Peter Katsikis
Professor
Microbiology & Immunology
Drexel University College of Medicine
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Peter Katsikis is an adjunct professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at Drexel University College of Medicine.
Research Interest
Roles of cytokines, T cells and apoptosis in autoimmunity and anti-viral immune responses.
Publications
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Boesteanu AC, Babu NS, Wheatley M, Papazoglou ES, Katsikis PD. Biopolymer encapsulated live influenza virus as a universal CD8+ T cell vaccine against influenza virus. Vaccine. 2010 Dec 16;29(2):314-22.
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Dolfi DV, Duttagupta PA, Boesteanu AC, Mueller YM, Oliai CH, Borowski AB, Katsikis PD. Dendritic cells and CD28 costimulation are required to sustain virus-specific CD8+ T cell responses during the effector phase in vivo. The Journal of Immunology. 2011 Apr 15;186(8):4599-608.
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Katsikis PD, Mueller YM, Villinger F. The cytokine network of acute HIV infection: a promising target for vaccines and therapy to reduce viral set-point?. PLoS pathogens. 2011 Aug 11;7(8):e1002055.
