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Overview

Raphael P. Viscidi is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States, contributing to research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Otorhinolaryngology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of interconnected areas, notably:

  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Oral Health Pathology and Treatment

Raphael P. Viscidi has authored papers published in several scientific journals, including multiple contributions to the European Journal of Immunology and the Journal of Virology. Other publication venues include The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Cancer Prevention Research, and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist include:

  • Anti-IFN-α/-ω neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients correlate with downregulation of IFN response and laboratory biomarkers of disease severity (2022), published in European Journal of Immunology
  • Rates of New Human Papillomavirus Detection and Loss of Detection in Middle-aged Women by Recent and Past Sexual Behavior (2020), published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • An Integrated Approach for Preventing Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancers: Two Etiologies with Distinct and Shared Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis (2020), published in Cancer Prevention Research
  • Insights into the Role of Innate Immunity in Cervicovaginal Papillomavirus Infection from Studies Using Gene-Deficient Mice (2020), published in Journal of Virology
  • Serological Responses to Toxoplasma gondii and Matrix Antigen 1 Predict the Risk of Subsequent Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (2020), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers. Notable co-authors include Guido Antonelli, Carolina Scagnolari, Federica Frasca, Alessandra Pierangeli, and Gabriella d'Ettorre, with multiple joint publications among these colleagues.

Best Publications

  • Case-control study of human papillomavirus and oropharyngeal cancer.

    Aimee R. Kreimer;Raphael Viscidi;Michael Pawlita;Carole Fakhry

  • Distinct Risk Factor Profiles for Human Papillomavirus Type 16–Positive and Human Papillomavirus Type 16–Negative Head and Neck Cancers

    Maura L. Gillison;Gypsyamber D'Souza;William Westra;Elizabeth Sugar

  • Human papillomavirus and oral cancer: the International Agency for Research on Cancer multicenter study.

    Rolando Herrero;Xavier Castellsagué;Michael Pawlita;Jolanta Lissowska

  • Isolation rates and toxigenic potential of Clostridium difficile isolates from various patient populations

    Raphael Viscidi;Raphael Viscidi;Raphael Viscidi;Sandra Willey;Sandra Willey;Sandra Willey;John G. Bartlett;John G. Bartlett;John G. Bartlett

  • ENGINEERING AN INTRACELLULAR PATHWAY FOR MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS II PRESENTATION OF ANTIGENS

    Tzyy-Choou Wu;F. G. Guarnieri;K. F. Staveley-O'carroll;R. P. Viscidi

  • Association between the vaginal microbiota, menopause status, and signs of vulvovaginal atrophy

    Rebecca M. Brotman;Michelle D. Shardell;Pawel Gajer;Doug Fadrosh

  • Inhibition of antigen-induced lymphocyte proliferation by Tat protein from HIV-1

    Raphael P. Viscidi;Kumudini Mayur;Howard M. Lederman;Alan D. Frankel

  • Clinician's guide to human papillomavirus immunology: knowns and unknowns.

    Mark H Einstein;John T Schiller;Raphael P Viscidi;Howard D Strickler

  • Epidemiologic and microbiologic correlates of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in sexual partnerships

    T.C. Quinn;C. Gaydos;M. Shepherd;L. Bobo

  • Serum Antibody Response to Toxins A and B of Clostridium difficile

    R. Viscidi;B. E. Laughon;R. Yolken;P. Bo-Linn

  • Association between the vaginal microbiota, menopause status, and signs of vulvovaginal atrophy

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  • Seroreactivity to human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16, 18, or 31 and risk of subsequent HPV infection: results from a population-based study in Costa Rica

    Raphael P. Viscidi;Mark Schiffman;Allan Hildesheim;Rolando Herrero

  • Generation and Characterization of DNA Vaccines Targeting the Nucleocapsid Protein of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

    Tae Woo Kim;Jin Hyup Lee;Chien Fu Hung;Shiwen Peng

  • A Phase I Trial of a Human Papillomavirus DNA Vaccine for HPV16+ Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia 2/3

    Cornelia L. Trimble;Shiwen Peng;Ferdynand Kos;Patti Gravitt

  • Human papillomavirus infection and oral cancer: A case-control study in Montreal, Canada

    Javier Pintos;Martin J. Black;Nader Sadeghi;Parviz Ghadirian

  • Age-Specific Seroprevalence of Merkel Cell Polyomavirus, BK Virus, and JC Virus

    Raphael P. Viscidi;Dana E. Rollison;Vernon K. Sondak;Barbara Silver

  • Asymptomatic Reactivation of JC Virus in Patients Treated with Natalizumab

    Yiping Chen;Evelyn Bord;Troy Tompkins;Janice Miller

  • Coronavirus Immunoreactivity in Individuals With a Recent Onset of Psychotic Symptoms

    Emily G. Severance;Faith B. Dickerson;Raphael P. Viscidi;Ioannis Bossis

  • Population genetics of microbial pathogens estimated from multilocus sequence typing (MLST) data

    Marcos Pérez-Losada;Emily B. Browne;Aaron Madsen;Thierry Wirth

  • Antibodies to HPV-16 E6 and E7 proteins as markers for HPV-16-associated invasive cervical cancer.

    Martin Moller;Raphael P. Viscidi;Yeping Sun;Eloisa Guerrero

  • Serological Cross-Reactivities between Antibodies to Simian Virus 40, BK Virus, and JC Virus Assessed by Virus-Like-Particle-Based Enzyme Immunoassays

    Raphael P. Viscidi;Dana E. M. Rollison;Emma Viscidi;Barbara Clayman

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Yolken
Robert H. Yolken Johns Hopkins University
Keerti V. Shah
Keerti V. Shah Johns Hopkins University
Patti E. Gravitt
Patti E. Gravitt National Institutes of Health
Anna R. Giuliano
Anna R. Giuliano University of South Florida
Igor J. Koralnik
Igor J. Koralnik Northwestern University
Allan Hildesheim
Allan Hildesheim National Institutes of Health
Robert D. Burk
Robert D. Burk Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Rolando Herrero
Rolando Herrero Costa Rican Agency for Biomedical Research, INCIENSA Foundation
Keith A. Crandall
Keith A. Crandall George Washington University
Thomas C. Quinn
Thomas C. Quinn Johns Hopkins University

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