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Sujan Shresta is affiliated with the La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology in the United States and focuses their research primarily in the field of Medicine, with significant specialization in Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Genetics.

Their research covers a broad range of topics, prominently including:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Virology and Viral Diseases
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Among their recent academic contributions are the following papers:

  • "Zika virus oncolytic activity requires CD8+ T cells and is boosted by immune checkpoint blockade" (2020, JCI Insight)
  • "Targeting Endoplasmic Reticulum α-Glucosidase I with a Single-Dose Iminosugar Treatment Protects against Lethal Influenza and Dengue Virus Infections" (2020, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry)
  • "A Zika virus mutation enhances transmission potential and confers escape from protective dengue virus immunity" (2022, Cell Reports)
  • "Spiking Pandemic Potential: Structural and Immunological Aspects of SARS-CoV-2" (2020, Trends in Microbiology)
  • "CD4+ T Cells Cross-Reactive with Dengue and Zika Viruses Protect against Zika Virus Infection" (2020, Cell Reports)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Annie Elong Ngono (21 collaborations)
  • Kenneth Kim (15 collaborations)
  • Erica Ollmann Saphire (14 collaborations)
  • Kristen Valentine (14 collaborations)
  • Ying-Ting Wang (11 collaborations)

Shresta publishes regularly in several scientific venues with the highest number of publications in:

  • The Journal of Immunology (7 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (6 publications)
  • Cell Reports (4 publications)
  • Nature Communications (4 publications)
  • Antiviral Research (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • ICOS co-stimulatory receptor is essential for T-cell activation and function.

    Chen Dong;Amy E. Juedes;Ulla Angela Temann;Ulla Angela Temann;Sujan Shresta

  • Cytotoxic lymphocytes require granzyme B for the rapid induction of DNA fragmentation and apoptosis in allogeneic target cells

    Jonathan W. Heusel;Robin L. Wesselschmidt;Sujan Shresta;John H. Russell

  • Modified mRNA Vaccines Protect against Zika Virus Infection.

    Justin M. Richner;Sunny Himansu;Kimberly A. Dowd;Scott L. Butler

  • Comprehensive analysis of dengue virus-specific responses supports an HLA-linked protective role for CD8+ T cells

    Daniela Weiskopf;Michael A. Angelo;Elzinandes L. de Azeredo;John Sidney

  • How do cytotoxic lymphocytes kill their targets

    Sujan Shresta;Christine Tn Pham;Dori A Thomas;Timothy A Graubert

  • Murine Model for Dengue Virus-Induced Lethal Disease with Increased Vascular Permeability

    Sujan Shresta;Kristin L. Sharar;Daniil M. Prigozhin;P. Robert Beatty

  • A Protective Role for Dengue Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells

    Lauren E. Yauch;Raphaël M. Zellweger;Maya F. Kotturi;Afrina Qutubuddin

  • Enhanced Infection of Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells in a Mouse Model of Antibody-Induced Severe Dengue Disease

    Raphaël M. Zellweger;Tyler R. Prestwood;Sujan Shresta

  • Interferon-Dependent Immunity Is Essential for Resistance to Primary Dengue Virus Infection in Mice, Whereas T- and B-Cell-Dependent Immunity Are Less Critical

    Sujan Shresta;Jennifer L. Kyle;Heidi M. Snider;Manasa Basavapatna

  • Zika Virus Infects Neural Progenitors in the Adult Mouse Brain and Alters Proliferation

    Hongda Li;Laura Saucedo-Cuevas;Laura Saucedo-Cuevas;Jose A. Regla-Nava;Guoliang Chai;Guoliang Chai

  • Immune Response to Dengue and Zika.

    Annie Elong Ngono;Sujan Shresta

  • Natural killer and lymphokine-activated killer cells require granzyme B for the rapid induction of apoptosis in susceptible target cells

    Sujan Shresta;Debra M. Macivor;Jonathan W. Heusel;John H. Russell

  • Mapping and Role of the CD8 + T Cell Response During Primary Zika Virus Infection in Mice.

    Annie Elong Ngono;Edward A. Vizcarra;William W. Tang;Nicholas Sheets

  • Mouse models of dengue virus infection and disease.

    Lauren E. Yauch;Sujan Shresta

  • CorrectionModified mRNA Vaccines Protect against Zika Virus Infection

    Justin M. Richner;Sunny Himansu;Kimberly A. Dowd;Scott L. Butler

  • Identification of Zika virus epitopes reveals immunodominant and protective roles for dengue virus cross-reactive CD8 + T cells

    Jinsheng Wen;William Weihao Tang;Nicholas Sheets;Julia Ellison

  • CD4 + T Cells Are Not Required for the Induction of Dengue Virus-Specific CD8 + T Cell or Antibody Responses but Contribute to Protection after Vaccination

    Lauren E. Yauch;Tyler R. Prestwood;Monica M. May;Malika M. Morar

  • STAT2 mediates innate immunity to Dengue virus in the absence of STAT1 via the type I interferon receptor.

    Stuart T. Perry;Michael D. Buck;Steven M. Lada;Christian Schindler

  • A Mouse Model of Zika Virus Sexual Transmission and Vaginal Viral Replication

    William Weihao Tang;Matthew Perry Young;Anila Mamidi;Jose Angel Regla-Nava

  • Critical Roles for Both STAT1-Dependent and STAT1-Independent Pathways in the Control of Primary Dengue Virus Infection in Mice

    Sujan Shresta;Kristin L. Sharar;Daniil M. Prigozhin;Heidi M. Snider

  • Dengue virus-reactive CD8+ T cells mediate cross-protection against subsequent Zika virus challenge

    Jinsheng Wen;Jinsheng Wen;Annie Elong Ngono;Jose Angel Regla-Nava;Kenneth Kim

  • Early activation of natural killer and B cells in response to primary dengue virus infection in A/J mice.

    Sujan Shresta;Jennifer L Kyle;P Robert Beatty;Eva Harris

  • A Mouse-Passaged Dengue Virus Strain with Reduced Affinity for Heparan Sulfate Causes Severe Disease in Mice by Establishing Increased Systemic Viral Loads

    Tyler R. Prestwood;Daniil M. Prigozhin;Kristin L. Sharar;Raphaël M. Zellweger

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessandro Sette
Alessandro Sette La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Michael S. Diamond
Michael S. Diamond Washington University in St. Louis
Bjoern Peters
Bjoern Peters La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Daniela Weiskopf
Daniela Weiskopf La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
John Sidney
John Sidney La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Joseph G. Gleeson
Joseph G. Gleeson University of California, San Diego
Eva Harris
Eva Harris University of California, Berkeley
Jason A. Greenbaum
Jason A. Greenbaum La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Carolyn B. Coyne
Carolyn B. Coyne Duke University
Kelly L. Warfield
Kelly L. Warfield United States Department of the Army

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