🏆 Finalist — NIH Data Sharing Index (“S-Index”) Challenge

Elsa N. Bou Ghanem

Jacobs Institute

ORCID: 0000-0002-8936-1341

Also affiliated with University at Buffalo, State University of New York

MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyImmunology and Microbiology

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Driven by 16 papers. Top paper: “Neutrophils Are Required During Immunization With the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine for Protective Antibody Responses and Host Defense Against Infection”.

Neutrophils Are Required During Immunization With the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine for Protective Antibody Responses and Host Defense Against Infection

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2020)10.1093/infdis/jiaa242

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24 citations

Manmeet Bhalla, Elizabeth A. Wohlfert, Elsa N. Bou Ghanem, Essi Y. I. Tchalla

Extended Polysaccharide Analysis within the Liposomal Encapsulation of Polysaccharides System

Materials(2020)10.3390/ma13153320

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2 citations

Dongwon Park, Charles H. Jones, Elsa N. Bou Ghanem, Blaine A. Pfeifer, Roozbeh Nayerhoda

A Murine Model for Enhancement of Streptococcus pneumoniae Pathogenicity Upon Viral Infection and Advanced Age

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2020)10.1101/2020.07.29.227991

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Nalat Siwapornchai, Vijay K. Vanguri, Anishma Shrestha, Sara E. Roggensack, Bruce A. Davidson +6 more

Older but Not Wiser: the Age-Driven Changes in Neutrophil Responses during Pulmonary Infections

Infection and Immunity(2021)10.1128/iai.00653-20

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57 citations

Manmeet Bhalla, Sydney E. Herring, Essi Y. I. Tchalla, Elsa N. Bou Ghanem, Shaunna R. Simmons

A Murine Model for Enhancement of Streptococcus pneumoniae Pathogenicity upon Viral Infection and Advanced Age

Infection and Immunity(2021)10.1128/iai.00471-20

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10 citations

Nalat Siwapornchai, Vijay K. Vanguri, Anishma Shrestha, Sara E. Roggensack, Bruce A. Davidson +6 more

Liposomal Encapsulation of Polysaccharides (LEPS) as an Effective Vaccine Strategy to Protect Aged Hosts Against S. pneumoniae Infection

Frontiers in Aging(2021)10.3389/fragi.2021.798868

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9 citations

Roozbeh Nayerhoda, Essi Y. I. Tchalla, Alexsandra Abamonte, Dongwon Park, Shaunna R. Simmons +3 more

Intranasal Vaccine Delivery Technology for Respiratory Tract Disease Application with a Special Emphasis on Pneumococcal Disease

Vaccines(2021)10.3390/vaccines9060589

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8 citations

Justin Bassett, Manmeet Bhalla, Blaine A. Pfeifer, Elsa N. Bou Ghanem, William Walkowski

Mitochondrial ROS production by neutrophils is required for host antimicrobial function against Streptococcus pneumoniae and is controlled by A2B adenosine receptor signaling

PLoS Pathogens(2022)10.1371/journal.ppat.1010700

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39 citations

Sovathiro Mao, Manmeet Bhalla, Essi Y. I. Tchalla, Jill M. Kramer, Elsa N. Bou Ghanem +1 more

The Age-Driven Decline in Neutrophil Function Contributes to the Reduced Efficacy of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Old Hosts

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology(2022)10.3389/fcimb.2022.849224

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31 citations

Essi Y. I. Tchalla, Manmeet Bhalla, Elsa N. Bou Ghanem, Shaunna R. Simmons

Mitochondrial ROS production by neutrophils is required for host antimicrobial function against Streptococcus pneumoniae and is controlled by A2B adenosine receptor signaling

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.06.26.497688

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8 citations

Sovathiro Mao, Manmeet Bhalla, Essi Y. I. Tchalla, Jill M. Kramer, Elsa N. Bou Ghanem +1 more

Editorial: Transmission, colonization, and molecular pathogenesis of pneumococcus

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology(2022)10.3389/fcimb.2022.1028047

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3 citations

Elsa N. Bou Ghanem, Xueqing Wu, Kaifeng Wu, Guangchun Bai, Sven Hammerschmidt +1 more

Activating A1 adenosine receptor signaling boosts early pulmonary neutrophil recruitment in aged mice in response to Streptococcus pneumoniae infection

Immunity & Ageing(2024)10.1186/s12979-024-00442-3

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10 citations

Sydney E. Herring, Essi Y. I. Tchalla, Alexsandra P. Lenhard, Manmeet Bhalla, Elsa N. Bou Ghanem +1 more

Sex-based difference in immune responses and efficacy of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Journal of Leukocyte Biology(2024)10.1093/jleuko/qiae177

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3 citations

Anagha Betadpur, Andrew Y. Khalil, Manmeet Bhalla, Elsa N. Bou Ghanem, Essi Y. I. Tchalla

The prostaglandin D2 antagonist asapiprant ameliorates clinical severity in young hosts infected with invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae

Infection and Immunity(2024)10.1128/iai.00522-23

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1 citations

Sydney E. Herring, Alexsandra P. Lenhard, Joshua Wheeler, Fred Aswad, Klaus Klumpp +6 more

CHIPing away at immunity: the role of clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential in bacterial pneumonia

Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024)10.1172/jci181064

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1 citations

Elsa N. Bou Ghanem

Neutrophils induce effective antibody responses to the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine by inhibiting regulatory T cells

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.10.28.685204

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Anagha Betadpur, Andrew Y. Khalil, Elena López‐Camacho, Manmeet Bhalla, Musea Chang +3 more