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Overview

Melinda A. Beck is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research mainly falls within the field of Medicine, with a specific focus on Epidemiology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Genetics. They have made significant contributions across these subfields with a total of 48 publications recorded.

Their research topics cover a range of areas, including:

  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Selenium in Biological Systems

Melinda A. Beck has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • "Individuals with obesity and COVID-19: A global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships", 2020, Obesity Reviews
  • "Emerging mechanisms of obesity-associated immune dysfunction", 2023, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • "Obesity-Driven Deficiencies of Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators May Drive Adverse Outcomes During SARS-CoV-2 Infection", 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Targeting T-cell oxidative metabolism to improve influenza survival in a mouse model of obesity", 2020, International Journal of Obesity
  • "Obesity Dysregulates the Immune Response to Influenza Infection and Vaccination Through Metabolic and Inflammatory Mechanisms", 2022, Annual Review of Nutrition

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Erik A. Karlsson
  • Stacey Schultz-Cherry
  • William D. Green
  • Patricia A. Sheridan
  • Nancie J. MacIver

Melinda A. Beck's work has appeared in several publication venues, most prominently:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Obesity Reviews
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The body of work reflects a detailed exploration of the intersections between obesity, infectious disease, and immune function, particularly in the context of viral infections such as influenza and COVID-19.

Best Publications

  • Individuals with obesity and COVID-19: A global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships.

    Barry M. Popkin;Barry M. Popkin;Shufa Du;William D. Green;Melinda A. Beck

  • Requirement of Mip-1α for an Inflammatory Response to Viral Infection

    Donald N. Cook;Melinda A. Beck;Thomas M. Coffman;Suzanne L. Kirby

  • Obesity is associated with impaired immune response to influenza vaccination in humans

    P A Sheridan;H A Paich;J Handy;E A Karlsson;E A Karlsson

  • Stress-related immune suppression: Health implications

    Ronald Glaser;John Rice;John Sheridan;Richard Fertel

  • Rapid genomic evolution of a non-virulent coxsackievirus B3 in selenium-deficient mice results in selection of identical virulent isolates.

    Melinda A. Beck;Qing Shi;Virginia C. Morris;Orville A. Levander

  • Selenium deficiency and viral infection.

    Melinda A. Beck;Orville A. Levander;Jean Handy

  • The impact of obesity on the immune response to infection.

    J. Justin Milner;Melinda A. Beck

  • Contrasting Effects of CCR5 and CCR2 Deficiency in the Pulmonary Inflammatory Response to Influenza A Virus

    Tracey C. Dawson;Melinda A. Beck;William A. Kuziel;Fred Henderson

  • Diet-Induced Obese Mice Have Increased Mortality and Altered Immune Responses When Infected with Influenza Virus

    Alexia G. Smith;Patricia A. Sheridan;Joyce B. Harp;Melinda A. Beck

  • A novel S-adenosyl-L-methionine:arsenic(III) methyltransferase from rat liver cytosol

    Shan Lin;Qing Shi;F. Brent Nix;Miroslav Styblo

  • The burden of obesity on infectious disease

    Erik A Karlsson;Melinda A Beck

  • Selenium deficiency increases the pathology of an influenza virus infection.

    Melinda A. Beck;Heather K. Nelson;Qing Shi;Peter Van Dael

  • Host nutritional status: the neglected virulence factor.

    Melinda A. Beck;Jean Handy;Orville A. Levander

  • Glutathione peroxidase protects mice from viral-induced myocarditis

    M A Beck;R S Esworthy;Y S Ho;F F Chu

  • Diet-induced obesity impairs the T cell memory response to influenza virus infection.

    Erik A. Karlsson;Patricia A. Sheridan;Melinda A. Beck

  • Increased risk of influenza among vaccinated adults who are obese

    Scott D. Neidich;William D. Green;Jennifer Rebeles;Erik A. Karlsson

  • Obesity Impairs the Adaptive Immune Response to Influenza Virus.

    William D. Green;Melinda A. Beck

  • Benign human enterovirus becomes virulent in selenium-deficient mice.

    Melinda A. Beck;Peter C. Kolbeck;Lisa H. Rohr;Qing Shi

  • Prenatal undernutrition, postnatal environments, and antibody response to vaccination in adolescence

    Thomas W McDade;Melinda A Beck;Christopher Kuzawa;Linda S Adair

  • Diesel exhaust enhances influenza virus infections in respiratory epithelial cells

    Ilona Jaspers;Jonathan M. Ciencewicki;Wenli Zhang;Luisa E. Brighton

  • Increased virulence of a human enterovirus (coxsackievirus B3) in selenium-deficient mice

    Melinda A. Beck;Peter C. Kolbeck;Peter C. Kolbeck;Peter C. Kolbeck;Qing Shi;Qing Shi;Qing Shi;Lisa H. Rohr;Lisa H. Rohr;Lisa H. Rohr

Frequent Co-Authors

Orville A. Levander
Orville A. Levander United States Department of Agriculture
Stacey Schultz-Cherry
Stacey Schultz-Cherry St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Nigel Mackman
Nigel Mackman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John F. Sheridan
John F. Sheridan The Ohio State University
Barry M. Popkin
Barry M. Popkin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joseph A. Galanko
Joseph A. Galanko University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rosalind A. Coleman
Rosalind A. Coleman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nobuyo Maeda
Nobuyo Maeda University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Linda S. Adair
Linda S. Adair University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Karen L. Mohlke
Karen L. Mohlke University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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