Angus W. Thomson
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Angus W. Thomson is a British/American immunologist currently Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Immunology at Starzl Institute, University of Pittsburgh.[1][2]
Education[edit]
He earned his BSc, PhD and Doctor of Science (DSc) at The University of Aberdeen, his MSc in Immunology at The University of Birmingham and a second DSc at Birmingham.[1]
Research[edit]
His interests are dendritic cell immunology, cell transplantation, liver research, and immunity.[1] His highest cited paper is "Tolerogenic dendritic cells and the quest for transplant tolerance"[3] at 780 times, according to Google Scholar.[4]
Publications[edit]
- Zahorchak, Alan F.; Macedo, Camila; Hamm, David E.; Butterfield, Lisa H.; Metes, Diana M.; Thomson, Angus W. (January 2018). "High PD-L1/CD86 MFI ratio and IL-10 secretion characterize human regulatory dendritic cells generated for clinical testing in organ transplantation". Cellular Immunology. 323: 9–18. doi:10.1016/j.cellimm.2017.08.008. PMC 5835175. PMID 29217299.
- Thomson, Angus W.; Humar, Abhinav; Lakkis, Fadi G.; Metes, Diana M. (May 2018). "Regulatory dendritic cells for promotion of liver transplant operational tolerance: Rationale for a clinical trial and accompanying mechanistic studies". Human Immunology. 79 (5): 314–321. doi:10.1016/j.humimm.2017.10.017. PMC 5924712. PMID 29100944.
- Ono, Yoshihiro; Perez-Gutierrez, Angelica; Nakao, Toshimasa; Dai, Helong; Camirand, Geoffrey; Yoshida, Osamu; Yokota, Shinichiro; Stolz, Donna Beer; Ross, Mark A.; Morelli, Adrian E.; Geller, David A.; Thomson, Angus W. (April 2018). "Graft‐infiltrating PD‐L1hi cross‐dressed dendritic cells regulate antidonor T cell responses in mouse liver transplant tolerance". Hepatology. 67 (4): 1499–1515. doi:10.1002/hep.29529. PMC 5856603. PMID 28921638.
- Fantus, Daniel; Dai, Helong; Ono, Yoshihiro; Watson, Alicia; Yokota, Shinichiro; Mohib, Kanishka; Yoshida, Osamu; Ross, Mark A.; Watkins, Simon C.; Ramaswami, Bala; Valusjkikh, Anna; Rothstein, David M.; Thomson, Angus W. (December 2017). "Influence of the Novel ATP-Competitive Dual mTORC1/2 Inhibitor AZD2014 on Immune Cell Populations and Heart Allograft Rejection". Transplantation. 101 (12): 2830–2840. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000001933. PMC 5709200. PMID 28885497.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Angus W. Thomson". University of Pittsburgh Starzl Transplantation Institute.
- ^ "Angus Thomson". University of Pittsburgh Department of Immunology.
- ^ Morelli, Adrian E.; Thomson, Angus W. (August 2007). "Tolerogenic dendritic cells and the quest for transplant tolerance". Nature Reviews Immunology. 7 (8): 610–621. doi:10.1038/nri2132. PMID 17627284. S2CID 6587584.
- ^ "Angus Thomson". Retrieved December 27, 2017.
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