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  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Satya Dandekar is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans several intersecting fields, primarily focusing on medicine, immunology, and microbiology, with particular attention to infectious diseases and epidemiology. Their scholarly work contributes to the understanding of immune responses, virology, molecular biology, and disease susceptibility.

Their recent papers cover a range of topics related to infectious diseases, immune system interactions, and microbial influences on health. Notable publications include:

  • "Short-Term Western Diet Intake Promotes IL-23-Mediated Skin and Joint Inflammation Accompanied by Changes to the Gut Microbiota in Mice" (2021, Journal of Investigative Dermatology)
  • "SARS-CoV-2 detection and genomic sequencing from hospital surface samples collected at UC Davis" (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • "Sex Differences in Susceptibility to Coccidioidomycosis" (2022, Open Forum Infectious Diseases)
  • "Fenofibrate promotes PPARα-targeted recovery of the intestinal epithelial barrier at the host-microbe interface in dogs with diabetes mellitus" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Efficacy of silk fibroin biomaterial vehicle for in vivo mucosal delivery of Griffithsin and protection against HIV and SHIV infection ex vivo" (2020, Journal of the International AIDS Society)

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors including Juan Arredondo, Clarissa Santos Rocha, George R. Thompson, Stuart H. Cohen, and Katti R. Crakes. These collaborations span various interdisciplinary studies in immunology, infectious diseases, and microbiology.

Publication venues where Dandekar's work appears repeatedly include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Main fields of study consist of Medicine with 55 publications and Immunology and Microbiology with 18 publications. Within these broad categories, Dandekar's subfields of specialization are Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, and Virology.

Their key research topics include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

In 2017, Satya Dandekar was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an acknowledgment of their contributions to scientific research.

Best Publications

  • Severe CD4+ T-Cell Depletion in Gut Lymphoid Tissue during Primary Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection and Substantial Delay in Restoration following Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

    Moraima Guadalupe;Elizabeth Reay;Sumathi Sankaran;Thomas Prindiville

  • Simian immunodeficiency virus-induced mucosal interleukin-17 deficiency promotes Salmonella dissemination from the gut

    Manuela Raffatellu;Renato L Santos;David E Verhoeven;Michael D George

  • Viral Suppression and Immune Restoration in the Gastrointestinal Mucosa of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patients Initiating Therapy during Primary or Chronic Infection

    Moraima Guadalupe;Sumathi Sankaran;Michael D. George;Elizabeth Reay

  • Circadian clock regulates the host response to Salmonella

    Marina M. Bellet;Elisa Deriu;Janet Z. Liu;Benedetto Grimaldi

  • Gastrointestinal T Lymphocytes Retain High Potential for Cytokine Responses but Have Severe CD4+ T-Cell Depletion at All Stages of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Compared to Peripheral Lymphocytes

    Zeljka Smit-McBride;Joseph J. Mattapallil;Michael McChesney;David Ferrick

  • Rapid onset of intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction in primary human immunodeficiency virus infection is driven by an imbalance between immune response and mucosal repair and regeneration.

    Sumathi Sankaran;Michael D. George;Elizabeth Reay;Moraima Guadalupe

  • Effective CD4+ T-cell restoration in gut-associated lymphoid tissue of HIV-infected patients is associated with enhanced Th17 cells and polyfunctional HIV-specific T-cell responses

    Macal M;Sankaran S;Chun Tw;Reay E

  • Localization of simian immunodeficiency virus in the central nervous system of rhesus monkeys.

    Andrew A. Lackner;Mary O. Smith;Robert J. Munn;Dale J. Martfeld

  • Macrophages in Vaginal but Not Intestinal Mucosa Are Monocyte-Like and Permissive to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection

    Ruizhong Shen;Holly E. Richter;Ronald H. Clements;Lea Novak

  • Gut mucosal T cell responses and gene expression correlate with protection against disease in long-term HIV-1-infected nonprogressors

    Sumathi Sankaran;Moraima Guadalupe;Elizabeth Reay;Michael D. George

  • Inflammation Anergy in Human Intestinal Macrophages Is Due to Smad-induced IκBα Expression and NF-κB Inactivation

    Lesley E. Smythies;Ruizhong Shen;Diane Bimczok;Lea Novak

  • Synergistic Reactivation of Latent HIV Expression by Ingenol-3-Angelate, PEP005, Targeted NF-kB Signaling in Combination with JQ1 Induced p-TEFb Activation.

    Guochun Jiang;Erica A. Mendes;Philipp Kaiser;Philipp Kaiser;Daniel P. Wong;Daniel P. Wong

  • Primary Acute Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection of Intestinal Lymphoid Tissue Is Associated with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction

    Carla Heise;Christopher J. Miller;Andrew Lackner;Satya Dandekar

  • Proceedings of an International conference...

    Satya Dandekar;Niels Pedersen

  • Primary stage of feline immunodeficiency virus infection: viral dissemination and cellular targets.

    A. M. Beebe;N. Dua;T. G. Faith;Peter F Moore

  • Early Antiretroviral Therapy for Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Leads to Mucosal CD4+ T-Cell Restoration and Enhanced Gene Expression Regulating Mucosal Repair and Regeneration

    Michael D. George;Elizabeth Reay;Sumathi Sankaran;Satya Dandekar

  • T Cells Help To Amplify Inflammatory Responses Induced by Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium in the Intestinal Mucosa

    Ivan Godinez;Takeshi Haneda;Manuela Raffatellu;Michael D. George

  • HIV latency is reversed by ACSS2-driven histone crotonylation

    Guochun Jiang;Don Nguyen;Nancie M. Archin;Steven A. Yukl

  • In Vivo CD8+ T-Cell Suppression of SIV Viremia Is Not Mediated by CTL Clearance of Productively Infected Cells

    Joseph K.‐H. Wong;Matthew C. Strain;Rodin Porrata;Elizabeth Reay

  • Th17 cells, HIV and the gut mucosal barrier.

    Satya Dandekar;Michael D George;Andreas J Bäumler

  • A predominant Th1 type of immune response is induced early during acute Helicobacter pylori infection in rhesus macaques

    Joseph J. Mattapallil;Satya Dandekar;Don R. Canfield;Jay V. Solnick

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher J. Miller
Christopher J. Miller University of California, Davis
Andreas J. Bäumler
Andreas J. Bäumler University of California, Davis
Manuela Raffatellu
Manuela Raffatellu University of California, San Diego
Renée M. Tsolis
Renée M. Tsolis University of California, Davis
Joseph K. Wong
Joseph K. Wong University of California, San Francisco
Murray B. Gardner
Murray B. Gardner University of California, Davis
Alexander Revzin
Alexander Revzin Mayo Clinic
Niels C Pedersen
Niels C Pedersen University of California, Davis
Maria L. Marco
Maria L. Marco University of California, Davis
Renato L. Santos
Renato L. Santos Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

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