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Julià Blanco

Julià Blanco

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Immunology

D-Index
62
Citations
12794
World Ranking
3150
National Ranking
34

Overview

Julià Blanco is affiliated with IrsiCaixa in Spain, contributing extensively to medical research, particularly within infectious diseases. Their work spans multiple interconnected subfields including immunology, molecular biology, virology, and neurology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of critical areas with a strong focus on viral infections and immune responses. The main topics addressed in their publications include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • COVID-19 clinical research studies
  • HIV research and treatment
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Animal virus infections studies
  • Immunotherapy and immune responses
  • Long-term effects of COVID-19

Notable recent publications by Julià Blanco include:

  • "Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in a cat owned by a COVID-19−affected patient in Spain" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Seven-month kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and role of pre-existing antibodies to human coronaviruses" (2021), Nature Communications
  • "Neoantigen prediction and computational perspectives towards clinical benefit: recommendations from the ESMO Precision Medicine Working Group" (2020), Annals of Oncology
  • "Epigenetic footprint enables molecular risk stratification of hepatoblastoma with clinical implications" (2020), Journal of Hepatology
  • "Humoral immune responses and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2; implications in pathogenesis and protective immunity" (2020), Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with researchers such as Bonaventura Clotet, Jorge Carrillo, Benjamin Trinité, Edwards Pradenas, and Nuria Izquierdo-Useros, reflecting a networked approach within the scientific community.

Julià Blanco's work is published across several prominent venues, contributing notably to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Nature Communications
  • Viruses
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

The volume of their published research sustains a primary focus in medicine, with 277 total publications. Of this total, infectious diseases dominate their output, accounting for 204 publications, followed by immunology with 37, molecular biology and virology each with 27, and neurology with 18 publications.

Best Publications

  • HIV-1 replication and immune dynamics are affected by raltegravir intensification of HAART-suppressed subjects

    Maria J Buzón;Marta Massanella;Josep M Llibre;Anna Esteve

  • Gut Microbiota Linked to Sexual Preference and HIV Infection.

    Marc Noguera-Julian;Marc Noguera-Julian;Muntsa Rocafort;Yolanda Guillén;Javier Rivera

  • Suppression of chemokine receptor expression by RNA interference allows for inhibition of HIV-1 replication.

    Miguel A Martínez;Arantxa Gutiérrez;Mercedes Armand-Ugón;Julià Blanco

  • Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Evidence for an autoimmune disease

    Franziska Sotzny;Julià Blanco;Enrica Capelli;Jesús Castro-Marrero

  • Apoptosis Control in Syncytia Induced by the HIV Type 1–Envelope Glycoprotein Complex Role of Mitochondria and Caspases

    Karine F. Ferri;Etienne Jacotot;Julià Blanco;José A. Esté

  • Capture and transfer of HIV-1 particles by mature dendritic cells converges with the exosome-dissemination pathway

    Nuria Izquierdo-Useros;Mar Naranjo-Gómez;Jacob Archer;Steven C. Hatch

  • Enzymatic and extraenzymatic role of ecto‐adenosine deaminase in lymphocytes

    Rafael Franco;Agustin Valenzuela;Carmen Lluis;Julia Blanco

  • HIV and Mature Dendritic Cells: Trojan Exosomes Riding the Trojan Horse?

    Nuria Izquierdo-Useros;Mar Naranjo-Gómez;Itziar Erkizia;Maria Carmen Puertas

  • Secretion of interferon-γ by human macrophages demonstrated at the single-cell level after costimulation with interleukin (IL)-12 plus IL-18

    Laila Darwich;Gemma Coma;Ruth Peña;Rocio Bellido

  • Comparative transcriptomics of extreme phenotypes of human HIV-1 infection and SIV infection in sooty mangabey and rhesus macaque

    Margalida Rotger;Judith Dalmau;Andri Rauch;Paul McLaren

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 Envelope Glycoprotein Complex-Induced Apoptosis Involves Mammalian Target of Rapamycin/Fkbp12-Rapamycin–Associated Protein–Mediated P53 Phosphorylation

    Maria Castedo;Karine F. Ferri;Julià Blanco;Thomas Roumier

  • Nadir CD4 T Cell Count as Predictor and High CD4 T Cell Intrinsic Apoptosis as Final Mechanism of Poor CD4 T Cell Recovery in Virologically Suppressed HIV-Infected Patients: Clinical Implications

    Eugènia Negredo;Marta Massanella;Jordi Puig;Núria Pérez-Álvarez

  • Interleukin-7 in Plasma Correlates with CD4 T-Cell Depletion and May Be Associated with Emergence of Syncytium-Inducing Variants in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Positive Individuals

    Anuska Llano;Jordi Barretina;Arantxa Gutiérrez;Julià Blanco

  • Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in a cat owned by a COVID-19-affected patient in Spain.

    Joaquim Segalés;Mariona Puig;Jordi Rodon;Carlos Avila-Nieto

  • Sequential involvement of Cdk1, mTOR and p53 in apoptosis induced by the HIV-1 envelope

    Maria Castedo;Thomas Roumier;Julià Blanco;Karine F. Ferri

  • Human endogenous retroviruses and cancer

    María Gonzalez-Cao;Paola Iduma;Niki Karachaliou;Mariacarmela Santarpia

  • Seven-month kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and role of pre-existing antibodies to human coronaviruses.

    Natalia Ortega;Marta Ribes;Marta Vidal;Rocío Rubio

  • CD4 T-cell hyperactivation and susceptibility to cell death determine poor CD4 T-cell recovery during suppressive HAART

    Marta Massanella;Eugenia Negredo;Nuria Pérez-Alvarez;Jordi Puig

  • Treatment intensification with raltegravir in subjects with sustained HIV-1 viraemia suppression: a randomized 48-week study.

    Josep M Llibre;Maria J Buzón;Marta Massanella;Anna Esteve

  • HIV-1 gp41 fusogenic function triggers autophagy in uninfected cells

    Mélanie Denizot;Mihayl Varbanov;Lucile Espert;Véronique Robert-Hebmann

  • Aging in HIV-Infected Subjects: A New Scenario and a New View

    Eugenia Negredo;Eugenia Negredo;David Back;José Ramón Blanco;Julià Blanco;Julià Blanco

  • Maturation of Blood-Derived Dendritic Cells Enhances Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Capture and Transmission

    Nuria Izquierdo-Useros;Julià Blanco;Itziar Erkizia;Maria Teresa Fernández-Figueras

  • Shift of Clinical Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Isolates from X4 to R5 and Prevention of Emergence of the Syncytium-Inducing Phenotype by Blockade of CXCR4

    José A. Esté;Cecilia Cabrera;Julià Blanco;Arantxa Gutierrez

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier Martinez-Picado
Javier Martinez-Picado University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Eugenia Negredo
Eugenia Negredo University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Victor Guallar
Victor Guallar Barcelona Supercomputing Center
José A. Esté
José A. Esté Autonomous University of Barcelona
Jordi Barretina
Jordi Barretina Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol
Roger Paredes
Roger Paredes University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Joaquim Segalés
Joaquim Segalés Autonomous University of Barcelona
Ara G. Hovanessian
Ara G. Hovanessian Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Rafael Franco
Rafael Franco University of Barcelona

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