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Overview

Ronald C. Montelaro is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on antimicrobial peptides and their applications, particularly in relation to antibiotic resistance and infectious diseases. Their work spans several intersecting fields, including immunology and microbiology as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's recent publications illustrate a focus on the development and evaluation of engineered antimicrobial peptides to combat multidrug-resistant bacteria and improve therapeutic outcomes. Notable papers include Enhanced therapeutic index of an antimicrobial peptide in mice by increasing safety and activity against multidrug-resistant bacteria (2020, Science Advances), Engineered Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides (eCAPs) to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria (2020, Pharmaceutics), and Engineered peptide PLG0206 overcomes limitations of a challenging antimicrobial drug class (2022, PLoS ONE). Other publications focus on pharmacological studies, such as the mass balance of antimicrobial peptides following intravenous administration (2020, Current Reviews in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology), and immune signaling related to microbiota and autoimmune inflammation (2020, UNC Libraries).

Their scholarly work crosses multiple subfields, including microbiology, molecular medicine, organic chemistry, food science, and applied microbiology and biotechnology. These subfields contribute to and support their broader investigations in areas such as antimicrobial peptides and activities, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, antimicrobial agents and applications, probiotics and fermented foods, antibiotic use and resistance, pediatric health and respiratory diseases, and digestive system and related health.

  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antimicrobial agents and applications
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Digestive system and related health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Montelaro include Berthony Deslouches, Y. Peter Di, Jonathan D. Steckbeck, Qiao Lin, and Chen Chen. These collaborations indicate a multidisciplinary approach to studying antimicrobial strategies and molecular therapeutics.

Ronald C. Montelaro's work has been published in several academic venues, including Science Advances, Pharmaceutics, PLoS ONE, Current Reviews in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology, and UNC Libraries. Each of these platforms reflects a commitment to research at the intersection of microbiology, pharmacology, and clinical application.

  • Science Advances
  • Pharmaceutics
  • PLoS ONE
  • Current Reviews in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Isolation of an HTLV-III-related retrovirus from macaques with simian AIDS and its possible origin in asymptomatic mangabeys

    Michael Murphey-Corb;Louis N. Martin;S. R. S. Rangan;Gary B. Baskin

  • A formalin-inactivated whole SIV vaccine confers protection in macaques

    Michael Murphey-Corb;Louis N. Martin;Billie Davison-Fairburn;Ronald C. Montelaro

  • Reversible staining and peptide mapping of proteins transferred to nitrocellulose after separation by sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

    Olivia Salinovich;Ronald C. Montelaro

  • A General Model for the Transmembrane Proteins of HIV and Other Retroviruses

    William R. Gallaher;Judith M. Ball;Robert F. Garry;Mark C. Griffin

  • Positionally independent and exchangeable late budding functions of the Rous sarcoma virus and human immunodeficiency virus Gag proteins.

    L J Parent;R P Bennett;R C Craven;T D Nelle

  • Intestinal Interleukin-17 Receptor Signaling Mediates Reciprocal Control of the Gut Microbiota and Autoimmune Inflammation

    Pawan Kumar;Leticia Monin;Patricia Castillo;Waleed Elsegeiny

  • De Novo Generation of Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides: Influence of Length and Tryptophan Substitution on Antimicrobial Activity

    Berthony Deslouches;Shruti M. Phadke;Vanja Lazarevic;Michael Cascio

  • Equine infectious anemia virus utilizes a YXXL motif within the late assembly domain of the Gag p9 protein.

    Bridget A. Puffer;Leslie J. Parent;John W. Wills;Ronald C. Montelaro

  • Assembly of type C oncornaviruses: a model.

    DP Bolognesi;RC Montelaro;H Frank;W Schafer

  • Equine Infectious Anemia Virus (EIAV): what has HIV’s country cousin got to tell us?

    Caroline Leroux;Jean-Luc Cadoré;Jean-Luc Cadoré;Ronald C Montelaro

  • Antigenic variation during persistent infection by equine infectious anemia virus, a retrovirus.

    R C Montelaro;B Parekh;A Orrego;C J Issel

  • Highly attenuated vaccine strains of simian immunodeficiency virus protect against vaginal challenge: inverse relationship of degree of protection with level of attenuation.

    R. Paul Johnson;Jeffrey D. Lifson;Susan C. Czajak;Kelly Stefano Cole

  • Evolution of envelope-specific antibody responses in monkeys experimentally infected or immunized with simian immunodeficiency virus and its association with the development of protective immunity.

    Kelly Stefano Cole;Jennifer L. Rowles;Beth A. Jagerski;Michael Murphey-Corb

  • The membrane-proximal tryptophan-rich region of the HIV glycoprotein, gp41, forms a well-defined helix in dodecylphosphocholine micelles.

    David J. Schibli;Ronald C. Montelaro;Hans J. Vogel

  • Cross-protective immune responses induced in rhesus macaques by immunization with attenuated macrophage-tropic simian immunodeficiency virus.

    J E Clements;R C Montelaro;M C Zink;A M Amedee

  • Maturation of the cellular and humoral immune responses to persistent infection in horses by equine infectious anemia virus is a complex and lengthy process.

    S A Hammond;S J Cook;D L Lichtenstein;C J Issel

  • Distinct subsets of retroviruses encode dUTPase.

    John H. Elder;Danica L. Lerner;Cynthia S. Hasselkus-Light;Darrell J. Fontenot

  • Rapid emergence of novel antigenic and genetic variants of equine infectious anemia virus during persistent infection.

    O Salinovich;S L Payne;R C Montelaro;K A Hussain

  • Passive Immunization of Newborn Rhesus Macaques Prevents Oral Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

    Koen K. A. Van Rompay;Christopher J. Berardi;Stephan Dillard-Telm;Ross P. Tarara

  • Reactivation of latent tuberculosis in cynomolgus macaques infected with SIV is associated with early peripheral T cell depletion and not virus load.

    Collin R. Diedrich;Joshua T. Mattila;Edwin Klein;Chris Janssen

  • Biophysical characterization of one-, two-, and three-tandem repeats of human mucin (muc-1) protein core.

    J. D. Fontenot;N. Tjandra;D. Bu;Chien Ho

  • Activity of the De Novo Engineered Antimicrobial Peptide WLBU2 against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Human Serum and Whole Blood: Implications for Systemic Applications

    Berthony Deslouches;Kazi Islam;Jodi K. Craigo;Shruti M. Paranjape

  • Rational Design of Engineered Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides Consisting Exclusively of Arginine and Tryptophan, and Their Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens

    Berthony Deslouches;Jonathan D. Steckbeck;Jodi K. Craigo;Yohei Doi

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles J. Issel
Charles J. Issel University of Kentucky
Michael Murphey-Corb
Michael Murphey-Corb University of Pittsburgh
Simon C. Watkins
Simon C. Watkins University of Pittsburgh
Yohei Doi
Yohei Doi University of Pittsburgh
Janice E. Clements
Janice E. Clements Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Phalguni Gupta
Phalguni Gupta University of Pittsburgh
Robert F. Garry
Robert F. Garry Tulane University
Olivera J. Finn
Olivera J. Finn University of Pittsburgh
Donna B. Stolz
Donna B. Stolz University of Pittsburgh
Stephanie Tristram-Nagle
Stephanie Tristram-Nagle Carnegie Mellon University

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