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Kenneth Söderhäll

Kenneth Söderhäll

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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
101
Citations
33971
World Ranking
1462
National Ranking
24

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Kenneth Söderhäll is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and has a research focus in Immunology and Microbiology, with numerous contributions to subfields such as Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Insect Science, Molecular Biology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's research topics encompass:

  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Crustacean biology and ecology

Kenneth Söderhäll has coauthored work with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Irene Söderhäll (14 publications)
  • Charlotta Ekblom (4 publications)
  • Ariadne Hernández-Pérez (3 publications)
  • Thanapong Kruangkum (3 publications)
  • Ratchanok Sirikharin (2 publications)

The scientist has been published most often in these venues:

  • Fish & Shellfish Immunology (7 publications)
  • Developmental & Comparative Immunology (6 publications)
  • Journal of Invertebrate Pathology (2 publications)
  • iScience (1 publication)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1 publication)

Recent papers include:

  • "Immune properties of invertebrate phenoloxidases," 2021, Developmental & Comparative Immunology
  • "The stress-immunity axis in shellfish," 2020, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
  • "Characterization of hemocytes and hematopoietic cells of a freshwater crayfish based on single-cell transcriptome analysis," 2022, iScience
  • "Environmental concentrations of sulfamethoxazole increase crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus susceptibility to White Spot Syndrome Virus," 2020, Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • "Blood cell formation in crustaceans," 2022, Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Best Publications

  • The prophenoloxidase-activating system in invertebrates.

    Lage Cerenius;Kenneth Söderhäll

  • Role of the prophenoloxidase-activating system in invertebrate immunity.

    Kenneth Söderhäll;Lage Cerenius

  • The proPO-system: pros and cons for its role in invertebrate immunity.

    Lage Cerenius;Bok Luel Lee;Kenneth Söderhäll

  • Cell-mediated immunity in arthropods: hematopoiesis, coagulation, melanization and opsonization.

    Pikul Jiravanichpaisal;Bok Luel Lee;Kenneth Söderhäll

  • Crustacean haemocytes and haematopoiesis

    Mats W Johansson;Pia Keyser;Kallaya Sritunyalucksana;Kenneth Söderhäll

  • Separation of the haemocyte populations of Carcinus maenas and other marine decapods, and prophenoloxidase distribution.

    Kenneth Söderhäll;Valerie J. Smith

  • The proPO and clotting system in crustaceans

    Kallaya Sritunyalucksana;Kenneth Söderhäll

  • Early events in crustacean innate immunity.

    So Young Lee;Kenneth Söderhäll

  • Cellular immunity in crustaceans and the proPO system.

    M.W. Johansson;K. Soderhall

  • Cell adhesion molecules and antioxidative enzymes in a crustacean, possible role in immunity

    Torbjörn Holmblad;Kenneth Söderhäll

  • Coagulation in arthropods: defence, wound closure and healing

    Ulrich Theopold;Otto Schmidt;Kenneth Söderhäll;Mitchell S. Dushay

  • Prophenoloxidase activating system and melanization - a recognition mechanism of arthropods? A review.

    K Söderhäll

  • Proteolytic cascades and their involvement in invertebrate immunity

    Lage Cerenius;Shun-ichiro Kawabata;Bok Luel Lee;Masaru Nonaka

  • A lipopolysaccharide- and beta-1,3-glucan-binding protein from hemocytes of the freshwater crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus. Purification, characterization, and cDNA cloning.

    So Young Lee;Ruigong Wang;Kenneth Söderhäll

  • Hemocyte production and maturation in an invertebrate animal; proliferation and gene expression in hematopoietic stem cells of Pacifastacus leniusculus

    Irene Söderhäll;Eakaphun Bangyeekhun;Susan Mayo;Kenneth Söderhäll

  • cDNA cloning of prophenoloxidase from the freshwater crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus and its activation.

    A Aspan;TS Huang;Lage Cerenius;Kenneth Söderhäll

  • New Directions in Invertebrate Immunology

    Kenneth Söderhäll;Sadaaki Iwanaga;Gerardo R. Vasta

  • Processing of an Antibacterial Peptide from Hemocyanin of the Freshwater Crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus

    So Young Lee;Bok Luel Lee;Kenneth Söderhäll

  • A comparison of phenoloxidase activity in the blood of marine invertebrates.

    Valerie J. Smith;Kenneth Söderhäll

  • The crayfish plasma clotting protein: A vitellogenin-related protein responsible for clot formation in crustacean blood

    Martin Hall;Ruigong Wang;Rik van Antwerpen;Lars Sottrup-Jensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Bok Luel Lee
Bok Luel Lee Pusan National University
Anchalee Tassanakajon
Anchalee Tassanakajon Chulalongkorn University
Valerie J. Smith
Valerie J. Smith Trinity College Dublin
Nam-Chul Ha
Nam-Chul Ha Seoul National University
Shun-ichiro Kawabata
Shun-ichiro Kawabata Kyushu University
Zicai Liang
Zicai Liang Peking University
Norman A. Ratcliffe
Norman A. Ratcliffe Swansea University
John H. Law
John H. Law University of Arizona
María P. Martín
María P. Martín Spanish National Research Council
Tage Eriksson
Tage Eriksson Uppsala University

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