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Overview

Paul D. Griffiths is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions to epidemiology, infectious diseases, immunology, parasitology, and economics and econometrics as subfields.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Herpesvirus infections and treatments
  • Parvovirus B19 infection studies
  • Toxoplasma gondii research studies
  • Immune cell function and interaction
  • Viral-associated cancers and disorders
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Paul D. Griffiths illustrate their active involvement in viral pathogenesis and infection prevention. Selected papers include:

  • Pathogenesis of human cytomegalovirus in the immunocompromised host, 2021, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • Identification of host-pathogen-disease relationships using a scalable multiplex serology platform in UK Biobank, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Prevention of Acquisition of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnancy Through Hygiene-based Behavioral Interventions: A Systematic Review and Gap Analysis, 2020, The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
  • The direct and indirect consequences of cytomegalovirus infection and potential benefits of vaccination, 2020, Antiviral Research
  • The cytomegalovirus gB/MF59 vaccine candidate induces antibodies against an antigenic domain controlling cell-to-cell spread, 2023, Nature Communications

Paul D. Griffiths has frequently collaborated with a number of co-authors, notable among them:

  • Claire Atkinson
  • Matthew B. Reeves
  • Judith Breuer
  • Christine E. Jones
  • Soren Gantt

The scientist has published in multiple venues, with recurrent appearances in:

  • Reviews in Medical Virology
  • Nature Communications
  • Transfusion Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Additionally, Paul D. Griffiths has authored a book published by Springer International Publishing titled Corporate Governance in the Knowledge Economy (2021).

Best Publications

  • Definitions of Cytomegalovirus Infection and Disease in Transplant Recipients

    Per Ljungman;Paul Griffiths;Carlos Paya

  • The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS): psychometric properties of the SDS in English and Australian samples of heroin, cocaine and amphetamine users.

    Michael Gossop;Shane Darke;Paul Griffiths;Julie Hando

  • Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage systematic review

    Louisa Degenhardt;Amy Peacock;Samantha Colledge;Janni Leung

  • UKESM1: Description and Evaluation of the U.K. Earth System Model

    Alistair A. Sellar;Colin G. Jones;Jane P. Mulcahy;Yongming Tang

  • Global statistics on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use: 2017 status report

    Amy Peacock;Amy Peacock;Janni Leung;Sarah Larney;Sarah Larney;Samantha Colledge

  • Definitions of Cytomegalovirus Infection and Disease in Transplant Patients for Use in Clinical Trials.

    Per Ljungman;Per Ljungman;Michael Boeckh;Michael Boeckh;Hans H Hirsch;Filip Josephson

  • Estimation of the worldwide seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

    Mohamed Zuhair;G. Suzanne A. Smit;G. Suzanne A. Smit;G. Suzanne A. Smit;Gabriel Wallis;Faiz Jabbar

  • Valganciclovir for Symptomatic Congenital Cytomegalovirus Disease

    D. W. Kimberlin;P. M. Jester;P. J. Sánchez;A. Ahmed

  • Genetic content of wild-type human cytomegalovirus

    Aidan Dolan;Charles Cunningham;Ralph D. Hector;Aycan F. Hassan-Walker

  • The pathogenesis of human cytomegalovirus

    Paul Griffiths;Ilona Baraniak;Matt Reeves

  • Application of viral-load kinetics to identify patients who develop cytomegalovirus disease after transplantation

    Vincent C Emery;Caroline A Sabin;Alethea V Cope;Dehila Gor

  • Immune Activation and CD8+ T-Cell Differentiation towards Senescence in HIV-1 Infection

    L Papagno;C A Spina;A Marchant;M Salio

  • Prevalence and severity of feeding and nutritional problems in children with neurological impairment: Oxford Feeding Study.

    P B Sullivan;B Lambert;M Rose;M Ford-Adams

  • Pathogenesis of human cytomegalovirus in the immunocompromised host.

    Paul Griffiths;Matthew Reeves

  • Investigating the functional anatomy of empathy and forgiveness.

    Tom F. D. Farrow;Ying Zheng;Iain D. Wilkinson;Sean A. Spence

  • Cytomegalovirus glycoprotein-B vaccine with MF59 adjuvant in transplant recipients: a phase 2 randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Paul D Griffiths;Anna Stanton;Erin McCarrell;Colette Smith

  • Global, regional, and country-level coverage of interventions to prevent and manage HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: a systematic review

    Sarah Larney;Amy Peacock;Janni Leung;Samantha Colledge

  • Spatial differences and temporal changes in illicit drug use in Europe quantified by wastewater analysis.

    Christoph Ort;Alexander L. N. van Nuijs;Jean-Daniel Berset;Lubertus Bijlsma

  • Severity of dependence and route of administration of heroin, cocaine and amphetamines

    Michael Gossop;Paul Griffiths;Beverly Powis;John Strang

  • Advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis and epidemiology of herpes zoster

    Anne A. Gershon;Michael D. Gershon;Judith Breuer;Myron J. Levin

  • Valganciclovir for Symptomatic Congenital Cytomegalovirus Disease

    David W. Kimberlin;Penelope M. Jester;Pablo J. Sánchez;Amina Ahmed

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent C. Emery
Vincent C. Emery University of Surrey
Margaret Johnson
Margaret Johnson The Royal Free Hospital
Caroline Sabin
Caroline Sabin University College London
Mike Sharland
Mike Sharland St George's, University of London
Richard J. Whitley
Richard J. Whitley University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jane A. McKeating
Jane A. McKeating University of Oxford
Mark D. Kilby
Mark D. Kilby University of Birmingham
Stephen C. Robson
Stephen C. Robson Newcastle University
George Janossy
George Janossy University of the Witwatersrand
Andrew N. Phillips
Andrew N. Phillips University College London

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