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Immunology

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
  • 2009 - AAI Lifetime Achievement Award, American Association of Immunologists
  • 2009 - American Association of Immunologists Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Steven J. Burakoff is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of immunology and microbiology, with additional work in medicine. The scientist's studies focus on several subfields, including immunology, oncology, pathology and forensic medicine, and cancer research.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • NF-κB Signaling Pathways

Recent publications by Steven J. Burakoff reflect research on immuno-oncology and immune regulation. These papers include:

  • A perspective on HPK1 as a novel immuno-oncology drug target (2020), published in eLife
  • HPK1 Influences Regulatory T Cell Functions (2020), published in ImmunoHorizons

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Steven J. Burakoff include:

  • Sansana Sawasdikosol
  • Renyuan Zha
  • Timothy S. Fisher
  • Saba Alzabin

The scientist's work has appeared in the following publication venues:

  • eLife
  • ImmunoHorizons

Steven J. Burakoff has been recognized with several awards, including:

  • Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI), 2019
  • American Association of Immunologists Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009
  • AAI Lifetime Achievement Award, American Association of Immunologists, 2009
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • Calcineurin phosphatase activity in T lymphocytes is inhibited by FK 506 and cyclosporin A.

    David A. Fruman;Claude B. Klee;Barbara E. Bierer;Steven J. Burakoff

  • Two distinct signal transmission pathways in T lymphocytes are inhibited by complexes formed between an immunophilin and either FK506 or rapamycin.

    B E Bierer;P S Mattila;R F Standaert;L A Herzenberg

  • Three distinct antigens associated with human T-lymphocyte-mediated cytolysis: LFA-1, LFA-2, and LFA-3.

    Francisco Sanchez-Madrid;Alan M. Krensky;Carl F. Ware;Elizabeth Robbins

  • Ia expression by vascular endothelium is inducible by activated T cells and by human gamma interferon.

    Jordan S. Pober;Michael A. Gimbrone;Ramzi S. Cotran;Carol S. Reiss

  • The functional significance, distribution, and structure of LFA-1, LFA-2, and LFA-3: cell surface antigens associated with CTL-target interactions.

    Alan M. Krensky;Francisco Sanchez-Madrid;Elizabeth Robbins;Janice A. Nagy

  • A Comparative Analysis of the Phosphoinositide Binding Specificity of Pleckstrin Homology Domains

    Lucia E. Rameh;Ann Kristin Arvidsson;Kermit L Carraway;Anthony D. Couvillon

  • Lymphocytes recognize human vascular endothelial and dermal fibroblast Ia antigens induced by recombinant immune interferon.

    Jordan S. Pober;Tucker Collins;Michael A. Gimbrone;Ramzi S. Cotran

  • Glycoproteins of 210,000 and 130,000 m.w. on activated T cells: cell distribution and antigenic relation to components on resting cells and T cell lines.

    M E Hemler;F Sanchez-Madrid;T J Flotte;A M Krensky

  • B cell stimulatory factor-2 is involved in the differentiation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

    Y Takai;G G Wong;S C Clark;S J Burakoff

  • The Biologic Roles of CD2, CD4, and CD8 in T-Cell Activation

    B E Bierer;B P Sleckman;S E Ratnofsky;S J Burakoff

  • Probing immunosuppressant action with a nonnatural immunophilin ligand

    Barbara E. Bierer;Patricia K. Somers;Thomas J. Wandless;Steven J. Burakoff

  • Structure and ligand recognition of the phosphotyrosine binding domain of Shc.

    Ming-Ming Zhou;Kodimangalam S. Ravichandran;Edward T. Olejniczak;Andrew M. Petros

  • Cloning of p97/Gab2, the major SHP2-binding protein in hematopoietic cells, reveals a novel pathway for cytokine-induced gene activation.

    Haihua Gu;Joanne C. Pratt;Steven J. Burakoff;Benjamin G. Neel

  • Interaction of Shc with the zeta chain of the T cell receptor upon T cell activation

    Kodimangalam S. Ravichandran;Kyungah Kay Lee;Zhou Songyang;Lewis C. Cantley

  • Long-term human cytolytic T-cell lines allospecific for HLA-DR6 antigen are OKT4+.

    Alan M. Krensky;Carol S. Reiss;James W. Mier;Jack L. Strominger

  • Developmental control point in induction of thymic cortex regulated by a subpopulation of prothymocytes

    G. A. Holländer;Baoping Wang;A. Nichogiannopoulou;P. P. Platenburg

  • Immunophilins in protein folding and immunosuppression.

    David A. Fruman;Steven J. Burakoff;Barbara E. Bierer

  • CD43, a molecule defective in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, binds ICAM-1

    Yvonne Rosenstein;John K. Park;William C. Hahn;Fred S. Rosen

  • LFA-1, LFA-2, and LFA-3 antigens are involved in CTL-target conjugation.

    A M Krensky;E Robbins;T A Springer;S J Burakoff

  • Monoallelic Expression of the Interleukin-2 Locus

    Georg A. Holländer;Saulius Zuklys;Corinne Morel;Emiko Mizoguchi

  • Phytohaemagglutinin activation of T cells through the sheep red blood cell receptor

    Kieran O'Flynn;Alan M. Krensky;Peter C. L. Beverley;Steven J. Burakoff

  • Differential use of Fas ligand and perforin cytotoxic pathways by donor T cells in graft-versus-host disease and graft-versus-leukemia effect

    Cornelius Schmaltz;Cornelius Schmaltz;Cornelius Schmaltz;Onder Alpdogan;Onder Alpdogan;Onder Alpdogan;Kirsten J. Horndasch;Kirsten J. Horndasch;Kirsten J. Horndasch;Stephanie J. Muriglan;Stephanie J. Muriglan;Stephanie J. Muriglan

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara E. Bierer
Barbara E. Bierer Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jack L. Strominger
Jack L. Strominger Harvard University
Alan M. Krensky
Alan M. Krensky Northwestern University
Carol Shoshkes Reiss
Carol Shoshkes Reiss New York University
Matthew F. Mescher
Matthew F. Mescher University of Minnesota
Baruj Benacerraf
Baruj Benacerraf Harvard University
Georg A. Holländer
Georg A. Holländer University of Oxford
Timothy A. Springer
Timothy A. Springer Boston Children's Hospital
Richard T. Maziarz
Richard T. Maziarz Oregon Health & Science University
Robert W. Finberg
Robert W. Finberg University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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