Ruth Nussenzweig

Specialty: Parasitology (Malaria Immunology)

Location: New York, Brazil

Tier: ELITE

H-Index: 70

Years Active: 0

Hospital Affiliations

• New York University School of Medicine - Professor of Medical and Molecular Parasitology

Techniques Invented

• Irradiated sporozoite malaria vaccination approach [Gold Standard]

Key Publications

1. "Protective Immunity produced by the Injection of X-irradiated Sporozoites of Plasmodium berghei" - Nature (1967) [936 citations]
2. "γ Interferon, CD8+ T cells and antibodies required for immunity to malaria sporozoites" - Nature (1987) [711 citations]
3. "TRAP Is Necessary for Gliding Motility and Infectivity of Plasmodium Sporozoites" - Cell (1997) [658 citations]
4. "Migration of <i>Plasmodium</i> Sporozoites Through Cells Before Infection" - Science (2001) [546 citations]
5. "Cloned cytotoxic T cells recognize an epitope in the circumsporozoite protein and protect against malaria" - Nature (1989) [505 citations]
6. "Safety and immunogenicity in man of a synthetic peptide malaria vaccine against Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites" - Nature (1987) [503 citations]
7. "Hybridoma Produces Protective Antibodies Directed Against the Sporozoite Stage of Malaria Parasite" - Science (1980) [496 citations]
8. "Monovalent fragments (Fab) of monoclonal antibodies to a sporozoite surface antigen (Pb44) protect mice against malarial infection." - The Journal of Experimental Medicine (1980) [439 citations]
9. "Rationale for Development of a Synthetic Vaccine Against <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> Malaria" - Science (1985) [375 citations]
10. "Circumsporozoite protein is required for development of malaria sporozoites in mosquitoes" - Nature (1997) [331 citations]

Knowledge Graph Relationships

Ruth Nussenzweig is a Parasitology specialist affiliated with New York University School of Medicine. Invented techniques: Irradiated sporozoite malaria vaccination approach. Authored 10 scholarly articles.