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Overview

Robert Lafyatis is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research spans across multiple fields, with a primary focus on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work covers various subfields including Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Immunology, and Oncology.

Their scholarly contributions include several recent papers published in high-impact journals. These include:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 Is an Interferon-Stimulated Gene in Human Airway Epithelial Cells and Is Detected in Specific Cell Subsets across Tissues" (2020) published in Cell
  • "Immune Landscape of Viral- and Carcinogen-Driven Head and Neck Cancer" (2020) published in Immunity
  • "An integrated cell atlas of the lung in health and disease" (2023) published in Nature Medicine
  • "Integrated Single-Cell Atlas of Endothelial Cells of the Human Lung" (2021) published in Circulation
  • "Longitudinal Multi-omics Analyses Identify Responses of Megakaryocytes, Erythroid Cells, and Plasmablasts as Hallmarks of Severe COVID-19" (2020) published in Immunity

Robert Lafyatis has collaborated extensively, with frequent co-authors including Tracy Tabib, Eleanor Valenzi, John Sembrat, Mauricio Rojas, and Robyn T. Domsic.

The scientist's publications appear regularly in several key venues, demonstrating a broad engagement with the scientific community. These venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Nature Communications
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology

The main research topics explored by Lafyatis focus on complex diseases and cutting-edge molecular techniques, including:

  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis

The subject matter expertise represented in their work reflects an integration of clinical and molecular approaches, particularly in respiratory and autoimmune conditions.

Best Publications

  • SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 Is an Interferon-Stimulated Gene in Human Airway Epithelial Cells and Is Detected in Specific Cell Subsets across Tissues.

    Carly G.K. Ziegler;Samuel J. Allon;Sarah K. Nyquist;Ian M. Mbano

  • Autoinduction of transforming growth factor beta 1 is mediated by the AP-1 complex.

    Seong Jin Kim;Peter Angel;Robert Lafyatis;Kazue Hattori

  • Proliferating SPP1/MERTK-expressing Macrophages in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Christina Morse;Tracy Tabib;John Sembrat;Kristina L. Buschur

  • Safety and efficacy of subcutaneous tocilizumab in adults with systemic sclerosis (faSScinate): a phase 2, randomised, controlled trial

    Dinesh Khanna;Christopher P Denton;Angelika Jahreis;Jacob M van Laar

  • Immune Landscape of Viral- and Carcinogen-Driven Head and Neck Cancer

    Anthony R. Cillo;Cornelius H.L. Kürten;Cornelius H.L. Kürten;Tracy Tabib;Zengbiao Qi

  • Adaptive plasticity of IL-10 + and IL-35 + T reg cells cooperatively promotes tumor T cell exhaustion

    Deepali V Sawant;Deepali V Sawant;Hiroshi Yano;Maria Chikina;Qianxia Zhang;Qianxia Zhang

  • Proteome-wide Analysis and CXCL4 as a Biomarker in Systemic Sclerosis

    L. Van Bon;L. Van Bon;A. J. Affandi;A. J. Affandi;J. Broen;J. Broen;R. B. Christmann

  • Generation of Transgene‐Free Lung Disease‐Specific Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Using a Single Excisable Lentiviral Stem Cell Cassette

    Aba Somers;Jyh‐Chang Jean;Cesar A. Sommer;Amel Omari

  • Anchorage-independent growth of synoviocytes from arthritic and normal joints. Stimulation by exogenous platelet-derived growth factor and inhibition by transforming growth factor-beta and retinoids.

    R Lafyatis;E F Remmers;A B Roberts;D E Yocum

  • Partial Inhibition of Integrin αvβ6 Prevents Pulmonary Fibrosis without Exacerbating Inflammation

    Gerald S. Horan;Susan Wood;Victor Ona;Dan Jun Li

  • Localization and actions of transforming growth factor-beta s in the embryonic nervous system.

    K.C. Flanders;G. Ludecke;S. Engels;D.S. Cissel

  • Shared and distinct mechanisms of fibrosis

    Jörg H. W. Distler;Andrea-Hermina Györfi;Meera Ramanujam;Michael L. Whitfield

  • Transforming growth factor beta isoforms in the adult rat central and peripheral nervous system

    K. Unsicker;K.C. Flanders;D.S. Cissel;R. Lafyatis

  • A macrophage marker, Siglec-1, is increased on circulating monocytes in patients with systemic sclerosis and induced by type I interferons and toll-like receptor agonists.

    Michael R. York;Taro Nagai;Alyson J. Mangini;Raphaël Lemaire

  • Longitudinal Multi-omics Analyses Identify Responses of Megakaryocytes, Erythroid Cells, and Plasmablasts as Hallmarks of Severe COVID-19.

    Joana P. Bernardes;Neha Mishra;Florian Tran;Thomas Bahmer

  • Transforming growth factor β—at the centre of systemic sclerosis

    Robert Lafyatis

  • Fresolimumab treatment decreases biomarkers and improves clinical symptoms in systemic sclerosis patients

    Lisa M. Rice;Cristina M. Padilla;Sarah R. McLaughlin;Allison Mathes

  • B cell depletion with rituximab in patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis

    Robert Lafyatis;Eugene Kissin;Michael York;Giuseppina Farina

  • Toll-like receptor 4 signaling augments transforming growth factor-β responses: a novel mechanism for maintaining and amplifying fibrosis in scleroderma.

    Swati Bhattacharyya;Kathleen Kelley;Denisa S. Melichian;Zenshiro Tamaki

  • SFRP2/DPP4 and FMO1/LSP1 Define Major Fibroblast Populations in Human Skin.

    Tracy Tabib;Christina Morse;Ting Wang;Wei Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael L. Whitfield
Michael L. Whitfield Dartmouth College
Mauricio Rojas
Mauricio Rojas University of Pittsburgh
Ronald L. Wilder
Ronald L. Wilder National Institutes of Health
Timothy R D J Radstake
Timothy R D J Radstake Utrecht University
Michael B. Sporn
Michael B. Sporn Dartmouth College
Anita B. Roberts
Anita B. Roberts National Institutes of Health
Elaine F. Remmers
Elaine F. Remmers National Institutes of Health
Christopher P. Denton
Christopher P. Denton University College London
Maria Trojanowska
Maria Trojanowska Boston University
Dinesh Khanna
Dinesh Khanna University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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