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Overview

Makedonka Mitreva is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a focused emphasis on Infectious Diseases and Parasitology among several subfields.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Makedonka Mitreva's publication record features papers in various notable journals, touching subjects related to infectious agents and immune responses. Selected recent papers include:

  • Responses to acute infection with SARS-CoV-2 in the lungs of rhesus macaques, baboons and marmosets, 2020, Nature Microbiology
  • IFN signaling and neutrophil degranulation transcriptional signatures are induced during SARS-CoV-2 infection, 2021, Communications Biology
  • Immune correlates of tuberculosis disease and risk translate across species, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • Antigen-specific B cells direct T follicular-like helper cells into lymphoid follicles to mediate Mycobacterium tuberculosis control, 2023, Nature Immunology
  • Comprehensive analysis of the secreted proteome of adult Necator americanus hookworms, 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Frequent contributing co-authors working alongside Makedonka Mitreva include Bruce A. Rosa, John Martin, Peter Fischer, Young-Jun Choi, and Mushtaq Ahmed. These collaborations indicate a network of researchers involved in infectious disease and immunological studies.

The scientist's work has been published regularly in specific venues with multiple publications, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Pathogens
  • Nature Communications
  • ACS Infectious Diseases

The combination of research in parasitology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, and ecology illustrates a multidisciplinary approach. The focus on helminth infections, tuberculosis, and host immune responses reflects an engagement with both fundamental and applied biomedical research topics.

Best Publications

  • Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

    Curtis Huttenhower;Curtis Huttenhower;Dirk Gevers;Rob Knight;Rob Knight;Sahar Abubucker

  • A framework for human microbiome research

    Barbara A. Methé;Karen E. Nelson;Mihai Pop;Heather H. Creasy

  • Metabolic Reconstruction for Metagenomic Data and Its Application to the Human Microbiome

    Sahar Abubucker;Nicola Segata;Johannes Goll;Alyxandria M. Schubert

  • Genomic variation landscape of the human gut microbiome

    Siegfried Schloissnig;Manimozhiyan Arumugam;Shinichi Sunagawa;Makedonka Mitreva

  • A Catalog of Reference Genomes from the Human Microbiome

    Karen E. Nelson;George M. Weinstock;Sarah K. Highlander

  • Alpha-gliadin genes from the A, B, and D genomes of wheat contain different sets of celiac disease epitopes

    Teun W J M van Herpen;Svetlana V Goryunova;Svetlana V Goryunova;Johanna van der Schoot;Makedonka Mitreva;Makedonka Mitreva

  • Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution

    Wesley C. Warren;La Deana W. Hillier;Jennifer A. Marshall Graves;Ewan Birney

  • Comparative and demographic analysis of orang-utan genomes.

    Devin P. Locke;LaDeana W. Hillier;Wesley C. Warren;Kim C. Worley

  • A systematic analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters in the human microbiome reveals a common family of antibiotics

    Mohamed S. Donia;Peter Cimermancic;Christopher J. Schulze;Laura C. Wieland Brown

  • Draft Genome of the Filarial Nematode Parasite Brugia malayi

    Elodie Ghedin;Elodie Ghedin;Shiliang Wang;David Spiro;Elisabet Caler

  • Metabolic and metagenomic outcomes from early-life pulsed antibiotic treatment

    Yael R. Nobel;Laura M. Cox;Francis F. Kirigin;Nicholas A. Bokulich

  • The Pristionchus pacificus genome provides a unique perspective on nematode lifestyle and parasitism

    Christoph Dieterich;Sandra W Clifton;Lisa N Schuster;Asif Chinwalla

  • The draft genome of the parasitic nematode Trichinella spiralis

    Makedonka Mitreva;Douglas P Jasmer;Dante S Zarlenga;Zhengyuan Wang

  • A transcriptomic analysis of the phylum nematoda.

    John Parkinson;Makedonka Mitreva;Claire Whitton;Marian Thomson

  • Sepsis From the Gut: The Enteric Habitat of Bacteria That Cause Late-Onset Neonatal Bloodstream Infections

    Mike A. Carl;I. Malick Ndao;A. Cody Springman;Shannon D. Manning

  • Microbiome Signatures Associated With Steatohepatitis and Moderate to Severe Fibrosis in Children With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Jeffrey B. Schwimmer;Jeffrey B. Schwimmer;Jethro S. Johnson;Jorge E. Angeles;Cynthia Behling

  • Genome of the human hookworm Necator americanus

    Yat T Tang;Xin Gao;Bruce A Rosa;Sahar Abubucker

  • Analysis and functional classification of transcripts from the nematode Meloidogyne incognita

    James P McCarter;Makedonka Dautova Mitreva;John Martin;Mike Dante

  • Investigating hookworm genomes by comparative analysis of two Ancylostoma species

    Makedonka Mitreva;James P McCarter;Prema Arasu;John Hawdon

  • Tumour invasion and metastasis initiated by microRNA-10b in breast cancer (Nature (2007) 449, (682-688))

    Li Ma;Julie Teruya-Feldstein;Robert A. Weinberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas P. Jasmer
Douglas P. Jasmer Washington State University
George M. Weinstock
George M. Weinstock The Jackson Laboratory
Richard K. Wilson
Richard K. Wilson Nationwide Children's Hospital
Gary J. Weil
Gary J. Weil Washington University in St. Louis
Wesley C. Warren
Wesley C. Warren University of Missouri
Patrick Minx
Patrick Minx Washington University in St. Louis
Elaine R. Mardis
Elaine R. Mardis The Ohio State University
Robin B. Gasser
Robin B. Gasser University of Melbourne
Cinzia Cantacessi
Cinzia Cantacessi University of Cambridge
Lucinda Fulton
Lucinda Fulton Washington University in St. Louis

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