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Slobodan Paessler is affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their research is concentrated primarily in the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Computational Theory and Mathematics.

Their work covers several main topics including:

  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies

Paessler has contributed to multiple recent papers in virology and related fields. Notable publications include:

  • "Antiviral activities of type I interferons to SARS-CoV-2 infection" (2020), published in Antiviral Research
  • "The DHODH inhibitor PTC299 arrests SARS-CoV-2 replication and suppresses induction of inflammatory cytokines" (2020), published in Virus Research
  • "Drug Repurposing for Candidate SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors by a Novel In Silico Method" (2020), published in Molecules
  • "Regeneration Profiles of Olfactory Epithelium after SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Golden Syrian Hamsters" (2021), published in ACS Chemical Neuroscience
  • "Recovery of anosmia in hamsters infected with SARS-CoV-2 is correlated with repair of the olfactory epithelium" (2022), published in Scientific Reports

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), F1000Research, Journal of Virology, Scientific Reports, and PLoS Pathogens.

Paessler collaborates regularly with the following co-authors:

  • Junki Maruyama
  • Cheng Huang
  • Veljko Veljković
  • Tomoko Makishima
  • Rachel A. Reyna

The combination of fields of study and research topics indicates a strong interdisciplinary approach combining traditional infectious disease research with computational methods and clinical investigations, particularly focused on viral pathogens and COVID-19.

Best Publications

  • Characterization of a Novel Murine Model to Study Zika Virus

    Shannan L. Rossi;Robert B. Tesh;Sasha R. Azar;Antonio E. Muruato

  • Antiviral activities of type I interferons to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

    Emily K. Mantlo;Natalya Bukreyeva;Junki Maruyama;Slobodan Paessler

  • The Old World and New World Alphaviruses Use Different Virus-Specific Proteins for Induction of Transcriptional Shutoff

    Natalia Garmashova;Rodion Gorchakov;Eugenia Volkova;Slobodan Paessler

  • Pathogenesis of the Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

    Slobodan Paessler;David H. Walker

  • PARP9-DTX3L ubiquitin ligase targets host histone H2BJ and viral 3C protease to enhance interferon signaling and control viral infection

    Yong Zhang;Dailing Mao;William T Roswit;Xiaohua Jin

  • A Viral RNA Structural Element Alters Host Recognition of Nonself RNA

    Jennifer L. Hyde;Christina L. Gardner;Taishi Kimura;James P. White

  • Venezuelan encephalitis emergence mediated by a phylogenetically predicted viral mutation

    Michael Anishchenko;Richard A. Bowen;Slobodan Paessler;Laura Austgen

  • The Pathogenesis of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection in Alpha/Beta Interferon Knockout Mice: Insights into the Pathologic Mechanisms of a New Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

    Yan Liu;Yan Liu;Yan Liu;Bin Wu;Bin Wu;Slobodan Paessler;David H. Walker

  • Noncytopathic Replication of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Replicons in Mammalian Cells

    Olga Petrakova;Eugenia Volkova;Rodion Gorchakov;Slobodan Paessler

  • Should safety of the flu vaccine for cancer patients be reexamined

    Slobodan Paessler;Veljko Veljkovic

  • Neurological Sequelae Resulting from Encephalitic Alphavirus Infection.

    Shannon E. Ronca;Kelly T. Dineley;Slobodan Paessler

  • Rescue from Cloned cDNAs and In Vivo Characterization of Recombinant Pathogenic Romero and Live-Attenuated Candid #1 Strains of Junin Virus, the Causative Agent of Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever Disease

    Sebastien F. Emonet;Alexey V. Seregin;Nadezhda E. Yun;Allison L. Poussard

  • Recombinant Sindbis/Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Is Highly Attenuated and Immunogenic

    Slobodan Paessler;Rafik Z. Fayzulin;Michael Anishchenko;Ivorlyne P. Greene

  • Vaccines for Venezuelan equine encephalitis

    Slobodan Paessler;Scott C. Weaver

  • Superior efficacy of a recombinant flagellin:H5N1 HA globular head vaccine is determined by the placement of the globular head within flagellin.

    Langzhou Song;Yi Zhang;Nadezhda E. Yun;Allison L. Poussard

  • Lassa virus isolates from Mali and the Ivory Coast represent an emerging fifth lineage.

    John T. Manning;Naomi Forrester;Slobodan Paessler

  • Junín virus pathogenesis and virus replication

    Ashley Grant;Alexey Seregin;Cheng-Cheng Huang;Olga A Kolokoltsova

  • Antiviral Activity of a Small-Molecule Inhibitor of Arenavirus Glycoprotein Processing by the Cellular Site 1 Protease

    Shuzo Urata;Nadezhda Yun;Antonella Pasquato;Slobodan Paessler

  • Envelope Glycoprotein Mutations Mediate Equine Amplification and Virulence of Epizootic Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus

    Ivorlyne P. Greene;Slobodan Paessler;Laura Austgen;Michael Anishchenko

  • Chimeric Sindbis/eastern equine encephalitis vaccine candidates are highly attenuated and immunogenic in mice.

    Eryu Wang;Olga Petrakova;A. Paige Adams;Patricia V. Aguilar

  • Variation in Interferon Sensitivity and Induction among Strains of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus

    Patricia V. Aguilar;Slobodan Paessler;Anne-Sophie Carrara;Samuel Baron

  • Review of Mammarenavirus Biology and Replication.

    Steven J. Hallam;Takaaki Koma;Junki Maruyama;Slobodan Paessler

  • Animal model of sensorineural hearing loss associated with Lassa virus infection

    Nadezhda E. Yun;Shannon Ronca;Atsushi Tamura;Takaaki Koma

  • Injectable peramivir mitigates disease and promotes survival in ferrets and mice infected with the highly virulent influenza virus, A/Vietnam/1203/04 (H5N1).

    Nadezhda E. Yun;Nathaniel S. Linde;Michele A. Zacks;Ian G. Barr

  • Alpha-beta T cells provide protection against lethal encephalitis in the murine model of VEEV infection

    Slobodan Paessler;Nadezhda E. Yun;Barbara M. Judy;Natallia Dziuba

  • Epidemiology and pathogenesis of Bolivian hemorrhagic fever

    Michael Patterson;Ashley Grant;Slobodan Paessler

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott C. Weaver
Scott C. Weaver The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Juan Carlos de la Torre
Juan Carlos de la Torre Scripps Research Institute
Ilya Frolov
Ilya Frolov University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kelly T. Dineley
Kelly T. Dineley The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Robert B. Tesh
Robert B. Tesh The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Allan R. Brasier
Allan R. Brasier University of Wisconsin–Madison
David H. Walker
David H. Walker The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Jennifer S. Smith
Jennifer S. Smith University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Aaron C. Brault
Aaron C. Brault Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Zhifeng Ren
Zhifeng Ren University of Houston

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