Megan E. Mefford, Ph.D.

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2012 Biology: Medical Sciences, Division of Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States 
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Virology Biology, Bioinformatics Biology
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Dana Gabuzda grad student 2012 Harvard
 (Molecular and bioinformatic analysis of neurotropic HIV envelope glycoproteins.)
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Mefford ME, Kunstman K, Wolinsky SM, et al. (2015) Bioinformatic analysis of neurotropic HIV envelope sequences identifies polymorphisms in the gp120 bridging sheet that increase macrophage-tropism through enhanced interactions with CCR5. Virology. 481: 210-22
Yen PJ, Mefford ME, Hoxie JA, et al. (2014) Identification and characterization of a macrophage-tropic SIV envelope glycoprotein variant in blood from early infection in SIVmac251-infected macaques. Virology. 458: 53-68
Mates JM, Kumar SB, Bazan J, et al. (2014) Genotypic and phenotypic heterogeneity in the U3R region of HIV type 1 subtype C. Aids Research and Human Retroviruses. 30: 102-12
Ancuta P, Kamat A, Kunstman KJ, et al. (2013) Upregulation of CD69 and CCR5 expression on CD16+ and CD16− monocyte subsets. Plos One
Holman AG, Mefford ME, O'Connor N, et al. (2010) HIVBrainSeqDB: a database of annotated HIV envelope sequences from brain and other anatomical sites. Aids Research and Therapy. 7: 43
Haim H, Si Z, Madani N, et al. (2009) Soluble CD4 and CD4-mimetic compounds inhibit HIV-1 infection by induction of a short-lived activated state. Plos Pathogens. 5: e1000360
Mefford ME, Gorry PR, Kunstman K, et al. (2008) Bioinformatic prediction programs underestimate the frequency of CXCR4 usage by R5X4 HIV type 1 in brain and other tissues. Aids Research and Human Retroviruses. 24: 1215-20
Ancuta P, Kamat A, Kunstman KJ, et al. (2008) Microbial translocation is associated with increased monocyte activation and dementia in AIDS patients. Plos One. 3: e2516
Dunfee R, Thomas E, Mefford M, et al. (2008) HIV Infection of brain macrophages and microglia Bmc Proceedings. 2: S11
Gorry PR, Dunfee RL, Mefford ME, et al. (2007) Changes in the V3 region of gp120 contribute to unusually broad coreceptor usage of an HIV-1 isolate from a CCR5 Delta32 heterozygote. Virology. 362: 163-78
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