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Theodore S. Jardetzky

Theodore S. Jardetzky

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
25738
World Ranking
5238
National Ranking
2491

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Theodore S. Jardetzky is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, with a focus on infectious diseases, epidemiology, molecular biology, immunology, and physiology.

Their recent scholarly contributions include papers published between 2020 and 2021, appearing in high-impact venues. Notable publications include:

  • Defining the features and duration of antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with disease severity and outcome, 2020, Science Immunology
  • The structural basis of herpesvirus entry, 2020, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • The role of allergen-specific IgE, IgG and IgA in allergic disease, 2021, Allergy
  • Human B Cell Clonal Expansion and Convergent Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2, 2020, Cell Host & Microbe
  • De novo protein design enables the precise induction of RSV-neutralizing antibodies, 2020, Science

Themes evident in their research output reflect involvement in SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, with specific attention to clinical studies related to COVID-19.

Main topics covered by their work include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Parasites and Host Interactions

They have published extensively in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Allergy
  • Cell Host & Microbe
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Luke F. Pennington
  • Alexander Eggel
  • Daniel Brigger
  • Evaristus C. Mbanefo
  • Franco H. Falcone

In recognition of contributions to the scientific community, Theodore S. Jardetzky was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Three-dimensional structure of the human class II histocompatibility antigen HLA-DR1

    Jerry H. Brown;Theodore S. Jardetzky;Joan C. Gorga;Joan C. Gorga;Lawrence J. Stern;Lawrence J. Stern

  • Crystal structure of the human class II MHC protein HLA-DR1 complexed with an influenza virus peptide

    Lawrence J. Stern;Jerry H. Brown;Theodore S. Jardetzky;Joan C. Gorga

  • A hypothetical model of the foreign antigen binding site of class II histocompatibility molecules.

    Jerry H. Brown;Theodore Jardetzky;Mark A. Saper;Boudjema Samraoui

  • Identification of self peptides bound to purified HLA-B27.

    T. S. Jardetzky;W. S. Lane;R. A. Robinson;D. R. Madden

  • Three-dimensional structure of a human class II histocompatibility molecule complexed with superantigen.

    Theodore S Jardetzky;Jerry H Brown;Jerry H Brown;Joan C Gorga;Lawrence J Stern

  • Different length peptides bind to HLA-Aw68 similarly at their ends but bulge out in the middle.

    Hwai-Chen Guo;T. S. Jardetzky;T. P. J. Garrett;W. S. Lane

  • Fusing structure and function: a structural view of the herpesvirus entry machinery

    Sarah A. Connolly;Julia O. Jackson;Theodore S. Jardetzky;Richard Longnecker

  • Structure of the Fc fragment of human IgE bound to its high-affinity receptor Fc epsilonRI alpha.

    Scott C. Garman;Beth A. Wurzburg;Svetlana S. Tarchevskaya;Jean-Pierre Kinet

  • Structure of the parainfluenza virus 5 F protein in its metastable, prefusion conformation

    Hsien Sheng Yin;Xiaolin Wen;Reay G. Paterson;Robert A. Lamb;Robert A. Lamb

  • Structural basis for paramyxovirus-mediated membrane fusion.

    Kent A Baker;Rebecca Ellis Dutch;Robert A Lamb;Theodore S Jardetzky

  • Defining the features and duration of antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with disease severity and outcome.

    Katharina Röltgen;Abigail E. Powell;Oliver F. Wirz;Bryan A. Stevens

  • Structure of the uncleaved ectodomain of the paramyxovirus (hPIV3) fusion protein.

    Hsien Sheng Yin;Reay G. Paterson;Xiaolin Wen;Robert A. Lamb

  • Membrane fusion machines of paramyxoviruses: capture of intermediates of fusion

    Charles J. Russell;Theodore S. Jardetzky;Robert A. Lamb;Robert A. Lamb

  • The Structure of the Follistatin:Activin Complex Reveals Antagonism of Both Type I and Type II Receptor Binding

    Thomas B. Thompson;Thomas F. Lerch;Robert W. Cook;Teresa K. Woodruff

  • Structural basis of viral invasion: lessons from paramyxovirus F.

    Robert A Lamb;Theodore S Jardetzky;Theodore S Jardetzky

  • Crystallographic analysis of endogenous peptides associated with HLA-DR1 suggests a common, polyproline II-like conformation for bound peptides

    Theodore S. Jardetzky;Jerry H. Brown;Joan C. Gorga;Lawrence J. Stern

  • Paramyxovirus membrane fusion: Lessons from the F and HN atomic structures

    Robert A. Lamb;Reay G. Paterson;Theodore S. Jardetzky

  • Structure of a trimeric variant of the Epstein-Barr virus glycoprotein B

    Marija Backovic;Richard Longnecker;Theodore S. Jardetzky;Theodore S. Jardetzky

  • Peptide binding to HLA-DR1: a peptide with most residues substituted to alanine retains MHC binding.

    T S Jardetzky;J C Gorga;R Busch;J Rothbard

  • Structures of an ActRIIB:activin A complex reveal a novel binding mode for TGF‐β ligand:receptor interactions

    Thomas B. Thompson;Teresa K. Woodruff;Theodore S. Jardetzky

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Lamb
Robert A. Lamb Northwestern University
Richard Longnecker
Richard Longnecker Northwestern University
Don C. Wiley
Don C. Wiley Harvard University
George P. Leser
George P. Leser Northwestern University
Jack L. Strominger
Jack L. Strominger Harvard University
Teresa K. Woodruff
Teresa K. Woodruff Northwestern University
Lawrence J. Stern
Lawrence J. Stern University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Jean-Pierre Kinet
Jean-Pierre Kinet Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
James E. Crowe
James E. Crowe Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Benjamin A. Pinsky
Benjamin A. Pinsky Stanford University

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