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Immunology

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158
Citations
89208
World Ranking
91
National Ranking
59

Medicine

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158
Citations
89217
World Ranking
861
National Ranking
492

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael S. Diamond is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to medicine, with a particular emphasis on infectious diseases, immunology, public health, environmental and occupational health, molecular biology, and epidemiology.

Their recent notable publications include:

  • Cross-neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by a human monoclonal SARS-CoV antibody, 2020, Nature
  • Broadly neutralizing antibodies overcome SARS-CoV-2 Omicron antigenic shift, 2021, Nature
  • Potently neutralizing and protective human antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, 2020, Nature
  • TMPRSS2 and TMPRSS4 promote SARS-CoV-2 infection of human small intestinal enterocytes, 2020, Science Immunology
  • The continued threat of emerging flaviviruses, 2020, Nature Microbiology

Their research topics cover diverse areas within infectious disease and virology, including:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • COVID-19 clinical research studies
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Animal virus infections studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Viral infections and outbreaks research

Frequent collaborators in their research work include Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Jennifer Kyle, Kristin Burnum-Johnson, Carrie Nicora, and Richard Smith. These coauthors have contributed extensively alongside Diamond in multiple publications.

Michael S. Diamond has published their work across several high-impact venues. The most frequent publication platforms include OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature, Cell, and Cell Reports.

Regarding professional honors, they are a Member of the National Academy of Medicine since 2018 and have been a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2017.

Best Publications

  • Cross-neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by a human monoclonal SARS-CoV antibody.

    Dora Pinto;Young Jun Park;Martina Beltramello;Alexandra C. Walls

  • Batf3 Deficiency Reveals a Critical Role for CD8α+ Dendritic Cells in Cytotoxic T Cell Immunity

    Kai Hildner;Brian T. Edelson;Whitney E. Purtha;Mark Diamond

  • Itaconate Links Inhibition of Succinate Dehydrogenase with Macrophage Metabolic Remodeling and Regulation of Inflammation

    Vicky Lampropoulou;Alexey Sergushichev;Monika Bambouskova;Sharmila Nair

  • Essential role of mda-5 in type I IFN responses to polyriboinosinic:polyribocytidylic acid and encephalomyocarditis picornavirus

    Leonid Gitlin;Winfried Barchet;Susan Gilfillan;Marina Cella

  • Shared and Distinct Functions of Type I and Type III Interferons.

    Helen M. Lazear;John W. Schoggins;Michael S. Diamond

  • Potently neutralizing and protective human antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.

    Seth J. Zost;Pavlo Gilchuk;James Brett Case;Elad Binshtein

  • ICAM-1 (CD54): a counter-receptor for Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18).

    M S Diamond;D E Staunton;A R de Fougerolles;S A Stacker

  • IL-34 is a tissue-restricted ligand of CSF1R required for the development of Langerhans cells and microglia

    Yaming Wang;Kristy J Szretter;William Vermi;William Vermi;Susan Gilfillan

  • The continued threat of emerging flaviviruses

    Theodore C. Pierson;Michael S. Diamond

  • Binding of the integrin Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18) to the third immunoglobulin-like domain of ICAM-1 (CD54) and its regulation by glycosylation.

    Michael S. Diamond;Donald E. Staunton;Steven D. Marlin;Timothy A. Springer

  • A Mouse Model of Zika Virus Pathogenesis

    Helen M. Lazear;Jennifer Govero;Amber M. Smith;Derek J. Platt

  • TMPRSS2 and TMPRSS4 promote SARS-CoV-2 infection of human small intestinal enterocytes.

    Ruochen Zang;Ruochen Zang;Maria Florencia Gomez Castro;Broc T. McCune;Qiru Zeng

  • 2′-O methylation of the viral mRNA cap evades host restriction by IFIT family members

    Stephane Daffis;Kristy J. Szretter;Jill Schriewer;Jianqing Li

  • Pan-viral specificity of IFN-induced genes reveals new roles for cGAS in innate immunity

    John W. Schoggins;Donna A. MacDuff;Naoko Imanaka;Maria D. Gainey

  • The broad-spectrum antiviral functions of IFIT and IFITM proteins

    Michael S. Diamond;Michael Farzan

  • Modified mRNA Vaccines Protect against Zika Virus Infection.

    Justin M. Richner;Sunny Himansu;Kimberly A. Dowd;Scott L. Butler

  • SARS-CoV-2 infection of human ACE2-transgenic mice causes severe lung inflammation and impaired function.

    Emma S. Winkler;Adam L. Bailey;Natasha M. Kafai;Sharmila Nair

  • Zika Virus Infection during Pregnancy in Mice Causes Placental Damage and Fetal Demise.

    Jonathan J. Miner;Bin Cao;Jennifer Govero;Amber M. Smith

  • Resistance of SARS-CoV-2 variants to neutralization by monoclonal and serum-derived polyclonal antibodies.

    Rita E. Chen;Xianwen Zhang;James Brett Case;Emma S. Winkler

  • Ribose 2′-O-methylation provides a molecular signature for the distinction of self and non-self mRNA dependent on the RNA sensor Mda5

    Roland Züst;Roland Züst;Luisa Cervantes-Barragan;Matthias Habjan;Reinhard Maier

Frequent Co-Authors

Daved H. Fremont
Daved H. Fremont Washington University in St. Louis
James E. Crowe
James E. Crowe Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Theodore C. Pierson
Theodore C. Pierson National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Michael Gale
Michael Gale University of Washington
Timothy A. Springer
Timothy A. Springer Boston Children's Hospital
Larissa B. Thackray
Larissa B. Thackray Washington University in St. Louis
Syd Johnson
Syd Johnson AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Pei-Yong Shi
Pei-Yong Shi GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Mehul S. Suthar
Mehul S. Suthar Emory University

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