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Jennifer L Yates, PhD

Director, Immunology Core
PhD, Trudeau Institute, Saranac Lake, NY

Research Interests

The Immunology Core is responsible for assisting users in flow cytometry panel development, sample acquisition, sorting, and data analysis. Dr. Jennifer Yates is a classically trained immunologist with extensive experience in using flow cytometry as a tool for defining immune cell populations in mice and humans. Much of her research has focused on B cell immunology – specifically the B cell response to infection, immunization, and generation of humoral memory. Dr. Yates is particularly interested in applying the fundamentals of immunology to translational technologies and novel assays that benefit public health.

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Yates JL, Hunt DT, Kulas KE, Chave KJ, Styer L, Chakravarthi ST, Cai GY, Bermúdez-González MC, Kleiner G, Altman D, Srivastava K; PVI Study Group; Simon V, Feihel D, McGowan J, Hogrefe W, Noone P, Egan C, Slifka MK, and Lee WT. Development of a novel serological assay for the detection of mpox infection in vaccinated populations. J Med Virol.. 2023; 95 (10): DOI: 10.1002/jmv.29134
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Yates JL, Ehrbar DJ, Hunt DT, Girardin RC, Dupuis AP 2nd, Payne AF, Sowizral M, Varney S, Kulas KE, Demarest VL, Howard KM, Carson K, Hales M, Ejemel M, Li Q, Wang Y, Peredo-Wende R, Ramani A, Singh G, Strle K, Mantis NJ, McDonough KA, Lee WT. Serological analysis reveals an imbalanced IgG subclass composition associated with COVID-19 disease severity. Cell Rep Med. 2021; 2 (7): 100329. DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100329
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Hägglöf T, Sedimbi SK, Yates JL, Parsa R, Salas BH, Harris RA, Leadbetter EA, and Karlsson MC. Neutrophils license iNKT cells to regulate self-reactive innate B cell responses. Nat Immunol.. 2016; 17 (12): 1407-1414. DOI: 10.1038/ni.3583
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Vomhof-DeKrey EE, Yates JL, Hägglöf T, Lanthier P, Amiel E, Veerapen N, Besra GS, Karlsson MC, and Leadbetter EA Leadbetter. Cognate interaction with iNKT cells expands IL-10-producing B regulatory cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA.. 2015; 112 (40): 12474-9. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1504790112
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Yates JL, Racine R, McBride K, and Winslow GM. T-dependent IgM Memory B cells generated during bacterial infection are required for secondary IgG responses to antigenic challenge. J Immunol.. 2013; 191 (3): 1240-9. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1300062
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