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Ronald J. Ellis is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and immunology and microbiology, with significant contributions to subfields such as virology, infectious diseases, emergency medicine, immunology, and neurology.

Their work extensively explores topics related to HIV research and treatment, addressing HIV-related health complications and treatments, and broader HIV/AIDS research and interventions. Additional research interests include tryptophan and brain disorders, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, cannabis and cannabinoid research, and immunotherapy and immune responses.

Recent papers authored by Ronald J. Ellis include:

  • Recent cannabis use in HIV is associated with reduced inflammatory markers in CSF and blood, 2020, Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
  • Mechanisms underlying HIV-associated cognitive impairment and emerging therapies for its management, 2023, Nature Reviews Neurology

Ronald J. Ellis collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Scott Letendre, Jennifer E. Iudicello, David J. Moore, Robert K. Heaton, and Igor Grant. These collaborations reflect a network of researchers active in overlapping fields related to HIV and neurology.

Publication venues where Ronald J. Ellis has contributed multiple works include:

  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
  • Viruses
  • Journal of NeuroVirology
  • Neurology
  • Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Best Publications

  • HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders persist in the era of potent antiretroviral therapy: CHARTER Study.

    R. K. Heaton;D. B. Clifford;D. R. Franklin;S. P. Woods

  • HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders before and during the era of combination antiretroviral therapy: differences in rates, nature, and predictors

    Robert K. Heaton;Donald R. Franklin;Ronald J. Ellis;J. Allen McCutchan

  • Validation of the CNS Penetration-Effectiveness rank for quantifying antiretroviral penetration into the central nervous system.

    Scott Letendre;Jennifer Marquie-Beck;Edmund Capparelli;Brookie Best

  • The HNRC 500-Neuropsychology of Hiv infection at different disease stages

    Robert K. Heaton;Igor Grant;Nelson Butters;Desirée A. White

  • The prevalence and incidence of neurocognitive impairment in the HAART era.

    Kevin R. Robertson;Marlene Smurzynski;Thomas D. Parsons;Kunling Wu

  • Dendritic injury is a pathological substrate for human immunodeficiency virus-related cognitive disorders. HNRC Group. The HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center.

    E Masliah;R K Heaton;T D Marcotte;R J Ellis

  • Cerebral amyloid angiopathy in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease The CERAD experience, part XV

    R. J. Ellis;John M Olichney;L. J. Thal;S. S. Mirra

  • Smoked medicinal cannabis for neuropathic pain in HIV: a randomized, crossover clinical trial.

    Ronald J Ellis;Will Toperoff;Florin Vaida;Geoffrey van den Brande

  • HIV and antiretroviral therapy in the brain: neuronal injury and repair.

    Ronald Ellis;Dianne Langford;Eliezer Masliah

  • CD4 nadir is a predictor of HIV neurocognitive impairment in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy.

    Ronald J. Ellis;Jayraan Badiee;Florin Vaida;Scott Letendre

  • Neurocognitive Change in the Era of HIV Combination Antiretroviral Therapy: The Longitudinal CHARTER Study

    Robert K. Heaton;Donald R. Franklin;Reena Deutsch;Scott Letendre

  • Impact of combination antiretroviral therapy on cerebrospinal fluid HIV RNA and neurocognitive performance

    Christina M. Marra;Yu Zhao;David B. Clifford;Scott Letendre

  • Cerebrospinal fluid human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA levels are elevated in neurocognitively impaired individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

    Ellis Rj;Hsia K;Spector Sa;Nelson Ja

  • Soluble CD163 Made by Monocyte/Macrophages Is a Novel Marker of HIV Activity in Early and Chronic Infection Prior to and After Anti-retroviral Therapy

    Tricia H. Burdo;Margaret R. Lentz;Patrick Autissier;Anitha Krishnan

  • Continued High Prevalence and Adverse Clinical Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Associated Sensory Neuropathy in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy: The CHARTER Study

    Ronald J. Ellis;Debralee Rosario;David B. Clifford;Justin C. McArthur

  • Asymptomatic HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment increases risk for symptomatic decline.

    Igor Grant;Donald R. Franklin;Reena Deutsch;Steven P. Woods

  • Cortical Synaptic Density is Reduced in Mild to Moderate Human Immunodeficiency Virus Neurocognitive Disorder

    IP Everall;RK Heaton;TD Marcotte;RJ Ellis

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Circulating HIV DNA Correlates With Neurocognitive Impairment in Older HIV-infected Adults on Suppressive ART

    Michelli Faria de Oliveira;Ben Murrell;Josué Pérez-Santiago;Milenka Vargas

  • Co-Morbidities in Persons Infected with HIV: Increased Burden with Older Age and Negative Effects on Health-Related Quality of Life

    Alan T Rodriguez-Penney;Jennifer E Iudicello;Patricia K Riggs;Katie Doyle

  • Dementia and neurocognitive disorders due to HIV-1 infection.

    Beau M. Ances;Ronald J. Ellis

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor Grant
Igor Grant University of California, San Diego
Scott Letendre
Scott Letendre University of California, San Diego
Robert K. Heaton
Robert K. Heaton University of California, San Diego
David B. Clifford
David B. Clifford Washington University in St. Louis
J. Allen McCutchan
J. Allen McCutchan University of California, San Diego
Benjamin B. Gelman
Benjamin B. Gelman The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Donald Franklin
Donald Franklin University of California, San Diego
Susan Morgello
Susan Morgello Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Ann C. Collier
Ann C. Collier University of Washington
Mariana Cherner
Mariana Cherner University of California, San Diego

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