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Overview

Susan Allen is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant emphasis on infectious diseases. The main fields of study include epidemiology, virology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and general health professions.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to HIV/AIDS research and interventions, including HIV research and treatment, global maternal and child health, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, HIV, drug use, and sexual risk, sex work and related issues, as well as reproductive health and contraception.

Selected recent publications include:

  • HIV-1 variants are archived throughout infection and persist in the reservoir (2020, PLoS Pathogens)
  • HIV infection and engagement in HIV care cascade among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Kigali, Rwanda: a cross-sectional study (2020, Journal of the International AIDS Society)
  • Cohort Profile: IAVI's HIV epidemiology and early infection cohort studies in Africa to support vaccine discovery (2020, International Journal of Epidemiology)
  • Monitoring of Adverse Events in Recipients of the 2-Dose Ebola Vaccine Regimen of Ad26.ZEBOV Followed by MVA-BN-Filo in the UMURINZI Ebola Vaccination Campaign (2022, The Journal of Infectious Diseases)
  • A Stronger Innate Immune Response During Hyperacute Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Infection Is Associated With Acute Retroviral Syndrome (2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Susan Allen include:

  • Etienne Karita
  • Kristin M. Wall
  • Rachel Parker
  • Amanda Tichacek
  • William Kilembe

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • International Journal of STD & AIDS
  • PLoS ONE
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Best Publications

  • Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19.

    E. Pairo-Castineira;E. Pairo-Castineira;S. Clohisey;L. Klaric;A. D. Bretherick

  • Genetic identity, biological phenotype, and evolutionary pathways of transmitted/founder viruses in acute and early HIV-1 infection.

    Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Maria G. Salazar;Brandon F. Keele;Gerald H. Learn

  • Envelope-Constrained Neutralization-Sensitive HIV-1 After Heterosexual Transmission

    Cynthia A. Derdeyn;Julie M. Decker;Frederic Bibollet-Ruche;John L. Mokili

  • Deciphering Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Transmission and Early Envelope Diversification by Single-Genome Amplification and Sequencing

    Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Elizabeth Bailes;Kimmy T. Pham;Maria G. Salazar

  • New heterosexually transmitted HIV infections in married or cohabiting couples in urban Zambia and Rwanda: an analysis of survey and clinical data

    Kristin L Dunkle;Rob Stephenson;Etienne Karita;Elwyn Chomba

  • Sexual behavior of HIV discordant couples after HIV counseling and testing.

    Susan Allen;Jareen Meinzen-Derr;Michele Kautzman;Isaac Zulu

  • Acyclovir and transmission of HIV-1 from persons infected with HIV-1 and HSV-2.

    C. Celum;A. Wald;A. Wald;J.R. Lingappa;A.S. Magaret;A.S. Magaret

  • Adaptation of HIV-1 to human leukocyte antigen class I

    Y. Kawashima;K. Pfafferott;J. Frater;P. Matthews

  • Broadly neutralizing antibody responses in a large longitudinal sub-Saharan HIV primary infection cohort

    Elise Landais;Xiayu Huang;Colin Havenar-Daughton;Ben Murrell

  • Virologic and immunologic determinants of heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in Africa.

    Ülgen Semaye Fideli;Susan A. Allen;Rosemary Musonda;Stan Trask

  • Inflammatory genital infections mitigate a severe genetic bottleneck in heterosexual transmission of subtype A and C HIV-1.

    Richard E. Haaland;Paulina A. Hawkins;Jesus Salazar-Gonzalez;Amber Johnson

  • Antigenic conservation and immunogenicity of the HIV coreceptor binding site

    Julie M. Decker;Frederic Bibollet-Ruche;Xiping Wei;Shuyi Wang

  • Genetic and Neutralization Properties of Subtype C Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Molecular env Clones from Acute and Early Heterosexually Acquired Infections in Southern Africa

    Ming Li;Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Cynthia A. Derdeyn;Lynn Morris

  • Escape and Compensation from Early HLA-B57-Mediated Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Pressure on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Gag Alter Capsid Interactions with Cyclophilin A

    Mark A. Brockman;Arne Schneidewind;Matthew Lahaie;Aaron Schmidt;Aaron Schmidt

  • Confidential HIV Testing and Condom Promotion in Africa: Impact on HIV and Gonorrhea Rates.

    Susan Allen;Antoine Serufilira;Joseph Bogaerts;Philippe Van de Perre

  • Compensatory Mutation Partially Restores Fitness and Delays Reversion of Escape Mutation within the Immunodominant HLA-B*5703-Restricted Gag Epitope in Chronic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection

    Hayley Crawford;Julia G. Prado;Alasdair Leslie;Stéphane Hué

  • Selection bias at the heterosexual HIV-1 transmission bottleneck

    Jonathan M. Carlson;Malinda Schaefer;Daniela C. Monaco;Rebecca Batorsky

  • Couple communication, sexual coercion, and HIV risk reduction in Kigali, Rwanda

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  • Transmission of HIV-1 Gag immune escape mutations is associated with reduced viral load in linked recipients

    Paul A. Goepfert;Wendy Lumm;Paul Farmer;Philippa Matthews

  • Hierarchical Targeting of Subtype C Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Proteins by CD8+ T Cells: Correlation with Viral Load

    Agatha Masemola;Tumelo Mashishi;Greg Khoury;Phineas Mohube

  • HLA class I homozygosity accelerates disease progression in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection.

    Jianming Tang;Caroline Costello;Ireneus P.M. Keet;Charles Rivers

  • Genetic Selection Bias at the Heterosexual HIV-1 Transmission Bottleneck

    J Carlson;D Monaco;M Schaefer;D Claiborne

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Hunter
Eric Hunter Emory University
Matthew Price
Matthew Price University of Vermont
Cynthia A. Derdeyn
Cynthia A. Derdeyn University of Washington
Jill Gilmour
Jill Gilmour Imperial College London
Eduard J. Sanders
Eduard J. Sanders University of Oxford
Richard A. Kaslow
Richard A. Kaslow Yale School of Medicine
Anatoli Kamali
Anatoli Kamali International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
Rob Stephenson
Rob Stephenson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Paul A. Goepfert
Paul A. Goepfert University of Alabama at Birmingham
Philip J. R. Goulder
Philip J. R. Goulder University of Oxford

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