Jody Baron, MD, PhD

Professor In Residence

Publications
  1. Meyers NL, Ashuach T, Lyons DE, Khalid MM, Simoneau CR, Erickson AL, Bouhaddou M, Nguyen TT, Kumar GR, Taha TY, Natarajan V, Baron JL, Neff N, Zanini F, Mahmoudi T, Quake SR, Krogan NJ, Cooper S, McDevitt TC, Yosef N, Ott M. Hepatitis C virus infects and perturbs liver stem cells. mBio 2023. PMID: 37938000


  2. Patel RK, Jaszczak RG, Im K, Carey ND, Courau T, Bunis DG, Samad B, Avanesyan L, Chew NW, Stenske S, Jespersen JM, Publicover J, Edwards AW, Naser M, Rao AA, Lupin-Jimenez L, Krummel MF, Cooper S, Baron JL, Combes AJ, Fragiadakis GK. Cyclone: an accessible pipeline to analyze, evaluate, and optimize multiparametric cytometry data. Frontiers in immunology 2023. PMID: 37731497


  3. Natarajan V, Simoneau CR, Erickson AL, Meyers NL, Baron JL, Cooper S, McDevitt TC, Ott M. Modelling T-cell immunity against hepatitis C virus with liver organoids in a microfluidic coculture system. 2022. PMID: 35232252


  4. Seed RI, Kobayashi K, Ito S, Takasaka N, Cormier A, Jespersen JM, Publicover J, Trilok S, Combes AJ, Chew NW, Chapman J, Krummel MF, Lou J, Marks J, Cheng Y, Baron JL, Nishimura SL. A tumor-specific mechanism of Treg enrichment mediated by the integrin αvβ8. Science immunology 2021. PMID: 33771888


  5. Campbell MG, Cormier A, Ito S, Seed RI, Bondesson AJ, Lou J, Marks JD, Baron JL, Cheng Y, Nishimura SL. Cryo-EM Reveals Integrin-Mediated TGF-ß Activation without Release from Latent TGF-ß. Cell 2020. PMID: 31955848


  6. Melody G. Campbell, Anthony Cormier, Saburo Ito, Shenping Wu, Jianlong Lou, James Marks, Jody L. Baron, Stephen L. Nishimura, Yifan Cheng. Structural Studies avß8 Integrin by Single Particle Cryo-EM. Microscopy and Microanalysis 2019. PMID:


  7. Takasaka N, Seed RI, Cormier A, Bondesson AJ, Lou J, Elattma A, Ito S, Yanagisawa H, Hashimoto M, Ma R, Levine MD, Publicover J, Potts R, Jespersen JM, Campbell MG, Conrad F, Marks JD, Cheng Y, Baron JL, Nishimura SL. Integrin αvβ8-expressing tumor cells evade host immunity by regulating TGF-β activation in immune cells. JCI insight 2018. PMID: 30333313


  8. Cormier A, Campbell MG, Ito S, Wu S, Lou J, Marks J, Baron JL, Nishimura SL, Cheng Y. Cryo-EM structure of the avß8 integrin reveals a mechanism for stabilizing integrin extension. Nature structural & molecular biology 2018. PMID: 30061598


  9. Publicover J, Gaggar A, Jespersen JM, Halac U, Johnson AJ, Goodsell A, Avanesyan L, Nishimura SL, Holdorf M, Mansfield KG, Judge JB, Koshti A, Croft M, Wakil AE, Rosenthal P, Pai E, Cooper S, Baron JL. An OX40/OX40L interaction directs successful immunity to hepatitis B virus. Science translational medicine 2018. PMID: 29563320


  10. Pierce AA, Duwaerts CC, Siao K, Mattis AN, Goodsell A, Baron JL, Maher JJ. CD18 deficiency improves liver injury in the MCD model of steatohepatitis. Volume 12 of Issue 9. PloS one 2017. PMID: 28873429


  11. Duwaerts CC, Amin AM, Siao K, Her C, Fitch M, Beysen C, Turner SM, Goodsell A, Baron JL, Grenert JP, Cho SJ, Maher JJ. Specific Macronutrients Exert Unique Influences on the Adipose-Liver Axis to Promote Hepatic Steatosis in Mice. Volume 4 of Issue 2. Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology 2017. PMID: 28649594


  12. Yanagisawa H, Hashimoto M, Minagawa S, Takasaka N, Ma R, Moermans C, Ito S, Araya J, Budelsky A, Goodsell A, Baron JL, Nishimura SL. Role of IL-17A in murine models of COPD airway disease. American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology 2016. PMID: 27913421


  13. Publicover J, Jespersen JM, Johnson AJ, Nishimura SL, Goodsell A, Wakil AE, Rosenthal P, Pai E, Avanesyan L, Cooper S, Baron JL. Liver capsule: Age-influenced hepatic immune priming determines HBV infection fate: Implications from mouse to man. Volume 63 of Issue 1. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2015. PMID: 26457468


  14. Hashimoto M, Yanagisawa H, Minagawa S, Sen D, Ma R, Murray LA, Tsui P, Lou J, Marks JD, Baron JL, Krummel MF, Nishimura SL. TGF-ß-Dependent Dendritic Cell Chemokinesis in Murine Models of Airway Disease. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2015. PMID: 26109638


  15. Brand OJ, Somanath S, Moermans C, Yanagisawa H, Hashimoto M, Cambier S, Markovics J, Bondesson AJ, Hill A, Jablons D, Wolters P, Lou J, Marks JD, Baron JL, Nishimura SL. Transforming Growth Factor-ß and Interleukin-1ß Signaling Pathways Converge on the Chemokine CCL20 Promoter. The Journal of biological chemistry 2015. PMID: 25918170


  16. Hashimoto M, Yanagisawa H, Minagawa S, Sen D, Goodsell A, Ma R, Moermans C, McKnelly KJ, Baron JL, Krummel MF, Nishimura SL. A critical role for dendritic cells in the evolution of IL-1ß-mediated murine airway disease. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2015. PMID: 25786688


  17. Minagawa S, Lou J, Seed RI, Cormier A, Wu S, Cheng Y, Murray L, Tsui P, Connor J, Herbst R, Govaerts C, Barker T, Cambier S, Yanagisawa H, Goodsell A, Hashimoto M, Brand OJ, Cheng R, Ma R, McKnelly KJ, Wen W, Hill A, Jablons D, Wolters P, Kitamura H, Araya J, Barczak AJ, Erle DJ, Reichardt LF, Marks JD, Baron JL, Nishimura SL. Selective targeting of TGF-ß activation to treat fibroinflammatory airway disease. Volume 6 of Issue 241. Science translational medicine 2014. PMID: 24944194


  18. Fomin ME, Zhou Y, Beyer AI, Publicover J, Baron JL, Muench MO. Production of factor VIII by human liver sinusoidal endothelial cells transplanted in immunodeficient uPA mice. Volume 8 of Issue 10. PloS one 2013. PMID: 24167566


  19. Publicover J, Gaggar A, Nishimura S, Van Horn CM, Goodsell A, Muench MO, Reinhardt RL, van Rooijen N, Wakil AE, Peters M, Cyster JG, Erle DJ, Rosenthal P, Cooper S, Baron JL. Age-dependent hepatic lymphoid organization directs successful immunity to hepatitis B. Volume 123 of Issue 9. The Journal of clinical investigation 2013. PMID: 23925290


  20. Zeissig S, Murata K, Sweet L, Publicover J, Hu Z, Kaser A, Bosse E, Iqbal J, Hussain MM, Balschun K, Röcken C, Arlt A, Günther R, Hampe J, Schreiber S, Baron JL, Moody DB, Liang TJ, Blumberg RS. Hepatitis B virus-induced lipid alterations contribute to natural killer T cell-dependent protective immunity. Volume 18 of Issue 7. Nature medicine 2012. PMID: 22706385


  21. Kitamura H, Cambier S, Somanath S, Barker T, Minagawa S, Markovics J, Goodsell A, Publicover J, Reichardt L, Jablons D, Wolters P, Hill A, Marks JD, Lou J, Pittet JF, Gauldie J, Baron JL, Nishimura SL. Mouse and human lung fibroblasts regulate dendritic cell trafficking, airway inflammation, and fibrosis through integrin avß8-mediated activation of TGF-ß. Volume 121 of Issue 7. The Journal of clinical investigation 2011. PMID: 21646718


  22. Publicover J, Goodsell A, Nishimura S, Vilarinho S, Wang ZE, Avanesyan L, Spolski R, Leonard WJ, Cooper S, Baron JL. IL-21 is pivotal in determining age-dependent effectiveness of immune responses in a mouse model of human hepatitis B. Volume 121 of Issue 3. The Journal of clinical investigation 2011. PMID: 21393863


  23. Vilarinho S, Ogasawara K, Nishimura S, Lanier LL, Baron JL. Blockade of NKG2D on NKT cells prevents hepatitis and the acute immune response to hepatitis B virus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2007. PMID: 17991774


  24. Stetson DB, Mohrs M, Reinhardt RL, Baron JL, Wang ZE, Gapin L, Kronenberg M, Locksley RM. Constitutive cytokine mRNAs mark natural killer (NK) and NK T cells poised for rapid effector function. Volume 198 of Issue 7. The Journal of experimental medicine 2003. PMID: 14530376


  25. Matsuda JL, Gapin L, Baron JL, Sidobre S, Stetson DB, Mohrs M, Locksley RM, Kronenberg M. Mouse V alpha 14i natural killer T cells are resistant to cytokine polarization in vivo. Volume 100 of Issue 14. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2003. PMID: 12829795


  26. Mu D, Cambier S, Fjellbirkeland L, Baron JL, Munger JS, Kawakatsu H, Sheppard D, Broaddus VC, Nishimura SL. The integrin alpha(v)beta8 mediates epithelial homeostasis through MT1-MMP-dependent activation of TGF-beta1. Volume 157 of Issue 3. The Journal of cell biology 2002. PMID: 11970960


  27. Baron JL, Gardiner L, Nishimura S, Shinkai K, Locksley R, Ganem D. Activation of a nonclassical NKT cell subset in a transgenic mouse model of hepatitis B virus infection. Immunity 2002. PMID: 11970881


  28. Cerwenka A, Baron JL, Lanier LL. Ectopic expression of retinoic acid early inducible-1 gene (RAE-1) permits natural killer cell-mediated rejection of a MHC class I-bearing tumor in vivo. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2001. PMID: 11562472