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52
Citations
7634
World Ranking
16867
National Ranking
6951

Overview

Vernon Knight was affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily focused on areas within Medicine, specifically contributing to the subfields of Immunology and Allergy as well as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's work addressed topics related to Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. These topics were recurrent across their body of research publications.

Vernon Knight authored at least two recent papers. One of these, published in 2024, was titled "DECREASED ALLERGENIC PROTEIN CONTENT OF HARD-BOILED EGGS VS SCRAMBLED: WHEN FOOD SCIENCE MEETS CLINICAL PRACTICE" and appeared in Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. Another paper from 2025, "187 Chronic fungal infection and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis display unique Th1 and Th2 immune profiles in people with CF", was published in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis.

They frequently collaborated with several co-authors throughout their research career. These included:

  • Allison L. Hicks
  • Stephanie Filep
  • Alyssa Friebert
  • Kaci Pickett-Nairne
  • David M. Fleischer

Their publications appeared primarily in the following venues:

  • Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
  • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Vernon Knight's contribution to medical research spanned crucial areas involving immune responses related to allergies and respiratory diseases, providing insights into both clinical and scientific aspects of these conditions.

Best Publications

  • A fullerene-paclitaxel chemotherapeutic: synthesis, characterization, and study of biological activity in tissue culture.

    Tatiana Y Zakharian;Alexander Seryshev;Balaji Sitharaman;Brian E Gilbert

  • Paclitaxel Liposome Aerosol Treatment Induces Inhibition of Pulmonary Metastases in Murine Renal Carcinoma Model

    Nadezhda V. Koshkina;J. Clifford Waldrep;Luz E. Roberts;Eva Golunski

  • Aerosol delivery of robust polyethyleneimine-DNA complexes for gene therapy and genetic immunization.

    Charles L. Densmore;Frank M. Orson;Frank M. Orson;Bo Xu;Berma M. Kinsey;Berma M. Kinsey

  • Effects of Tetracycline on Leukotaxis

    R. Russell Martin;Glenn A. Warr;Robert B. Couch;Henry Yeager

  • Mode of action of ribavirin: effect of nucleotide pool alterations on influenza virus ribonucleoprotein synthesis.

    Susan K. Wray;Brian E. Gilbert;Matthew W. Noall;Vernon Knight

  • IMMUNIZATION WITH TYPES 4 AND 7 ADENOVIRUS BY SELECTIVE INFECTION OF THE INTESTINAL TRACT.

    R B Couch;R M Chanock;T R Cate;D J Lang

  • Amantadine and ribavirin aerosol treatment of influenza A and B infection in mice.

    S Z Wilson;V Knight;P R Wyde;S Drake

  • Ribavirin Aerosol Treatment of Influenza B Virus Infection

    Harvey W. McClung;Vernon Knight;Brian E. Gilbert;Samuel Z. Wilson

  • Anticancer exffect of 9-nitrocamptothecin liposome aerosol on human cancer xenografts in nude mice

    V. Knight;N. V. Koshkina;J. C. Waldrep;B. C. Giovanella

  • Effect of ribavirin triphosphate on primer generation and elongation during influenza virus transcription in vitro

    Susan K. Wray;Brian E. Gilbert;Vernon Knight

  • Novel vitamin E analogue decreases syngeneic mouse mammary tumor burden and reduces lung metastasis

    Karla A. Lawson;Kristen Anderson;Marla Menchaca;Jeffrey Atkinson

  • Operating Characteristics of 18 Different Continuous-Flow Jet Nebulizers With Beclomethasone Dipropionate Liposome Aerosol

    John C. Waldrep;Keyvan Keyhani;Melanie Black;Vernon Knight

  • A study of 99mtechnetium-labelled beclomethasone dipropionate dilauroylphosphatidylcholine liposome aerosol in normal volunteers

    M. Vidgren;J.C. Waldrep;J. Arppe;M. Black

  • Respiratory disease in volunteers infected with Eaton agent: a preliminary report.

    R. M. Chanock;D. Rifkind;H. M. Kravetz;V. Knight

  • Respiratory syncytial virus. IV. Correlation of virus shedding, serologic response, and illness in adult volunteers.

    K M Johnson;R M Chanock;D Rifkind;H M Kravetz

  • Distribution of camptothecin after delivery as a liposome aerosol or following intramuscular injection in mice

    N V Koshkina;B E Gilbert;J C Waldrep;A Seryshev

  • Ribavirin small-particle aerosol treatment of infections caused by influenza virus strains A/Victoria/7/83 (H1N1) and B/Texas/1/84.

    B E Gilbert;S Z Wilson;V Knight;R B Couch

  • Tolerance of Volunteers to Cyclosporine A-dilauroylphosphatidylcholine Liposome Aerosol

    Brian E. Gilbert;Caroline Knight;Francisco G. Alvarez;J. Clifford Waldrep

  • Biodistribution and pharmacokinetics of aerosol and intravenously administered DNA-polyethyleneimine complexes: optimization of pulmonary delivery and retention.

    Nadezhda V Koshkina;Irina Y Agoulnik;Sara L Melton;Charles L Densmore

  • Treatment of influenza A (H1N1) virus infection with ribavirin aerosol.

    S Z Wilson;B E Gilbert;J M Quarles;V Knight

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian E. Gilbert
Brian E. Gilbert Baylor College of Medicine
Robert B. Couch
Robert B. Couch Baylor College of Medicine
Robert M. Chanock
Robert M. Chanock National Institutes of Health
Karl M. Johnson
Karl M. Johnson Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thomas R. Cate
Thomas R. Cate Baylor College of Medicine
Jeffrey Atkinson
Jeffrey Atkinson Brock University
Roger D. Rossen
Roger D. Rossen Baylor College of Medicine
Albert Z. Kapikian
Albert Z. Kapikian National Institutes of Health
Robert J. Huebner
Robert J. Huebner National Institutes of Health
Lon J. Wilson
Lon J. Wilson Rice University

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