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Overview

Thomas C. Friedrich is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Infectious Diseases. Other key subfields include Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.

Their recent publications reflect extensive work on SARS-CoV-2 and related viral infections. Notable papers include:

  • Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in domestic cats imposes a narrow bottleneck (2021, PLoS Pathogens)
  • Shedding of Infectious SARS-CoV-2 Despite Vaccination (2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection: significance and implications (2024, The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
  • Acute SARS-CoV-2 infections harbor limited within-host diversity and transmit via tight transmission bottlenecks (2021, PLoS Pathogens)
  • Shedding of infectious SARS-CoV-2 despite vaccination (2022, PLoS Pathogens)

Thomas C. Friedrich collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • David H. O'Connor
  • Andrea M. Weiler
  • Matthew T. Aliota
  • Katarina M. Braun
  • Shelby L. O'Connor

Their publications appear predominantly in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • PLoS ONE
  • Journal of Virology
  • Nature Communications

Thomas C. Friedrich's main research topics encompass:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Virology and Viral Diseases
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Best Publications

  • Reversion of CTL escape-variant immunodeficiency viruses in vivo.

    Thomas C Friedrich;Elizabeth J Dodds;Levi J Yant;Lara Vojnov

  • A rhesus macaque model of Asian-lineage Zika virus infection

    Dawn M Dudley;Matthew T Aliota;Emma L Mohr;Andrea M Weiler

  • Reorganization and expansion of the nidoviral family Arteriviridae

    Jens H. Kuhn;Michael Lauck;Adam L. Bailey;Alexey M. Shchetinin

  • The High-Frequency Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Allele Mamu-B*17 Is Associated with Control of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmac239 Replication

    Levi J. Yant;Thomas C. Friedrich;Randall C. Johnson;Gemma E. May

  • Gag-specific CD8+ T lymphocytes recognize infected cells before AIDS-virus integration and viral protein expression.

    Jonah B. Sacha;Chungwon Chung;Eva G. Rakasz;Sean P. Spencer

  • Impact of Repeated Vaccination on Vaccine Effectiveness Against Influenza A(H3N2) and B During 8 Seasons

    Huong Q. McLean;Mark G. Thompson;Maria E. Sundaram;Jennifer K. Meece

  • Vaccine-Induced Cellular Immune Responses Reduce Plasma Viral Concentrations after Repeated Low-Dose Challenge with Pathogenic Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmac239

    Nancy A. Wilson;Jason Reed;Gnankang S. Napoe;Shari Piaskowski

  • Subdominant CD8+ T-cell responses are involved in durable control of AIDS virus replication

    Thomas C. Friedrich;Laura E. Valentine;Levi J. Yant;Eva G. Rakasz

  • Highly efficient maternal-fetal Zika virus transmission in pregnant rhesus macaques

    Sydney M Nguyen;Kathleen M Antony;Dawn M Dudley;Sarah Kohn

  • Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity Is Associated with Control of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus Infection of Macaques

    Sinthujan Jegaskanda;Jason T. Weinfurter;Thomas C. Friedrich;Stephen J. Kent

  • Macaques vaccinated with live-attenuated SIV control replication of heterologous virus

    Matthew R. Reynolds;Andrea M. Weiler;Kim L. Weisgrau;Shari M. Piaskowski

  • Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmac239 Infection of Major Histocompatibility Complex-Identical Cynomolgus Macaques from Mauritius

    Roger W. Wiseman;Jason A. Wojcechowskyj;Justin M. Greene;Alex J. Blasky

  • A Multicomponent Animal Virus Isolated from Mosquitoes

    Jason T. Ladner;Michael R. Wiley;Brett Beitzel;Albert J. Auguste

  • Cross-reactive T cells are involved in rapid clearance of 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in nonhuman primates.

    Jason T. Weinfurter;Kevin Brunner;Saverio V. Capuano;Chengjun Li

  • Shedding of infectious SARS-CoV-2 despite vaccination

    Unknown

  • Identification of mammalian-adapting mutations in the polymerase complex of an avian H5N1 influenza virus

    Andrew S. Taft;Makoto Ozawa;Adam Fitch;Jay V. Depasse

  • Vaccine-Induced Cellular Responses Control Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Replication after Heterologous Challenge

    Nancy A. Wilson;Brandon F. Keele;Jason S. Reed;Shari M. Piaskowski

  • Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection: significance and implications.

    Unknown

  • Zika in the Americas, year 2: What have we learned? What gaps remain? A report from the Global Virus Network.

    Matthew T. Aliota;Leda Bassit;Shelton S. Bradrick;Bryan Cox

  • Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in domestic cats imposes a narrow bottleneck.

    Katarina M. Braun;Gage K. Moreno;Peter J. Halfmann;Emma B. Hodcroft

  • A Novel Hepacivirus with an Unusually Long and Intrinsically Disordered NS5A Protein in a Wild Old World Primate

    Michael Lauck;Samuel D. Sibley;James Lara;Michael A. Purdy

  • Extraepitopic Compensatory Substitutions Partially Restore Fitness to Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Variants That Escape from an Immunodominant Cytotoxic-T-Lymphocyte Response

    Thomas C. Friedrich;Christopher A. Frye;Levi J. Yant;David H. O'Connor

  • A rhesus macaque model of Asia lineage Zika virus infection

    Dawn M. Dudley;Matthew T. Aliota;Emma L. Mohr;Andrea M. Weiler

Frequent Co-Authors

David H. O’Connor
David H. O’Connor University of Wisconsin–Madison
Tony L. Goldberg
Tony L. Goldberg University of Wisconsin–Madison
David I. Watkins
David I. Watkins George Washington University
Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Yoshihiro Kawaoka University of Tokyo
Jorge E. Osorio
Jorge E. Osorio University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jens H. Kuhn
Jens H. Kuhn National Institutes of Health
Austin L. Hughes
Austin L. Hughes University of South Carolina
Matthew R. Reynolds
Matthew R. Reynolds Tufts University
Sallie R. Permar
Sallie R. Permar Duke University

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