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Roy M. Robins-Browne

Roy M. Robins-Browne

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Microbiology
Australia
2023

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Microbiology

D-Index
93
Citations
28270
World Ranking
597
National Ranking
14

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2020 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

Overview

Roy M. Robins-Browne is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research spans several interconnected fields including Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, their work has a strong focus on Immunology, Food Science, Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research interests cover a range of topics, prominently:

  • Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research

Among their recent publications are the following representative papers:

  • Global diversity and antimicrobial resistance of typhoid fever pathogens: Insights from a meta-analysis of 13,000 Salmonella Typhi genomes (2023), published in eLife
  • Sympathetic nerves control bacterial clearance (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • Neonatal BCG Vaccination Reduces Interferon-γ Responsiveness to Heterologous Pathogens in Infants From a Randomized Controlled Trial (2020), published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Tenacious Endemic Typhoid Fever in Samoa (2020), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Prevention of infant eczema by neonatal Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination: The MIS BAIR randomized controlled trial (2021), published in Allergy

Frequent co-authors in Robins-Browne's collaborative network include Nicole L. Messina, Nigel Curtis, Susan Donath, Dan Casalaz, and Laure F. Pittet, each contributing substantially to joint research efforts.

The scientist commonly publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Vaccine, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Allergy, and eLife, with multiple publications across these platforms.

In recognition of contributions to health and medical science, Robins-Browne was awarded the title of Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Burden and aetiology of diarrhoeal disease in infants and young children in developing countries (the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, GEMS): a prospective, case-control study.

    Karen L. Kotloff;James P. Nataro;William C. Blackwelder;Dilruba Nasrin

  • Probiotic use in clinical practice: what are the risks?

    Robert J Boyle;Roy M Robins-Browne;Mimi L K Tang

  • Emergence of multiply resistant pneumococci.

    M R Jacobs;H J Koornhof;R M Robins-Browne;C M Stevenson

  • Patterns of adherence of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli to HEp-2 cells.

    James P. Nataro;James B. Kaper;Roy Robins-Browne;Valeria Prado

  • Characterization of enteroadherent-aggregative Escherichia coli, a putative agent of diarrheal disease.

    Pablo A. Vial;Roy Robins-Browne;Hermy Lior;Valeria Prado

  • Evolution of multidrug resistance during Staphylococcus aureus infection involves mutation of the essential two component regulator WalKR.

    Benjamin P Howden;Christopher R E McEvoy;David L Allen;Kyra Y L Chua;Kyra Y L Chua

  • Chips with everything: DNA microarrays in infectious diseases

    Penelope A Bryant;Deon Venter;Roy Robins-Browne;Nigel Curtis

  • Effects of iron and desferrioxamine on infections with Yersinia enterocolitica.

    R M Robins-Browne;J K Prpic

  • Identification of a novel genetic locus that is required for in vitro adhesion of a clinical isolate of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli to epithelial cells

    Larissa Nicholls;Travis H. Grant;Roy M. Robins-Browne

  • The Burden of Cryptosporidium Diarrheal Disease among Children < 24 Months of Age in Moderate/High Mortality Regions of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, Utilizing Data from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS).

    Samba O. Sow;Khitam Muhsen;Dilruba Nasrin;William C. Blackwelder

  • Traditional Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli of Infantile Diarrhea

    Roy M. Robins-Browne

  • Lactobacillus GG treatment during pregnancy for the prevention of eczema: a randomized controlled trial

    R. J. Boyle;I. H. Ismail;S. Kivivuori;P. V. Licciardi

  • Nationwide study of haemolytic uraemic syndrome: clinical, microbiological, and epidemiological features

    E J Elliott;R M Robins-Browne;E V O'Loughlin;V Bennett-Wood

  • The incidence, aetiology, and adverse clinical consequences of less severe diarrhoeal episodes among infants and children residing in low-income and middle-income countries: a 12-month case-control study as a follow-on to the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS)

    Karen L Kotloff;Dilruba Nasrin;William C Blackwelder;Yukun Wu

  • Atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli infection and prolonged diarrhea in children.

    Rang N Nguyen;Louise S Taylor;Marija Tauschek;Roy Michael Robins-Browne

  • Discovery of an archetypal protein transport system in bacterial outer membranes

    Joel Selkrig;Khedidja Mosbahi;Chaille T Webb;Matthew J Belousoff

  • The type III effectors NleE and NleB from enteropathogenic E. coli and OspZ from Shigella block nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB p65

    Hayley J Newton;Jaclyn S Pearson;Luminita Badea;Michelle Kelly

  • Role of a 60-megadalton plasmid and Shiga-like toxins in the pathogenesis of infection caused by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 in gnotobiotic piglets.

    S Tzipori;H Karch;K I Wachsmuth;R M Robins-Browne

  • Effect of Shiga toxin and Shiga-like toxins on eukaryotic cells.

    Edward V O’Loughlin;Roy M Robins-Browne

  • Influence of BCG vaccine strain on the immune response and protection against tuberculosis

    Nicole Ritz;Nicole Ritz;Willem A. Hanekom;Roy Robins-Browne;Roy Robins-Browne;Warwick J. Britton

  • Identification of a protein secretory pathway for the secretion of heat-labile enterotoxin by an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli

    Marija Tauschek;Rebecca J. Gorrell;Richard A. Strugnell;Roy M. Robins-Browne

  • Identification and characterization of IS2404 and IS2606: two distinct repeated sequences for detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans by PCR.

    Timothy Stinear;Bruce C. Ross;John K. Davies;Lui Marino

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth L. Hartland
Elizabeth L. Hartland Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Nigel Curtis
Nigel Curtis Royal Children's Hospital
Myron M. Levine
Myron M. Levine University of Maryland, Baltimore
Mimi L.K. Tang
Mimi L.K. Tang Royal Children's Hospital
James P. Nataro
James P. Nataro University of Virginia
Richard A. Strugnell
Richard A. Strugnell University of Melbourne
Robert K. Shepherd
Robert K. Shepherd University of Melbourne
E. Kim Mulholland
E. Kim Mulholland London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Paul D R Johnson
Paul D R Johnson Austin Health
Susan Donath
Susan Donath University of Melbourne

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