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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kathryn Calame is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States, contributing primarily to the fields of Immunology and Microbiology with a specific focus on Immunology.

Their research covers the topic of interferon and immune responses, reflecting this area in their scientific interests and publications.

Calame's recent work includes the paper titled "Blimp-1/PRDM1 Mediates Transcriptional Suppression of the NLR Gene NLRP12/Monarch-1", published in 2020 by UNC Libraries.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Calame include:

  • Christopher A. Lord
  • David A. Savitsky
  • Raquel Sitcheran
  • Jo Rae Wright
  • Jenny Pan Yun Ting

The scientist's work has been published in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries

Throughout their career, Calame has received several honors, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2007
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1993

Best Publications

  • Blimp-1 Orchestrates Plasma Cell Differentiation by Extinguishing the Mature B Cell Gene Expression Program

    A L Shaffer;Kuo I Lin;Tracy C Kuo;Xin Yu

  • XBP1, downstream of Blimp-1, expands the secretory apparatus and other organelles, and increases protein synthesis in plasma cell differentiation.

    A.L Shaffer;Miriam Shapiro-Shelef;Neal N Iwakoshi;Ann-Hwee Lee

  • Regulation of plasma-cell development

    Miriam Shapiro-Shelef;Kathryn Calame

  • An immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region gene is generated from three segments of DNA: VH, D and JH

    P. Early;H. Huang;M. Davis;K. Calame

  • Two mRNAs can be produced from a single immunoglobulin μ gene by alternative RNA processing pathways

    P Early;J Rogers;M Davis;K Calame

  • Blimp-1 Is Required for the Formation of Immunoglobulin Secreting Plasma Cells and Pre-Plasma Memory B Cells

    Miriam Shapiro-Shelef;Kuo-I Lin;Louise J McHeyzer-Williams;Jerry Liao

  • Two mRNAs with different 3′ ends encode membrane-bound and secreted forms of immunoglobulin μ chain

    J. Rogers;P. Early;C. Carter;K. Calame

  • Transcriptional repressor Blimp-1 promotes CD8(+) T cell terminal differentiation and represses the acquisition of central memory T cell properties.

    Rachel L. Rutishauser;Gislâine A. Martins;Sergey Kalachikov;Anmol Chandele

  • Repression of c-myc transcription by Blimp-1, an inducer of terminal B cell differentiation.

    Yi Lin;Kwok-kin Wong;Kathryn Calame

  • A single VH gene segment encodes the immune response to phosphorylcholine: Somatic mutation is correlated with the class of the antibody

    Stephen Crews;Johanna Griffin;Henry Huang;Kathryn Calame

  • Blimp-1-Dependent Repression of Pax-5 Is Required for Differentiation of B Cells to Immunoglobulin M-Secreting Plasma Cells

    Kuo-I Lin;Cristina Angelin-Duclos;Tracy C. Kuo;Kathryn Calame

  • Regulation and functions of Blimp-1 in T and B lymphocytes.

    Gislâine Martins;Kathryn Calame

  • Regulatory Mechanisms that Determine the Development and Function of Plasma Cells

    Kathryn L. Calame;Kuo-I Lin;Chainarong Tunyaplin

  • Analysis of Interleukin-21-Induced Prdm1 Gene Regulation Reveals Functional Cooperation of STAT3 and IRF4 Transcription Factors

    Hyokjoon Kwon;Danielle Thierry-Mieg;Jean Thierry-Mieg;Hyoung Pyo Kim

  • Transcriptional repressor Blimp-1 regulates T cell homeostasis and function.

    Gislâine A Martins;Luisa Cimmino;Miriam Shapiro-Shelef;Matthias Szabolcs

  • Direct Repression of prdm1 by Bcl-6 Inhibits Plasmacytic Differentiation

    Chainarong Tunyaplin;A. L. Shaffer;Cristina D. Angelin-Duclos;Xin Yu

  • Commitment of B Lymphocytes to a Plasma Cell Fate Is Associated with Blimp-1 Expression In Vivo

    Cristina Angelin-Duclos;Giorgio Cattoretti;Kuo-I Lin;Kathryn Calame

  • An analysis of genes regulated by the multi-functional transcriptional regulator Yin Yang-1.

    Ajay Shrivastava;Kathryn Calame

  • The zinc finger transcriptional repressor Blimp1/Prdm1 is dispensable for early axis formation but is required for specification of primordial germ cells in the mouse.

    Stéphane D. Vincent;N. Ray Dunn;Roger Sciammas;Miriam Shapiro-Shalef

  • Plasma cells: finding new light at the end of B cell development.

    Kathryn L. Calame

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven E. Artandi
Steven E. Artandi Stanford University
Kwok-Kin Wong
Kwok-Kin Wong New York University
Stephen P. Goff
Stephen P. Goff Columbia University Medical Center
Louis M. Staudt
Louis M. Staudt National Institutes of Health
Mark M. Davis
Mark M. Davis Stanford University
Shigeaki Kato
Shigeaki Kato University of Tokyo
Satoru Takahashi
Satoru Takahashi University of Tsukuba
Tatsuhiko Kodama
Tatsuhiko Kodama University of Tokyo
Tomoki Nakashima
Tomoki Nakashima Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Jenny P.-Y. Ting
Jenny P.-Y. Ting University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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