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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2020 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2019 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2018 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2017 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
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  • 2015 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2014 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
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  • 2000 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
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  • 1998 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
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  • 1996 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1995 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1994 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1993 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1992 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1991 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1990 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1989 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1988 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1987 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1986 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1985 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1984 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1983 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1982 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation

Overview

Petros C. Karakousis is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has a significant body of research primarily within the field of medicine, with a focus on infectious diseases, epidemiology, molecular biology, immunology, and surgery.

The scientist's work has concentrated on a range of topics including tuberculosis research and epidemiology, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, COVID-19 clinical research studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, immunotherapy and immune responses, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and lipoproteins and cardiovascular health.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Samuel K. Ayeh
  • Vignesh Chidambaram
  • Styliani Karanika
  • Jennie Ruelas Castillo
  • Amudha Kumar

Scientific findings by Karakousis have been published in multiple venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Scientific Reports

Notable recent papers include:

  • Factors associated with disease severity and mortality among patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • The Global Health Security Index is not predictive of coronavirus pandemic responses among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Modes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and evidence for preventive behavioral interventions, 2021, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Sex Differences in Lung Imaging and SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Responses in a COVID-19 Golden Syrian Hamster Model, 2021, mBio
  • Male Sex Is Associated With Worse Microbiological and Clinical Outcomes Following Tuberculosis Treatment: A Retrospective Cohort Study, a Systematic Review of the Literature, and Meta-analysis, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases

Karakousis has been recognized extensively within the medical community, as evidenced by repeated annual memberships in the American Society for Clinical Investigation from 1982 through 2021.

Best Publications

  • Dormancy Phenotype Displayed by Extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis within Artificial Granulomas in Mice

    Petros C. Karakousis;Tetsuyuki Yoshimatsu;Gyanu Lamichhane;Samuel C. Woolwine

  • Mycobacterium avium complex in patients with HIV infection in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy

    Petros C Karakousis;Richard D Moore;Richard E Chaisson;Richard E Chaisson

  • Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Myths, Models, and Molecular Mechanisms

    Noton K. Dutta;Petros C. Karakousis;Petros C. Karakousis

  • Localization of pigment epithelium derived factor (PEDF) in developing and adult human ocular tissues.

    Petros C. Karakousis;Sinoj K. John;Kathryn C. Behling;Enrico M. Surace

  • Exosomes Isolated from Mycobacteria-Infected Mice or Cultured Macrophages Can Recruit and Activate Immune Cells In Vitro and In Vivo

    Prachi P. Singh;Victoria L. Smith;Petros C. Karakousis;Jeffery S. Schorey

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell envelope lipids and the host immune response.

    Petros C. Karakousis;William R. Bishai;William R. Bishai;Susan E. Dorman

  • Tuberculosis-associated haemophagocytic syndrome

    Priscilla K Brastianos;Jordan W Swanson;Michael Torbenson;John Sperati

  • Role of the dosR-dosS Two-Component Regulatory System in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Virulence in Three Animal Models†

    Paul J. Converse;Petros C. Karakousis;Lee G. Klinkenberg;Anup K. Kesavan

  • Phosphate Depletion: A Novel Trigger for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Persistence

    Dalin Rifat;William R. Bishai;William R. Bishai;Petros C. Karakousis;Petros C. Karakousis

  • Development of a Novel Lead that Targets M. tuberculosis Polyketide Synthase 13

    Anup Aggarwal;Maloy K. Parai;Nishant Shetty;Deeann Wallis

  • Dose-Ranging Comparison of Rifampin and Rifapentine in Two Pathologically Distinct Murine Models of Tuberculosis

    Ian M. Rosenthal;Rokeya Tasneen;Charles A. Peloquin;Ming Zhang

  • Factors associated with disease severity and mortality among patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Vignesh Chidambaram;Nyan Lynn Tun;Waqas Z. Haque;Marie Gilbert Majella

  • The Global Health Security Index is not predictive of coronavirus pandemic responses among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries

    Enoch J. Abbey;Banda A. A. Khalifa;Modupe O. Oduwole;Samuel K. Ayeh

  • Metformin Use Reverses the Increased Mortality Associated With Diabetes Mellitus During Tuberculosis Treatment

    Nicholas R. Degner;Jann Yuan Wang;Jonathan E. Golub;Jonathan E. Golub;Petros C. Karakousis;Petros C. Karakousis

  • Biphasic Kill Curve of Isoniazid Reveals the Presence of Drug-Tolerant, Not Drug-Resistant, Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Guinea Pig

    Zahoor Ahmad;Lee G. Klinkenberg;Michael L. Pinn;Mostafa M. Fraig

  • Altered expression of isoniazid-regulated genes in drug-treated dormant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Petros C. Karakousis;Ernest P. Williams;William R. Bishai;William R. Bishai

  • Roles of SigB and SigF in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Sigma Factor Network

    Jong Hee Lee;Petros C. Karakousis;William R. Bishai

  • Modes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and evidence for preventive behavioral interventions

    Lucas Zhou;Samuel K. Ayeh;Vignesh Chidambaram;Petros C. Karakousis;Petros C. Karakousis

  • Inhibiting the stringent response blocks Mycobacterium tuberculosis entry into quiescence and reduces persistence

    Noton K. Dutta;Lee G. Klinkenberg;Maria Jesus Vazquez;Delfina Segura-Carro

  • Simvastatin increases the in vivo activity of the first-line tuberculosis regimen

    Ciaran Skerry;Michael L. Pinn;Natalie Bruiners;Richard Pine

  • Application of 1H NMR Spectroscopy-Based Metabolomics to Sera of Tuberculosis Patients

    Aiping Zhou;Jinjing Ni;Zhihong Xu;Ying Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric L. Nuermberger
Eric L. Nuermberger Johns Hopkins University
William R. Bishai
William R. Bishai Johns Hopkins University
Jacques H. Grosset
Jacques H. Grosset Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Joel S. Bader
Joel S. Bader Johns Hopkins University
Maria Laura Gennaro
Maria Laura Gennaro Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Narsing A. Rao
Narsing A. Rao University of Southern California
Chien-Fu Hung
Chien-Fu Hung Johns Hopkins University
Richard E. Chaisson
Richard E. Chaisson Johns Hopkins University
Thomas R. Ioerger
Thomas R. Ioerger Texas A&M University
Andrew Pekosz
Andrew Pekosz Johns Hopkins University

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