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Overview

Katalin A. Wilkinson is affiliated with The Francis Crick Institute in the United Kingdom. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a concentration on Infectious Diseases, Oncology, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Immunology. The scientist's research spans multiple critical areas related to public health and disease mechanisms.

The main topics of their work include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Frequent publication venues for Wilkinson's work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Nature Cancer
  • Cancer Cell

Notable published papers include:

  • Adaptive immunity and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern following vaccination in patients with cancer: the CAPTURE study, 2021, Nature Cancer
  • Relationship of SARS-CoV-2-specific CD4 response to COVID-19 severity and impact of HIV-1 and tuberculosis coinfection, 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Anti-PD-1 immunotherapy leads to tuberculosis reactivation via dysregulation of TNF-α, 2020, eLife
  • Cytokine release syndrome in a patient with colorectal cancer after vaccination with BNT162b2, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Functional antibody and T cell immunity following SARS-CoV-2 infection, including by variants of concern, in patients with cancer: the CAPTURE study, 2021, Nature Cancer

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wilkinson are:

  • Robert J. Wilkinson
  • George Kassiotis
  • Charles Swanton
  • Ruth Harvey
  • Lewis Au

Best Publications

  • An interferon-inducible neutrophil-driven blood transcriptional signature in human tuberculosis

    Matthew P. R. Berry;Christine M. Graham;Finlay W. McNab;Zhaohui Xu

  • Paediatric index of mortality (PIM): a mortality prediction model for children in intensive care

    F. Shann;G. Pearson;A. Slater;K. Wilkinson

  • Predictive value of interferon-γ release assays for incident active tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Molebogeng X Rangaka;Molebogeng X Rangaka;Katalin A Wilkinson;Katalin A Wilkinson;Judith R Glynn;Daphne Ling

  • Enhanced contact tracing and spatial tracking of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by enumeration of antigen-specific T cells

    Ajit Lalvani;Ansar A. Pathan;Helen Durkan;Katalin A. Wilkinson

  • A single dose of vitamin D enhances immunity to mycobacteria.

    Adrian R. Martineau;Robert J. Wilkinson;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Sandra M. Newton

  • IFN-gamma- and TNF-independent vitamin D-inducible human suppression of mycobacteria: the role of cathelicidin LL-37.

    Adrian R. Martineau;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Sandra M. Newton;R. Andres Floto

  • Direct ex vivo analysis of antigen-specific IFN-gamma-secreting CD4 T cells in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected individuals: associations with clinical disease state and effect of treatment.

    Ansar A. Pathan;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Paul Klenerman;Helen McShane

  • Rapid detection of active and latent tuberculosis infection in HIV-positive individuals by enumeration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific T cells.

    Ann L. N. Chapman;Mwansa Munkanta;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Ansar A. Pathan

  • Enumeration of T Cells Specific for RD1-Encoded Antigens Suggests a High Prevalence of Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Healthy Urban Indians

    Ajit Lalvani;Punam Nagvenkar;Zarir Udwadia;Ansar A. Pathan

  • Neutrophil-mediated innate immune resistance to mycobacteria

    Adrian R. Martineau;Sandra M. Newton;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Beate Kampmann

  • Transcriptional Blood Signatures Distinguish Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Sarcoidosis, Pneumonias and Lung Cancers

    Chloe I. Bloom;Christine M. Graham;Matthew P. R. Berry;Matthew P. R. Berry;Fotini Rozakeas

  • Isoniazid plus antiretroviral therapy to prevent tuberculosis: a randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Molebogeng X Rangaka;Molebogeng X Rangaka;Robert J Wilkinson;Robert J Wilkinson;Robert J Wilkinson;Andrew Boulle;Judith R Glynn

  • Antibodies against endogenous retroviruses promote lung cancer immunotherapy

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  • Effect of HIV-1 Infection on T-Cell–based and Skin Test Detection of Tuberculosis Infection

    Molebogeng Xheeda Rangaka;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Ronnett Seldon;Gilles Van Cutsem

  • Acquired predisposition to mycobacterial disease due to autoantibodies to IFN-γ

    Beate Kampmann;Cheryl Hemingway;Alick Stephens;Robert Davidson

  • Reciprocal seasonal variation in vitamin D status and tuberculosis notifications in Cape Town, South Africa

    Adrian R. Martineau;Shepherd Nhamoyebonde;Tolu Oni;Molebogeng X. Rangaka

  • Frequency, Severity, and Prediction of Tuberculous Meningitis Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

    Suzaan Marais;Graeme Meintjes;Dominique J. Pepper;Dominique J. Pepper;Lori E. Dodd

  • Detectable changes in the blood transcriptome are present after two weeks of antituberculosis therapy

    Chloe I. Bloom;Christine M. Graham;Matthew P. R. Berry;Matthew P. R. Berry;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Katalin A. Wilkinson

  • Ex Vivo Characterization of Early Secretory Antigenic Target 6-Specific T Cells at Sites of Active Disease in Pleural Tuberculosis

    Katalin A. Wilkinson;Robert J. Wilkinson;Robert J. Wilkinson;Ansar Pathan;Katie Ewer

  • 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 inhibits matrix metalloproteinases induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

    Anna K Coussens;Peter M Timms;Barbara J Boucher;Timothy R Venton

  • Characterization of progressive HIV-associated tuberculosis using 2-deoxy-2-[ 18 F]fluoro- D -glucose positron emission and computed tomography

    Hanif Esmail;Hanif Esmail;Hanif Esmail;Rachel P Lai;Maia Lesosky;Katalin A Wilkinson;Katalin A Wilkinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Wilkinson
Robert J. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Graeme Meintjes
Graeme Meintjes University of Cape Town
Adrian R. Martineau
Adrian R. Martineau Queen Mary University of London
Gary Maartens
Gary Maartens University of Cape Town
Mark P. Nicol
Mark P. Nicol University of Western Australia
Anne O'Garra
Anne O'Garra The Francis Crick Institute
Douglas B. Young
Douglas B. Young Imperial College London
Beate Kampmann
Beate Kampmann Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Damien Chaussabel
Damien Chaussabel Sidra Medical and Research Center
Michael Levin
Michael Levin Tufts University

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