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Richard A. Insel is affiliated with the University of Rochester Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several related subfields including Dermatology, Immunology and Allergy, Speech and Hearing, Physiology, and Surgery.

Their work covers a variety of topics, reflecting a breadth of interest and expertise within medical research. Key topics include:

  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Neonatal skin health care
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases

Recent publications by Richard A. Insel demonstrate a focus on allergy, dermatology, immunology, and related fields. Notable papers include:

  • "Gut microbiome in the first 1000 days and risk for childhood food allergy" (2024), published in Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
  • "Early skin inflammatory biomarker is predictive of development and persistence of atopic dermatitis in infants" (2024), published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • "Bifidobacterium deficit in United States infants drives prevalent gut dysbiosis" (2025), published in Communications Biology
  • "The Effect of Ethnicity in the Rate of Beta-Cell Functional Loss in the First 3 Years After Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis" (2020), published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • "Skin surface biomarkers are associated with future development of atopic dermatitis in children with family history of allergic disease" (2023), published in Skin Research and Technology

Richard A. Insel frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Some of their common coauthors include:

  • Georgios N. Stamatas
  • Takahiro Sato
  • Jonathan O'B Hourihane
  • Alan D. Irvine
  • Jay M. Sosenko

Their work is often published in recognized scientific venues related to allergy and dermatology. Frequent publication venues for Insel include:

  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
  • Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
  • Communications Biology
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Best Publications

  • Staging Presymptomatic Type 1 Diabetes: A Scientific Statement of JDRF, the Endocrine Society, and the American Diabetes Association.

    Richard A. Insel;Jessica L. Dunne;Mark A. Atkinson;Jane L. Chiang

  • Differentiation of Diabetes by Pathophysiology, Natural History, and Prognosis

    Jay S. Skyler;George L. Bakris;Ezio Bonifacio;Tamara Darsow

  • Human Herpesvirus-6 Infection in Children -- A Prospective Study of Complications and Reactivation

    Caroline Breese Hall;Christine E. Long;Kenneth C. Schnabel;Mary T. Caserta

  • Primary Human Herpesvirus 6 Infection in Young Children

    P Pruksananonda;C B Hall;R A Insel;K McIntyre

  • Regulation of inherently autoreactive VH4-34 B cells in the maintenance of human B cell tolerance

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  • Regulation of inherently autoreactive VH4-34 B cells in the maintenance of human B cell tolerance

    Aimee E. Pugh-Bernard;Gregg J. Silverman;Amedeo J. Cappione;Michael E. Villano

  • Persistence of human herpesvirus 6 according to site and variant: possible greater neurotropism of variant A

    Caroline Breese Hall;Mary T. Caserta;Kenneth C. Schnabel;Christine Long

  • Neuroinvasion And Persistence Of Human Herpesvirus 6 In Children

    Mary T. Caserta;Caroline Breese Hall;Kenneth Schnabel;Kim McIntyre

  • Abnormal neutrophil signature in the blood and pancreas of presymptomatic and symptomatic type 1 diabetes

    Federica Vecchio;Nicola Lo Buono;Angela Stabilini;Laura Nigi

  • Vaccines consisting of periodate-cleaved oligosaccharides from the capsule of Haemophilus influenzae type b coupled to a protein carrier: structural and temporal requirements for priming in the human infant.

    P W Anderson;M E Pichichero;R A Insel;R Betts

  • Potential alterations in immunogenicity by combining or simultaneously administering vaccine components.

    Richard A. Insel

  • Immunogens consisting of oligosaccharides from the capsule of Haemophilus influenzae type b coupled to diphtheria toxoid or the toxin protein CRM197.

    P Anderson;M E Pichichero;R A Insel

  • A Type 1 Diabetes Genetic Risk Score Predicts Progression of Islet Autoimmunity and Development of Type 1 Diabetes in Individuals at Risk

    Maria J Redondo;Susan Geyer;Andrea K Steck;Seth Sharp

  • Restricted immunoglobulin VH usage and VDJ combinations in the human response to Haemophilus influenzae type b capsular polysaccharide. Nucleotide sequences of monospecific anti-Haemophilus antibodies and polyspecific antibodies cross-reacting with self antigens.

    E E Adderson;P G Shackelford;A Quinn;P M Wilson

  • Low-Dose Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG) Preserves β-Cell Function and Improves HbA1c in New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes

    Michael J. Haller;Desmond A. Schatz;Jay S. Skyler;Jeffrey P. Krischer

  • Immunoglobulin VH gene expression in human B cell lines and tumors: biased VH gene expression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

    Ton Logtenberg;Mieke E. M. Schutte;Giorgio Inghirami;Jeffrey E. Berman

  • Telomerase is up-regulated in human germinal center B cells in vivo and can be re-expressed in memory B cells activated in vitro.

    B T Hu;S C Lee;E Marin;D H Ryan

  • The intestinal microbiome in type 1 diabetes

    J. L. Dunne;E. W. Triplett;D. Gevers;R. Xavier

  • Inhibition of maturation of human precursor lymphocytes by coformycin, and inhibitor of the enzyme adenosine deaminase

    Jean-Jacques Ballet;Richard Insel;Ezio Merler;Fred S. Rosen

  • Low-Dose Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Preserves C-Peptide, Reduces HbA1c, and Increases Regulatory to Conventional T-Cell Ratios in New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes: Two-Year Clinical Trial Data.

    Michael J Haller;S Alice Long;J Lori Blanchfield;Desmond A Schatz

  • Immunization of 2-month-old infants with protein-coupled oligosaccharides derived from the capsule of Haemophilus influenzae type b

    Porter Anderson;Michael E. Pichichero;Richard A. Insel

  • Expression of interleukin-7 receptor by lineage-negative human bone marrow progenitors with enhanced lymphoid proliferative potential and B-lineage differentiation capacity.

    Daniel H. Ryan;Bonnie L. Nuccie;Ion Ritterman;Jane L. Liesveld

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael E. Pichichero
Michael E. Pichichero Rochester Regional Health
Francis Gigliotti
Francis Gigliotti University of Rochester
Mark A. Atkinson
Mark A. Atkinson University of Florida
Caroline B. Hall
Caroline B. Hall University of Rochester
William L. Carroll
William L. Carroll New York University
Åke Lernmark
Åke Lernmark Lund University
Alberto Pugliese
Alberto Pugliese University of Miami
Leon G. Epstein
Leon G. Epstein Northwestern University
Stephen Dewhurst
Stephen Dewhurst University of Rochester
Desmond A. Schatz
Desmond A. Schatz University of Florida

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