Greta Weiss, PhD
Research Officer
Burnet Institute, Centre for Biomedical Research
Melbourne, Australia
Education
AB Biology, Anthropology, Bryn Mawr College, USA
PhD Immunology, University of Pennsylvania, 2010 (Mentor: Dr. Susan Pierce; NIAID)
Thesis
Greta traveled to malaria-endemic areas (Mali and Peru) to study human B cell memory responses to Plasmodium falciparum. Her studies revealed the cellular basis of the delayed acquisition of protective humoral immunity against malaria.
Publications From Graduate Work
- Weiss GE, Ndungu FM, McKittrick N, Li S, Kimani D, Crompton PD, Marsh K, Pierce SK. High efficiency human memory B cell assay and its application to studying Plasmodium falciparum-specific memory B cells in natural infections. J Immunol Methods. 375(1-2):68-74. 2012.
- Clark EH, Silva CJ, Weiss GE, Li S, Padilla C, Crompton PD, Hernandez JN, Branch OH. Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Peruvian Amazon, a region of low transmission, is associated with immunologic memory. Infect Immun. 80(4):1583-92. 2012.
- Weiss GE, Clark EH, Li S, Traore B, Kayentao K, Ongoiba A, Hernandez JN, Doumbo OK, Pierce SK, Branch OH, Crompton PD. A positive correlation between atypical memory B cells and Plasmodium falciparum transmission intensity in cross-sectional studies in Peru and Mali. PLoS One. 6(1):e15983. 2011.
- Crompton PD, Miura K, Traore B, Kayentao K, Ongoiba A, Weiss G, Doumbo S, Doumtabe D, Kone Y, Huang CY, Doumbo OK, Miller LH, Long CA, Pierce SK. In vitro growth-inhibitory activity and malaria risk in a cohort study in mali. Infect Immun. 78(2):737-45. 2010.
- Weiss GE, Traore B, Kayentao K, Ongoiba A, Doumbo S, Doumtabe D, Kone Y, Dia S, Guindo A, Traore A, Huang CY, Miura K, Mircetic M, Li S, Baughman A, Narum DL, Miller LH, Doumbo OK, Pierce SK, Crompton PD. The Plasmodium falciparum-specific human memory B cell compartment expands gradually with repeated malaria infections. PLoS Pathog. 6(5):e1000912. 2010
- Crompton PD, Kayala MA, Traore B, Kayentao K, Ongoiba A, Weiss GE, Molina DM, Burk CR, Waisberg M, Jasinskas A, Tan X, Doumbo S, Doumtabe D, Kone Y, Narum DL, Liang X, Doumbo OK, Miller LH, Doolan DL, Baldi P, Felgner PL, Pierce SK. A prospective analysis of the Ab response to Plasmodium falciparum before and after a malaria season by protein microarray. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107(15):6958-63. 2010.
- Weiss GE, Crompton PD, Li S, Walsh LA, Moir S, Traore B, Kayentao K, Ongoiba A, Doumbo OK, Pierce SK. Atypical memory B cells are greatly expanded in individuals living in a malaria-endemic area. J Immunol. 183(3):2176-82. 2009
- Crompton PD, Mircetic M, Weiss G, Baughman A, Huang CY, Topham DJ, Treanor JJ, Sanz I, Lee FE, Durbin AP, Miura K, Narum DL, Ellis RD, Malkin E, Mullen GE, Miller LH, Martin LB, Pierce SK. The TLR9 ligand CpG promotes the acquisition of Plasmodium falciparum-specific memory B cells in malaria-naive individuals. J Immunol. 182(5):3318-26. 2009.
- Crompton PD, Traore B, Kayentao K, Doumbo S, Ongoiba A, Diakite SA, Krause MA, Doumtabe D, Kone Y, Weiss G, Huang CY, Doumbia S, Guindo A, Fairhurst RM, Miller LH, Pierce SK, Doumbo OK. Sickle cell trait is associated with a delayed onset of malaria: implications for time-to-event analysis in clinical studies of malaria. J Infect Dis. 198(9):1265-75. 2008.