Megan Tierney Baldridge
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine
National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Japan
Biography
Dr. Megan Tierney Baldridge is affiliated to Medicine, National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Megan Tierney Baldridge is currently providing services as Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Megan Tierney Baldridge has published numerous publications in various national and international peer-reviewed journals and presented scientific papers across the world. Because of the active association with different societies and academies as well as the contributions, Dr. Megan Tierney Baldridge is been recognized by the subject experts around the world. Dr. Megan Tierney Baldridge contributions are appreciated by various reputed awards. Dr. Megan Tierney Baldridge clinical and scientific research interests include Her research lab explores the interactions of the intestinal commensal microbiota with viral (such as murine norovirus) and bacterial pathogens, and the regulation of these interactions by the mucosal innate immune system. The lab also studies viral evolution and phenotypic alterations in different immunological and anatomical contexts, using murine norovirus as a model..
Research Interest
Her research lab explores the interactions of the intestinal commensal microbiota with viral (such as murine norovirus) and bacterial pathogens, and the regulation of these interactions by the mucosal innate immune system. The lab also studies viral evolution and phenotypic alterations in different immunological and anatomical contexts, using murine norovirus as a model.
Publications
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Lee S and Baldridge MT. (2017). Interferon-lambda: A potent regulator of intestinal viral infections. Frontiers in Immunology, 8:749.
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Josefsdottir, KS, Baldridge MT, Kadmon CS, King KY. (2017). Antibiotics impair murine hematopoiesis by depleting intestinal microbiota. Blood, 129(6):729-739.
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Baldridge MT*, Lee S*, Brown JJ, McAllister N, Urbanek K, Dermody TS, Nice TJ, Virgin HW. (2017). Expression of Ifnlr1 on intestinal epithelial cells is critical to the antiviral effects of IFN-lambda against norovirus and reovirus. Journal of Virology, 13;91(7). *equal contribution