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Michael J. Brennan is affiliated with the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research in the United States. Their research intersects the fields of engineering and medicine, with a focus on multiple subfields such as civil and structural engineering, atmospheric science, oceanography, global and planetary change, and aerospace engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including tropical and extratropical cyclones research, meteorological phenomena and simulations, ocean waves and remote sensing, infrastructure maintenance and monitoring, geotechnical engineering and underground structures, structural health monitoring techniques, and high-temperature coating behaviors.

Michael J. Brennan has contributed to several recent academic papers published in well-known scientific journals. These include:

  • Estimating tropical cyclone surface winds: Current status, emerging technologies, historical evolution, and a look to the future (2021), published in Tropical Cyclone Research and Review
  • A review of recent advances (2018-2021) on tropical cyclone intensity change from operational perspectives, part 1: Dynamical model guidance (2023), published in Tropical Cyclone Research and Review
  • A review of recent advances (2018-2021) on tropical cyclone intensity change from operational perspectives, part 2: Forecasts by operational centers (2023), published in Tropical Cyclone Research and Review
  • We may be underestimating the power capabilities of lithium-ion capacitors (2023), published in Journal of Power Sources
  • Defining clinicopathological and radiological features of breast cancer in women under the age of 35: an epidemiological study (2020), published in Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -)

The list of frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael J. Brennan includes:

  • John A. Knaff
  • Eric S. Blake
  • Fabrício Almeida
  • Charles R. Sampson
  • Christopher J. Slocum

The scientist frequently publishes in notable venues, reflecting the thematic focus of their research:

  • Weather and Forecasting
  • Tropical Cyclone Research and Review
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • Journal of Power Sources
  • Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -)

Best Publications

  • The heparin-binding haemagglutinin of M. tuberculosis is required for extrapulmonary dissemination

    Kevin Pethe;Sylvie Alonso;Franck Biet;Giovanni Delogu

  • Pertactin, an Arg-Gly-Asp-containing Bordetella pertussis surface protein that promotes adherence of mammalian cells

    Elizabeth Leininger;Mark Roberts;James G. Kenimer;Ian G. Charles

  • Evidence that mycobacterial PE_PGRS proteins are cell surface constituents that influence interactions with other cells.

    Michael J. Brennan;Giovanni Delogu;Yiping Chen;Stoyan Bardarov

  • Identification of a heparin-binding hemagglutinin present in mycobacteria.

    F. D. Menozzi;J. H. Rouse;M. Alavi;M. Laude-Sharp

  • PPE and PE_PGRS proteins of Mycobacterium marinum are transported via the type VII secretion system ESX-5

    Abdallah M. Abdallah;Theo Verboom;Eveline M. Weerdenburg;Nicolaas C. Gey van Pittius

  • The PE multigene family: a ‘molecular mantra’ for mycobacteria

    Michael J Brennan;Giovanni Delogu

  • Search for a Human Breast Cancer Virus

    Dan H. Moore;Jesse Charney;Bernhard Kramarsky;Etienne Y. Lasfargues

  • Comparative Immune Response to PE and PE_PGRS Antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Giovanni Delogu;Michael J. Brennan

  • Rv1818c‐encoded PE_PGRS protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is surface exposed and influences bacterial cell structure

    Giovanni Delogu;Cinzia Pusceddu;Alessandra Bua;Giovanni Fadda

  • Disruption of the ESX-5 system of Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes loss of PPE protein secretion, reduction of cell wall integrity and strong attenuation.

    Daria Bottai;Mariagrazia Di Luca;Laleh Majlessi;Laleh Majlessi;Wafa Frigui

  • Characterization of the protective capacity and immunogenicity of the 69-kD outer membrane protein of Bordetella pertussis.

    R D Shahin;M J Brennan;Z M Li;B D Meade

  • Methylation-dependent T cell immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis heparin-binding hemagglutinin

    Stéphane Temmerman;Kevin Pethe;Kevin Pethe;Marcela Parra;Sylvie Alonso;Sylvie Alonso

  • Molecular characterization of the mycobacterial heparin-binding hemagglutinin, a mycobacterial adhesin

    Franco D. Menozzi;Rainer Bischoff;Emmanuelle Fort;Michael J. Brennan

  • Peripheral lymphocyte and eosinophil counts as indicators of prognosis in primary breast cancer

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  • New live mycobacterial vaccines: the Geneva consensus on essential steps towards clinical development.

    Arun T. Kamath;Uli Fruth;Michael J. Brennan;Roland Dobbelaer

  • Expression of the PE_PGRS 33 protein in Mycobacterium smegmatis triggers necrosis in macrophages and enhanced mycobacterial survival

    Veerabadran Dheenadhayalan;Giovanni Delogu;Michael J. Brennan

  • Tuberculosis vaccines: a strategic blueprint for the next decade.

    Michael J. Brennan;Jelle Thole

  • Lectin-like binding of pertussis toxin to a 165-kilodalton Chinese hamster ovary cell glycoprotein.

    M J Brennan;J L David;J G Kenimer;C R Manclark

  • The second Geneva Consensus: Recommendations for novel live TB vaccines ☆

    K.B. Walker;M.J. Brennan;M.M. Ho;J. Eskola

  • Sulfated glycoconjugate receptors for the Bordetella pertussis adhesin filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA) and mapping of the heparin-binding domain on FHA.

    J H Hannah;F D Menozzi;G Renauld;C Locht

  • Filamentous Hemagglutinin of Bordetella pertussis: A Bacterial Adhesin Formed as a 50-nm Monomeric Rigid Rod Based on a 19-residue Repeat Motif Rich in Beta Strands and Turns

    A.M. Makhov;J.H. Hannah;M.J. Brennan;B.L. Trus

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Delogu
Giovanni Delogu Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Helen McShane
Helen McShane University of Oxford
Camille Locht
Camille Locht Institut Pasteur
Helen A. Fletcher
Helen A. Fletcher London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Giovanni Fadda
Giovanni Fadda Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Daniel F. Hoft
Daniel F. Hoft Saint Louis University
Sylvie Alonso
Sylvie Alonso National University of Singapore
Stefania Anna Lucia Zanetti
Stefania Anna Lucia Zanetti University of Sassari
Maurizio Sanguinetti
Maurizio Sanguinetti Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Neil F. Fairweather
Neil F. Fairweather Imperial College London

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