Alain Townsend

Alain Townsend

University of Oxford

H-index: 69

Europe-United Kingdom

About Alain Townsend

Alain Townsend, With an exceptional h-index of 69 and a recent h-index of 39 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Oxford, specializes in the field of Influenza, Ebola, Covid-19, Acute General Medicine.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Semmaphorin 3 A causes immune suppression by inducing cytoskeletal paralysis in tumour-specific CD8+ T cells

Multiviral Quartet Nanocages Elicit Broad Anti-Coronavirus Responses for Proactive Vaccinology

A locally administered single cycle influenza vaccine expressing a non-fusogenic stabilised haemagglutinin stimulates strong T-cell and neutralising antibody immunity

The molecular reach of antibodies determines their SARS-CoV-2 neutralisation potency (preprint)

Antigenic characterization of human monoclonal antibodies for therapeutic use against H7N9 avian influenza virus

Structural basis for a conserved neutralization epitope on the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2

A direct contact pig influenza challenge model for assessing protective efficacy of monoclonal antibodies

Recombinant single-cycle influenza virus with exchangeable pseudotypes allows repeated immunization to augment anti-tumour immunity with immune checkpoint inhibitors

Alain Townsend Information

University

Position

Professor of Molecular Immunology

Citations(all)

26453

Citations(since 2020)

6166

Cited By

20922

hIndex(all)

69

hIndex(since 2020)

39

i10Index(all)

138

i10Index(since 2020)

87

Email

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University of Oxford

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Alain Townsend Skills & Research Interests

Influenza

Ebola

Covid-19

Acute General Medicine

Top articles of Alain Townsend

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Semmaphorin 3 A causes immune suppression by inducing cytoskeletal paralysis in tumour-specific CD8+ T cells

nature communications

Mike B Barnkob

Yale S Michaels

Violaine André

Philip S Macklin

Uzi Gileadi

...

2024/4/12

Multiviral Quartet Nanocages Elicit Broad Anti-Coronavirus Responses for Proactive Vaccinology

Mark Howarth

Rory Hills

Tiong Kit Tan

Alexander Cohen

Jennifer Keeffe

...

2024/1/5

A locally administered single cycle influenza vaccine expressing a non-fusogenic stabilised haemagglutinin stimulates strong T-cell and neutralising antibody immunity

bioRxiv

Holly Sadler

Pramila Rijal

Tiong Kit Tan

Alain Robert Townsend

2024

The molecular reach of antibodies determines their SARS-CoV-2 neutralisation potency (preprint)

Anna Huhn

Daniel Allen Nissley

Daniel B Wilson

Mikhail A Kutuzov

Robert Donat

...

2023

Antigenic characterization of human monoclonal antibodies for therapeutic use against H7N9 avian influenza virus

Journal of Virology

Pengxiang Chang

Deimante Lukosaityte

Joshua E Sealy

Pramila Rijal

Jean-Remy Sadeyen

...

2023/1/31

Structural basis for a conserved neutralization epitope on the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2

Nature Communications

Kuan-Ying A Huang

Xiaorui Chen

Arpita Mohapatra

Hong Thuy Vy Nguyen

Lisa Schimanski

...

2023/1/19

A direct contact pig influenza challenge model for assessing protective efficacy of monoclonal antibodies

Frontiers in Immunology

Adam McNee

Daryll Vanover

Pramila Rijal

Basudev Paudyal

Fabian ZX Lean

...

2023/10/27

Recombinant single-cycle influenza virus with exchangeable pseudotypes allows repeated immunization to augment anti-tumour immunity with immune checkpoint inhibitors

Elife

Matheswaran Kandasamy

Uzi Gileadi

Pramila Rijal

Tiong Kit Tan

Lian N Lee

...

2023/1/10

Single-cycle influenza virus vaccine generates lung CD8+ Trm that cross-react against viral variants and subvert virus escape mutants

Science Advances

Ming ZM Zheng

Tiong Kit Tan

Fernando Villalon-Letelier

Hilda Lau

Yi-Mo Deng

...

2023/9/8

The magnitude and cross reactivity of SARS-CoV-2 specific antibody responses in vaccinated and unvaccinated Sri Lankan children and association with nutrition status

medRxiv

Chandima Jeewandara

Maneshka V Karunananda

Suranga Fernando

Saubhagya Danasekara

Gamini Jayakody

...

2023

Analysis of emergent bivalent antibody binding identifies the molecular reach as a critical determinant of SARS-CoV-2 neutralisation potency

bioRxiv

Anna Huhn

Daniel Nissley

Daniel B Wilson

Mikhail Kutuzov

Robert Donat

...

2023/9/7

Immune responses following the first dose of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac)

Scientific Reports

Chandima Jeewandara

Suranga Fernando

Pradeep Darshana Pushpakumara

Shyrar Tanussiya Ramu

Achala Kamaladasa

...

2022/2/2

Kinetics of immune responses to the AZD1222/Covishield vaccine with varying dose intervals in Sri Lankan individuals

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease

Chandima Jeewandara

Inoka Sepali Aberathna

Laksiri Gomes

Pradeep Darshana Pushpakumara

Saubhagya Danasekara

...

2022/4

Fc-mediated functions of porcine IgG subclasses

Frontiers in immunology

Basudev Paudyal

William Mwangi

Pramila Rijal

John C Schwartz

Alistair Noble

...

2022/6/9

Cutting edge: high-dose live attenuated influenza vaccines elicit pulmonary tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells in the face of pre-existing humoral immunity

The Journal of Immunology

Ming ZM Zheng

Svenja Fritzlar

Zhongfang Wang

Tiong Kit Tan

Katherine Kedzierska

...

2022/11/15

Antigenic characterisation of human monoclonal antibodies for therapeutic use against H7N9 avian influenza virus (preprint)

Pengxiang Chang

Deimante Lukosaityte

Joshua Sealy

Pramila Rijal

Jean-Remy Sadeyen

...

2022

Persistence of immune responses to the Sinopharm/BBIBP‐CorV vaccine

Immunity, inflammation and disease

Chandima Jeewandara

Inoka Sepali Aberathna

Pradeep Darshana Pushpakumara

Achala Kamaladasa

Dinuka Guruge

...

2022/6

Mosaic RBD nanoparticles protect against multiple sarbecovirus challenges in animal models

bioRxiv

Alexander A Cohen

Neeltje van Doremalen

Allison J Greaney

Hanne Andersen

Ankur Sharma

...

2022/3/28

Structures and therapeutic potential of anti-RBD human monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

Theranostics

Kuan-Ying A Huang

Daming Zhou

Tiong Kit Tan

Charles Chen

Helen ME Duyvesteyn

...

2022

Immune responses to Sinopharm/BBIBP‐CorV in individuals in Sri Lanka

Immunology

Chandima Jeewandara

Inoka Sepali Aberathna

Pradeep Darshana Pushpakumara

Achala Kamaladasa

Dinuka Guruge

...

2022/10

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