Charles C Dai

Dr. Charles C Dai

School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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29 March 2023 in Drug Delivery and Translational Research
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FSFrazer Sinclair
Frazer Sinclair
ABAnjuman Ara Begum
Anjuman Ara Begum
Charles C DaiCharles C Dai
Charles C Dai
Istvan TothIstvan Toth
Istvan Toth
PMPeter Michael Moyle
Peter Michael Moyle

1 November 2021 in Pharmacological Research
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TWTharushi P. Wijesinghe
Tharushi P. Wijesinghe
MDMahendiran Dharmasivam
Mahendiran Dharmasivam
Charles C DaiCharles C Dai
Charles C Dai
DRDes Richardson
Des Richardson

7 August 2020 in ACS Infectious Diseases
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Charles C DaiCharles C Dai
Charles C Dai
JYJieru Yang
Jieru Yang
WHWaleed M. Hussein
Waleed M. Hussein
LZLili Zhao
Lili Zhao
XWXiumin Wang
Xiumin Wang
Rachel StephensonRachel Stephenson
Rachel Stephenson

3 February 2021 in ACS Infectious Diseases
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FKFarjana Khatun
Farjana Khatun
Charles C DaiCharles C Dai
Charles C Dai
TRTania Rivera-Hernandez
Tania Rivera-Hernandez
WHWaleed M. Hussein
Waleed M. Hussein
Zeinab KhalilZeinab Khalil
Zeinab Khalil
Rachel StephensonRachel Stephenson
Rachel Stephenson

7 May 2020 in Vaccines
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Charles C DaiCharles C Dai
Charles C Dai
Zeinab KhalilZeinab Khalil
Zeinab Khalil
Waleed HusseinWaleed Hussein
Waleed Hussein
JYJieru Yang
Jieru Yang
Xiumin WangXiumin Wang
Xiumin Wang
Rachel StephensonRachel Stephenson
Rachel Stephenson
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) and GAS-associated infections are a global challenge, with no licensed GAS vaccine on the market. The GAS M protein is a critical virulence factor in the fight against GAS infection, and it has been a primary target for GAS vaccine development. Measuring functional opsonic antibodies against GAS is an important component in the clinical development path for effective vaccines. In this study, we compared the opsonic activity of two synthetic, self-adjuvanting subunit vaccines containing either the J8- or 88/30-epitope in Swiss outbred mice using intranasal administration. Following primary immunization and three boosts, sera were assessed for IgG activity using ELISA, and opsonization activity against seven randomly selected clinical isolates of GAS was measured. Vaccine constructs containing the conservative J8-epitope showed significant opsonic activity against six out of the seven GAS clinical isolates, while the vaccine containing the variable 88/30-epitope did not show any significant opsonic activity.

1 May 2021 in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
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Charles C DaiCharles C Dai
Charles C Dai
WHWENBIN HUANG
WENBIN HUANG
JYJieru Yang
Jieru Yang
WHWaleed M. Hussein
Waleed M. Hussein
JWJingwen Wang
Jingwen Wang
Rachel StephensonRachel Stephenson
Rachel Stephenson