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Viral Infections and Immunology Research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Meirui An
Broad Institute
2
Elizabeth Ramírez-Medina
Agricultural Research Service
3
Talia Kustin
Bruker (Israel)
4
Thomas E. Mulroney
University of Cambridge
5
Pramod R. Bhatt
University College Cork
6
Bin Tan
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
7
Eriya Kenjo
Takeda (Japan)
8
Yaara Finkel
Weizmann Institute of Science
9
Xuan Hanh Tran
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City
10
Nicholas H. Moeller
University of Minnesota

Papers

1
Engineered virus-like particles for transient delivery of prime editor ribonucleoprotein complexes in vivo
Nature Biotechnology|2024
236 cit.
2
Design of a SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease inhibitor with antiviral efficacy in a mouse model
Science|2024
112 cit.
3
Publication in Nature Medicine (2025) [39 citations, W4406374689]
Nature Medicine|2025
39 cit.
4
A virally encoded high-resolution screen of cytomegalovirus dependencies
Nature|2024
20 cit.
5
Structure-Based Design of Covalent SARS-CoV-2 Papain-like Protease Inhibitors
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry|2024
11 cit.
6
Evaluation of the Deletion of African Swine Fever Virus E111R Gene from the Georgia Isolate in Virus Replication and Virulence in Domestic Pigs
Viruses|2024
5 cit.
7
Recombinant Vaccine Strain ASFV-G-Δ9GL/ΔUK Produced in the IPKM Cell Line Is Genetically Stable and Efficacious in Inducing Protection in Pigs Challenged with the Virulent African Swine Fever Virus Field Isolate Georgia 2010
Pathogens|2024
4 cit.
8
Assessment of the Reversion to Virulence and Protective Efficacy in Pigs Receiving the Live Attenuated Classical Swine Fever Recombinant Vaccine Candidate FlagT4G
Vaccines|2025
3 cit.
9
Assessment of the Effect of Deleting the African Swine Fever Virus Gene R298L on Virus Replication and Virulence of the Georgia2010 Isolate
Viruses|2024
2 cit.
10
African swine fever vaccine ASFV-G-ΔI177L induces solid protection in four-week-old piglets
Scientific Reports|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Jonathan S. Gootenberg
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2
Omar O. Abudayyeh
Brigham and Women's Hospital
3
Douglas P. Gladue
Plum Island Animal Disease Center
4
Fengjiang Liu
Guangzhou Experimental Station
5
Yucen Huang
Nankai University
6
Quan Wang
Yunnan University
7
Patrick D. Hsu
Innovative Genomics Institute
8
Xiaodong Luan
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
9
Qingya Shen
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
10
Chunyou Mao
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital

Papers

1
Drag-and-drop genome insertion of large sequences without double-strand DNA cleavage using CRISPR-directed integrases
Nature Biotechnology|2022
429 cit.
2
Systematic discovery of recombinases for efficient integration of large DNA sequences into the human genome
Nature Biotechnology|2022
206 cit.
3
Rapid in silico directed evolution by a protein language model with EVOLVEpro
Science|2024
156 cit.
4
Genome-wide bidirectional CRISPR screens identify mucins as host factors modulating SARS-CoV-2 infection
Nature Genetics|2022
144 cit.
5
Rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in saliva via Cas13
Nature Biomedical Engineering|2022
139 cit.
6
Bridge RNAs direct programmable recombination of target and donor DNA
Nature|2024
131 cit.
7
Unsaturated bond recognition leads to biased signal in a fatty acid receptor
Science|2023
126 cit.
8
Programmable eukaryotic protein synthesis with RNA sensors by harnessing ADAR
Nature Biotechnology|2022
109 cit.
9
A Re-Evaluation of African Swine Fever Genotypes Based on p72 Sequences Reveals the Existence of Only Six Distinct p72 Groups
Viruses|2023
63 cit.
10
Programmable RNA-guided DNA endonucleases are widespread in eukaryotes and their viruses
Science Advances|2023
54 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Eckard Wimmer
Stony Brook University
2
Nahum Sonenberg
McGill University
3
David Baltimore
California Institute of Technology
4
Mark A. Pallansch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
5
Feng Zhang
Broad Institute
6
Stanley M. Lemon
Bipar
7
Zihe Rao
Nankai University
8
Esteban Domingo
Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
9
Karla Kirkegaard
Stanford University
10
Vincent R. Racaniello
Columbia University

Papers

1
Multiplex Genome Engineering Using CRISPR/Cas Systems
Science|2013
15.7k cit.
2
Genome engineering using the CRISPR-Cas9 system
Nature Protocols|2013
11.7k cit.
3
Genome-Scale CRISPR-Cas9 Knockout Screening in Human Cells
Science|2013
5.5k cit.
4
DNA targeting specificity of RNA-guided Cas9 nucleases
Nature Biotechnology|2013
4.9k cit.
5
Cpf1 Is a Single RNA-Guided Endonuclease of a Class 2 CRISPR-Cas System
Cell|2015
4.9k cit.
6
NF-κB-dependent induction of microRNA miR-146, an inhibitor targeted to signaling proteins of innate immune responses
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2006
4.3k cit.
7
Nucleic acid detection with CRISPR-Cas13a/C2c2
Science|2017
3.8k cit.
8
Double Nicking by RNA-Guided CRISPR Cas9 for Enhanced Genome Editing Specificity
Cell|2013
3.4k cit.
9
An Essential Role for NF-κB in Preventing TNF-α-Induced Cell Death
Science|1996
3.1k cit.
10
NF-κB: Ten Years After
Cell|1996
3k cit.

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