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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Peter L. Nara is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to related subfields including Periodontics, Physiology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Infectious Diseases.

Their recent publications focus on intersections between oral microbiology, neurodegeneration, and infectious diseases. Notable papers include:

  • Porphyromonas gingivalis Outer Membrane Vesicles as the Major Driver of and Explanation for Neuropathogenesis, the Cholinergic Hypothesis, Iron Dyshomeostasis, and Salivary Lactoferrin in Alzheimer's Disease, 2021, Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • Establishment of a consensus protocol to explore the brain pathobiome in patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, 2023, Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • A Novel Hypothesis for Original Antigenic Sin in the Severe Disease of SARS-CoV-2 Infection, 2020, Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy
  • Topical application of Porphyromonas gingivalis into the gingival pocket in mice leads to chronic-active infection, periodontitis and systemic inflammation, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Medicine
  • Targeted Alteration of Antibody-Based Immunodominance Enhances the Heterosubtypic Immunity of an Experimental PCV2 Vaccine, 2020, Vaccines

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy
  • Value in Health
  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • International Journal of Molecular Medicine

The main topics covered in their research are:

  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Throughout their career, Peter L. Nara has collaborated frequently with researchers such as Richard Lathe, Brian J. Balin, Lavinia Albéri, George Perry, and Edward B. Breitschwerdt.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Efficient neutralization of primary isolates of HIV-1 by a recombinant human monoclonal antibody

    Dennis R. Burton;Jayashree Pyati;Raju Koduri;Stephen J. Sharp

  • Discovery of cyanovirin-N, a novel human immunodeficiency virus-inactivating protein that binds viral surface envelope glycoprotein gp120: potential applications to microbicide development.

    M R Boyd;K R Gustafson;J B McMahon;R H Shoemaker

  • Immunization of chimpanzees confers protection against challenge with human immunodeficiency virus.

    M Girard;M P Kieny;A Pinter;F Barre-Sinoussi

  • In vitro evolution of a neutralizing human antibody to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 to enhance affinity and broaden strain cross-reactivity

    C. F. Barbas;Dana Hu;N. Dunlop;L. Sawyer

  • Simple, rapid, quantitative, syncytium-forming microassay for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus neutralizing antibody.

    P. L. Nara;W. C. Hatch;N. M. Dunlop;W. G. Robey

  • Recombinant human Fab fragments neutralize human type 1 immunodeficiency virus in vitro.

    rd C F Barbas;E Björling;F Chiodi;N Dunlop

  • MAP 30: a new inhibitor of HIV-1 infection and replication.

    Sylvia Lee-Huang;Philip L. Huang;Peter L. Nara;Hao-Chia Chen

  • Emergence of viruses resistant to neutralization by V3-specific antibodies in experimental human immunodeficiency virus type 1 IIIB infection of chimpanzees.

    P L Nara;L Smit;N Dunlop;W Hatch

  • A group specific anamnestic immune reaction against HIV-1 induced by a candidate vaccine against AIDS

    Daniel Zagury;Jacky Bernard;Remi Cheynier;Isabelle Desportes

  • HIV requires multiple gp120 molecules for CD4-mediated infection.

    Scott P. Layne;Michael J. Merges;Micah Dembo;John L. Spouge

  • Neutralization of HIV-1: a paradox of humoral proportions.

    Peter L. Nara;Robert R. Garrity;Jaap Goudsmit

  • Cytokine-in-adjuvant steering of the immune response phenotype to HIV-1 vaccine constructs: granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and TNF-alpha synergize with IL-12 to enhance induction of cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

    J D Ahlers;N Dunlop;D W Alling;P L Nara

  • The role of the V3 loop of gp120 in HIV infection.

    John P. Moore;Peter L. Nara

  • The Natural History of HIV-1 Infection: Virus Load and Virus Phenotype Independent Determinants of Clinical Course?

    Suzanne Jurriaans;Bob Van Gemen;Gerrit Jan Weverling;Dianne Van Strup

  • Antibody-mediated in vitro neutralization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 abolishes infectivity for chimpanzees.

    E A Emini;P L Nara;W A Schleif;J A Lewis

  • Refocusing neutralizing antibody response by targeted dampening of an immunodominant epitope.

    R R Garrity;G Rimmelzwaan;A Minassian;W P Tsai

  • Immunohistochemical localization of human and simian immunodeficiency viral antigens in fixed tissue sections.

    J. M. Ward;T. J. O'Leary;G. B. Baskin;R. Benveniste

  • Synthetic CD4 peptide derivatives that inhibit HIV infection and cytopathicity

    Jeffrey D. Lifson;Kou M. Hwang;Peter L. Nara;Blair Fraser

  • Quantitative infectivity assay for HIV-1 and -2

    P. L. Nara;P. J. Fischinger

  • Vaccine Protection of Chimpanzees Against Challenge with HIV-1-Infected Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

    Patricia N. Fultz;Peter Nara;Francoise Barre-Sinoussi;Agnes Chaput

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaap Goudsmit
Jaap Goudsmit Harvard University
Peter J. Fischinger
Peter J. Fischinger National Institutes of Health
Hsiang-Fu Kung
Hsiang-Fu Kung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Robert C. Gallo
Robert C. Gallo University of South Florida
Chang-Yuil Kang
Chang-Yuil Kang Seoul National University
Marc Girard
Marc Girard Institut Pasteur
Jay A. Berzofsky
Jay A. Berzofsky National Institutes of Health
Garth D. Ehrlich
Garth D. Ehrlich Drexel University
Nicholas W. Lerche
Nicholas W. Lerche University of California, Davis

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