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Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson

Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
11810
World Ranking
12604
National Ranking
352

Overview

Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields, prominently including Immunology and Microbiology, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, the scientist has contributed notably to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Materials Chemistry, Immunology, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research topics cover a range of specialized subjects. These include:

  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Immune cells in cancer

The scientist has published extensively in well-recognized venues. Frequent publication venues associated with their work include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Aggregate
  • Frontiers in Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Among recent papers, notable publications include:

  • Chemically modified and conjugated antimicrobial peptides against superbugs, 2021, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Ring opening polymerization of α-amino acids: advances in synthesis, architecture and applications of polypeptides and their hybrids, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Staphylococcus aureus membrane vesicles contain immunostimulatory DNA, RNA and peptidoglycan that activate innate immune receptors and induce autophagy, 2021, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • Tumor Associated Macrophages: Origin, Recruitment, Phenotypic Diversity, and Targeting, 2021, Frontiers in Oncology
  • Using inorganic nanoparticles to fight fungal infections in the antimicrobial resistant era, 2023, Acta Biomaterialia

Collaborations have featured several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Wenyi Li
  • John D. Wade
  • Jason C. Lenzo
  • Tao Huang
  • Andrea J. O'Connor

Best Publications

  • Combating multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria with structurally nanoengineered antimicrobial peptide polymers.

    Shu J. Lam;Neil M O'Brien-Simpson;Namfon Pantarat;Adrian Sulistio

  • Antibiofouling polymer interfaces: poly(ethylene glycol) and other promising candidates

    Sean Lowe;Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson;Luke A. Connal

  • Chemically modified and conjugated antimicrobial peptides against superbugs.

    Wenyi Li;Frances Separovic;Neil M O'Brien-Simpson;John D Wade

  • Chronic oral application of a periodontal pathogen results in brain inflammation, neurodegeneration and amyloid beta production in wild type mice

    Vladimir Ilievski;Paulina K. Zuchowska;Stefan J. Green;Peter T. Toth

  • Differential Roles of the Protein Corona in the Cellular Uptake of Nanoporous Polymer Particles by Monocyte and Macrophage Cell Lines

    Yan Yan;Katelyn T. Gause;Marloes M. J. Kamphuis;Ching-Seng Ang

  • Ring opening polymerization of α-amino acids: advances in synthesis, architecture and applications of polypeptides and their hybrids.

    Alicia Rasines Mazo;Stephanie Allison-Logan;Fatemeh Karimi;Fatemeh Karimi;Nicholas Jun-An Chan

  • Kappacin, a Novel Antibacterial Peptide from Bovine Milk

    Marina Malkoski;Stuart G. Dashper;Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson;Gert H. Talbo

  • Porphyromonas gingivalis outer membrane vesicles exclusively contain outer membrane and periplasmic proteins and carry a cargo enriched with virulence factors.

    Paul D Veith;Yu-Yen Chen;Dhana G Gorasia;Dina Chen

  • Proline-rich antimicrobial peptides: potential therapeutics against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

    Wenyi Li;Julien Tailhades;Neil M. O’Brien-Simpson;Frances Separovic

  • Outer Membrane Vesicles Prime and Activate Macrophage Inflammasomes and Cytokine Secretion In Vitro and In Vivo.

    Jessica D. Cecil;Neil M O'Brien-Simpson;Jason C Lenzo;James A Holden

  • Porphyromonas gingivalis gingipains: the molecular teeth of a microbial vampire.

    N. M. O'Brien-Simpson;P. D. Veith;S. G. Dashper;E. C. Reynolds

  • Oral health risk factors for bisphosphonate-associated jaw osteonecrosis.

    Claudine Tsao;Ivan Darby;Peter R. Ebeling;Katrina Walsh

  • Engineering highly effective antimicrobial selenium nanoparticles through control of particle size.

    Tao Huang;James A Holden;Daniel E Heath;Neil M O'Brien-Simpson

  • Acute phase protein and cytokine levels in serum and saliva: a comparison of detectable levels and correlations in a depressed and healthy adolescent sample.

    Michelle L Byrne;Neil M O'Brien-Simpson;Eric C Reynolds;Katrina A Walsh

  • Oral Candida colonization in oral cancer patients and its relationship with traditional risk factors of oral cancer: a matched case-control study.

    Ali D. Alnuaimi;David Wiesenfeld;Neil M. O’Brien-Simpson;Eric C. Reynolds

  • Role of RgpA, RgpB, and Kgp Proteinases in Virulence of Porphyromonas gingivalis W50 in a Murine Lesion Model

    Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson;Rita A. Paolini;Brigitte Hoffmann;Nada Slakeski

  • Metabolic Remodeling, Inflammasome Activation, and Pyroptosis in Macrophages Stimulated by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Its Outer Membrane Vesicles.

    Andrew J. Fleetwood;Man K.S. Lee;William Singleton;Adrian Achuthan

  • Macrophage Depletion Abates Porphyromonas gingivalis–Induced Alveolar Bone Resorption in Mice

    Roselind S Lam;Neil M O'Brien-Simpson;Jason C Lenzo;James A Holden

  • An Immune Response Directed to Proteinase and Adhesin Functional Epitopes Protects against Porphyromonas gingivalis-Induced Periodontal Bone Loss

    Neil M. O’Brien-Simpson;Rishi D. Pathirana;Rita A. Paolini;Yu-Yen Chen

  • Immunization with the RgpA-Kgp proteinase-adhesin complexes of Porphyromonas gingivalis protects against periodontal bone loss in the rat periodontitis model

    P. Sunethra Rajapakse;Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson;Nada Slakeski;Brigitte Hoffmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric C. Reynolds
Eric C. Reynolds University of Melbourne
John D. Wade
John D. Wade Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Frances Separovic
Frances Separovic University of Melbourne
Nicholas B. Allen
Nicholas B. Allen University of Oregon
Greg G. Qiao
Greg G. Qiao University of Melbourne
Laszlo Otvos
Laszlo Otvos Semmelweis University
Julian G Simmons
Julian G Simmons University of Melbourne
John A. Hamilton
John A. Hamilton University of Melbourne
Vivian W.Y. Tam
Vivian W.Y. Tam Western Sydney University
Robert N. Pike
Robert N. Pike La Trobe University

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