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Ronald C. Desrosiers

Ronald C. Desrosiers

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Immunology

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108
Citations
46730
World Ranking
532
National Ranking
322

Medicine

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108
Citations
46756
World Ranking
5966
National Ranking
3190

Overview

Ronald C. Desrosiers is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on medicine, immunology and microbiology, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work covers several subfields including virology, epidemiology, immunology, molecular biology, and genetics. Their research topics integrate areas such as HIV research and treatment, cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, virus-based gene therapy research, viral-associated cancers and disorders, herpesvirus infections and treatments, immune cell function and interaction, and monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research.

Ronald C. Desrosiers has contributed to publications in a variety of scientific journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Virus Eradication
  • Journal of Virology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development
  • UNC Libraries

Their recent papers illustrate active engagement in viral immunology and antibody engineering. Notable papers include:

  • "Long-Term Delivery of an Anti-SIV Monoclonal Antibody With AAV," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Discovery of O-Linked Carbohydrate on HIV-1 Envelope and Its Role in Shielding against One Category of Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "High concordance of ELISA and neutralization assays allows for the detection of antibodies to individual AAV serotypes," 2022, Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development
  • "Epstein-Barr Virus MicroRNAs Are Evolutionarily Conserved and Differentially Expressed," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Glycoengineering of AAV-delivered monoclonal antibodies yields increased ADCC activity," 2020, Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development

Their collaborations include multiple frequent co-authors, indicating ongoing partnerships in related research areas. These co-authors include:

  • Sebastian Fuchs
  • José M. Martinez-Navío
  • Eva G. Rakasz
  • Guangping Gao
  • Jeffrey D. Lifson

Overall, Ronald C. Desrosiers's research output reflects extensive involvement in virology and immunology, particularly in the context of viral infections such as HIV and herpesviruses, as well as advancements in monoclonal antibody applications and virus-based gene therapies.

Best Publications

  • Importance of the nef gene for maintenance of high virus loads and for development of AIDS.

    Harry W. Kestier;Douglas J. Ringler;Kazuyasu Mori;Dennis L. Panicali

  • Identification of Methylated Nucleosides in Messenger RNA from Novikoff Hepatoma Cells

    Ronald Desrosiers;Karen Friderici;Fritz Rottman

  • Gastrointestinal Tract as a Major Site of CD4+ T Cell Depletion and Viral Replication in SIV Infection

    Ronald S. Veazey;Mary Ann DeMaria;Laura V. Chalifoux;Daniel E. Shvetz

  • Protective effects of a live attenuated SIV vaccine with a deletion in the nef gene.

    Muthiah D. Daniel;Frank Kirchhoff;Susan C. Czajak;Prabhat K. Sehgal

  • Absence of intact nef sequences in a long-term survivor with nonprogressive HIV-1 infection

    Frank Kirchhoff;Thomas C. Greenough;Doreen B. Brettler;John L. Sullivan

  • Isolation of T-cell tropic HTLV-III-like retrovirus from macaques

    Daniel;NL Letvin;NW King;M Kannagi

  • HIV vaccine design and the neutralizing antibody problem

    Dennis R Burton;Ronald C Desrosiers;Robert W Doms;Wayne C Koff

  • Tat-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes select for SIV escape variants during resolution of primary viraemia.

    Todd M. Allen;David H. O'Connor;Peicheng Jing;John L. Dzuris

  • The family Herpesviridae: an update. The Herpesvirus Study Group of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.

    B. Roizmann;R. C. Desrosiers;B. Fleckenstein;C. Lopez

  • Induction of AIDS-like disease in macaque monkeys with T-cell tropic retrovirus STLV-III

    N L Letvin;M D Daniel;P K Sehgal;R C Desrosiers

  • Sequence of simian immunodeficiency virus from macaque and its relationship to other human and simian retroviruses.

    Lisa Chakrabarti;Mireille Guyader;Marc Alizon;Muthiah D. Daniel

  • A role for carbohydrates in immune evasion in AIDS

    Julie N. Reitter;Robert E. Means;Ronald C. Desrosiers

  • Epstein-Barr virus microRNAs are evolutionarily conserved and differentially expressed.

    Xuezhong Cai;Alexandra Schäfer;Shihua Lu;John P Bilello

  • Induction of AIDS in rhesus monkeys by molecularly cloned simian immunodeficiency virus

    Harry Kestler;Toshiaki Kodama;Douglas Ringler;Marta Marthas

  • The Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses

    R C Desrosiers

  • Reversion of CTL escape-variant immunodeficiency viruses in vivo.

    Thomas C Friedrich;Elizabeth J Dodds;Levi J Yant;Lara Vojnov

  • Stable growth transformation of human T lymphocytes by herpesvirus saimiri.

    Brigitte Biesinger;Ingrid Muller-Fleckenstein;Birgit Simmer;Gerlinde Lang

  • Vaccine protection against simian immunodeficiency virus infection.

    R C Desrosiers;M S Wyand;T Kodama;D J Ringler

  • The complete nucleotide sequence of a pathogenic molecular clone of simian immunodeficiency virus.

    Dean A. Regier;Ronald C. Desrosiers

  • Vaccine protection by a triple deletion mutant of simian immunodeficiency virus.

    Michael S. Wyand;Kelledy H. Manson;Maria Garcia-Moll;David Montefiori

  • Construction and In Vitro Properties of SIVmac Mutants with Deletions in “Nonessential” Genes

    James S. Gibbs;Dean A. Regier;Ronald C. Desrosiers

  • Vector-mediated gene transfer engenders long-lived neutralizing activity and protection against SIV infection in monkeys.

    Philip R Johnson;Bruce C Schnepp;Jianchao Zhang;Mary J Connell

  • Deregulation of cell growth by the K1 gene of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus.

    Heuiran Lee;Ronald Veazey;Kenneth Williams;Mengtao Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Prabhat K. Sehgal
Prabhat K. Sehgal Harvard University
David I. Watkins
David I. Watkins George Washington University
Norman L. Letvin
Norman L. Letvin Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Dennis R. Burton
Dennis R. Burton Scripps Research Institute
R. Paul Johnson
R. Paul Johnson Emory University
Jae U. Jung
Jae U. Jung Cleveland Clinic
Jeffrey D. Lifson
Jeffrey D. Lifson Leidos (United States)
Andrew A. Lackner
Andrew A. Lackner Tulane University
Bernhard Fleckenstein
Bernhard Fleckenstein University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Frank Kirchhoff
Frank Kirchhoff University of Ulm

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