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Steven M. Varga is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, encompassing a total of 70 and 29 publications respectively. Within these domains, their work spans several subfields including Epidemiology and Immunology, each with 29 publications, as well as Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Surgery.

Their research interests concentrate on key topics such as Respiratory viral infections research, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research. Additional focus areas include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, and Viral Infections and Vectors.

Steven M. Varga has published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent outlets include The Journal of Immunology with 17 publications, ImmunoHorizons with 3, Vaccines and Frontiers in Immunology, each with 2 publications, and the Journal of Virology with 2.

Among their recent scholarly works are the following papers:

  • "Tissue-Resident Memory T Cells in the Lungs Protect against Acute Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection" (2021, ImmunoHorizons)
  • "Considerations for a Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Targeting an Elderly Population" (2021, Vaccines)
  • "Protective function and durability of mouse lymph node-resident memory CD8+ T cells" (2021, eLife)
  • "Current Insights in the Development of Efficacious Vaccines Against RSV" (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • "Pharmacological ascorbate improves the response to platinum-based chemotherapy in advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer" (2022, Redox Biology)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their career, with frequent co-authors including Stacey M. Hartwig, Kody Waldstein, Laura Stephens, John T. Harty, and Ann M. Miller. The number of joint publications ranges from 5 to 14 with these collaborators.

Best Publications

  • The CD8 T Cell Response to Respiratory Virus Infections

    Megan E. Schmidt;Steven M. Varga

  • Protective Heterologous Antiviral Immunity and Enhanced Immunopathogenesis Mediated by Memory T Cell Populations

    Liisa K. Selin;Steven Michael Varga;Iris C. Wong;Raymond M. Welsh

  • Attrition of T Cell Memory: Selective Loss of LCMV Epitope–Specific Memory CD8 T Cells following Infections with Heterologous Viruses

    Liisa K. Selin;Meei-Yun Lin;Kristy A. Kraemer;Drew M. Pardoll

  • Dynamics of influenza-induced lung-resident memory T cells underlie waning heterosubtypic immunity

    Bram Slütter;Bram Slütter;Natalija Van Braeckel-Budimir;Georges Abboud;Steven M. Varga

  • Foxp3+ CD4 Regulatory T Cells Limit Pulmonary Immunopathology by Modulating the CD8 T Cell Response during Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

    Ross B. Fulton;David K. Meyerholz;Steven M. Varga

  • Respiratory syncytial virus nonstructural protein 2 specifically inhibits type I interferon signal transduction.

    Murali Ramaswamy;Lei Shi;Steven M. Varga;Sailen Barik

  • Immunopathology in RSV Infection Is Mediated by a Discrete Oligoclonal Subset of Antigen-Specific CD4+ T Cells

    Steven Michael Varga;Xiaoting Z. Wang;Raymond M. Welsh;Thomas J. Braciale

  • RSV vaccine-enhanced disease is orchestrated by the combined actions of distinct CD4 T cell subsets.

    Cory J. Knudson;Stacey M. Hartwig;David K. Meyerholz;Steven M. Varga

  • Transepithelial migration of neutrophils into the lung requires TREM-1

    Julia Klesney-Tait;Kathy Keck;Xiaopeng Li;Susan Gilfillan

  • Understanding respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine-enhanced disease

    Elaine M. Castilow;Matthew R. Olson;Steven M. Varga

  • The transcription factor Runx3 guards cytotoxic CD8+ effector T cells against deviation towards follicular helper T cell lineage.

    Qiang Shan;Zhouhao Zeng;Shaojun Xing;Fengyin Li

  • The attachment (G) glycoprotein of respiratory syncytial virus contains a single immunodominant epitope that elicits both Th1 and Th2 CD4+ T cell responses.

    Steven M. Varga;Erika L. Wissinger;Thomas J. Braciale;Thomas J. Braciale

  • Quantifying Antigen-Specific CD4 T Cells during a Viral Infection: CD4 T Cell Responses Are Larger Than We Think

    Daniel S. McDermott;Steven M. Varga

  • Multiple CD4+ T Cell Subsets Produce Immunomodulatory IL-10 During Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

    Kayla A. Weiss;Allison F. Christiaansen;Ross B. Fulton;David K. Meyerholz

  • CD8 T Cells Inhibit Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine-Enhanced Disease

    Matthew R. Olson;Steven M. Varga

  • Inflammatory IL-15 is required for optimal memory T cell responses

    Martin J. Richer;Lecia L. Pewe;Lisa S. Hancox;Stacey M. Hartwig

  • Repeated Antigen Exposure Extends the Durability of Influenza-Specific Lung-Resident Memory CD8+ T Cells and Heterosubtypic Immunity.

    Natalija Van Braeckel-Budimir;Steven M. Varga;Vladimir P. Badovinac;John T. Harty

  • Comparison of Histochemical Methods for Murine Eosinophil Detection in an RSV Vaccine-enhanced Inflammation Model

    David K. Meyerholz;Michelle A. Griffin;Elaine M. Castilow;Steven M. Varga;Steven M. Varga

  • Stability of Virus-Specific CD4+ T Cell Frequencies from Acute Infection into Long Term Memory

    Steven Michael Varga;Raymond M. Welsh

  • Memory CD8 T cells mediate severe immunopathology following respiratory syncytial virus infection.

    Megan E. Schmidt;Cory J. Knudson;Stacey M. Hartwig;Lecia L. Pewe

  • Alpha beta and gamma delta T-cell networks and their roles in natural resistance to viral infections.

    Raymond M. Welsh;Meei Y. Lin;Barbara L. Lohman;Steven Michael Varga

  • Detection of a high frequency of virus-specific CD4+ T cells during acute infection with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus.

    Steven Michael Varga;Raymond M. Welsh

Frequent Co-Authors

David K. Meyerholz
David K. Meyerholz University of Iowa
John T. Harty
John T. Harty University of Iowa
Raymond M. Welsh
Raymond M. Welsh University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Thomas J. Braciale
Thomas J. Braciale University of Virginia
Martha M. Monick
Martha M. Monick University of Iowa
Liisa K. Selin
Liisa K. Selin University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Vladimir P. Badovinac
Vladimir P. Badovinac University of Iowa
Mark A. Behlke
Mark A. Behlke Integrated DNA Technologies (United States)
Paul B. McCray
Paul B. McCray University of Iowa

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