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Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Articles in
Peer-reviewed
Journals
al-Ramadi BK, Fernandez-Cabezudo
MJ, El-Hasasna H, Al-Salam S,
Attoub S, Xu D, Chouaib S. (2008).
Attenuated bacteria as effectors in
cancer immunotherapy. Annals
New York Academy of Sciences.
1138:351-357.
Ellis M, al-Ramadi B, Finkelman F,
Hedstrom U, Kristensen J, Alizadeh
H, Klingspor L. (2008). Assessment
of the clinical utility of serial ‚-D
glucan concentrations in patients
with persistent neutropenic fever.
Journal of Medical Microbiology
57: 287-295.
Fernandez-Cabezudo MJ,
Azimullah S, Nurulain SM,
Mechkarska M, Lorke DE, Petroianu
GA, al-Ramadi BK. (2008). The
organophosphate Paraoxon has
no demonstrable effect on the
murine immune system following
subchronic low dose exposure. Int.
J. Immunopathology &
Pharmacology 21:891-901.
Kenyon JC, Ghazawi A, Cheung
WKS, Phillip PS, Rizvi TA, Lever AML.
(2008). The secondary structure
of the 5’ end of the FIV genome
reveals a long range interaction
between R/U5 and gag sequence,
and a large, stable stem loop. RNA,
14: 2597-2608, 2008.
Nagy G, Pál T. (2008).
Lipopolysaccharide: a tool and
target in enterobacterial vaccine
development. Biological
Chemistry 389:513-520.
Nagy G, EmŒdy L, Pál T. (2008).
Strategies for the development of
vaccines conferring broadspectrum
protection. Int. J. Med.
Microbiol, 298:379-395.
Nagy G, Palkovics T, Otto A, Kusch
H, Kocsis B, Dobrindt U, Engelmann
S, Hecker M, Emödy L, Pál T, Hacker
J. (2008). "Gently Rough": The
Vaccine Potential of a Salmonella
enterica Regulatory
Lipopolysaccharide Mutant. J
Infect Dis. 198:1699-1706
Rotimi VO, Jamal W, Pál T,
Sonnevend A, Dimitrov TS, Albert
MJ. (2008). Emergence of
multidrug-resistant Salmonella
spp. and isolates with reduced
susceptibility to ciprofloxacin in
Kuwait and the United Arab
Emirates. Diagn Microbiol Infect
Dis. 60:71-7.
Rotimi VO, Jamal W, Pál T,
Sonnevend A, Dimitrov TS, Albert
MJ. (2008). Emergence of CTX-M-
15 type ESBL producing
Salmonella spp. in Kuwait and the
United Arab Emirates. J Med
Microbiol 57:881-886.
Saadi H, Nagelkerke N, Carruthers
SG, Benedict S, Abdulkhalik S, Reed
R, Lukic, M Nicholls MG. (2008).
Association of TCF7L2
polymorphism with diabetes
mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and
markers of beta cell function and
insulin resistance in a populationbased
sample of Emirati subjects.
Diabetes Research and Clinical
Practice 80: 392 – 398.
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Books, Chapters,
Reviews and
Editorials
al-Ramadi B, Hayday A, Schwaeble
W. (2008). Immunology in the
Arabian desert. Nature
Immunology 9:699-703.
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Proceedings,
Conferences,
Invited lectures,
Web Sites and
Others
Al Dhaheri N, Al Shamsi N, Al Awadi
F, Rizvi TA. (2008). Cross Packaging
of Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus
(MMTV) RNA by Mason-Pfizer
MonkeyVirus (MPMV): Implications
for the Use of MMTV Vectors in
Human Gene Therapy. Presented
at the Fifth Scientific Conference for
GCC Medical Students, Bahrain.
al-Ramadi B. (2008). Immunotherapy
of Cancer. 5th Dubai International
Conference for Medical Sciences,
Dubai, UAE.
al-Ramadi B. (2008). Tumor
Immunotherapy Using Cytokine-
Expressing Bacteria. 3rd Al Ain
International Immunology Meeting,
Al Ain, UAE.
Al Dhaheri N, Al Shamsi N, Al Awadi
F, Rizvi TA. (2008). Reciprocal
Packaging of Mouse Mammary
Tumor Virus (MMTV) by
Heterologous Mason-Pfizer Monkey
Virus (MPMV) Proteins. Presented at
the Ninth UAE University Annual
Research Conference, Al Ain.
El-Hasasna H, Fernandez-Cabezudo
MJ, Al-Salam S, Bashir G, Attoub S,
Chouaib S, al-Ramadi BK. (2008).The
anti-tumor activity of systemicallyadministered
IL2-expressing
Salmonella correlates with
decreased angiogenesis and
enhanced tumor apoptosis.The 3rd
Al Ain International Immunology
Meeting, Al Ain, United Arab
Emirates.
El-Hasasna H, Fernandez-Cabezudo
MJ, El-Wasila M, Al-Salam S, Bashir G,
Chouaib S, al-Ramadi BK. (2008).
Oral administration of TNF·-
expressing Salmonella inhibits
melanoma cell growth and prolongs
host survival independent of intratumoral
bacterial accumulation.The
3rd Al Ain International Immunology
Meeting, Al Ain, United Arab
Emirates.
Fernandez-Cabezudo MJ, Ullah A,
Nurulain SM, al-Ramadi BK,
Petroianu, GA. (2008). Assessment of
immunologic parameters following
exposure to organophosphatecontaining
pesticides.The 3rd Al Ain
International Immunology Meeting,
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Fernandez-Cabezudo MJ,
Mechkarska M, al-Ramadi BK. (2008).
Modulation of macrophages proinflammatory
functions by cytokineexpressing
bacteria. Frontiers in
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