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Richard W. Compans

Richard W. Compans

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Immunology

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111
Citations
42810
World Ranking
479
National Ranking
291

Medicine

D-Index
111
Citations
42811
World Ranking
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National Ranking
2889

Overview

Richard W. Compans is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medical research, focusing primarily on infectious diseases and immunology. Their work spans multiple disciplines within medicine, including epidemiology, pharmaceutical science, and dermatology.

Their recent publications reflect a concentration on influenza virus research and respiratory viral infections, with an emphasis on vaccine development and immune response mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • Intranasal vaccination with influenza HA/GO-PEI nanoparticles provides immune protection against homo- and heterologous strains, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • cGAMP/Saponin Adjuvant Combination Improves Protective Response to Influenza Vaccination by Microneedle Patch in an Aged Mouse Model, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Fabrication of microneedle patches with lyophilized influenza vaccine suspended in organic solvent, 2021, Drug Delivery and Translational Research
  • Bivalent vaccination with NA1 and NA2 neuraminidase virus-like particles is protective against challenge with H1N1 and H3N2 influenza A viruses in a murine model, 2021, Virology
  • Cutaneous vaccination ameliorates Zika virus-induced neuro-ocular pathology via reduction of anti-ganglioside antibodies, 2020, Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Mark R. Prausnitz, Ioanna Skountzou, Shelly Wang, Sang-Moo Kang, and Bao-Zhong Wang, indicative of a research environment rich in interdisciplinary interactions.

Richard W. Compans' research has been published in a variety of scientific journals, demonstrating a broad impact across different facets of infectious disease and immunology research. Major publication venues include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Drug Delivery and Translational Research
  • Virology
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

The primary fields of study for their work center around medicine, with significant focus areas in:

  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Immunology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Dermatology

The research topics they engage with include:

  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology

Best Publications

  • Programming the magnitude and persistence of antibody responses with innate immunity.

    Sudhir Pai Kasturi;Ioanna Skountzou;Randy A. Albrecht;Dimitrios Koutsonanos

  • Characterization of temperature sensitive influenza virus mutants defective in neuraminidase.

    Peter Palese;Kiyotake Tobita;Masahiro Ueda;Richard W. Compans

  • Dissolving polymer microneedle patches for influenza vaccination

    Sean P Sullivan;Dimitrios G Koutsonanos;Maria del Pilar Martin;Jeong Woo Lee

  • Broadly cross-reactive antibodies dominate the human B cell response against 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus infection

    Jens Wrammert;Dimitrios G. Koutsonanos;Gui-Mei Li;Srilatha Edupuganti

  • Identification of α-dystroglycan as a receptor for lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and Lassa fever virus

    Wei Cao;Michael D. Henry;Persephone Borrow;Hiroki Yamada

  • Critical role for the chemokine receptor CXCR6 in NK cell-mediated antigen-specific memory of haptens and viruses

    Silke Paust;Silke Paust;Harvinder S Gill;Harvinder S Gill;Bao-Zhong Wang;Michael P Flynn

  • The three-dimensional structure of canine parvovirus and its functional implications

    Jun Tsao;Michael S. Chapman;Mavis Agbandje;Walter Keller

  • Influenza type A virus neuraminidase does not play a role in viral entry, replication, assembly, or budding.

    Chongguang Liu;M. C. Eichelberger;R. W. Compans;G. M. Air

  • Inhibition of Influenza Virus Replication in Tissue Culture by 2-deoxy-2,3-dehydro-N-trifluoroacetylneuraminic acid (FANA): Mechanism of Action

    P. Palese;R. W. Compans

  • The safety, immunogenicity, and acceptability of inactivated influenza vaccine delivered by microneedle patch (TIV-MNP 2015): a randomised, partly blinded, placebo-controlled, phase 1 trial

    Nadine G Rouphael;Michele Paine;Regina Mosley;Sebastien Henry

  • Broadly cross-reactive antibodies dominate the human B cell response against 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus infection

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  • Alpha/Beta Interferons Potentiate Virus-Induced Apoptosis through Activation of the FADD/Caspase-8 Death Signaling Pathway

    Siddharth Balachandran;Siddharth Balachandran;P. Christopher Roberts;P. Christopher Roberts;Todd Kipperman;Kapil N. Bhalla

  • Influenza virus proteins. I. Analysis of polypeptides of the virion and identification of spike glycoproteins.

    Richard W. Compans;Hans-Dieter Klenk;Lawrence A. Caliguiri;Purnell W. Choppin

  • Influenza virus structural and nonstructural proteins in infected cells and their plasma membranes.

    Sondra G. Lazarowitz;Richard W. Compans;Purnell W. Choppin

  • Structure of the Ribonucleoprotein of Influenza Virus

    Richard W. Compans;Peter H. Duesberg

  • Virus-Like Particle Vaccine Induces Protective Immunity against Homologous and Heterologous Strains of Influenza Virus

    Fu-Shi Quan;Chunzi Huang;Richard W. Compans;Sang-Moo Kang

  • Isolation of paramyxovirus glycoproteins. Association of both hemagglutinating and neuraminidase activities with the larger SV5 glycoprotein.

    Andreas Scheid;Lawrence A. Caliguiri;Richard W. Compans;Purnell W. Choppin

  • Reproduction of Paramyxoviruses

    Purnell W. Choppin;Richard W. Compans

  • Original Antigenic Sin Responses to Influenza Viruses

    Jin Hyang Kim;Ioanna Skountzou;Richard Compans;Joshy Jacob

  • Protection against vaginal SIV transmission with microencapsulated vaccine

    Preston A. Marx;Richard W. Compans;Agegnehu Gettie;Jay K. Staas

  • An electron microscopic study of moderate and virulent virus-cell interactions of the parainfluenza virus SV5

    Richard W. Compans;Kathryn V. Holmes;Samuel Dales;Purnell W. Choppin

Frequent Co-Authors

Sang-Moo Kang
Sang-Moo Kang Georgia State University
Mark R. Prausnitz
Mark R. Prausnitz Georgia Institute of Technology
Purnell W. Choppin
Purnell W. Choppin Rockefeller University
Qizhi Yao
Qizhi Yao Baylor College of Medicine
Min Chul Kim
Min Chul Kim Gyeongsang National University
Ranjit Ray
Ranjit Ray Saint Louis University
Jiri Mestecky
Jiri Mestecky University of Alabama at Birmingham
Luigi G. Marzilli
Luigi G. Marzilli Louisiana State University
Mark J. Mulligan
Mark J. Mulligan New York University
Zina Moldoveanu
Zina Moldoveanu University of Alabama at Birmingham

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