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Overview

Smita Nair is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has a substantial body of research primarily within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Oncology, Immunology, and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses areas such as Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, and CAR-T cell therapy research.

The main subfields of Smita Nair's study include:

  • Oncology
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Surgery
  • Genetics

Key topics covered by their research involve:

  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Smita Nair has published extensively in several scientific venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Advanced Science
  • Journal of Controlled Release
  • Nanophotonics
  • Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark

Recent papers authored by Smita Nair include:

  • "Polyethylene Glycol-Like Brush Polymer Conjugate of a Protein Drug Does Not Induce an Antipolymer Immune Response and Has Enhanced Pharmacokinetics than Its Polyethylene Glycol Counterpart" (2022), Advanced Science
  • "Intratumoral delivery of brachytherapy and immunotherapy by a thermally triggered polypeptide depot" (2022), Journal of Controlled Release
  • "Plasmonic gold nanostars for synergistic photoimmunotherapy to treat cancer" (2021), Nanophotonics
  • "Oncolytic viruses in melanoma" (2022), Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark
  • "Characterization of Sentinel Lymph Node Immune Signatures and Implications for Risk Stratification for Adjuvant Therapy in Melanoma" (2020), Annals of Surgical Oncology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Smita Nair are:

  • John H. Sampson
  • Georgia M. Beasley
  • David M. Ashley
  • Kristen A. Batich
  • Lyra B. Olson

Best Publications

  • Dendritic cells pulsed with RNA are potent antigen-presenting cells in vitro and in vivo.

    David Boczkowski;Smita K. Nair;David Snyder;Eli Gilboa

  • Recurrent glioblastoma treated with recombinant poliovirus

    Annick Desjardins;Matthias Gromeier;James E. Herndon;Nike Beaubier

  • Bone Marrow–generated Dendritic Cells Pulsed with Tumor Extracts or Tumor RNA Induce Antitumor Immunity against Central Nervous System Tumors

    David M. Ashley;Brenda Faiola;Smita Nair;Laura P. Hale

  • Tetanus toxoid and CCL3 improve dendritic cell vaccines in mice and glioblastoma patients

    Duane A. Mitchell;Kristen A. Batich;Michael D. Gunn;Min-Nung Huang

  • Induction of primary carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in vitro using human dendritic cells transfected with RNA.

    S K Nair;D Boczkowski;M Morse;R I Cumming

  • Induction of cytotoxic T cell responses and tumor immunity against unrelated tumors using telomerase reverse transcriptase RNA transfected dendritic cells.

    Smita K. Nair;Axel Heiser;David Boczkowski;Anish Majumdar

  • Induction of Tumor Immunity and Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Responses Using Dendritic Cells Transfected with Messenger RNA Amplified from Tumor Cells

    D Boczkowski;S K Nair;J H Nam;H K Lyerly

  • A Phase I Study of Active Immunotherapy with Carcinoembryonic Antigen Peptide (CAP-1)-pulsed, Autologous Human Cultured Dendritic Cells in Patients with Metastatic Malignancies Expressing Carcinoembryonic Antigen

    M. A. Morse;Yuping Deng;D. Coleman;S. Hull

  • Immunotherapy of cancer with dendritic-cell-based vaccines

    E Gilboa;S K Nair;H K Lyerly

  • Induction of Polyclonal Prostate Cancer-Specific CTL Using Dendritic Cells Transfected with Amplified Tumor RNA

    Axel Heiser;Margaret A. Maurice;Donna R. Yancey;Ning Z. Wu

  • From the RNA world to the clinic.

    Bruce A. Sullenger;Smita Nair

  • EGFRvIII mCAR-Modified T-Cell Therapy Cures Mice with Established Intracerebral Glioma and Generates Host Immunity against Tumor-Antigen Loss

    John H. Sampson;Bryan D. Choi;Luis Sanchez-Perez;Carter M. Suryadevara

  • Regression of tumors in mice vaccinated with professional antigen-presenting cells pulsed with tumor extracts.

    Smita K. Nair;David Snyder;Barry T. Rouse;Eli Gilboa

  • Soluble proteins delivered to dendritic cells via pH-sensitive liposomes induce primary cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses in vitro

    S Nair;F Zhou;R Reddy;L Huang

  • Long-term Survival in Glioblastoma with Cytomegalovirus pp65-Targeted Vaccination

    Kristen A. Batich;Elizabeth A. Reap;Gary E. Archer;Luis Sanchez-Perez

  • Human Dendritic Cells Transfected with RNA Encoding Prostate-Specific Antigen Stimulate Prostate-Specific CTL Responses In Vitro

    Axel Heiser;Philipp Dahm;Donna R. Yancey;Margaret A. Maurice

  • Paracrine Wnt5a-β-Catenin Signaling Triggers a Metabolic Program that Drives Dendritic Cell Tolerization

    Fei Zhao;Christine Xiao;Kathy S. Evans;Tbalamayooran Theivanthiran

  • Induction of tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in cancer patients by autologous tumor RNA-transfected dendritic cells.

    Smita K. Nair;Michael Morse;David Boczkowski;R. Ian Cumming

  • RNA-Based Vaccines in Cancer Immunotherapy.

    Megan A. McNamara;Smita K. Nair;Eda K. Holl

  • Multivalent RNA Aptamers That Inhibit CTLA-4 and Enhance Tumor Immunity

    Sandra Santulli-Marotto;Smita K. Nair;Chris Rusconi;Bruce Sullenger

  • Induction of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses in vitro using autologous dendritic cells loaded with CEA peptide or CEA RNA in patients with metastatic malignancies expressing CEA.

    Smita K. Nair;Shelley Hull;Doris Coleman;Eli Gilboa

  • Synergy between tumor immunotherapy and antiangiogenic therapy

    Smita Nair;David Boczkowski;Benjamin Moeller;Mark Dewhirst

Frequent Co-Authors

Eli Gilboa
Eli Gilboa University of Miami
Darell D. Bigner
Darell D. Bigner Duke University
John H. Sampson
John H. Sampson Duke University
Bruce A. Sullenger
Bruce A. Sullenger Duke University
Barry T. Rouse
Barry T. Rouse University of Tennessee at Knoxville
James E. Herndon
James E. Herndon Duke University
Michael A. Morse
Michael A. Morse Duke University
Allan H. Friedman
Allan H. Friedman Duke University
Gary E. Archer
Gary E. Archer Duke University
Henry S. Friedman
Henry S. Friedman Duke University

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