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Steven L. Spitalnik

Steven L. Spitalnik

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
15382
World Ranking
10693
National Ranking
4643

Overview

Steven L. Spitalnik is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a prolific output spanning several subfields such as Physiology, Infectious Diseases, Hematology, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work broadly covers topics including Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology, Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Blood Groups and Transfusion, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Neonatal Health and Biochemistry, and the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Steven L. Spitalnik include:

  • Angelo D'Alessandro
  • Eldad A. Hod
  • James C. Zimring
  • Krystalyn E. Hudson
  • Tiffany Thomas

Publication venues where their scholarly articles most commonly appear include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Transfusion
  • Blood
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Vox Sanguinis

Recent papers attributed to Steven L. Spitalnik's research focus predominantly on COVID-19 and related blood physiology research. Selected recent papers are:

  • Deployment of convalescent plasma for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • COVID-19 infection alters kynurenine and fatty acid metabolism, correlating with IL-6 levels and renal status, 2020, JCI Insight
  • Evidence of Structural Protein Damage and Membrane Lipid Remodeling in Red Blood Cells from COVID-19 Patients, 2020, Journal of Proteome Research
  • Serum Proteomics in COVID-19 Patients: Altered Coagulation and Complement Status as a Function of IL-6 Level, 2020, Journal of Proteome Research
  • A randomized double-blind controlled trial of convalescent plasma in adults with severe COVID-19, 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation

Best Publications

  • Deployment of convalescent plasma for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

    Evan M. Bloch;Shmuel Shoham;Arturo Casadevall;Bruce S. Sachais

  • Inhibition of entry of HIV-1 in neural cell lines by antibodies against galactosyl ceramide.

    Janet M. Harouse;Shama Bhat;Steven L. Spitalnik;Mark Laughlin

  • Transfusion of red blood cells after prolonged storage produces harmful effects that are mediated by iron and inflammation

    Eldad A. Hod;Eldad A. Hod;Ning Zhang;Set A. Sokol;Boguslaw S. Wojczyk

  • COVID-19 infection alters kynurenine and fatty acid metabolism, correlating with IL-6 levels and renal status.

    Tiffany Thomas;Davide Stefanoni;Julie A. Reisz;Travis Nemkov

  • Vaccination with a plasmid vector carrying the rabies virus glycoprotein gene induces protective immunity against rabies virus.

    Zhi Quan Xiang;Steven Spitalnik;Minh Tran;William H. Wunner

  • Thrombospondin binds falciparum malaria parasitized erythrocytes and may mediate cytoadherence.

    David D. Roberts;James A. Sherwood;Steven L. Spitalnik;Lindsey J. Panton

  • The Amino Acid at the X Position of an Asn-X-Ser Sequon Is an Important Determinant of N-Linked Core-glycosylation Efficiency

    Susan H. Shakin-Eshleman;Steven L. Spitalnik;Lakshmi Kasturi

  • Transfusion of human volunteers with older, stored red blood cells produces extravascular hemolysis and circulating non–transferrin-bound iron

    Eldad A. Hod;Gary M. Brittenham;Genia B. Billote;Richard O. Francis

  • Infection of colonic epithelial cell lines by type 1 human immunodeficiency virus is associated with cell surface expression of galactosylceramide, a potential alternative gp120 receptor.

    Jacques Fantini;David G. Cook;Neal Nathanson;Steven L. Spitalnik

  • The Amino Acid Following an Asn-X-Ser/Thr Sequon Is an Important Determinant of N-Linked Core Glycosylation Efficiency

    J. L. Mellquist;L. Kasturi;S. L. Spitalnik;S. H. Shakin-Eshleman

  • Galactosyl ceramide or a derivative is an essential component of the neural receptor for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope glycoprotein gp120.

    Shama Bhat;Steven L. Spitalnik;Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano;Donald H. Silberberg

  • Evidence of Structural Protein Damage and Membrane Lipid Remodeling in Red Blood Cells from COVID-19 Patients.

    Tiffany Thomas;Davide Stefanoni;Monika Dzieciatkowska;Aaron Issaian

  • Immune Responses to Nucleic Acid Vaccines to Rabies Virus

    Zhi Quan Xiang;Steve L. Spitalnik;Jun Cheng;Jan Erikson

  • Endothelial cell antigens recognized by xenoreactive human natural antibodies.

    Jeffrey L. Platt;Bonnie J. Lindman;Hua Chen;Steven L. Spitalnik

  • Laminin binds specifically to sulfated glycolipids

    D D Roberts;C N Rao;J L Magnani;S L Spitalnik

  • Serum Proteomics in COVID-19 Patients: Altered Coagulation and Complement Status as a Function of IL-6 Level.

    Angelo D’Alessandro;Tiffany Thomas;Monika Dzieciatkowska;Ryan C. Hill

  • Prolonged red cell storage before transfusion increases extravascular hemolysis

    Francesca Rapido;Gary M. Brittenham;Sheila Bandyopadhyay;Francesca La Carpia

  • Curriculum content and evaluation of resident competency in clinical pathology (laboratory medicine): a proposal

    Brian R. Smith;Alan Wells;C. Bruce Alexander;Edwin Bovill

  • A novel mouse model of red blood cell storage and posttransfusion in vivo survival.

    Christopher R. Gilson;Teresa S. Kraus;Eldad A. Hod;Jeanne E. Hendrickson

  • Increased erythrophagocytosis induces ferroptosis in red pulp macrophages in a mouse model of transfusion.

    Lyla A. Youssef;Abdelhadi Rebbaa;Sergey Pampou;Stuart P. Weisberg

Frequent Co-Authors

James C. Zimring
James C. Zimring University of Washington
Jeanne E. Hendrickson
Jeanne E. Hendrickson Yale University
Angelo D'Alessandro
Angelo D'Alessandro University of Colorado Denver
Joseph E. Schwartz
Joseph E. Schwartz Stony Brook University
Gary M. Brittenham
Gary M. Brittenham Columbia University
Travis Nemkov
Travis Nemkov University of Colorado Denver
Kirk C. Hansen
Kirk C. Hansen University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Victor Ginsburg
Victor Ginsburg National Institutes of Health
Neil Blumberg
Neil Blumberg University of Rochester Medical Center
Dana V. Devine
Dana V. Devine University of British Columbia

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