul;H. Faulkner

  • A murine macrofilaricide pre-clinical screening model for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis

    Alice Halliday;Ana F. Guimaraes;Hayley E. Tyrer;Haelly M.ejane Metuge

  • Multiple Helminth Infection of the Skin Causes Lymphocyte Hypo-Responsiveness Mediated by Th2 Conditioning of Dermal Myeloid Cells

    Peter C. Cook;Sarah A. Aynsley;Joseph D. Turner;Gavin R. Jenkins

  • Interleukin-4 activated macrophages mediate immunity to filarial helminth infection by sustaining CCR3-dependent eosinophilia.

    Joseph D Turner;Nicolas Pionnier;Julio Furlong-Silva;Hanna Sjoberg

  • Albendazole and antibiotics synergize to deliver short-course anti-Wolbachia curative treatments in preclinical models of filariasis.

    Joseph D Turner;Raman Sharma;Ghaith Al Jayoussi;Hayley E Tyrer

  • Why onchocerciasis transmission persists after 15 annual ivermectin mass drug administrations in South-West Cameroon.

    Armelle Forrer;Samuel Wanji;Elisabeth Dibando Obie;Theobald Mue Nji

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark J. Taylor
Mark J. Taylor Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Achim Hoerauf
Achim Hoerauf University of Bonn
Stephen A. Ward
Stephen A. Ward Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
John Archer
John Archer University of Central Lancashire
Kathryn J. Else
Kathryn J. Else University of Manchester
Jerzy M. Behnke
Jerzy M. Behnke University of Nottingham
Jennifer Keiser
Jennifer Keiser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Paul M. O'Neill
Paul M. O'Neill University of Liverpool
Ayola A. Adegnika
Ayola A. Adegnika University of Tübingen
James P. Stewart
James P. Stewart University of Liverpool

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