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Overview

Shawn J. Skerrett is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a notable focus on immunology and infectious diseases.

Their recent publications include works in a variety of scientific journals and cover a range of topics related to pulmonary medicine, bacterial infections, and immune cell function. Significant papers authored or coauthored by Skerrett include:

  • Update on the Features and Measurements of Experimental Acute Lung Injury in Animals: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report, 2022, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
  • HDAC3 inhibitor RGFP966 controls bacterial growth and modulates macrophage signaling during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, 2021, Tuberculosis
  • Tn-Seq reveals hidden complexity in the utilization of host-derived glutathione in Francisella tularensis, 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • Mannose Conjugated Polymer Targeting P. aeruginosa Biofilms, 2020, ACS Infectious Diseases
  • A macrophage-targeted platform for extending drug dosing with polymer prodrugs for pulmonary infection prophylaxis, 2020, Journal of Controlled Release

Skerrett collaborates frequently with several researchers, with the most common coauthors being:

  • Glenna J. Peterson
  • Thomas R. Hawn
  • Monica Campo
  • Kimberly A. Dill-McFarland
  • Guilhem F. Rerolle

The venues where Skerrett publishes most frequently indicate a focus on respiratory and infectious disease research. These publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Tuberculosis
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • The Journal of Immunology

The main fields of study associated with Skerrett's work are:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader categories, their research spans subfields such as:

  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Epidemiology

Skerrett's research focuses on a variety of scientific topics including:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research

Best Publications

  • Cytokine balance in the lungs of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

    William Y. Park;Richard B. Goodman;Kenneth P. Steinberg;John T. Ruzinski

  • A Common Dominant TLR5 Stop Codon Polymorphism Abolishes Flagellin Signaling and Is Associated with Susceptibility to Legionnaires' Disease

    Thomas R. Hawn;Annelies Verbon;Annelies Verbon;Kamilla D. Lettinga;Lue Ping Zhao

  • Burkholderia Type VI Secretion Systems Have Distinct Roles in Eukaryotic and Bacterial Cell Interactions

    Sandra Schwarz;T. Eoin West;Frédéric Boyer;Wen Chi Chiang

  • Clinical features and analysis of risk factors for invasive candidal infection after marrow transplantation.

    James M. Goodrich;James M. Goodrich;Elizabeth Cecile Reed;Motomi Mori;Lloyd D. Fisher

  • Fas (CD95) induces proinflammatory cytokine responses by human monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages

    David R. Park;Anni R. Thomsen;Charles W. Frevert;Uyenvy Pham

  • Lack of In Vitro and In Vivo Recognition of Francisella tularensis Subspecies Lipopolysaccharide by Toll-Like Receptors

    Adeline M. Hajjar;Megan D. Harvey;Scott A. Shaffer;David R. Goodlett

  • Cutting Edge: Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 Is Essential for Pulmonary Host Defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa but Not Staphylococcus aureus

    Shawn J. Skerrett;H. Denny Liggitt;Adeline M. Hajjar;Christopher B. Wilson

  • Respiratory epithelial cells regulate lung inflammation in response to inhaled endotoxin.

    Shawn J. Skerrett;H. Denny Liggitt;Adeline M. Hajjar;Robert K. Ernst

  • Type IV pili‐mediated secretion modulates Francisella virulence

    Anthony J. Hager;Diana L. Bolton;Mark R. Pelletier;Mitchell J. Brittnacher

  • Redundant Toll-like receptor signaling in the pulmonary host response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Shawn J. Skerrett;Christopher B. Wilson;H. Denny Liggitt;Adeline M. Hajjar

  • Animal models of human pneumonia.

    Joseph P. Mizgerd;Shawn J. Skerrett

  • Burkholderia thailandensis as a Model System for the Study of the Virulence-Associated Type III Secretion System of Burkholderia pseudomallei

    Andrea Haraga;T. Eoin West;Mitchell J. Brittnacher;Shawn J. Skerrett

  • VgrG-5 is a Burkholderia type VI secretion system-exported protein required for multinucleated giant cell formation and virulence.

    Sandra Schwarz;Pragya Singh;Johanna D. Robertson;Michele LeRoux

  • Faculty Opinions recommendation of Accuracy of rapid influenza diagnostic tests: a meta-analysis.

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  • Role of the type 1 TNF receptor in lung inflammation after inhalation of endotoxin or Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Shawn J. Skerrett;Thomas R. Martin;Emil Y. Chi;Jacques J. Peschon

  • Myeloid Differentiation Primary Response Gene (88)— and Toll-Like Receptor 2—Deficient Mice Are Susceptible to Infection with Aerosolized Legionella pneumophila

    Thomas R. Hawn;Kelly D. Smith;Kelly D. Smith;Alan Aderem;Shawn J. Skerrett

  • Altered inflammatory responses in TLR5-deficient mice infected with Legionella pneumophila

    Thomas R. Hawn;William R. Berrington;Ian A. Smith;Satoshi Uematsu

  • Functions and Regulation of NF-κB RelA during Pneumococcal Pneumonia

    Lee J. Quinton;Matthew R. Jones;Benjamin T. Simms;Mariya S. Kogan

  • Epilysin (MMP-28) restrains early macrophage recruitment in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia.

    Anne M. Manicone;Timothy P. Birkland;Michelle Lin;Tomoko Betsuyaku

  • Changes in the Staphylococcus aureus Transcriptome during Early Adaptation to the Lung

    Donald O. Chaffin;Destry Taylor;Shawn J. Skerrett;Craig E. Rubens;Craig E. Rubens

  • Septic shock and acute lung injury in rabbits with peritonitis: failure of the neutrophil response to localized infection.

    Gustavo Matute-Bello;Charles W. Frevert;Osamu Kajikawa;Shawn J. Skerrett

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas R. Hawn
Thomas R. Hawn University of Washington
Thomas R. Martin
Thomas R. Martin University of Washington
Christopher B. Wilson
Christopher B. Wilson Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Charles W. Frevert
Charles W. Frevert University of Washington
Sharon J. Peacock
Sharon J. Peacock University of Cambridge
Direk Limmathurotsakul
Direk Limmathurotsakul Mahidol University
Narisara Chantratita
Narisara Chantratita Mahidol University
Kelly D. Smith
Kelly D. Smith University of Washington
Craig E. Rubens
Craig E. Rubens Seattle Children's Hospital
Patrick S. Stayton
Patrick S. Stayton University of Washington

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