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Rama Rao Amara

Emory Healthcare · US
Area of research
Immunology · Virology
Research interest
Research interests include HIV Research and Treatment, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, and T-cell and B-cell Immunology.
h-index
51
citations
9,890
works
226
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Identifying correlates of viral rebound timing and viral control in SHIV-infected infant macaques after ART interruption
Science Translational Medicine 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Vaccination induces broadly neutralizing antibody precursors to HIV gp41
Nature Immunology 2024cited by 50position: middledoi
TREM2+ and interstitial-like macrophages orchestrate airway inflammation in SARS-CoV-2 infection in rhesus macaques
Nature Communications 2023cited by 37position: middledoi
Efficacy of mRNA-1273 and Novavax ancestral or BA.1 spike booster vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 BA.5 infection in nonhuman primates
Science Immunology 2023cited by 29position: lastdoi
Intradermal but not intramuscular modified vaccinia Ankara immunizations protect against intravaginal tier2 simian-human immunodeficiency virus challenges in female macaques
Nature Communications 2023cited by 17position: lastdoi
Defining the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on immune protection
Nature 2022cited by 180position: middledoi
A modified vaccinia Ankara vaccine expressing spike and nucleocapsid protects rhesus macaques against SARS-CoV-2 Delta infection
Science Immunology 2022cited by 50position: lastdoi
Lymph node CXCR5+ NK cells associate with control of chronic SHIV infection
JCI Insight 2022cited by 29position: middledoi
PD-1 blockade following ART interruption enhances control of pathogenic SIV in rhesus macaques
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022cited by 26position: lastdoi
Challenges and Opportunities of Therapies Targeting Early Life Immunity for Pediatric HIV Cure
Frontiers in Immunology 2022cited by 17position: middledoi
SARS-CoV-2 RBD trimer protein adjuvanted with Alum-3M-052 protects from SARS-CoV-2 infection and immune pathology in the lung
Nature Communications 2021cited by 97position: lastdoi
A modified vaccinia Ankara vector-based vaccine protects macaques from SARS-CoV-2 infection, immune pathology, and dysfunction in the lungs
Immunity 2021cited by 91position: lastdoi
Cutting Edge: Mouse SARS-CoV-2 Epitope Reveals Infection and Vaccine-Elicited CD8 T Cell Responses
The Journal of Immunology 2021cited by 47position: middledoi
PD-1 blockade and vaccination provide therapeutic benefit against SIV by inducing broad and functional CD8 <sup>+</sup> T cells in lymphoid tissue
Science Immunology 2021cited by 41position: lastdoi
The C3/465 glycan hole cluster in BG505 HIV-1 envelope is the major neutralizing target involved in preventing mucosal SHIV infection
PLoS Pathogens 2021cited by 35position: middledoi
T cell-inducing vaccine durably prevents mucosal SHIV infection even with lower neutralizing antibody titers
Nature Medicine 2020cited by 168position: middledoi
HIV-1 vaccination by needle-free oral injection induces strong mucosal immunity and protects against SHIV challenge
Nature Communications 2019cited by 75position: lastdoi
Vaccine induction of antibodies and tissue-resident CD8+ T cells enhances protection against mucosal SHIV-infection in young macaques
JCI Insight 2019cited by 65position: middledoi
Impact of T <sub>h</sub> 1 CD4 Follicular Helper T Cell Skewing on Antibody Responses to an HIV-1 Vaccine in Rhesus Macaques
Journal of Virology 2019cited by 40position: middledoi
Combination anti–PD-1 and antiretroviral therapy provides therapeutic benefit against SIV
JCI Insight 2018cited by 90position: lastdoi
Tfh1 Cells in Germinal Centers During Chronic HIV/SIV Infection
Frontiers in Immunology 2018cited by 47position: lastdoi
Dynamics of SIV-specific CXCR5+ CD8 T cells during chronic SIV infection
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017cited by 124position: lastdoi
Oral microbiome in HIV-associated periodontitis
Medicine 2017cited by 62position: middledoi
A Trimeric HIV-1 Envelope gp120 Immunogen Induces Potent and Broad Anti-V1V2 Loop Antibodies against HIV-1 in Rabbits and Rhesus Macaques
Journal of Virology 2017cited by 37position: lastdoi
Immunogenicity and efficacy of DNA/MVA HIV vaccines in rhesus macaque models
Expert Review of Vaccines 2017cited by 30position: lastdoi
The rectal mucosa and condomless receptive anal intercourse in HIV-negative MSM: implications for HIV transmission and prevention
Mucosal Immunology 2016cited by 191position: lastdoi
Induction of Th1-Biased T Follicular Helper (Tfh) Cells in Lymphoid Tissues during Chronic Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Defines Functionally Distinct Germinal Center Tfh Cells
The Journal of Immunology 2016cited by 105position: lastdoi
Adjuvanting a Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Vaccine with Toll-Like Receptor Ligands Encapsulated in Nanoparticles Induces Persistent Antibody Responses and Enhanced Protection in TRIM5α Restrictive Macaques
Journal of Virology 2016cited by 81position: middledoi
Virus-Like Particles Displaying Trimeric Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) Envelope gp160 Enhance the Breadth of DNA/Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara SIV Vaccine-Induced Antibody Responses in Rhesus Macaques
Journal of Virology 2016cited by 37position: lastdoi
Decreased T Follicular Regulatory Cell/T Follicular Helper Cell (TFH) in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Rhesus Macaques May Contribute to Accumulation of TFH in Chronic Infection
The Journal of Immunology 2015cited by 82position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Sailaja Gangadhara · Emory University8 papers (2014–2022)Smita S. Iyer · University of Pittsburgh8 papers (2013–2019)Vijayakumar Velu · Emory Healthcare8 papers (2012–2022)François Villinger · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center7 papers (2014–2022)Celia C. LaBranche · Duke Medical Center7 papers (2014–2019) · 7 papers (2014–2022)Xiaoying Shen · Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China6 papers (2013–2019)Geetha Mylvaganam · Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard6 papers (2014–2018)David C. Montefiori · Duke University6 papers (2014–2019)Georgia D. Tomaras · International Vaccine Institute6 papers (2013–2019)Bernard Moss · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases6 papers (2014–2019)Steven E. Bosinger · Emory University5 papers (2012–2018)Guido Silvestri · International AIDS Vaccine Initiative5 papers (2012–2015)Rafi Ahmed · Emory University5 papers (2013–2022)Eric Hunter · Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia4 papers (2015–2021)Bali Pulendran · Stanford University4 papers (2015–2021)Samantha L. Burton · Emory University4 papers (2015–2021)Gordon J. Freeman · Harvard University4 papers (2012–2022)Jung Joo Hong · Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology4 papers (2014–2016)Cynthia A. Derdeyn · University of Washington4 papers (2015–2021)