Girish Soorapp Kirimanjeswara, PhD - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Girish Soorapp Kirimanjeswara, PhD
Associate Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Assistant Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
Assistant Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
Scientific Program:Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis
Research Interests
- Francisella tularensis
- Vaccines
- Infections
- Immunity
- Lung
- Bacteria
- Antibodies
- Tularemia
- Prostate
- Needle Biopsy
- Macrophages
- Respiratory System
Recent Publications
2023
Persson, G, Restori, KH, Emdrup, JH, Schussek, S, Klausen, MS, Nicol, MJ, Katkere, B, Rønø, B, Kirimanjeswara, G & Sørensen, AB 2023, 'DNA immunization with in silico predicted T-cell epitopes protects against lethal SARS-CoV-2 infection in K18-hACE2 mice', Frontiers in immunology, vol. 14, 1166546. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1166546
2022
Lawanprasert, A, Pimcharoen, S, Sumner, SE, Watson, CT, Manning, KB, Kirimanjeswara, GS & Medina, SH 2022, 'Heparin-Peptide Nanogranules for Thrombosis-Actuated Anticoagulation', Small, vol. 18, no. 46, 2203751. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202203751
Lee, TJ, Nettleford, SK, McGlynn, A, Carlson, BA, Kirimanjeswara, GS & Prabhu, KS 2022, 'The role of selenoproteins in neutrophils during inflammation', Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, vol. 732, 109452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2022.109452
Arora, J, Patel, DR, Nicol, MJ, Field, CJ, Restori, KH, Wang, J, Froelich, NE, Katkere, B, Terwilliger, JA, Weaver, V, Luley, E, Kelly, K, Kirimanjeswara, GS, Sutton, TC & Cantorna, MT 2022, 'Vitamin D and the Ability to Produce 1,25(OH)2D Are Critical for Protection from Viral Infection of the Lungs', Nutrients, vol. 14, no. 15, 3061. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14153061
2021
Nicol, MJ, Williamson, DR, Place, DE & Kirimanjeswara, GS 2021, 'Differential immune response following intranasal and intradermal infection with francisella tularensis: Implications for vaccine development', Microorganisms, vol. 9, no. 5, 973. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9050973
Lawanprasert, A, Simonson, AW, Sumner, SE, Nicol, MJ, Pimcharoen, S, Kirimanjeswara, GS & Medina, SH 2022, 'Inhalable SARS-CoV-2 Mimetic Particles Induce Pleiotropic Antigen Presentation', Biomacromolecules, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 1158-1168. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01447
Markley, RL, Restori, KH, Katkere, B, Sumner, SE, Nicol, MJ, Tyryshkina, A, Nettleford, SK, Williamson, DR, Place, DE, Dewan, KK, Shay, AE, Carlson, BA, Girirajan, S, Prabhu, KS & Kirimanjeswara, GS 2021, 'Macrophage Selenoproteins Restrict Intracellular Replication of Francisella tularensis and Are Essential for Host Immunity', Frontiers in immunology, vol. 12, 701341. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.701341
2020
Nicol, MKJ, Brubaker, TR, Honish, BJ, Simmons, AN, Kazemi, A, Geissel, MA, Whalen, CT, Siedlecki, CA, Bilén, SG, Knecht, SD & Kirimanjeswara, GS 2020, 'Antibacterial effects of low-temperature plasma generated by atmospheric-pressure plasma jet are mediated by reactive oxygen species', Scientific reports, vol. 10, no. 1, 3066. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59652-6
Brubaker, TR, Nicol, MJ, Kirimanjeswara, G, Siedlecki, CA, Kazemi, A, Snyder, PC, Bilén, SG & Knecht, SD 2020, 'Influence of Dielectric Coatings on Pin-to-Rod Nanosecond-Pulsed Discharges in Phosphate-Buffered Saline', IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences, vol. 4, no. 5, 8972591, pp. 655-662. https://doi.org/10.1109/TRPMS.2020.2969897
2019
Muhammad, J, Rabbani, M, Shabbir, MZ, Muhammad, K, Ghori, MT, Chaudhry, HR, Hassnain, ZU, Jamil, T, Abbas, T, Chaudhry, MH, Haisem-Ur-Rasool, M, Ali, MA, Nisar, M, Kirimanjeswara, GS & Jayarao, BM 2019, 'Cross Sectional Study and Risk Factors Analysis of Francisella tularensis in Soil Samples in Punjab Province of Pakistan', Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, vol. 9, no. APR, 089. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00089
Qi, DZ, Lehman, K, Dewan, K, Kirimanjeswara, G & Raman, JD 2019, 'Re: Preoperative urine culture is unnecessary in asymptomatic men prior to prostate needle biopsy', Journal of Urology, vol. 201, no. 3, pp. 422-423. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JU.0000553661.93137.6c
Sumner, SE, Markley, RL & Kirimanjeswara, GS 2019, 'Role of Selenoproteins in Bacterial Pathogenesis', Biological Trace Element Research, vol. 192, no. 1, pp. 69-82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-019-01877-2