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Overview

Oliver Laeyendecker is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and focuses primarily on research within the field of Medicine with a significant emphasis on Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Virology, Molecular Biology, and Neurology. Their main research topics cover a range of areas related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions. Other specialized topics include HIV Research and Treatment, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment.

Oliver Laeyendecker has contributed extensively to academic literature, with numerous publications appearing in notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • mBio

The scientist collaborates regularly with a core group of co-authors. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Thomas C. Quinn
  • Aaron A.R. Tobian
  • Evan M. Bloch
  • Andrew Pekosz
  • Andrew D. Redd

Among Oliver Laeyendecker's recent scientific papers are:

  • "Variation in False-Negative Rate of Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based SARS-CoV-2 Tests by Time Since Exposure," 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • "Viral epitope profiling of COVID-19 patients reveals cross-reactivity and correlates of severity," 2020, Science
  • "Sex, age, and hospitalization drive antibody responses in a COVID-19 convalescent plasma donor population," 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cell responses in convalescent COVID-19 individuals," 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Early Outpatient Treatment for Covid-19 with Convalescent Plasma," 2022, New England Journal of Medicine

Best Publications

  • Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised trial

    Ronald H Gray;Godfrey Kigozi;David Serwadda;Frederick Makumbi

  • Rates of HIV-1 Transmission per Coital Act, by Stage of HIV-1 Infection, in Rakai, Uganda

    Maria J. Wawer;Ronald H. Gray;Nelson K. Sewankambo;David Serwadda

  • Variation in False-Negative Rate of Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based SARS-CoV-2 Tests by Time Since Exposure.

    Lauren M. Kucirka;Stephen A. Lauer;Oliver Laeyendecker;Denali Boon

  • The Natural History of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Host, Viral, and Environmental Factors

    David L. Thomas;Jacquie Astemborski;Rudra M. Rai;Frank A. Anania

  • Male Circumcision for the Prevention of HSV-2 and HPV Infections and Syphilis

    Aaron A.R. Tobian;David Serwadda;David Serwadda;Thomas C. Quinn;Godfrey Kigozi

  • Viral epitope profiling of COVID-19 patients reveals cross-reactivity and correlates of severity.

    Ellen Shrock;Ellen Shrock;Eric Fujimura;Eric Fujimura;Tomasz Kula;Tomasz Kula;Richard T. Timms;Richard T. Timms

  • Sex, age, and hospitalization drive antibody responses in a COVID-19 convalescent plasma donor population.

    Sabra L. Klein;Andrew Pekosz;Han Sol Park;Rebecca L. Ursin

  • Early Outpatient Treatment for Covid-19 with Convalescent Plasma

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  • Circumcision in HIV-infected men and its effect on HIV transmission to female partners in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised controlled trial

    Maria J Wawer;Frederick Makumbi;Godfrey Kigozi;David Serwadda

  • Effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Subtype on Disease Progression in Persons from Rakai, Uganda, with Incident HIV-1 Infection

    Noah Kiwanuka;Oliver Laeyendecker;Oliver Laeyendecker;Merlin Robb;Godfrey Kigozi

  • Treatment interruptions predict resistance in HIV-positive individuals purchasing fixed-dose combination antiretroviral therapy in Kampala, Uganda.

    Jessica H Oyugi;Jayne Byakika-Tusiime;Kathleen Ragland;Oliver Laeyendecker

  • The effect of a conditional cash transfer on HIV incidence in young women in rural South Africa (HPTN 068): a phase 3, randomised controlled trial

    Audrey Pettifor;Catherine MacPhail;Catherine MacPhail;James P Hughes;James P Hughes;Amanda Selin

  • Acute Hepatitis C Virus Structural Gene Sequences as Predictors of Persistent Viremia: Hypervariable Region 1 as a Decoy

    Stuart C. Ray;Yu Ming Wang;Oliver Laeyendecker;John R. Ticehurst;John R. Ticehurst

  • SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cell responses in convalescent COVID-19 individuals.

    Hassen Kared;Andrew D. Redd;Evan M. Bloch;Tania S. Bonny

  • COVID-19 serology at population scale: SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody responses in saliva.

    Nora Pisanic;Pranay R. Randad;Kate Kruczynski;Yukari C. Manabe

  • HIV Prevention Efforts and Incidence of HIV in Uganda

    M Kate Grabowski;David M Serwadda;Ronald H Gray;Gertrude Nakigozi

  • Male Circumcision Decreases Acquisition and Increases Clearance of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus in HIV-Negative Men: A Randomized Trial in Rakai, Uganda

    Ronald H. Gray;David Serwadda;Xiangrong Kong;Frederick Makumbi

  • Comparative performance of five commercially available serologic assays to detect antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and identify individuals with high neutralizing titers.

    Eshan U. Patel;Eshan U. Patel;Evan M. Bloch;William Clarke;Yu Hsiang Hsieh

  • HIV Subtype D Is Associated with Dementia, Compared with Subtype A, in Immunosuppressed Individuals at Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Kampala, Uganda

    Ned Sacktor;Noeline Nakasujja;Richard L. Skolasky;Mona Rezapour

  • Effect of community-based voluntary counselling and testing on HIV incidence and social and behavioural outcomes (NIMH Project Accept; HPTN 043): a cluster-randomised trial.

    Thomas J Coates;Michal Kulich;David D Celentano;Carla E Zelaya

  • Microbial translocation, the innate cytokine response, and HIV-1 disease progression in Africa

    Andrew D. Redd;Djeneba Dabitao;Jay H. Bream;Blake Charvat

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas C. Quinn
Thomas C. Quinn Johns Hopkins University
Ronald H. Gray
Ronald H. Gray Johns Hopkins University
David Serwadda
David Serwadda Makerere University
Maria J. Wawer
Maria J. Wawer Johns Hopkins University
Steven J. Reynolds
Steven J. Reynolds Johns Hopkins University
Susan H. Eshleman
Susan H. Eshleman Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Aaron A.R. Tobian
Aaron A.R. Tobian Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Nelson K. Sewankambo
Nelson K. Sewankambo Rakai Health Sciences Program
David L. Thomas
David L. Thomas Johns Hopkins University
Shruti H. Mehta
Shruti H. Mehta Johns Hopkins University

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