Angus W. Thomson
British/American immunologist
Angus W. Thomson is a British/American immunologist currently Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Immunology at Starzl Institute, University of Pittsburgh .[ 1] [ 2]
Education
He earned his BSc, PhD and Doctor of Science (DSc) at The University of Aberdeen , his MSc in Immunology at The University of Birmingham and a second DSc at Birmingham.[ 1]
Research
His interests are dendritic cell immunology, cell transplantation, liver research, and immunity.[ 1] His highest cited paper is "Tolerogenic dendritic cells and the quest for transplant tolerance"[ 3] at 780 times, according to Google Scholar .[ 4]
Publications
Zahorchak, Alan F.; Macedo, Camila; Hamm, David E.; Butterfield, Lisa H.; Metes, Diana M.; Thomson, Angus W. (January 2018). "High PD-L1/CD86 MFI ratio and IL-10 secretion characterize human regulatory dendritic cells generated for clinical testing in organ transplantation" . Cellular Immunology . 323 : 9–18. doi :10.1016/j.cellimm.2017.08.008 . PMC 5835175 . PMID 29217299 .
Thomson, Angus W.; Humar, Abhinav; Lakkis, Fadi G.; Metes, Diana M. (May 2018). "Regulatory dendritic cells for promotion of liver transplant operational tolerance: Rationale for a clinical trial and accompanying mechanistic studies" . Human Immunology . 79 (5): 314–321. doi :10.1016/j.humimm.2017.10.017 . PMC 5924712 . PMID 29100944 .
Ono, Yoshihiro; Perez-Gutierrez, Angelica; Nakao, Toshimasa; Dai, Helong; Camirand, Geoffrey; Yoshida, Osamu; Yokota, Shinichiro; Stolz, Donna Beer; Ross, Mark A.; Morelli, Adrian E.; Geller, David A.; Thomson, Angus W. (April 2018). "Graft‐infiltrating PD‐L1hi cross‐dressed dendritic cells regulate antidonor T cell responses in mouse liver transplant tolerance" . Hepatology . 67 (4): 1499–1515. doi :10.1002/hep.29529 . PMC 5856603 . PMID 28921638 .
Fantus, Daniel; Dai, Helong; Ono, Yoshihiro; Watson, Alicia; Yokota, Shinichiro; Mohib, Kanishka; Yoshida, Osamu; Ross, Mark A.; Watkins, Simon C.; Ramaswami, Bala; Valusjkikh, Anna; Rothstein, David M.; Thomson, Angus W. (December 2017). "Influence of the Novel ATP-Competitive Dual mTORC1/2 Inhibitor AZD2014 on Immune Cell Populations and Heart Allograft Rejection" . Transplantation . 101 (12): 2830–2840. doi :10.1097/TP.0000000000001933 . PMC 5709200 . PMID 28885497 .
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