Jon J Vermeire, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Disease)
Departments & Organizations
Pediatrics: Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Research Interests
Molecular Helminthology; Drug Discovery; Hookworm; Host-Parasite Interactions more...
Education
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 2006
Selected Publications
- Cho Y, Vermeire JJ (co-first author), Merkel JS, Leng L, Du X, Bucala R, Cappello M & Lolis E. 2011. Repositioning drugs by screening approved small molecules for the treatment of hookworm infection. Chemistry & Biology, 18(9):1089-101.
- Cho Y, Crichlow G, Vermeire JJ, Leng L, Du X, Hodsdon M, Bucala R, Cappello M, Gross M, Johnson K & Lolis E. 2010. Allosteric inhibition of macrophage migration inhibitory factor revealed by ibudilast. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(25):11313-8.
- Dondji B, Sun T, Bungiro RD, Vermeire JJ, Harrison LM, Bifulco C & Cappello M. 2010. CD4+ T cells mediate mucosal and systemic immune responses to experimental hookworm infection. Parasite Immunology, 32:406-413.
