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Tania H. Watts

Tania H. Watts

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Immunology

D-Index
62
Citations
16153
World Ranking
3119
National Ranking
75

Overview

Tania H. Watts is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their research primarily focuses on immunology, with significant engagement in infectious diseases, oncology, molecular biology, and neurology as subfields.

The scientist's principal research topics include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Interferon and Immune Responses
  • Immune Response and Inflammation

Recent publications by Tania H. Watts include:

  • "TCR-independent CD137 (4-1BB) signaling promotes CD8+-exhausted T cell proliferation and terminal differentiation," 2023, Immunity
  • "Accelerated waning of immunity to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases," 2022, JCI Insight
  • "Monocyte-Derived Cells in Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Formation," 2020, The Journal of Immunology
  • "Type I interferons drive the maturation of human DC3s with a distinct costimulatory profile characterized by high GITRL," 2020, Science Immunology
  • "Systematic Examination of Antigen-Specific Recall T Cell Responses to SARS-CoV-2 versus Influenza Virus Reveals a Distinct Inflammatory Profile," 2020, The Journal of Immunology

Their most frequent publication venues are:

  • The Journal of Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Immunity
  • JCI Insight
  • Molecular Therapy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Tania H. Watts include:

  • Jaclyn C. Law
  • Mélanie Girard
  • Anne-Claude Gingras
  • Gary Chao
  • Mark S. Silverberg

Best Publications

  • TNF/TNFR FAMILY MEMBERS IN COSTIMULATION OF T CELL RESPONSES

    Tania H Watts

  • Supported planar membranes in studies of cell-cell recognition in the immune system.

    H.M. McConnell;T.H. Watts;R.M. Weis;A.A. Brian

  • The B7 family member B7-H3 preferentially down-regulates T helper type 1-mediated immune responses

    Woong-Kyung Suh;Beata U Gajewska;Hitoshi Okada;Matthew A Gronski

  • Dendritic cell-induced autoimmune heart failure requires cooperation between adaptive and innate immunity.

    Urs Eriksson;Romeo Ricci;Lukas Hunziker;Michael O Kurrer

  • 4-1BB Ligand Induces Cell Division, Sustains Survival, and Enhances Effector Function of CD4 and CD8 T Cells with Similar Efficacy

    Jennifer L. Cannons;Peggy Lau;Birinder Ghumman;Mark A. DeBenedette

  • T cell co-stimulatory molecules other than CD28

    Tania H Watts;Mark A DeBenedettet

  • Costimulation of CD28- T lymphocytes by 4-1BB ligand.

    M A DeBenedette;A Shahinian;T W Mak;T H Watts

  • CD28-INDEPENDENT, TRAF2-DEPENDENT COSTIMULATION OF RESTING T CELLS BY 4-1BB LIGAND

    Katina Saoulli;Soo Young Lee;Jennifer L. Cannons;Wen Chen Yeh

  • Analysis of 4-1BB Ligand (4-1BBL)-Deficient Mice and of Mice Lacking Both 4-1BBL and CD28 Reveals a Role for 4-1BBL in Skin Allograft Rejection and in the Cytotoxic T Cell Response to Influenza Virus

    Mark A. DeBenedette;Tao Wen;Martin F. Bachmann;Pamela S. Ohashi

  • Temporal segregation of 4-1BB versus CD28-mediated costimulation: 4-1BB ligand influences T cell numbers late in the primary response and regulates the size of the T cell memory response following influenza infection

    Edward M. Bertram;Peggy Lau;Tania H. Watts

  • Antigen presentation by supported planar membranes containing affinity-purified I-Ad.

    Tania H. Watts;Adrienne A. Brian;John W. Kappler;Philippa Marrack

  • Immune regulation by 4-1BB and 4-1BBL: complexities and challenges.

    Chao Wang;Gloria H. Y. Lin;Ann J. McPherson;Tania H. Watts

  • 4-1BB ligand-mediated costimulation of human T cells induces CD4 and CD8 T cell expansion, cytokine production, and the development of cytolytic effector function.

    Tao Wen;Jacob Bukczynski;Tania H. Watts

  • Insulin Receptor-Mediated Stimulation Boosts T Cell Immunity during Inflammation and Infection.

    Sue Tsai;Xavier Clemente-Casares;Angela C. Zhou;Helena Lei

  • Role of 4-1BB ligand in costimulation of T lymphocyte growth and its upregulation on M12 B lymphomas by cAMP.

    M A DeBenedette;N R Chu;K E Pollok;J Hurtado

  • T-cell-mediated association of peptide antigen and major histocompatibility complex protein detected by energy transfer in an evanescent wave-field.

    Tania H. Watts;Hermann E. Gaub;Hermann E. Gaub;Harden M. McConnell

  • Constitutive aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling constrains type I interferon-mediated antiviral innate defense.

    Taisho Yamada;Hiromasa Horimoto;Takeshi Kameyama;Sumio Hayakawa

  • ERK-dependent Bim modulation downstream of the 4-1BB-TRAF1 signaling axis is a critical mediator of CD8 T cell survival in vivo.

    Laurent Sabbagh;Gayle Pulle;Yuanqing Liu;Erdyni N. Tsitsikov

  • 4-1BB and OX40 Act Independently to Facilitate Robust CD8 and CD4 Recall Responses

    Wojciech Dawicki;Edward M. Bertram;Arlene H. Sharpe;Tania H. Watts

  • IL-15-Dependent Induction of 4-1BB Promotes Antigen-Independent CD8 Memory T Cell Survival

    Gayle Pulle;Mariana Vidric;Tania H. Watts

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario A. Ostrowski
Mario A. Ostrowski University of Toronto
Tak W. Mak
Tak W. Mak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Pamela S. Ohashi
Pamela S. Ohashi Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Jean-Pierre Routy
Jean-Pierre Routy McGill University Health Centre
Charles D. Surh
Charles D. Surh Pohang University of Science and Technology
Josef M. Penninger
Josef M. Penninger University of British Columbia
Pier Paolo Pandolfi
Pier Paolo Pandolfi Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Byoung S. Kwon
Byoung S. Kwon Tulane University
Allison McGeer
Allison McGeer University of Toronto
Rafick P. Sekaly
Rafick P. Sekaly Emory University

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