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Theodora Hatziioannou

Theodora Hatziioannou

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Microbiology

D-Index
68
Citations
27065
World Ranking
2121
National Ranking
888

Overview

Theodora Hatziioannou is a researcher affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Immunology, and Molecular Biology. Their research also touches upon Animal Science and Zoology as well as Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Imaging.

Their main areas of study center on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, including clinical research studies related to COVID-19, detection and testing of SARS-CoV-2, and investigations into animal virus infections. Additionally, they explore vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches, immunotherapy and immune responses, and monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research.

Hatziioannou's recent scientific publications include:

  • Convergent antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in convalescent individuals, 2020, Nature
  • Evolution of antibody immunity to SARS-CoV-2, 2021, Nature
  • mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and circulating variants, 2021, Nature
  • Escape from neutralizing antibodies by SARS-CoV-2 spike protein variants, 2020, eLife
  • Structures of Human Antibodies Bound to SARS-CoV-2 Spike Reveal Common Epitopes and Recurrent Features of Antibodies, 2020, Cell

The researcher's frequent publication venues demonstrate a strong presence in leading journals with the following distribution:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 39 publications
  • Nature, 11 publications
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine, 7 publications
  • Nature Communications, 4 publications
  • Cell Reports, 4 publications

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Paul D. Bieniasz (95 joint publications)
  • Frauke Muecksch (71 joint publications)
  • Michel C. Nussenzweig (64 joint publications)
  • Fabian Schmidt (60 joint publications)
  • Christian Gaebler (45 joint publications)

Theodora Hatziioannou's research contributes to understanding immune responses to SARS-CoV-2, including antibody evolution and vaccine-elicited immunity. Their work addresses key challenges in antibody escape by viral variants and the structural basis of antibody binding. The integration of multiple subfields reflects a multidisciplinary approach toward infectious disease research and immunology.

Best Publications

  • Convergent antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in convalescent individuals.

    Davide F. Robbiani;Davide F. Robbiani;Christian Gaebler;Frauke Muecksch;Julio C.C. Lorenzi

  • Evolution of antibody immunity to SARS-CoV-2.

    Christian Gaebler;Zijun Wang;Julio C. C. Lorenzi;Frauke Muecksch

  • Claudin-1 is a hepatitis C virus co-receptor required for a late step in entry.

    Matthew J. Evans;Thomas von Hahn;Donna M. Tscherne;Andrew J. Syder

  • Escape from neutralizing antibodies by SARS-CoV-2 spike protein variants.

    Yiska Weisblum;Fabian Schmidt;Fengwen Zhang;Justin DaSilva

  • mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and circulating variants.

    Zijun Wang;Fabian Schmidt;Yiska Weisblum;Frauke Muecksch

  • Structures of Human Antibodies Bound to SARS-CoV-2 Spike Reveal Common Epitopes and Recurrent Features of Antibodies.

    Christopher O. Barnes;Anthony P. West;Kathryn E. Huey-Tubman;Magnus A.G. Hoffmann

  • Vaccine Breakthrough Infections with SARS-CoV-2 Variants.

    Ezgi Hacisuleyman;Caryn Hale;Yuhki Saito;Nathalie E. Blachere

  • Naturally enhanced neutralizing breadth against SARS-CoV-2 one year after infection.

    Zijun Wang;Frauke Muecksch;Dennis Schaefer-Babajew;Shlomo Finkin

  • Measuring SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody activity using pseudotyped and chimeric viruses.

    Fabian Schmidt;Yiska Weisblum;Frauke Muecksch;Hans-Heinrich Hoffmann

  • MX2 is an interferon-induced inhibitor of HIV-1 infection

    Melissa Kane;Melissa Kane;Shalini S. Yadav;Julia Bitzegeio;Julia Bitzegeio;Sebla B. Kutluay;Sebla B. Kutluay

  • Tetherin-Driven Adaptation of Vpu and Nef Function and the Evolution of Pandemic and Nonpandemic HIV-1 Strains

    Daniel Sauter;Michael Schindler;Anke Specht;Wilmina N. Landford

  • Cyclophilin A modulates the sensitivity of HIV-1 to host restriction factors.

    Greg J Towers;Theodora Hatziioannou;Simone Cowan;Stephen P Goff

  • Retrovirus resistance factors Ref1 and Lv1 are species-specific variants of TRIM5α

    Theodora Hatziioannou;David Perez-Caballero;Annie Yang;Simone Cowan

  • Increased memory B cell potency and breadth after a SARS-CoV-2 mRNA boost

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  • Broad-Spectrum Inhibition of Retroviral and Filoviral Particle Release by Tetherin

    Nolwenn Jouvenet;Stuart J. D. Neil;Maria Zhadina;Trinity Zang

  • Enhanced SARS-CoV-2 neutralization by dimeric IgA.

    Zijun Wang;Julio C. C. Lorenzi;Frauke Muecksch;Shlomo Finkin

  • Animal models for HIV/AIDS research

    Theodora Hatziioannou;David T. Evans

  • Mapping mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 RBD that escape binding by different classes of antibodies.

    Allison J. Greaney;Tyler N. Starr;Tyler N. Starr;Christopher O. Barnes;Yiska Weisblum

  • Species-specific activity of HIV-1 Vpu and positive selection of tetherin transmembrane domain variants

    Matthew W. McNatt;Trinity Zang;Trinity Zang;Theodora Hatziioannou;Mackenzie Bartlett

  • Nef Proteins from Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses Are Tetherin Antagonists

    Fengwen Zhang;Fengwen Zhang;Sam J. Wilson;Sam J. Wilson;Wilmina C. Landford;Beatriz Virgen

  • Evolution of Antibody Immunity to SARS-CoV-2

    Christian Gaebler;Zijun Wang;Julio C C Lorenzi;Frauke Muecksch

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul D. Bieniasz
Paul D. Bieniasz Rockefeller University
Michel C. Nussenzweig
Michel C. Nussenzweig Rockefeller University
Davide F. Robbiani
Davide F. Robbiani Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Marina Caskey
Marina Caskey Rockefeller University
Anna Gazumyan
Anna Gazumyan Rockefeller University
Pamela J. Bjorkman
Pamela J. Bjorkman California Institute of Technology
Charles M. Rice
Charles M. Rice Rockefeller University
Thiago Y. Oliveira
Thiago Y. Oliveira Rockefeller University
Victor A. Ramos
Victor A. Ramos University of Buenos Aires
Arlene Hurley
Arlene Hurley Rockefeller University

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