Michael A. Kovacs

Also affiliated with University of Virginia

Immunology and MicrobiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyNeuroscienceMedicine

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This score is computed over theSindex pilot corpus and does not cover the full scientific literature. Scores are relative to papers we have ingested — papers, authors, and institutions outside the pilot are not represented. Methodology.

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Driven by 15 papers. Top paper: “The meningeal transcriptional response to traumatic brain injury and aging”.

The meningeal transcriptional response to traumatic brain injury and aging

eLife(2022)10.7554/elife.81154

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1.8DataRank · unranked

72 citations

Daniel A Shapiro, Arun B. Dutta, Wei Feng, Katherine R. Bruch, Michael A. Kovacs +4 more

A UVB-responsive common variant at chromosome band 7p21.1 confers tanning response and melanoma risk via regulation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, AHR

The American Journal of Human Genetics(2021)10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.07.002

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0.554DataRank · unranked

19 citations

Lindsey Mehl, Tongwu Zhang, Rohit Thakur, Hayley Sowards, Timothy A. Myers +22 more

Astrocytes promote a protective immune response to brain Toxoplasma gondii infection via IL-33-ST2 signaling

PLoS Pathogens(2020)10.1371/journal.ppat.1009027

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46 citations

Samantha J. Batista, Carleigh A. O’Brien, Oyebola O. Oyesola, Simon P. Früh, Lauren M. Webb +8 more

Cell-type-specific meQTLs extend melanoma GWAS annotation beyond eQTLs and inform melanocyte gene-regulatory mechanisms

The American Journal of Human Genetics(2021)10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.06.018

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24 citations

Jiyeon Choi, Ramile Dilshat, Berglind Einarsdottir, Michael A. Kovacs, Mai Xu +12 more

A large Canadian cohort provides insights into the genetic architecture of human hair colour

Communications Biology(2021)10.1038/s42003-021-02764-0

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25 citations

Marla Mendes de Aquino, Rohit Thakur, Karen Funderburk, Tongwu Zhang, Michael A. Kovacs +4 more

A UVB-responsive common variant at chr7p21.1 confers tanning response and melanoma risk via regulation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor gene ( AHR )

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.03.25.436649

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0 citations

Lindsey Mehl, Tongwu Zhang, Rohit Thakur, Hayley Sowards, Timothy A. Myers +22 more

Meningeal lymphatic drainage promotes T cell responses against Toxoplasma gondii but is dispensable for parasite control in the brain

eLife(2022)10.7554/elife.80775

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43 citations

Maureen N. Cowan, Isaac W. Babcock, Lydia A. Sibley, Katherine M. Still, Samantha J. Batista +4 more

Microglial STAT1-sufficiency is required for resistance to toxoplasmic encephalitis

PLoS Pathogens(2022)10.1371/journal.ppat.1010637

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23 citations

Michael A. Kovacs, Ish Sethi, Isaac W. Babcock, Katherine M. Still, Samantha J. Batista +6 more

Regulation of neuroinflammation by astrocyte-derived cholesterol

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.12.12.520161

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12 citations

Joshua A. Kulas, Holden Higginbotham, Michael A. Kovacs, Heather A. Ferris, Jed Robert Christensen +7 more

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-C Treatment Enhances Cerebrospinal Fluid Outflow during Toxoplasma gondii Brain Infection but Does Not Improve Cerebral Edema

American Journal Of Pathology(2023)10.1016/j.ajpath.2023.11.008

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16 citations

Isaac W. Babcock, Ana Royo Marco, Lydia A. Sibley, Abigail G. Kelly, Tajie H. Harris +1 more

Toxoplasma gondii infection supports the infiltration of T cells into brain tumors

Journal of Neuroimmunology(2024)10.1016/j.jneuroim.2024.578402

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7 citations

Lydia A. Sibley, Piotr Przanowski, Xiaoyu Zhao, Michael A. Kovacs, Shengyuan Wang +11 more

Caspase-1 in Cx3cr1-expressing cells drives an IL-18-dependent T cell response that promotes parasite control during acute Toxoplasma gondii infection

PLoS Pathogens(2024)10.1371/journal.ppat.1012006

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9 citations

Lydia A. Sibley, Sydney A. Labuzan, Maureen N. Cowan, Ish Sethi, Seblework Alemu +5 more

Massively parallel reporter assays of melanoma risk variants identify MX2 as a gene promoting melanoma

Nature Communications(2020)10.1038/s41467-020-16590-1

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144 citations

Tongwu Zhang, Andrew Vu, Julien Ablain, Matthew Makowski, Leandro M. Colli +22 more

Caspase-8 expression in CD8 + T cells promotes pathogen restriction in the brain during Toxoplasma gondii infection

Science Advances(2025)10.1126/sciadv.adz4468

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1 citations

Maureen N. Cowan, Abigail G. Kelly, NaaDedee A. Amadi, Isaac W. Babcock, Sydney A. Labuzan +5 more

Meningeal lymphatic dysfunction exacerbates traumatic brain injury pathogenesis

Nature Communications(2020)10.1038/s41467-020-18113-4

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349 citations

Arun B. Dutta, Mariah E. Hurt, Igor Smirnov, Michael A. Kovacs, Celia A. McKee +8 more