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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Warner C. Greene is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, including Immunology and Microbiology with 59 publications and Medicine with 53 publications. Subfields of focus include Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Virology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Neurology.

Their work explores key topics such as HIV Research and Treatment, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction, Reproductive System and Pregnancy, and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Warner C. Greene include:

  1. Limited cross-variant immunity from SARS-CoV-2 Omicron without vaccination (2022, Nature)
  2. SARS-CoV-2-Specific T Cells Exhibit Phenotypic Features of Helper Function, Lack of Terminal Differentiation, and High Proliferation Potential (2020, Cell Reports Medicine)
  3. Neuropilin-1 Mediates SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Astrocytes in Brain Organoids, Inducing Inflammation Leading to Dysfunction and Death of Neurons (2022, mBio)
  4. Distinctive features of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells predict recovery from severe COVID-19 (2021, Cell Reports)
  5. Phenotypic analysis of the unstimulated in vivo HIV CD4 T cell reservoir (2020, eLife)

Warner C. Greene frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell Reports, eLife, PLoS Pathogens, and Nature.

The scientist collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Nadia R. Roan
  • Xiaoyu Luo
  • Mauricio Montaño
  • Jason Neidleman
  • Guorui Xie

Warner C. Greene has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2014 and as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2004.

Best Publications

  • NF-κB controls expression of inhibitor IκBα : evidence for an inducible autoregulatory pathway

    Shao Cong Sun;Parham A. Ganchi;Dean W. Ballard;Warner C. Greene

  • Shaping the nuclear action of NF-κB

    Lin Feng Chen;Warner C. Greene

  • Duration of nuclear NF-κB action regulated by reversible acetylation

    Lin-feng Chen;Wolfgang Fischle;Eric Verdin;Warner C. Greene

  • Cell death by pyroptosis drives CD4 T-cell depletion in HIV-1 infection

    Gilad Doitsh;Nicole L. K. Galloway;Xin Geng;Zhiyuan Yang

  • A monoclonal antibody that appears to recognize the receptor for human T-cell growth factor; partial characterization of the receptor

    Warren J. Leonard;Joel M. Depper;Takashi Uchiyama;Kendall A. Smith

  • Molecular cloning and expression of cDNAs for the human interleukin-2 receptor

    Warren J. Leonard;Joel M. Depper;Gerald R. Crabtree;Stuart Rudikoff

  • The challenge of finding a cure for HIV infection.

    Douglas D. Richman;David M. Margolis;Martin Delaney;Warner C. Greene

  • HIV-1 Vif Blocks the Antiviral Activity of APOBEC3G by Impairing Both Its Translation and Intracellular Stability

    Kim Stopak;Carlos de Noronha;Wes Yonemoto;Warner C Greene

  • Acetylation of RelA at discrete sites regulates distinct nuclear functions of NF‐κB

    Lin feng Chen;Yajun Mu;Warner C. Greene

  • Low and high affinity cellular receptors for interleukin 2. Implications for the level of Tac antigen.

    Richard J. Robb;Warner C. Greene;Cynthia M. Rusk

  • Qualitative analysis of immune function in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Evidence for a selective defect in soluble antigen recognition.

    Lane Hc;Depper Jm;Greene Wc;Whalen G

  • Cyclosporin A inhibits T-cell growth factor gene expression at the level of mRNA transcription

    Martin Kronke;Warren J. Leonard;Joel M. Depper;Suresh K. Arya

  • Cross-coupling of the NF-kappa B p65 and Fos/Jun transcription factors produces potentiated biological function.

    Bernd Stein;Albert S. Baldwin;Dean W. Ballard;Warner C. Greene

  • The human immunodeficiency virus-1 nef gene product: a positive factor for viral infection and replication in primary lymphocytes and macrophages.

    M D Miller;M T Warmerdam;I Gaston;W C Greene

  • A sensitive and specific enzyme-based assay detecting HIV-1 virion fusion in primary T lymphocytes

    Marielle Cavrois;Carlos de Noronha;Warner C. Greene

  • Expression of interleukin 2 receptors on activated human B cells.

    Thomas A. Waldmann;Carolyn K. Goldman;Richard J. Robb;Joel M. Depper

  • HTLV-I tax induces cellular proteins that activate the kappa B element in the IL-2 receptor alpha gene.

    DW Ballard;E Bohnlein;JW Lowenthal;Y Wano

  • Retraction Note: Cellular APOBEC3G restricts HIV-1 infection in resting CD4+ T cells

    Ya-Lin Chiu;Vanessa B. Soros;Jason F. Kreisberg;Kim Stopak

  • Activation of the HIV-1 LTR by T Cell Mitogens and the Trans-Activator Protein of HTLV-I

    Miriam Siekevitz;Steven F. Josephs;Mitchell Dukovich;Nancy Peffer

  • IFI16 DNA Sensor Is Required for Death of Lymphoid CD4 T Cells Abortively Infected with HIV

    Kathryn M. Monroe;Zhiyuan Yang;Jeffrey R. Johnson;Xin Geng

  • The APOBEC3 cytidine deaminases: an innate defensive network opposing exogenous retroviruses and endogenous retroelements.

    Ya-Lin Chiu;Warner C. Greene

Frequent Co-Authors

Warren J. Leonard
Warren J. Leonard National Institutes of Health
Thomas A. Waldmann
Thomas A. Waldmann National Institutes of Health
Dean W. Ballard
Dean W. Ballard Vanderbilt University
Bryan R. Cullen
Bryan R. Cullen Duke University
Eric Verdin
Eric Verdin Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Mark A. Goldsmith
Mark A. Goldsmith Revolution Medicines
Steven G. Deeks
Steven G. Deeks University of California, San Francisco
Mario L. Santiago
Mario L. Santiago University of Colorado Denver
Frank Kirchhoff
Frank Kirchhoff University of Ulm
Martin Krönke
Martin Krönke University of Cologne

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