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Sandra Zurawski is affiliated with Baylor University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions to immunology and microbiology. The scientist's work extensively covers infectious diseases and immunology, with additional contributions to animal science and zoology, genetics, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The main research topics addressed by Sandra Zurawski include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • COVID-19 clinical research studies
  • Immunotherapy and immune responses
  • Immune cell function and interaction
  • Animal virus infections studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Viral infections and outbreaks research

The scientist has contributed to various publication venues, reflecting the diversity and scope of their work. Frequent venues for publication include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Sandra Zurawski are:

  • "Modelling the response to vaccine in non-human primates to define SARS-CoV-2 mechanistic correlates of protection" (2022), published in eLife
  • "Screening for SARS-CoV-2 via PCR and serological testing in asymptomatic healthcare workers" (2021), published in Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
  • "SARS-CoV-2 mechanistic correlates of protection: insight from modelling response to vaccines" (2021), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Contribution of a Hybrid Insulin Peptide-reactive T cell to Diabetes progression in the NOD mouse" (2021), published in The Journal of Immunology
  • "Monitoring humoral responses against three SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in a university population from Chihuahua, Mexico" (2024), published in The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Collaborative efforts in research are marked by several frequent co-authors including Gérard Zurawski, Mireille Centlivre, Rodolphe Thiébaut, Marie Alexandre, and Romain Marlin. These collaborations have contributed to multi-disciplinary insights across the fields of infectious diseases and immunology.

Best Publications

  • Interleukin-23 rather than interleukin-12 is the critical cytokine for autoimmune inflammation of the brain

    Daniel J. Cua;Jonathan Sherlock;Yi Chen;Craig A. Murphy

  • Novel p19 protein engages IL-12p40 to form a cytokine, IL-23, with biological activities similar as well as distinct from IL-12.

    Birgit Oppmann;Robin Lesley;Bianca Blom;Jackie C. Timans

  • Human epithelial cells trigger dendritic cell–mediated allergic inflammation by producing TSLP

    Vassili Soumelis;Pedro A Reche;Holger Kanzler;Wei Yuan

  • IL-27, a Heterodimeric Cytokine Composed of EBI3 and p28 Protein, Induces Proliferation of Naive CD4+ T Cells

    Stefan Pflanz;Jackie C Timans;Jeanne Cheung;Rency Rosales

  • A Receptor for the Heterodimeric Cytokine IL-23 Is Composed of IL-12Rβ1 and a Novel Cytokine Receptor Subunit, IL-23R

    Christi Parham;Madaline Chirica;Jacqueline Timans;Elena Vaisberg

  • IL-25 induces IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 and Th2-associated pathologies in vivo.

    Madeline M. Fort;Jeanne Cheung;David Yen;Joana Li

  • Down-Regulation of the Macrophage Lineage Through Interaction with OX2 (CD200)

    Robert M. Hoek;Sigrid R. Ruuls;Craig A. Murphy;Gavin J. Wright

  • New IL-17 Family Members Promote Th1 or Th2 Responses in the Lung: In Vivo Function of the Novel Cytokine IL-25

    Stephen D. Hurst;Tony Muchamuel;Daniel M. Gorman;Jonathan M. Gilbert

  • Ligand for FLT3/FLK2 receptor tyrosine kinase regulates growth of haematopoietic stem cells and is encoded by variant RNAs

    C. Hannum;J. Culpepper;D. Campbell;T. McClanahan

  • Human Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Preferentially Stimulates Myeloid Cells

    Pedro A. Reche;Vassili Soumelis;Daniel M. Gorman;Teresa Clifford

  • A Novel Lysosome-Associated Membrane Glycoprotein, DC-LAMP, Induced upon DC Maturation, Is Transiently Expressed in MHC Class II Compartment

    B de Saint-Vis;J Vincent;S Vandenabeele;B Vanbervliet

  • Skin-Resident Murine Dendritic Cell Subsets Promote Distinct and Opposing Antigen-Specific T Helper Cell Responses

    Botond Z. Igyártó;Krystal Haley;Daniela Ortner;Aleh Bobr

  • Human Dendritic Cells Induce the Differentiation of Interleukin-21-Producing T Follicular Helper-like Cells through Interleukin-12

    Nathalie Schmitt;Rimpei Morita;Laure Bourdery;Salah Eddine Bentebibel

  • The primary binding subunit of the human interleukin-4 receptor is also a component of the interleukin-13 receptor.

    Sandra M. Zurawski;Pascale Chomarat;Odile Djossou;Christine Bidaud

  • Two Novel IL-1 Family Members, IL-1δ and IL-1ε, Function as an Antagonist and Agonist of NF-κB Activation Through the Orphan IL-1 Receptor-Related Protein 2

    Reno Debets;Jackie C. Timans;Bernhard Homey;Sandra Zurawski

  • APCs Express DCIR, a Novel C-Type Lectin Surface Receptor Containing an Immunoreceptor Tyrosine-Based Inhibitory Motif

    Elizabeth E. M. Bates;Nathalie Fournier;Eric Garcia;Jenny Valladeau

  • Activation of mouse T-helper cells induces abundant preproenkephalin mRNA synthesis

    Gerard Zurawski;Michael Benedik;Barkley J. Kamb;John S. Abrams

  • Systems Scale Interactive Exploration Reveals Quantitative and Qualitative Differences in Response to Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines

    Gerlinde Obermoser;Scott Presnell;Kelly Domico;Hui Xu

  • Thymic stromal lymphopoietin fosters human breast tumor growth by promoting type 2 inflammation

    Alexander Pedroza-Gonzalez;Alexander Pedroza-Gonzalez;Kangling Xu;Kangling Xu;Te Chia Wu;Te Chia Wu;Te Chia Wu;Caroline Aspord;Caroline Aspord

  • Interleukin-22 activates STAT3 and induces IL-10 by colon epithelial cells.

    Marehalli L Nagalakshmi;Anne Rascle;Sandra Zurawski;Satish Menon

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerard Zurawski
Gerard Zurawski Baylor University
Robert A. Kastelein
Robert A. Kastelein MSD (United States)
Terrill K. McClanahan
Terrill K. McClanahan MSD (United States)
Yong-Jun Liu
Yong-Jun Liu University of Washington
Karolina Palucka
Karolina Palucka Baylor University
Virginia Pascual
Virginia Pascual Cornell University
Lishan Su
Lishan Su University of Maryland, Baltimore
Daniel H. Kaplan
Daniel H. Kaplan University of Pittsburgh

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