Angus W. Thomson

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Angus W. Thomson is a British/American immunologist currently Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Immunology at Starzl Institute, University of Pittsburgh.^[1][2]

Education

He earned his BSc, PhD and Doctor of Science (DSc) at

His interests are dendritic cell immunology, cell transplantation, liver research, and immunity.^[1] His highest cited paper is "Tolerogenic dendritic cells and the quest for transplant tolerance"^[3] at 780 times, according to Google Scholar.^[4]

Publications

• Zahorchak, Alan F.; Macedo, Camila; Hamm, David E.; Butterfield, Lisa H.; Metes, Diana M.; Thomson, Angus W. (January 2018). "High PD-L1/CD86 MFI ratio and IL-10 secretion characterize human regulatory dendritic cells generated for clinical testing in organ transplantation". Cellular Immunology. 323: 9–18.
  PMID 29217299
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• Thomson, Angus W.; Humar, Abhinav; Lakkis, Fadi G.; Metes, Diana M. (May 2018). "Regulatory dendritic cells for promotion of liver transplant operational tolerance: Rationale for a clinical trial and accompanying mechanistic studies". Human Immunology. 79 (5): 314–321.
  PMID 29100944
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• Ono, Yoshihiro; Perez-Gutierrez, Angelica; Nakao, Toshimasa; Dai, Helong; Camirand, Geoffrey; Yoshida, Osamu; Yokota, Shinichiro; Stolz, Donna Beer; Ross, Mark A.; Morelli, Adrian E.; Geller, David A.; Thomson, Angus W. (April 2018). "Graft‐infiltrating PD‐L1^hi cross‐dressed dendritic cells regulate antidonor T cell responses in mouse liver transplant tolerance". Hepatology. 67 (4): 1499–1515.
  PMID 28921638
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• Fantus, Daniel; Dai, Helong; Ono, Yoshihiro; Watson, Alicia; Yokota, Shinichiro; Mohib, Kanishka; Yoshida, Osamu; Ross, Mark A.; Watkins, Simon C.; Ramaswami, Bala; Valusjkikh, Anna; Rothstein, David M.; Thomson, Angus W. (December 2017). "Influence of the Novel ATP-Competitive Dual mTORC1/2 Inhibitor AZD2014 on Immune Cell Populations and Heart Allograft Rejection". Transplantation. 101 (12): 2830–2840.
  PMID 28885497
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