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SHANNON RONCA

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionBaylor College of Medicine
DepartmentDepartment of Pediatrics
Address1102 BATES
Houston, TX 77030
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    TitleAssistant Professor
    InstitutionBaylor College of Medicine
    DepartmentDepartment of Molecular Virology & Microbiology
    DivisionMolecular Virology & Microbiology


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    University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USAPhD, MPH08/2016
    Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA, USABS05/2012

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    1R43AI172555-01A1     (HORTON, JAIME)Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026
    NIH
    Development of a Cross-Protective New World Encephalitic Alphavirus Subunit Vaccine
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (RONCA, SHANNON)Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023
    Mike Hogg Fund
    Evaluation of Novel Therapies for Autoimmune Encephalitis
    Role: PI
         (RONCA, SHANNON)Jul 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2023
    Texas Children’s Hospital Pediatric Pilot Award
    Efficacy of IL-1 Antagonist in the Treatment of Encephalitis from West Nile Virus Infection
    Role: PI
    R21ES032739     (MOORTHY/RONCA)Feb 1, 2021 - Jan 31, 2024
    NIH/NIEHS
    Mechanisms of exacerbation of COVID-19 pathogenesis in mice expressing human ACE2 by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and its protection by inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH)
    Role: MPI
         (RONCA, SHANNON)Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2023
    Braun & Gresham Texas Ecological Laboratory Program
    Determining the Prevalence of Mosquito-related Illnesses of Human and Animal Importance in Texas
    Role: PI
    R44AI120388     (CLEMENTS, DAVID E)Jul 22, 2016 - Mar 31, 2022
    NIH
    Chikungunya Recombinant Subunit Vaccine
    Role: Co-Investigator

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    1. Fischer RSB, Vilchez S, Ronca SE, Kairis R, Lino A, Maliga A, Gunter SM, Murray KO. Persistence of dengue serotype 2 viral RNA in blood cells of a returned traveler with dengue fever. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2024 Mar 05; 59:102699. PMID: 38452991.
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    2. Alleva DG, Feitsma EA, Janssen YF, Boersma HH, Lancaster TM, Sathiyaseelan T, Murikipudi S, Delpero AR, Scully MM, Ragupathy R, Kotha S, Haworth JR, Shah NJ, Rao V, Nagre S, Ronca SE, Green FM, Shaw SA, Aminetzah A, Kruijff S, Brom M, van Dam GM, Zion TC. Immunogenicity phase II study evaluating booster capacity of nonadjuvanted AKS-452 SARS-Cov-2 RBD Fc vaccine. NPJ Vaccines. 2024 Feb 21; 9(1):40. PMID: 38383578; PMCID: PMC10881471.
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    3. Lam FW, Brown CA, Ronca SE. Recombinant Rod Domain of Vimentin Reduces SARS-CoV-2 Viral Replication by Blocking Spike Protein-ACE2 Interactions. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Feb 20; 25(5). PMID: 38473724; PMCID: PMC10931652.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    4. Gunter SM, Nelson A, Kneubehl AR, Justi SA, Manzanero R, Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Herrera C, Thompson J, Mandage R, Desale H, Maliga A, Bautista K, Ronca SE, Morey F, Fuentes RC, Lopez B, Dumonteil E, Morazan GH, Murray KO. Novel species of Triatoma (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) identified in a case of vectorial transmission of Chagas disease in northern Belize. Sci Rep. 2024 01 16; 14(1):1412. PMID: 38228608; PMCID: PMC10792162.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsPHPublic Health
    5. Wu Y, Green FM, Shaw SA, Bonilla LJ, Ronca SE, Bottazzi ME, Kheradmand F, Weatherhead JE. SARS-CoV-2 triggers Dickkopf-1 (Dkk-1) modulation of T helper cells and lung pathology in mice. Genes Dis. 2024 Jul; 11(4):101167. PMID: 38362044; PMCID: PMC10865256.
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    6. Lee HJ, Zhao Y, Fleming I, Mehta S, Wang X, Wyk BV, Ronca SE, Kang H, Chou CH, Fatou B, Smolen KK, Levy O, Clish CB, Xavier RJ, Steen H, Hafler DA, Love JC, Shalek AK, Guan L, Murray KO, Kleinstein SH, Montgomery RR. Early cellular and molecular signatures correlate with severity of West Nile virus infection. iScience. 2023 Dec 15; 26(12):108387. PMID: 38047068; PMCID: PMC10692672.
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    7. Sandweiss AJ, Erickson TA, Jiang Y, Kannan V, Yarimi JM, Levine JM, Fisher K, Muscal E, Demmler-Harrison G, Murray KO, Ronca SE. Infectious profiles in pediatric anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis. J Neuroimmunol. 2023 Aug 15; 381:578139. PMID: 37364517.
      Citations:    Fields:    
    8. Benzarti E, Murray KO, Ronca SE. Interleukins, Chemokines, and Tumor Necrosis Factor Superfamily Ligands in the Pathogenesis of West Nile Virus Infection. Viruses. 2023 03 22; 15(3). PMID: 36992514; PMCID: PMC10053297.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    9. Feitsma EA, Janssen YF, Boersma HH, van Sleen Y, van Baarle D, Alleva DG, Lancaster TM, Sathiyaseelan T, Murikipudi S, Delpero AR, Scully MM, Ragupathy R, Kotha S, Haworth JR, Shah NJ, Rao V, Nagre S, Ronca SE, Green FM, Aminetzah A, Sollie F, Kruijff S, Brom M, van Dam GM, Zion TC. A randomized phase I/II safety and immunogenicity study of the Montanide-adjuvanted SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-RBD-Fc vaccine, AKS-452. Vaccine. 2023 03 24; 41(13):2184-2197. PMID: 36842886; PMCID: PMC9946892.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsCTClinical Trials
    10. Nwanosike H, Green FM, Murray KO, Weatherhead JE, Ronca SE. Protocol of Detection of West Nile Virus in Clinical Samples. Methods Mol Biol. 2023; 2585:119-125. PMID: 36331770.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    11. Green FM, Ronca SE. Safety Procedures to Work with West Nile Virus in Biosafety Level 3 Facilities. Methods Mol Biol. 2023; 2585:205-210. PMID: 36331776.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    12. Hotez PJ, Adhikari R, Chen WH, Chen YL, Gillespie P, Islam NY, Keegan B, Tyagi Kundu R, Lee J, Liu Z, Kimata JT, Oezguen N, Pollet J, Poveda C, Razavi K, Ronca SE, Strych U, Thimmiraju SR, Versteeg L, Villar-Mondragon MJ, Wei J, Zhan B, Bottazzi ME. From concept to delivery: a yeast-expressed recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine technology suitable for global access. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2023 Jan-Dec; 22(1):495-500. PMID: 37252854.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    13. Boada P, Fatou B, Belperron AA, Sigdel TK, Smolen KK, Wurie Z, Levy O, Ronca SE, Murray KO, Liberto JM, Rashmi P, Kerwin M, Montgomery RR, Bockenstedt LK, Steen H, Sarwal MM. Longitudinal serum proteomics analyses identify unique and overlapping host response pathways in Lyme disease and West Nile virus infection. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:1012824. PMID: 36569838; PMCID: PMC9784464.
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    14. Shih DC, Silver R, Henao OL, Alemu A, Audi A, Bigogo G, Colston JM, Edu-Quansah EP, Erickson TA, Gashu A, Gbelee GB, Gunter SM, Kosek MN, Logan GG, Mackey JM, Maliga A, Manzanero R, Morazan G, Morey F, Munoz FM, Murray KO, Nelson TV, Olortegui MP, Yori PP, Ronca SE, Schiaffino F, Tayachew A, Tedasse M, Wossen M, Allen DR, Angra P, Balish A, Farron M, Guerra M, Herman-Roloff A, Hicks VJ, Hunsperger E, Kazazian L, Mikoleit M, Munyua P, Munywoki PK, Namwase AS, Onyango CO, Park M, Peruski LF, Sugerman DE, Gutierrez EZ, Cohen AL. Incorporating COVID-19 into Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Systems, Belize, Kenya, Ethiopia, Peru, and Liberia, 2020-2021. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 12; 28(13):S34-S41. PMID: 36502419; PMCID: PMC9745219.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    15. Murray KO, Salda?a MA, Gunter SM, Manzanero R, Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Herrera C, Thompson JM, Maliga A, Bautista K, Lino A, Hawes E, Ronca SE, Morey F, Fuentes RC, Lopez B, Dumonteil E, Morazan GH. Diagnosis of Acute Chagas Disease in a Belizean Child with Evidence of a Multiclonal Trypanosoma cruzi Infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 11 14; 107(5):992-995. PMID: 36395748; PMCID: PMC9709023.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    16. Ronca SE, Gunter SM, Kairis RB, Lino A, Romero J, Pautler RG, Nimmo A, Murray KO. A Potential Role for Substance P in West Nile Virus Neuropathogenesis. Viruses. 2022 09 04; 14(9). PMID: 36146768; PMCID: PMC9503494.
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    17. Jiang Y, Mehl SC, Hawes EE, Lino AS, Rialon KL, Murray KO, Ronca SE. SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Not Associated With Pediatric Appendicitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 08 01; 41(8):e321-e323. PMID: 35622441; PMCID: PMC9281423.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    18. Lino A, Erickson TA, Nolan MS, Murray KO, Ronca SE. A Preliminary Study of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Depression Following West Nile Virus Infection. Pathogens. 2022 Jun 04; 11(6). PMID: 35745504; PMCID: PMC9230011.
      Citations:    
    19. Bradley CC, Gordon AJE, Wang C, Cooke MB, Kohrn BF, Kennedy SR, Lichtarge O, Ronca SE, Herman C. RNA polymerase inaccuracy underlies SARS-CoV-2 variants and vaccine heterogeneity. Res Sq. 2022 Jun 02. PMID: 35677076; PMCID: PMC9176646.
      Citations:    
    20. . Syndromic Surveillance among Evacuees at a Houston “Megashelter” following Hurricane Harvey. Sustainability. 2022; 10(14):6018. View Publication.
    21. Pollet J, Strych U, Chen WH, Versteeg L, Keegan B, Zhan B, Wei J, Liu Z, Lee J, Kundu R, Adhikari R, Poveda C, Jose Villar M, Rani Thimmiraju S, Lopez B, Gillespie PM, Ronca S, Kimata JT, Reers M, Paradkar V, Hotez PJ, Elena Bottazzi M. Receptor-binding domain recombinant protein on alum-CpG induces broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. Vaccine. 2022 06 09; 40(26):3655-3663. PMID: 35568591; PMCID: PMC9080055.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    22. Erickson TA, Ronca SE, Gunter SM, Brown EL, Hasbun R, Murray KO. Zoonotic Disease Testing Practices in Pediatric Patients with Meningitis and Encephalitis in a Subtropical Region. Pathogens. 2022 Apr 22; 11(5). PMID: 35631022; PMCID: PMC9145480.
      Citations:    
    23. Ly AN, Manzanero R, Maliga A, Gunter SM, Ronca SE, Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Morey F, Bautista K, Espinosa-Bode A, Cadena L, Fuentes RC, Erickson TA, Munoz FM, Mackey J, Murray KO, Belize Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Team, L?pez B, Moraz?n G. Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Acute Dengue Virus Infections Detected through Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance, Belize 2020. Viruses. 2022 04 07; 14(4). PMID: 35458498; PMCID: PMC9029937.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    24. Janssen YF, Feitsma EA, Boersma HH, Alleva DG, Lancaster TM, Sathiyaseelan T, Murikipudi S, Delpero AR, Scully MM, Ragupathy R, Kotha S, Haworth JR, Shah NJ, Rao V, Nagre S, Ronca SE, Green FM, Aminetzah A, Sollie F, Kruijff S, Brom M, van Dam GM, Zion TC. Phase I interim results of a phase I/II study of the IgG-Fc fusion COVID-19 subunit vaccine, AKS-452. Vaccine. 2022 02 23; 40(9):1253-1260. PMID: 35115195; PMCID: PMC8802018.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsCTClinical Trials
    25. Alleva DG, Delpero AR, Scully MM, Murikipudi S, Ragupathy R, Greaves EK, Sathiyaseelan T, Haworth JR, Shah NJ, Rao V, Nagre S, Lancaster TM, Webb SS, Jasa AI, Ronca SE, Green FM, Elyard HA, Yee J, Klein J, Karnes L, Sollie F, Zion TC. Development of an IgG-Fc fusion COVID-19 subunit vaccine, AKS-452. Vaccine. 2021 10 29; 39(45):6601-6613. PMID: 34642088; PMCID: PMC8491978.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    26. p. Barr KL, RONCA SE, Sturdivant RX, Harris DR. Efficiency of coronavirus inactivation on environmental surfaces: A comparison study of two available disinfectants. Journal of Hospital Administration. 2021; 5(10). View Publication.
    27. Chamakuri S, Lu S, Ucisik MN, Bohren KM, Chen YC, Du HC, Faver JC, Jimmidi R, Li F, Li JY, Nyshadham P, Palmer SS, Pollet J, Qin X, Ronca SE, Sankaran B, Sharma KL, Tan Z, Versteeg L, Yu Z, Matzuk MM, Palzkill T, Young DW. DNA-encoded chemistry technology yields expedient access to SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 09 07; 118(36). PMID: 34426525; PMCID: PMC8433497.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    28. Ronca SE, Ruff JC, Murray KO. A 20-year historical review of West Nile virus since its initial emergence in North America: Has West Nile virus become a neglected tropical disease? PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 05; 15(5):e0009190. PMID: 33956816; PMCID: PMC8101735.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    29. Ronca SE, Sturdivant RX, Barr KL, Harris D. SARS-CoV-2 Viability on 16 Common Indoor Surface Finish Materials. HERD. 2021 07; 14(3):49-64. PMID: 33618545.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    30. Hansen M, Nolan MS, Gorchakov R, Hasbun R, Murray KO, Ronca SE. Unique Cytokine Response in West Nile Virus Patients Who Developed Chronic Kidney Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study. Viruses. 2021 02 17; 13(2). PMID: 33671257; PMCID: PMC7922428.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    31. Gunter SM, Ronca SE, Sandoval M, Coffman K, Leining L, Gorchakov R, Murray KO, Nolan MS. Chagas Disease Infection Prevalence and Vector Exposure in a High-Risk Population of Texas Hunters. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 02; 102(2):294-297. PMID: 31872798; PMCID: PMC7008325.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsPHPublic Health
    32. Gorchakov R, Gulas-Wroblewski BE, Ronca SE, Ruff JC, Nolan MS, Berry R, Alvarado RE, Gunter SM, Murray KO. Optimizing PCR Detection of West Nile Virus from Body Fluid Specimens to Delineate Natural History in an Infected Human Cohort. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Apr 19; 20(8). PMID: 31010160; PMCID: PMC6514913.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    33. Ronca SE, Gorchakov R, Berry R, Alvarado RE, Gunter SM, Murray KO. Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of West Nile Virus Isolate 2004Hou3. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Apr 19; 20(8). PMID: 31010172; PMCID: PMC6514990.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    34. Ronca SE, Murray KO, Nolan MS. Cumulative Incidence of West Nile Virus Infection, Continental United States, 1999-2016. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 02; 25(2):325-327. PMID: 30666940; PMCID: PMC6346444.
      Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    35. Gorchakov R, Berry RM, Patel SM, El Sahly HM, Ronca SE, Murray KO. Optimizing PCR Detection of Zika Virus from Various Body Fluids. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 02; 100(2):427-433. PMID: 30560770; PMCID: PMC6367632.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    36. Nolan MS, Aguilar D, Brown EL, Gunter SM, Ronca SE, Hanis CL, Murray KO. Continuing evidence of Chagas disease along the Texas-Mexico border. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 11; 12(11):e0006899. PMID: 30427833; PMCID: PMC6261633.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    37. Murray KO, Nolan MS, Ronca SE, Datta S, Govindarajan K, Narayana PA, Salazar L, Woods SP, Hasbun R. The Neurocognitive and MRI Outcomes of West Nile Virus Infection: Preliminary Analysis Using an External Control Group. Front Neurol. 2018; 9:111. PMID: 29636722; PMCID: PMC5880927.
      Citations: 15     
    38. Murray KO, Kolodziej S, Ronca SE, Gorchakov R, Navarro P, Nolan MS, Podoll A, Finkel K, Mandayam S. Visualization of West Nile Virus in Urine Sediment using Electron Microscopy and Immunogold up to Nine Years Postinfection. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Dec; 97(6):1913-1919. PMID: 29141749; PMCID: PMC5805063.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    39. Ronca SE, Smith J, Koma T, Miller MM, Yun N, Dineley KT, Paessler S. Mouse Model of Neurological Complications Resulting from Encephalitic Alphavirus Infection. Front Microbiol. 2017; 8:188. PMID: 28223982; PMCID: PMC5293790.
      Citations: 4     
    40. Taylor K, Kolokoltsova O, Ronca SE, Estes M, Paessler S. Live, Attenuated Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Vaccine (TC83) Causes Persistent Brain Infection in Mice with Non-functional a? T-Cells. Front Microbiol. 2017; 8:81. PMID: 28184218; PMCID: PMC5266681.
      Citations: 4     
    41. Garcia MN, Cropper TL, Gunter SM, Kramm MM, Pawlak MT, Roachell W, Ronca SE, Stidham RA, Webber BJ, Yun HC. Vector-borne diseases of public health importance for personnel on military installations in the United States. US Army Med Dep J. 2017 Jan-Jun; (1-17):90-101. PMID: 28511278.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsPHPublic Health
    42. Ronca SE, Dineley KT, Paessler S. Neurological Sequelae Resulting from Encephalitic Alphavirus Infection. Front Microbiol. 2016; 7:959. PMID: 27379085; PMCID: PMC4913092.
      Citations: 42     
    43. Yun NE, Ronca S, Tamura A, Koma T, Seregin AV, Dineley KT, Miller M, Cook R, Shimizu N, Walker AG, Smith JN, Fair JN, Wauquier N, Bockarie B, Khan SH, Makishima T, Paessler S. Animal Model of Sensorineural Hearing Loss Associated with Lassa Virus Infection. J Virol. 2015 Dec 30; 90(6):2920-7. PMID: 26719273; PMCID: PMC4810655.
      Citations: 36     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    44. Huang C, Kolokoltsova OA, Yun NE, Seregin AV, Ronca S, Koma T, Paessler S. Highly Pathogenic New World and Old World Human Arenaviruses Induce Distinct Interferon Responses in Human Cells. J Virol. 2015 Jul; 89(14):7079-88. PMID: 25926656; PMCID: PMC4473569.
      Citations: 26     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
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