Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

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2022 Cytokines and Production of Aberrantly O-Glycosylated IgA1, the Main Autoantigen in IgA Nephropathy.  Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research.  42:301-315. 2022
2022 A single intranasal administration of AdCOVID protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection in the upper and lower respiratory tracts.  Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics.  18. 2022
2021 Intrathymic differentiation of natural antibody-producing plasma cells in human neonates.  Nature Communications.  12. 2021
2021 Pathogenesis of iga nephropathy: Current understanding and implications for development of disease-specific treatment.  Journal of Clinical Medicine.  10. 2021
2021 Single-dose intranasal administration of AdCOVID elicits systemic and mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 and fully protects mice from lethal challenge.  Vaccines.  9. 2021
2020 Single-dose intranasal administration of AdCOVID elicits systemic and mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in mice. 2020
2020 Neonatal Exposure to Commensal-Bacteria-Derived Antigens Directs Polysaccharide-Specific B-1 B Cell Repertoire Development.  Immunity.  53:172-186.e6. 2020
2020 Fc Receptor-Like 6 (FCRL6) Discloses Progenitor B Cell Heterogeneity That Correlates With Pre-BCR Dependent and Independent Pathways of Natural Antibody Selection.  Frontiers in Immunology.  11. 2020
2020 Glycan Reactive Natural Antibodies and Viral Immunity.  Viral Immunology.  33:266-276. 2020
2016 Pulmonary α-1,3-glucan-specific iga-secreting b cells suppress the development of cockroach allergy.  Journal of Immunology.  197:3175-3187. 2016
2016 TREM-like transcript 2 is stored in human neutrophil primary granules and is up-regulated in response to inflammatory mediators.  Journal of Leukocyte Biology.  100:177-184. 2016
2016 Manipulation of the glycan-specific natural antibody repertoire for immunotherapy.  Immunological Reviews.  270:32-50. 2016
2016 Somatic mutations modulate autoantibodies against galactose-deficient IgA1 in IgA nephropathy.  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.  27:3278-3284. 2016
2015 Antibodies generated against streptococci protect in a mouse model of disseminated aspergillosis.  Journal of Immunology.  194:4387-4396. 2015
2015 Natural antibody repertoires: Development and functional role in inhibiting allergic airway disease.  Annual Review of Immunology.  33:475-504. 2015
2014 Murine marginal zone B cells play a role in Vibrio cholerae LPS antibody responses.  FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology.  70:153-157. 2014
2013 Lymphotoxin α1β2 expression on B cells is required for follicular dendritic cell activation during the germinal center response.  European Journal of Immunology.  43:348-359. 2013
2011 Differential expression of the adaptor protein HSH2 controls the quantitative and qualitative nature of the humoral response.  Journal of Immunology.  187:3565-3577. 2011
2011 TLT2 potentiates neutrophil antibacterial activity and chemotaxis in response to G protein-coupled receptor-mediated signaling.  Journal of Immunology.  187:2346-2355. 2011
2006 Trem-like transcript 2 is expressed on cells of the myeloid/granuloid and B lymphoid lineage and is up-regulated in response to inflammation.  Journal of Immunology.  176:6012-6021. 2006

Principal Investigator On

Investigator On

  • Analysis of Human and Mouse Antibodies to Beta Cell Antigens Bearing N-Acetyl Glucosamine Post-Translation Modifications and their Potential to Prevent Human Type 1 Diabetes  awarded by Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
  • Antibody Induction by Group B Streptococcal Vaccines for Protection against Fungal Infections  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Assessing Flu-Specific Humoral Immunity in Human Lung after Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Effects of Neonatal Microbial Exposure on Anti-Polysaccharide B Cell Development  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Establishment and Metabolic Control of Influenza-Specific Lung-Resident Memory B Cells  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Functional Implications of Tfh Cell Heterogeneity After Infection  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Functional Implications of Tfh Cell Heterogeneity After Infection  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Identification and Analysis of the Physiological Ligand for TLT2  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Identification and Characterization of Effector Memory B Cell Populations That Dominate Memory Responses to Subsequent Influenza Infection and Vaccination  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Investigations of a Self-amplifying RNA Vaccine Against Covid-19  awarded by ACCESS TO ADVANCED HEALTH INSTITUTE
  • Microbiota Flagellin Specific Antibodies in IBD Pathogenesis and Prevention  awarded by Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
  • Molecular Analysis and Lineage Tracing of Influenza-Specific, Lung-Resident Memory B Cells  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Natural Antibody Idiotopes as Biomarkers for Progression in The At-risk Setting for Type 1 Diabetes  awarded by Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
  • Pathogenic Autoantibodies with Specificity for Aberrant Glycoproteins: Assessment of a Therapeutic Target in an Autoimmune Disease  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Private Grant  awarded by ALTIMMUNE INC^
  • Private Grant  awarded by MEISSA VACCINES INC
  • Protective Functions of Influenza-specific Lung-resident Memory B cells  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Regulation of B Cell Clonal Diversity and Its Role in Disease  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Rheumatic Diseases Research Core Centers (P30)  awarded by National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • TLR7 and TLR9-Directed Plasma Cell Formation: Dissecting the Molecular Basis for their Differential Dependence on IFN-Induced Signals  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Tissue and Organ Specific Human B Cell Immunity  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Tissue and Organ Specific Human B Cell Immunity - Project 1: Development and Maintenance of Human Glycan and Phospholipid Antibody Repertoires  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Tissue and Organ Specific Human B Cell Immunity - Project 2: Characterization of Virus-Specific Human B Cell Subsets in Lymphoid and Non-Lymphoid Tissues  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Tissue and Organ Specific Human B Cell Immunity - Core C: B Cell Receptor Repertoire, Cloning and Expression Core  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Virus-Induced Cell Fate Decisions in Anti-Viral Immunity  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Virus-induced Cell Fate Decisions in Anti-Viral Immunity - Administrative Supplement  awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS

    • Teaching Activities

  • GBS746 - Special Topics (Fall Term 2013)
  • GBS746 - Special Topics Biomed Sci I (Fall Term 2012)
  • GBSC712 - Evolution of Immunity (Fall Term 2014)
  • GBSC712 - Evolution of Immunity (Fall Term 2015)
  • GBSC712 - Evolution of Immunity (Fall Term 2016)
  • GBSC712 - Evolution of Immunity (Fall Term 2017)
  • GBSC712 - Evolution of Immunity (Fall Term 2019)
  • GBSC712 - Evolution of Immunity (Fall Term 2020)
  • GBSC712 - Evolution of Immunity (Fall Term 2021)
  • GBSC712 - Evolution of Immunity (Fall Term 2022)
  • GBSC720 - Journal Club 2 (Fall Term 2017)
  • GBSC720 - Journal Club 2 (Fall Term 2018)
  • GBSC720 - Journal Club 2 (Fall Term 2019)
  • GBSC720 - Journal Club 2 (Fall Term 2020)
  • GBSC720 - Journal Club 2 (Spring Term 2017)
  • GBSC720 - Journal Club 2 (Spring Term 2018)
  • GBSC720 - Journal Club 2 (Spring Term 2019)
  • GBSC720 - Journal Club 2 (Spring Term 2020)
  • GBSC720 - Journal Club 2 (Spring Term 2021)
  • MIC401 - Innate Immunity (Fall Term 2021)
  • MIC401 - Innate Immunity (Fall Term 2022)
  • MIC402 - Adaptive Immunity (Spring Term 2020)
  • MIC402 - Adaptive Immunity (Spring Term 2021)
  • MIC402 - Adaptive Immunity (Spring Term 2022)
  • MIC402 - Adaptive Immunity (Spring Term 2023)
  • MIC601 - Innate Immune System (Fall Term 2021)
  • MIC601 - Innate Immune System (Fall Term 2022)
  • MIC602 - Adaptive Immune System (Spring Term 2020)
  • MIC602 - Adaptive Immune System (Spring Term 2021)
  • MIC602 - Adaptive Immune System (Spring Term 2022)
  • MIC602 - Adaptive Immune System (Spring Term 2023)
  • MIC797 - Cell/Mol Immun Journal Club (Fall Term 2016)
  • MIC797 - Cell/Mol Immun Journal Club (Spring Term 2016)

    • Education And Training

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham 2007
  • Bachelor of Science or Mathematics in Biochemistry, University of Arkansas 2000

    • Full Name

  • Rodney King