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Overview

Pedro C. Avila is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research is primarily centered on the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Immunology and Allergy. Additional subfields include Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Physiology, Pharmacology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist has contributed to topics such as:

  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
  • Healthcare and Venom Research
  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Urticaria and Related Conditions
  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema

Pedro C. Avila has published in several venues, most notably the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology with four publications. Other venues include UNC Libraries, EP Europace, and Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology.

The following recent papers represent some of their work:

  • Patient-reported outcome measures for urticaria and angioedema, 2023, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Effects of combination treatment with tezepelumab and allergen immunotherapy on nasal responses to allergen: A randomized controlled trial, 2022, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Effects of Combined Treatment with Cat Allergen Immunotherapy and Tezepelumab on Nasal Allergen Challenge, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Author Index, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • A continuum of admixture in the Western Hemisphere revealed by the African Diaspora genome, 2020, UNC Libraries

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Jonathan Corren
  • David Larson
  • Paul A. Greenberger
  • Fuad M. Baroody
  • Harold S. Nelson

Best Publications

  • Microarray-based detection and genotyping of viral pathogens

    David Wang;Laurent Coscoy;Maxine Zylberberg;Pedro C. Avila

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of asthma in ethnically diverse North American populations

    Dara G. Torgerson;Dara G. Torgerson;Elizabeth J. Ampleford;Grace Y. Chiu;W. James Gauderman

  • TLR3- and Th2 Cytokine-Dependent Production of Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin in Human Airway Epithelial Cells

    Atsushi Kato;Silvio Favoreto;Pedro C. Avila;Robert P. Schleimer

  • Epithelium: At the interface of innate and adaptive immune responses

    Robert P. Schleimer;Atsushi Kato;Robert Kern;Douglas Kuperman

  • Pan-Viral Screening of Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults With and Without Asthma Reveals Unexpected Human Coronavirus and Human Rhinovirus Diversity

    Amy Kistler;Pedro C. Avila;Silvi Rouskin;David Wang

  • Effect of vitamin D3 on asthma treatment failures in adults with symptomatic asthma and lower vitamin D levels: the VIDA randomized clinical trial.

    Mario Castro;Tonya S. King;Susan J. Kunselman;Michael D. Cabana

  • ORMDL3 gene is associated with asthma in three ethnically diverse populations.

    Joshua Mark Galanter;Shweta Choudhry;Celeste Eng;Sylvette Nazario

  • Features of the bronchial bacterial microbiome associated with atopy, asthma, and responsiveness to inhaled corticosteroid treatment

    Juliana Durack;Susan V. Lynch;Snehal Nariya;Nirav R. Bhakta

  • Relationship between airway inflammation, hyperresponsiveness, and obstruction in asthma.

    Prescott G. Woodruff;Ramin Khashayar;Stephen C. Lazarus;Susan Janson

  • Incidence and associated premorbid diagnoses of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

    Bruce K. Tan;Rakesh K. Chandra;Jonathan Pollak;Atsushi Kato

  • Early-Life air pollution and asthma risk in minority children the GALA II and SAGE II studies

    Katherine K. Nishimura;Joshua M. Galanter;Lindsey A. Roth;Sam S. Oh

  • Pharmacogenetic differences in response to albuterol between Puerto Ricans and Mexicans with asthma.

    Shweta Choudhry;Ngim Ung;Pedro C. Avila;Elad Ziv

  • Population stratification confounds genetic association studies among Latinos

    Shweta Choudhry;Shweta Choudhry;Natasha E. Coyle;Natasha E. Coyle;Hua Tang;Keyan Salari;Keyan Salari

  • Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps, Asthma, and Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease

    Whitney W. Stevens;Anju T. Peters;Annemarie G. Hirsch;Cara M. Nordberg

  • In vitro susceptibility to rhinovirus infection is greater for bronchial than for nasal airway epithelial cells in human subjects.

    Nilceia Lopez-Souza;Silvio Favoreto;Hofer Wong;Theresa Ward

  • Lower Bronchodilator Responsiveness in Puerto Rican than in Mexican Subjects with Asthma

    Esteban González Burchard;Pedro C. Avila;Sylvette Nazario;Jesus Casal

  • Genetic admixture and asthma-related phenotypes in Mexican American and Puerto Rican asthmatics.

    Keyan Salari;Shweta Choudhry;Hua Tang;Mariam Naqvi

  • ADAM33 Is Not Associated with Asthma in Puerto Rican or Mexican Populations

    Denise L. Lind;Shweta Choudhry;Ngim Ung;Elad Ziv

  • Regulation and function of the IL-1 family cytokine IL-1F9 in human bronchial epithelial cells.

    Regina T. Chustz;Deepti R. Nagarkar;Julie A. Poposki;Silvio Favoreto

  • Asthmatics with exacerbation during acute respiratory illness exhibit unique transcriptional signatures within the nasal mucosa

    Peter McErlean;Sergejs Berdnikovs;Silvio Favoreto;Junqing Shen

  • Rhinovirus-16 colds in healthy and in asthmatic subjects: similar changes in upper and lower airways.

    H E Fleming;F F Little;D Schnurr;P C Avila

  • Childhood obesity and asthma control in the GALA II and SAGE II studies.

    Luisa N. Borrell;Elizabeth A. Nguyen;Lindsey A. Roth;Sam S. Oh

Frequent Co-Authors

Esteban G. Burchard
Esteban G. Burchard University of California, San Francisco
Celeste Eng
Celeste Eng University of California, San Francisco
Rajesh Kumar
Rajesh Kumar Lurie Children's Hospital
Homer A. Boushey
Homer A. Boushey University of California, San Francisco
Robert P. Schleimer
Robert P. Schleimer Northwestern University
Christopher R. Gignoux
Christopher R. Gignoux University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Ryan D. Hernandez
Ryan D. Hernandez McGill University
Leslie C. Grammer
Leslie C. Grammer Northwestern University
Atsushi Kato
Atsushi Kato Northwestern University
Robert C. Kern
Robert C. Kern Northwestern University

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