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Justin Lessler is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily spans various areas of medicine, with a strong focus on infectious diseases, modeling and simulation, and epidemiology.

Their work addresses multiple topics related to infectious diseases and viral outbreaks, including:

  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

Recent publications by Justin Lessler include the following papers:

  • The Incubation Period of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) From Publicly Reported Confirmed Cases: Estimation and Application, 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Epidemiology and transmission of COVID-19 in 391 cases and 1286 of their close contacts in Shenzhen, China: a retrospective cohort study, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Variation in False-Negative Rate of Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based SARS-CoV-2 Tests by Time Since Exposure, 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Estimating the burden of SARS-CoV-2 in France, 2020, Science
  • A systematic review of antibody mediated immunity to coronaviruses: kinetics, correlates of protection, and association with severity, 2020, Nature Communications

Justin Lessler collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Andrew S. Azman
  • Elizabeth C. Lee
  • Shaun Truelove
  • C. Jessica E. Metcalf
  • Derek A. T. Cummings

Their publications often appear in these venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Epidemics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

The main fields of study for Justin Lessler comprise medicine overall, with notable subsets in infectious diseases, modeling and simulation, epidemiology, endocrinology, and health. This profile represents an overview based on available data reflecting their academic contributions and collaborative network.

Best Publications

  • The Incubation Period of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) From Publicly Reported Confirmed Cases: Estimation and Application.

    Stephen A. Lauer;Kyra H. Grantz;Qifang Bi;Forrest K. Jones

  • Epidemiology and transmission of COVID-19 in 391 cases and 1286 of their close contacts in Shenzhen, China: a retrospective cohort study.

    Qifang Bi;Yongsheng Wu;Shujiang Mei;Chenfei Ye

  • Variation in False-Negative Rate of Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based SARS-CoV-2 Tests by Time Since Exposure.

    Lauren M. Kucirka;Stephen A. Lauer;Oliver Laeyendecker;Denali Boon

  • Estimating the burden of SARS-CoV-2 in France.

    Henrik Salje;Henrik Salje;Henrik Salje;Cécile Tran Kiem;Cécile Tran Kiem;Noémie Lefrancq;Noémie Courtejoie

  • Incubation periods of acute respiratory viral infections: a systematic review

    Justin Lessler;Nicholas G Reich;Ron Brookmeyer;Trish M Perl;Trish M Perl

  • A systematic review of antibody mediated immunity to coronaviruses: kinetics, correlates of protection, and association with severity.

    Angkana T. Huang;Bernardo Garcia-Carreras;Matt D. T. Hitchings;Bingyi Yang

  • Modeling infectious disease dynamics in the complex landscape of global health.

    Hans Heesterbeek;Roy M. Anderson;Viggo Andreasen;Shweta Bansal

  • Improved inference of time-varying reproduction numbers during infectious disease outbreaks

    R.N. Thompson;J.E. Stockwin;R.D. van Gaalen;J.A. Polonsky

  • Assessing the global threat from Zika virus

    Justin Lessler;Lelia H. Chaisson;Lauren M. Kucirka;Lauren M. Kucirka;Qifang Bi

  • Outbreak of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) at a New York City school.

    Justin Lessler;Nicholas G. Reich;Derek A. T. Cummings

  • Epidemiology and Transmission of COVID-19 in Shenzhen China: Analysis of 391 cases and 1,286 of their close contacts

    Qifang Bi;Yongsheng Wu;Shujiang Mei;Chenfei Ye

  • Interactions between serotypes of dengue highlight epidemiological impact of cross-immunity

    Nicholas G. Reich;Nicholas G. Reich;Sourya Shrestha;Aaron A. King;Aaron A. King;Pejman Rohani;Pejman Rohani

  • Use of serological surveys to generate key insights into the changing global landscape of infectious disease

    C Jessica E Metcalf;C Jessica E Metcalf;Jeremy Farrar;Felicity T Cutts;Nicole E Basta;Nicole E Basta

  • Countering the Zika epidemic in Latin America

    Neil M. Ferguson;Zulma M. Cucunubá;Ilaria Dorigatti;Gemma L. Nedjati-Gilani

  • Reconstruction of antibody dynamics and infection histories to evaluate dengue risk.

    Henrik Salje;Derek A.T. Cummings;Derek A.T. Cummings;Isabel Rodriguez-Barraquer;Leah C. Katzelnick

  • The Impact of the Demographic Transition on Dengue in Thailand: Insights from a Statistical Analysis and Mathematical Modeling

    Derek A. T. Cummings;Sopon Iamsirithaworn;Justin T. Lessler;Aidan McDermott

  • A systematic review of antibody mediated immunity to coronaviruses: Antibody kinetics, correlates of protection, and association of antibody responses with severity of disease

    Angkana T. Huang;Bernardo Garcia-Carreras;Matt D.T. Hitchings;Bingyi Yang

  • Association of race and age with survival among patients undergoing dialysis.

    Lauren M. Kucirka;Morgan E. Grams;Justin Lessler;Erin Carlyle Hall

  • Evidence for antigenic seniority in influenza A (H3N2) antibody responses in Southern China

    Justin Lessler;Steven Riley;Jonathan M. Read;Shuying Wang

  • Estimating the burden of SARS-CoV-2 in France (vol 368, eabd4246, 2020)

    Henrik Salje;Cecile Tran Kiem;Noemie Lefrancq;Noemie Courtejoie

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek A. T. Cummings
Derek A. T. Cummings University of Florida
Henrik Salje
Henrik Salje University of Cambridge
C. Jessica E. Metcalf
C. Jessica E. Metcalf Princeton University
Bryan T. Grenfell
Bryan T. Grenfell Princeton University
Isabel Rodriguez-Barraquer
Isabel Rodriguez-Barraquer University of California, San Francisco
Yi Guan
Yi Guan University of Hong Kong
Simon Cauchemez
Simon Cauchemez Institut Pasteur
Andrew J. Tatem
Andrew J. Tatem University of Southampton
Neil M. Ferguson
Neil M. Ferguson Imperial College London
Steven J. Reynolds
Steven J. Reynolds Johns Hopkins University

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