Timothy Watkins, PhD
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Microbial Pathogenesis
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- PhD
- Yale University, Immunobiology (2025)
- Postbaccalaureate Fellow
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (2019)
- BS
- Case Western Reserve University, Biochemistry (2017)
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Medical Research Interests
Allergy and Immunology; Asthma; COVID-19; Epithelial Cells; Immunity, Innate; Inflammation; Influenza, Human; Respiratory Tract Infections; Rhinovirus; Translational Research, Biomedical; Viral Interference; Virus Diseases
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0000-0002-1607-1335
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Ellen F Foxman, MD, PhD
Marie-Louise Landry, MD
Wade Schulz, MD, PhD
Dejian Zhao, PhD
Nagarjuna Reddy Cheemarla
Former YSMAlbert Icksang Ko, MD
10Publications
349Citations
COVID-19
Immunity, Innate
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2025
Reply to McMahon et al
Watkins T, Brockhurst J, Germain G, Foxman E. Reply to McMahon et al. Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2025, 232: e1069-e1070. PMID: 40857606, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf441.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersNasal biomarker testing to rule out viral respiratory infection and triage samples: a test performance study
Amat J, Dudgeon S, Cheemarla N, Watkins T, Green A, Young H, Peaper D, Landry M, Schulz W, Foxman E. Nasal biomarker testing to rule out viral respiratory infection and triage samples: a test performance study. EBioMedicine 2025, 117: 105820. PMID: 40543450, PMCID: PMC12216728, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2024
Detection of Live Attenuated Measles Virus in the Respiratory Tract Following Subcutaneous Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination
Watkins T, Brockhurst J, Germain G, Griffin D, Foxman E. Detection of Live Attenuated Measles Virus in the Respiratory Tract Following Subcutaneous Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination. Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2024, 231: 1089-1093. PMID: 39504437, PMCID: PMC11998556, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricHigh burden of viruses and bacterial pathobionts drives heightened nasal innate immunity in children
Watkins T, Green A, Amat J, Cheemarla N, Hänsel K, Lozano R, Dudgeon S, Germain G, Landry M, Schulz W, Foxman E. High burden of viruses and bacterial pathobionts drives heightened nasal innate immunity in children. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2024, 221: e20230911. PMID: 38949638, PMCID: PMC11215523, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20230911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConsiderations for viral co-infection studies in human populations
Chin T, Foxman E, Watkins T, Lipsitch M. Considerations for viral co-infection studies in human populations. MBio 2024, 15: e00658-24. PMID: 38847531, PMCID: PMC11253623, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00658-24.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetric
2023
Viral Interference During Influenza A–SARS-CoV-2 Coinfection of the Human Airway Epithelium and Reversal by Oseltamivir
Cheemarla N, Watkins T, Mihaylova V, Foxman E. Viral Interference During Influenza A–SARS-CoV-2 Coinfection of the Human Airway Epithelium and Reversal by Oseltamivir. Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2023, 229: 1430-1434. PMID: 37722683, PMCID: PMC11095529, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricRhesus macaque Bcl-6/Bcl-xL B cell immortalization: Discovery of HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies from lymph node
Samsel J, Boswell K, Watkins T, Ambrozak D, Mason R, Yamamoto T, Ko S, Yang Y, Zhou T, Doria-Rose N, Foulds K, Roederer M, Mascola J, Kwong P, Gama L, Koup R. Rhesus macaque Bcl-6/Bcl-xL B cell immortalization: Discovery of HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies from lymph node. Journal Of Immunological Methods 2023, 516: 113445. PMID: 36848985, DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2023.113445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricNasal host response-based screening for undiagnosed respiratory viruses: a pathogen surveillance and detection study
Cheemarla N, Hanron A, Fauver J, Bishai J, Watkins T, Brito A, Zhao D, Alpert T, Vogels C, Ko A, Schulz W, Landry M, Grubaugh N, van Dijk D, Foxman E. Nasal host response-based screening for undiagnosed respiratory viruses: a pathogen surveillance and detection study. The Lancet Microbe 2023, 4: e38-e46. PMID: 36586415, PMCID: PMC9835789, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(22)00296-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2022
Application of B cell immortalization for the isolation of antibodies and B cell clones from vaccine and infection settings
Boswell K, Watkins T, Cale E, Samsel J, Andrews S, Ambrozak D, Driscoll J, Messina M, Narpala S, Hopp C, Cagigi A, Casazza J, Yamamoto T, Zhou T, Schief W, Crompton P, Ledgerwood J, Connors M, Gama L, Kwong P, McDermott A, Mascola J, Koup R. Application of B cell immortalization for the isolation of antibodies and B cell clones from vaccine and infection settings. Frontiers In Immunology 2022, 13: 1087018. PMID: 36582240, PMCID: PMC9794141, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1087018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2021
Dynamic innate immune response determines susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and early replication kinetics
Cheemarla NR, Watkins TA, Mihaylova VT, Wang B, Zhao D, Wang G, Landry ML, Foxman EF. Dynamic innate immune response determines susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and early replication kinetics. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20210583. PMID: 34128960, PMCID: PMC8210587, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20210583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Case-Control StudiesChemokine CXCL10COVID-19Disease SusceptibilityFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnateInterferonsMaleMiddle AgedNasopharynxPicornaviridae InfectionsSARS-CoV-2Viral LoadVirus Replication
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