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Rupert J. Quinnell

Rupert J. Quinnell

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
8843
World Ranking
18673
National Ranking
1457

Overview

Rupert J. Quinnell is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions span various areas within immunology and microbiology, with a significant focus on virology and genetics, as well as plant science and ecology.

Their recent research output includes a range of studies published predominantly from 2020 to 2022. Notable papers include:

  • A Simple and Non-destructive Method for Chlorophyll Quantification of Chlamydomonas Cultures Using Digital Image Analysis, 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Attitudes towards free-roaming dogs and dog ownership practices in Bulgaria, Italy, and Ukraine, 2022, PLoS ONE
  • Using a Value Chain Approach to Map the Pig Production System in Rwanda, Its Governance, and Sanitary Risks, 2022, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Assessing the impact of free-roaming dog population management through systems modelling, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Population dynamics of free-roaming dogs in two European regions and implications for population control, 2022, PLoS ONE

Their work often intersects topics related to rabies epidemiology and control, human-animal interaction studies, and plant and animal studies, alongside investigations into plant parasitism and resistance. Other research topics include wildlife ecology and conservation, Yersinia bacterium and plague research, as well as zoonotic diseases and public health concerns.

  • Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health

Frequent coauthors contributing to these studies include Lauren M. Smith, Lisa Collins, Sabine Hartmann, Uk Glasgow, and Alexandru Munteanu.

  • Lauren M. Smith
  • Lisa Collins
  • Sabine Hartmann
  • Uk Glasgow
  • Alexandru Munteanu

Quinnell's publications are often found in journals and venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), PLoS ONE, Parasite Immunology, Acta Oecologica, and PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. The majority of their published research outputs contribute to the field of immunology and microbiology and further illuminate subfields like virology and genetics.

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE
  • Parasite Immunology
  • Acta Oecologica
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Best Publications

  • Heterogeneities in the transmission of infectious agents: implications for the design of control programs.

    M. E. J. Woolhouse;C. Dye;J.-F. Etard;T. Smith

  • Transmission, reservoir hosts and control of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis

    Rupert J. Quinnell;Orin Courtenay

  • Infectiousness in a Cohort of Brazilian Dogs: Why Culling Fails to Control Visceral Leishmaniasis in Areas of High Transmission

    Orin Courtenay;Orin Courtenay;Rupert J. Quinnell;Rupert J. Quinnell;Lourdes M. Garcez;Jeffrey J. Shaw

  • Do helminth parasites protect against atopy and allergic disease

    C. Flohr;R. J. Quinnell;J. Britton

  • Efficacy of Thermotherapy to Treat Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania tropica in Kabul, Afghanistan: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    R. Reithinger;R. Reithinger;M. Mohsen;M. Wahid;M. Bismullah

  • Rapid detection of Leishmania infantum infection in dogs: comparative study using an immunochromatographic dipstick test, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and PCR

    Richard Reithinger;Rupert J. Quinnell;Bruce Alexander;Clive R. Davies

  • Genetics of susceptibility to human helminth infection.

    Rupert J Quinnell

  • Poor sanitation and helminth infection protect against skin sensitization in Vietnamese children: A cross-sectional study

    C Flohr;L N Tuyen;S Lewis;R Quinnell

  • Detection of Leishmania infantum by PCR, serology and cellular immune response in a cohort study of Brazilian dogs.

    R.J. Quinnell;O. Courtenay;S. Davidson;L.M. Garcez

  • Heterogeneities in Leishmania infantum infection: using skin parasite burdens to identify highly infectious dogs.

    Orin Courtenay;Connor Carson;Leo A. Calvo-Bado;Lourdes M. Garcez

  • Epidemiology and immunology of Necator americanus infection in a community in Papua New Guinea: humoral responses to excretory-secretory and cuticular collagen antigens.

    David Idris Pritchard;R. J. Quinnell;A. F. Slater;Paul G. McKean

  • Adaptive female choice for middle-aged mates in a lekking sandfly.

    T. M. Jones;A. Balmford;R. J. Quinnell

  • Reduced helminth burden increases allergen skin sensitization but not clinical allergy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Vietnam

    Carsten Flohr;L. N. Tuyen;R. J. Quinnell;S. Lewis

  • Tissue Cytokine Responses in Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis

    Rupert J. Quinnell;Orin Courtenay;Marie-Anne Shaw;Michael J. Day

  • Susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis in the domestic dog is associated with MHC class II polymorphism.

    Rupert J. Quinnell;Lorna J. Kennedy;Lorna J. Kennedy;Annette Barnes;Orin Courtenay

  • IgG subclass responses in a longitudinal study of canine visceral leishmaniasis

    RJ Quinnell;O Courtenay;O Courtenay;L Garcez;PM Kaye

  • Host preferences of the phlebotomine sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis in Amazonian Brazil.

    R. J. Quinnell;C. Dye;J. J. Shaw

  • Immunity in humans to Necator americanus‐. IgE, parasite weight and fecundity

    D. I. Pritchard;R. J. Quinnell;E. A. Walsh

  • The epidemiology of canine leishmaniasis: transmission rates estimated from a cohort study in Amazonian Brazil.

    R.J. Quinnell;O. Courtenay;L.M. Garcez;C. Dye

  • Extensive interbreed, but minimal intrabreed, variation of DLA class II alleles and haplotypes in dogs.

    Lorna J Kennedy;A Barnes;G M Happ;R J Quinnell

Frequent Co-Authors

David I. Pritchard
David I. Pritchard University of Nottingham
Stephen G. Compton
Stephen G. Compton University of Leeds
Marie-Anne Shaw
Marie-Anne Shaw University of Leeds
Christopher Dye
Christopher Dye University of Oxford
Jeffrey M. Bethony
Jeffrey M. Bethony George Washington University
Simon Brooker
Simon Brooker Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
John Britton
John Britton University of Nottingham
Carsten Flohr
Carsten Flohr King's College London
Wendy Thomson
Wendy Thomson University of Manchester
Michael J. Day
Michael J. Day Murdoch University

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