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Sylvie Alonso is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their work covers several main topics of scientific investigation, including:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

Sylvie Alonso has published articles in multiple venues, with a notable number of publications in the following journals and platforms:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • Antiviral Research

Recent publications by Alonso include:

  • "Mitochondria-mediated oxidative stress during viral infection," 2022, Trends in Microbiology
  • "Dual inhibition of the terminal oxidases eradicates antibiotic-tolerant Mycobacterium tuberculosis," 2020, EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • "A single-shot vaccine approach for the universal influenza A vaccine candidate M2e," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "An update on dengue vaccine development, challenges, and future perspectives," 2020, Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery
  • "Relative contribution of nonstructural protein 1 in dengue pathogenesis," 2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine

They have collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Justin Jang Hann Chu
  • Fakhriedzwan Idris
  • Vincent Chow
  • Donald Heng Rong Ting
  • Eunice Tze Xin Tan

Best Publications

  • The heparin-binding haemagglutinin of M. tuberculosis is required for extrapulmonary dissemination

    Kevin Pethe;Sylvie Alonso;Franck Biet;Giovanni Delogu

  • Identification of Neutralizing Linear Epitopes From the VP1 Capsid Protein of Enterovirus 71 Using Synthetic Peptides

    Damian Guang Wei Foo;Sylvie Alonso;Meng Chee Phoon;N.P. Ramachandran

  • The Structural Basis for Serotype-Specific Neutralization of Dengue Virus by a Human Antibody

    Ee Ping Teoh;Petra Kukkaro;En Wei Teo;Angeline P.C. Lim

  • Methylation-dependent T cell immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis heparin-binding hemagglutinin

    Stéphane Temmerman;Kevin Pethe;Kevin Pethe;Marcela Parra;Sylvie Alonso;Sylvie Alonso

  • Passive protection against lethal enterovirus 71 infection in newborn mice by neutralizing antibodies elicited by a synthetic peptide

    Damian Guang Wei Foo;Sylvie Alonso;Vincent Tak Kwong Chow;Chit Laa Poh

  • Exploiting the synthetic lethality between terminal respiratory oxidases to kill Mycobacterium tuberculosis and clear host infection.

    Nitin Pal Kalia;Erik J. Hasenoehrl;Nurlilah Binte Ab Rahman;Vanessa H. Koh

  • A non-mouse-adapted enterovirus 71 (EV71) strain exhibits neurotropism, causing neurological manifestations in a novel mouse model of EV71 infection.

    Wei Xin Khong;Benedict Yan;Huimin Yeo;Eng Lee Tan

  • A Non Mouse-Adapted Dengue Virus Strain as a New Model of Severe Dengue Infection in AG129 Mice

    Grace K. Tan;Jowin K. W. Ng;Scott L. Trasti;Wouter Schul

  • Sustained High Levels of Interleukin-6 Contribute to the Pathogenesis of Enterovirus 71 in a Neonate Mouse Model

    Wei Xin Khong;Damian G. W. Foo;Scott L. Trasti;Eng Lee Tan;Eng Lee Tan

  • Structure mapping of dengue and Zika viruses reveals functional long-range interactions

    Roland G. Huber;Xin Ni Lim;Wy Ching Ng;Adelene Y. L. Sim

  • Structure-Guided Design of an Anti-dengue Antibody Directed to a Non-immunodominant Epitope

    Luke N. Robinson;Kannan Tharakaraman;Kirk J. Rowley;Vivian V. Costa

  • Glutathione deficiency in type 2 diabetes impairs cytokine responses and control of intracellular bacteria

    Kai Soo Tan;Kok Onn Lee;Kee Chung Low;Akshamal Mihiranga Gamage

  • Animal models for studying dengue pathogenesis and therapy.

    Kitti Wing Ki Chan;Satoru Watanabe;Ranmali Kavishna;Sylvie Alonso

  • First experimental in vivo model of enhanced dengue disease severity through maternally acquired heterotypic dengue antibodies

    Jowin Kai Wei Ng;Summer Lixin Zhang;Hwee Cheng Tan;Benedict Yan

  • A Single Amino Acid in Nonstructural Protein NS4B Confers Virulence to Dengue Virus in AG129 Mice through Enhancement of Viral RNA Synthesis

    Dixon Grant;Dixon Grant;Grace K. Tan;Min Qing;Min Qing;Jowin K. W. Ng

  • Inhibition of enterovirus 71 by adenosine analog NITD008.

    Cheng Lin Deng;Huimin Yeo;Han Qing Ye;Si Qing Liu

  • Dengue Virus Glycosylation: What Do We Know?

    Sally S. L. Yap;Terry Nguyen-Khuong;Pauline M. Rudd;Sylvie Alonso

  • Urease Activity Represents an Alternative Pathway for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Nitrogen Metabolism

    Wenwei Lin;Vanessa Mathys;Emily Lei Yin Ang;Vanessa Hui Qi Koh

  • Attenuated Bordetella pertussis Protects against Highly Pathogenic Influenza A Viruses by Dampening the Cytokine Storm

    Rui Li;Annabelle Lim;Meng Chee Phoon;Teluguakula Narasaraju

  • Nasal vaccination using live bacterial vectors

    Nathalie Mielcarek;Sylvie Alonso;Camille Locht

  • Role of ADP-Ribosyltransferase Activity of Pertussis Toxin in Toxin- Adhesin Redundancy with Filamentous Hemagglutinin during Bordetella pertussis Infection

    Sylvie Alonso;Kévin Pethe;Nathalie Mielcarek;Dominique Raze

Frequent Co-Authors

Camille Locht
Camille Locht Institut Pasteur
Eng Eong Ooi
Eng Eong Ooi National University of Singapore
Vincent T. K. Chow
Vincent T. K. Chow National University of Singapore
Martin L. Hibberd
Martin L. Hibberd London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Yee Sin Leo
Yee Sin Leo Nanyang Technological University
Justin Jang Hann Chu
Justin Jang Hann Chu National University of Singapore
Pei-Yong Shi
Pei-Yong Shi GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Irina Caminschi
Irina Caminschi Monash University
Julien Lescar
Julien Lescar Nanyang Technological University

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