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Jutamas Shaughnessy MD, PhD

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUMass Chan Medical School
DepartmentMedicine
AddressUMass Chan Medical School
364 Plantation Street LRB
Worcester MA 01605
Phone508-856-5982
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    InstitutionT.H. Chan School of Medicine
    DepartmentMedicine
    DivisionInfectious Diseases


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    Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United StatesMAMicrobiology
    Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United StatesPHDMicrobiology
    Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, , ThailandMD

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    1. Beernink PT, Di Carluccio C, Marchetti R, Cerofolini L, Carillo S, Cangiano A, Cowieson N, Bones J, Molinaro A, Paduano L, Fragai M, Beernink BP, Gulati S, Shaughnessy J, Rice PA, Ram S, Silipo A. Gonococcal Mimitope Vaccine Candidate Forms a Beta-Hairpin Turn and Binds Hydrophobically to a Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibody. JACS Au. 2024 Jul 22; 4(7):2617-2629. PMID: 39055159.
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    2. Peterson SL, Krishnan A, Patel D, Khanehzar A, Lad A, Shaughnessy J, Ram S, Callanan D, Kunimoto D, Genead MA, Tolentino MJ. PolySialic Acid Nanoparticles Actuate Complement-Factor-H-Mediated Inhibition of the Alternative Complement Pathway: A Safer Potential Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2024 Apr 17; 17(4). PMID: 38675477.
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    3. Foss S, Sakya SA, Aguinagalde L, Lustig M, Shaughnessy J, Cruz AR, Scheepmaker L, Mathiesen L, Ruso-Julve F, Anthi AK, Gj?lberg TT, Mester S, Bern M, Evers M, Bratlie DB, Michaelsen TE, Schlothauer T, Sok D, Bhattacharya J, Leusen J, Valerius T, Ram S, Rooijakkers SHM, Sandlie I, Andersen JT. Human IgG Fc-engineering for enhanced plasma half-life, mucosal distribution and killing of cancer cells and bacteria. Nat Commun. 2024 Mar 07; 15(1):2007. PMID: 38453922.
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    4. Menon SS, Ramirez-Toloza G, Wycoff KL, Ehinger S, Shaughnessy J, Ram S, Ferreira VP. Mechanisms by which Factor H protects Trypanosoma cruzi from the alternative pathway of complement. Front Immunol. 2024; 15:1152000. PMID: 38361922.
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    5. Gulati S, Mattsson AH, Schussek S, Zheng B, DeOliveira RB, Shaughnessy J, Lewis LA, Rice PA, Comstedt P, Ram S. Preclinical efficacy of a cell division protein candidate gonococcal vaccine identified by artificial intelligence. mBio. 2023 Dec 19; 14(6):e0250023. PMID: 37905891.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    
    6. Shaughnessy J, Chabeda A, Lewis LA, Ram S. Alternative pathway amplification and infections. Immunol Rev. 2023 01; 313(1):162-180. PMID: 36336911.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    7. Shaughnessy J, Chabeda A, Tran Y, Zheng B, Nowak N, Steffens C, DeOliveira RB, Gulati S, Lewis LA, Maclean J, Moss JA, Wycoff KL, Ram S. An optimized Factor H-Fc fusion protein against multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:975676. PMID: 36110842.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    8. Shaughnessy J, Tran Y, Zheng B, DeOliveira RB, Gulati S, Song WC, Maclean JM, Wycoff KL, Ram S. Development of Complement Factor H-Based Immunotherapeutic Molecules in Tobacco Plants Against Multidrug-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Front Immunol. 2020; 11:583305. PMID: 33193396.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    9. Bettoni S, Shaughnessy J, Maziarz K, Ermert D, Gulati S, Zheng B, M?rgelin M, Jacobsson S, Riesbeck K, Unemo M, Ram S, Blom AM. C4BP-IgM protein as a therapeutic approach to treat Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections. JCI Insight. 2019 12 05; 4(23). PMID: 31661468.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    10. Gulati S, Pennington MW, Czerwinski A, Carter D, Zheng B, Nowak NA, DeOliveira RB, Shaughnessy J, Reed GW, Ram S, Rice PA. Preclinical Efficacy of a Lipooligosaccharide Peptide Mimic Candidate Gonococcal Vaccine. mBio. 2019 11 05; 10(6). PMID: 31690678.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    11. Gulati S, Beurskens FJ, de Kreuk BJ, Roza M, Zheng B, DeOliveira RB, Shaughnessy J, Nowak NA, Taylor RP, Botto M, He X, Ingalls RR, Woodruff TM, Song WC, Schuurman J, Rice PA, Ram S. Complement alone drives efficacy of a chimeric antigonococcal monoclonal antibody. PLoS Biol. 2019 06; 17(6):e3000323. PMID: 31216278.
      Citations: 41     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    12. Gulati S, Shaughnessy J, Ram S, Rice PA. Targeting Lipooligosaccharide (LOS) for a Gonococcal Vaccine. Front Immunol. 2019; 10:321. PMID: 30873172.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    13. Kenno S, Speth C, Rambach G, Binder U, Chatterjee S, Caramalho R, Haas H, Lass-Fl?rl C, Shaughnessy J, Ram S, Gow NAR, Orth-H?ller D, W?rzner R. Candida albicans Factor H Binding Molecule Hgt1p - A Low Glucose-Induced Transmembrane Protein Is Trafficked to the Cell Wall and Impairs Phagocytosis and Killing by Human Neutrophils. Front Microbiol. 2018; 9:3319. PMID: 30697200.
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    14. Shaughnessy J, Ram S, Rice PA. Biology of the Gonococcus: Disease and Pathogenesis. Methods Mol Biol. 2019; 1997:1-27. PMID: 31119614.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    15. Shaughnessy J, Lewis LA, Zheng B, Carr C, Bass I, Gulati S, DeOliveira RB, Gose S, Reed GW, Botto M, Rice PA, Ram S. Human Factor H Domains 6 and 7 Fused to IgG1 Fc Are Immunotherapeutic against Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Immunol. 2018 11 01; 201(9):2700-2709. PMID: 30266769.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    16. Ermert D, Weckel A, Magda M, M?rgelin M, Shaughnessy J, Rice PA, Bj?rck L, Ram S, Blom AM. Human IgG Increases Virulence of Streptococcus pyogenes through Complement Evasion. J Immunol. 2018 05 15; 200(10):3495-3505. PMID: 29626087.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    17. Blom AM, Magda M, Kohl L, Shaughnessy J, Lambris JD, Ram S, Ermert D. Factor H-IgG Chimeric Proteins as a Therapeutic Approach against the Gram-Positive Bacterial Pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes. J Immunol. 2017 12 01; 199(11):3828-3839. PMID: 29084837.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    18. Ram S, Shaughnessy J, de Oliveira RB, Lewis LA, Gulati S, Rice PA. Gonococcal lipooligosaccharide sialylation: virulence factor and target for novel immunotherapeutics. Pathog Dis. 2017 06 01; 75(4). PMID: 28460033.
      Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    19. Ram S, Shaughnessy J, DeOliveira RB, Lewis LA, Gulati S, Rice PA. Utilizing complement evasion strategies to design complement-based antibacterial immunotherapeutics: Lessons from the pathogenic Neisseriae. Immunobiology. 2016 10; 221(10):1110-23. PMID: 27297292.
      Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    20. Wong SM, Shaughnessy J, Ram S, Akerley BJ. Defining the Binding Region in Factor H to Develop a Therapeutic Factor H-Fc Fusion Protein against Non-Typeable Haemophilus influenzae. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2016; 6:40. PMID: 27148489.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    21. Shaughnessy J, Gulati S, Agarwal S, Unemo M, Ohnishi M, Su XH, Monks BG, Visintin A, Madico G, Lewis LA, Golenbock DT, Reed GW, Rice PA, Ram S. A Novel Factor H-Fc Chimeric Immunotherapeutic Molecule against Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Immunol. 2016 Feb 15; 196(4):1732-40. PMID: 26773149.
      Citations: 25     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    22. Ermert D, Shaughnessy J, Joeris T, Kaplan J, Pang CJ, Kurt-Jones EA, Rice PA, Ram S, Blom AM. Virulence of Group A Streptococci Is Enhanced by Human Complement Inhibitors. PLoS Pathog. 2015 Jul; 11(7):e1005043. PMID: 26200783.
      Citations: 27     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    23. Beernink PT, Shaughnessy J, Stefek H, Ram S, Granoff DM. Heterogeneity in rhesus macaque complement factor H binding to meningococcal factor H binding protein (FHbp) informs selection of primates to assess immunogenicity of FHbp-based vaccines. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2014 Nov; 21(11):1505-11. PMID: 25185576.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    24. Shaughnessy J, Vu DM, Punjabi R, Serra-Pladevall J, DeOliveira RB, Granoff DM, Ram S. Fusion protein comprising factor H domains 6 and 7 and human IgG1 Fc as an antibacterial immunotherapeutic. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2014 Oct; 21(10):1452-9. PMID: 25143339.
      Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    25. Lewis LA, Vu DM, Vasudhev S, Shaughnessy J, Granoff DM, Ram S. Factor H-dependent alternative pathway inhibition mediated by porin B contributes to virulence of Neisseria meningitidis. mBio. 2013 Oct 15; 4(5):e00339-13. PMID: 24129254.
      Citations: 38     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    26. Beernink PT, Shaughnessy J, Pajon R, Braga EM, Ram S, Granoff DM. The effect of human factor H on immunogenicity of meningococcal native outer membrane vesicle vaccines with over-expressed factor H binding protein. PLoS Pathog. 2012; 8(5):e1002688. PMID: 22589720.
      Citations: 32     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    27. Vu DM, Shaughnessy J, Lewis LA, Ram S, Rice PA, Granoff DM. Enhanced bacteremia in human factor H transgenic rats infected by Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun. 2012 Feb; 80(2):643-50. PMID: 22104107.
      Citations: 23     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    28. Shaughnessy J, Ram S, Bhattacharjee A, Pedrosa J, Tran C, Horvath G, Monks B, Visintin A, Jokiranta TS, Rice PA. Molecular characterization of the interaction between sialylated Neisseria gonorrhoeae and factor H. J Biol Chem. 2011 Jun 24; 286(25):22235-42. PMID: 21531728.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    29. Beernink PT, Shaughnessy J, Braga EM, Liu Q, Rice PA, Ram S, Granoff DM. A meningococcal factor H binding protein mutant that eliminates factor H binding enhances protective antibody responses to vaccination. J Immunol. 2011 Mar 15; 186(6):3606-14. PMID: 21325619.
      Citations: 91     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    30. Beernink PT, Shaughnessy J, Ram S, Granoff DM. Impaired immunogenicity of a meningococcal factor H-binding protein vaccine engineered to eliminate factor h binding. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Jul; 17(7):1074-8. PMID: 20519444.
      Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    31. Shaughnessy J, Lewis LA, Jarva H, Ram S. Functional comparison of the binding of factor H short consensus repeat 6 (SCR 6) to factor H binding protein from Neisseria meningitidis and the binding of factor H SCR 18 to 20 to Neisseria gonorrhoeae porin. Infect Immun. 2009 May; 77(5):2094-103. PMID: 19273554.
      Citations: 23     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    32. Ngampasutadol J, Ram S, Gulati S, Agarwal S, Li C, Visintin A, Monks B, Madico G, Rice PA. Human factor H interacts selectively with Neisseria gonorrhoeae and results in species-specific complement evasion. J Immunol. 2008 Mar 01; 180(5):3426-35. PMID: 18292569.
      Citations: 76     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
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