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Xu G. Yu is affiliated with the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine, immunology, and microbiology, with a focus on infectious diseases, immunology, virology, neurology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's work addresses key topics related to HIV research and treatment, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, and COVID-19 clinical research studies. Additional areas of focus include immune cell function and interaction, HIV/AIDS research and interventions, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, and the long-term effects of COVID-19.

Xu G. Yu has contributed to several publications in prominent venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • The Journal of Pediatrics
  • eLife

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Xu G. Yu are:

  • Persistence and Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in an Immunocompromised Host, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • SARS-CoV-2 viral load is associated with increased disease severity and mortality, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Loss of Bcl-6-Expressing T Follicular Helper Cells and Germinal Centers in COVID-19, 2020, Cell
  • Viral epitope profiling of COVID-19 patients reveals cross-reactivity and correlates of severity, 2020, Science
  • Detection of SARS-CoV-2 with SHERLOCK One-Pot Testing, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine

Xu G. Yu collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Jonathan Z. Li
  • Mathias Lichterfeld
  • Bruce D. Walker
  • Ce Gao
  • Galit Alter

Best Publications

  • Persistence and Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in an Immunocompromised Host.

    Bina Choi;Manish C. Choudhary;James Regan;Jeffrey A. Sparks

  • Comprehensive Epitope Analysis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1)-Specific T-Cell Responses Directed against the Entire Expressed HIV-1 Genome Demonstrate Broadly Directed Responses, but No Correlation to Viral Load

    M. M. Addo;X. G. Yu;A. Rathod;D. Cohen

  • SARS-CoV-2 viral load is associated with increased disease severity and mortality.

    Jesse Fajnzylber;James Regan;Kendyll Coxen;Heather Corry

  • Detection of SARS-CoV-2 with SHERLOCK One-Pot Testing.

    Julia Joung;Alim Ladha;Makoto Saito;Nam Gyun Kim

  • Loss of Bcl-6-Expressing T Follicular Helper Cells and Germinal Centers in COVID-19.

    Naoki Kaneko;Hsiao-Hsuan Kuo;Julie Boucau;Jocelyn R. Farmer

  • Viral epitope profiling of COVID-19 patients reveals cross-reactivity and correlates of severity.

    Ellen Shrock;Ellen Shrock;Eric Fujimura;Eric Fujimura;Tomasz Kula;Tomasz Kula;Richard T. Timms;Richard T. Timms

  • Influence of HLA-B57 on clinical presentation and viral control during acute HIV-1 infection.

    Marcus Altfeld;Marylyn M. Addo;Eric S. Rosenberg;Frederick M. Hecht

  • HIV-1 persistence in CD4+ T cells with stem cell-like properties

    Maria J Buzon;Hong Sun;Chun Li;Amy Shaw

  • Loss of HIV-1–specific CD8+ T Cell Proliferation after Acute HIV-1 Infection and Restoration by Vaccine-induced HIV-1–specific CD4+ T Cells

    Mathias Lichterfeld;Daniel E. Kaufmann;Xu G. Yu;Stanley K. Mui

  • HIV-1 superinfection despite broad CD8 + T-cell responses containing replication of the primary virus

    Marcus Altfeld;Todd M. Allen;Xu G. Yu;Mary N. Johnston

  • Sequential deregulation of NK cell subset distribution and function starting in acute HIV-1 infection

    Galit Alter;Nickolas Teigen;Benjamin T. Davis;Marylyn M. Addo

  • Assessment of Maternal and Neonatal SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load, Transplacental Antibody Transfer, and Placental Pathology in Pregnancies During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Andrea G. Edlow;Jonathan Z. Li;Ai Ris Y. Collier;Caroline Atyeo

  • Pediatric Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Clinical Presentation, Infectivity, and Immune Responses.

    Lael M. Yonker;Anne M. Neilan;Yannic Bartsch;Ankit B. Patel

  • HLA Alleles Associated with Delayed Progression to AIDS Contribute Strongly to the Initial CD8+ T Cell Response against HIV-1

    Marcus Altfeld;Elizabeth T Kalife;Ying Qi;Hendrik Streeck

  • Distinct viral reservoirs in individuals with spontaneous control of HIV-1

    Chenyang Jiang;Chenyang Jiang;Xiaodong Lian;Xiaodong Lian;Ce Gao;Xiaoming Sun

  • Point-of-care testing for COVID-19 using SHERLOCK diagnostics

    Julia Joung;Alim Ladha;Makoto Saito;Michael Segel

  • Selection, Transmission, and Reversion of an Antigen-Processing Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Escape Mutation in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection

    Todd M. Allen;Marcus Altfeld;Xu G. Yu;Kristin M. O'Sullivan

  • Long-Term Antiretroviral Treatment Initiated at Primary HIV-1 Infection Affects the Size, Composition, and Decay Kinetics of the Reservoir of HIV-1-Infected CD4 T Cells

    Maria J. Buzon;Enrique Martin-Gayo;Florencia Pereyra;Zhengyu Ouyang

  • TCR clonotypes modulate the protective effect of HLA class I molecules in HIV-1 infection

    Huabiao Chen;Zaza M Ndhlovu;Zaza M Ndhlovu;Dongfang Liu;Lindsay C Porter

  • Clonal expansion of genome-intact HIV-1 in functionally polarized Th1 CD4+ T cells

    Guinevere Q. Lee;Nina Orlova-Fink;Kevin Einkauf;Fatema Z. Chowdhury

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce D. Walker
Bruce D. Walker Harvard University
Mathias Lichterfeld
Mathias Lichterfeld Brigham and Women's Hospital
Marcus Altfeld
Marcus Altfeld University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Eric S. Rosenberg
Eric S. Rosenberg Harvard University
Jonathan Z. Li
Jonathan Z. Li Brigham and Women's Hospital
Philip J. R. Goulder
Philip J. R. Goulder University of Oxford
Todd M. Allen
Todd M. Allen Harvard University
Florencia Pereyra
Florencia Pereyra Harvard University
Marylyn M. Addo
Marylyn M. Addo Universität Hamburg

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