Eduardo Salinas
Molecular Biologist III
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Eduardo Salinas studies immune responses to viral infections, particularly hepatitis C virus (HCV) and SARS-CoV-2. His research investigates the roles of T cells, B cells, and antibodies in viral clearance and persistence. Recent work has focused on the necessity of CD8+ T cells for preventing SARS-CoV-2 persistence in the nasal compartment and the synergistic action of viral-specific IgG and CD8+ T cells in clearing a rodent hepacivirus, an HCV-related model.
Salinas has also explored the dynamics of immune memory following HCV cure, observing persistent memory B cells even as serum neutralization activity declines. His publications include studies on T follicular helper cell activity in HCV infection and the intrinsic p53 activation's restriction of gammaherpesvirus-driven B cell expansion during latency. He has 20 publications with an h-index of 11 and 264 citations. Key collaborators at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences include Jason S. Stumhofer, J. Craig Forrest, Mark Manzano, and Shana M. Owens.
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- h-index: 11
- Publications: 20
- Citations: 264
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- Intrinsic p53 activation restricts gammaherpesvirus driven germinal center B cell expansion during latency establishment (2025) DOI
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