Jennifer Lynn Spencer Clinton, Ph.D.
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Jennifer Lynn Spencer Clinton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Pediatrics
Tropical Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
Education
- PhD from Baylor College of Medicine
- 03/2020 - Houston, Texas
- Molecular Virology & Microbiology
- BS from California State University Fullerton
- 05/2015 - Fullerton, California United States
- Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
- Postdoctoral Training at Baylor College of Medicine
- 06/2022 - Houston, Texas
- Vaccinology, Virology, Immunology
- Postdoctoral Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
- 06/2023 - Houston, Texas
- Vaccinology, Virology, Immunology
Professional Interests
- Flaviviruses
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Vaccinology
- Arboviruses
- Immune responses
Websites
Selected Publications
- Jennifer L. Spencer, Anismrita Lahon, Linda L. Tran, Ravi P. Arya, Alexander R. Kneubehl, Megan B Vogt, Daniela Xavier, David R. Rowley, Jason T. Kimata, Rebecca R. Rico-Hesse, "Replication of Zika Virus in Human Prostate Cells: A Potential Source of Sexually Transmitted Virus." JID. 2017;217(4):538–547.
- Megan B. Vogt, Anismrita Lahon, Ravi P. Arya, Alexander R. Kneubehl, Jennifer L. Spencer Clinton, Silke Paust, Rebecca Rico-Hesse "Mosquito saliva alone has profound effects on the human immune system." PLOS NTD. 2018 May 17;
- Megan B. Vogt, Anismrita Lahon, Ravi P. Arya, Jennifer L. Spencer Clinton, Rebecca Rico-Hesse "Dengue viruses infect human megakaryocytes, with probable clinical consequences." PLOS NTDs. 2019 Nov; Pubmed PMID: 31765380
- Jennifer L. Spencer Clinton, Linda L. Tran, Megan B. Vogt, David R. Rowley, Jason T. Kimata, and Rebecca R. Rico-Hesse "IP-10 and CXCR3 signaling inhibit Zika virus replication in human prostate cells.." PLOS ONE. 2020;15(12) Pubmed PMID: 33378361
- Brianne M Hibl, Natalie J M Dailey Garnes, Alexander R Kneubehl, Megan B Vogt, Jennifer L Spencer Clinton, Rebecca R Rico-Hesse "Mosquito-bite infection of humanized mice with chikungunya virus produces systemic disease with long-term effects.." PLOS NTDs. 2021;15(6) Pubmed PMID: 34106915
- Taylor Pursell, Jennifer L Spencer Clinton, Jie Tan, Rongsheng Peng, Xiang Qin, Harshavardhan Doddapaneni, Vipin Menon, Zeineen Momin, Kavya Kottapalli, Lauren Howard, Erin Latimer, Sarah Heaggans, Gary S Hayward, Paul D Ling "Primary Infection May Be an Underlying Factor Contributing to Lethal Hemorrhagic Disease Caused by Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus 3 in African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)." Microbiology Spectrum. 2021;9(2) Pubmed PMID: 34668724
- Jennifer L Spencer Clinton, Taylor Pursell, Jie Tan, Rongsheng Peng, Paul D Ling "Modified vaccinia Ankara expressing EEHV1A glycoprotein B elicits humoral and cell-mediated immune responses in mice." PLOS ONE. 2022; Pubmed PMID: 35312707
- Jennifer L Spencer Clinton, Tabitha E Hoornweg, Jie Tan, Rongsheng Peng, Willem Schaftenaar, Victor P M G Rutten, Cornelis A M de Haan, Paul D Ling "EEHV1A glycoprotein B subunit vaccine elicits humoral and cell-mediated immune responses in mice." Vaccine. 2022 Jul 22; Pubmed PMID: 35879117
Projects
- Identifying urogenital tract tropism and innate immune responses to Zika virus
- (03/2016 - 02/2020)
- Developing an immunogenic Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus vaccine
- (03/2020 - 06/2022)
Funding
- Fellow Immunology Scientist Training Grant
- Fellow Infection and Immunity Training Grant
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