Billeta Lewis

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 620 citations indexed

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Billeta Lewis is a scholar working on Surgery, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Billeta Lewis has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 620 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Billeta Lewis's work include Xenotransplantation and immune response (18 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (8 papers) and Animal Genetics and Reproduction (5 papers). Billeta Lewis is often cited by papers focused on Xenotransplantation and immune response (18 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (8 papers) and Animal Genetics and Reproduction (5 papers). Billeta Lewis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Egypt. Billeta Lewis's co-authors include Muhammad M. Mohiuddin, Avneesh K. Singh, David Ayares, Philip C. Corcoran, Marvin L. Thomas, Keith A. Horvath, Robert F. Hoyt, Keith A. Reimann, Michael Eckhaus and Aaron J. Belli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Billeta Lewis

18 papers receiving 605 citations

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Chimeric 2C10R4 anti-CD40 antibody therapy is critical for long-term survival of GTKO.hCD46.hTBM pig-to-primate cardiac xenograft

2016 330 citations Muhammad M. Mohiuddin, Avneesh K. Singh et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Billeta Lewis United States	10	559	292	124	56	48	20	620
Chih Che Lin Taiwan	10	471 0.8×	220 0.8×	83 0.7×	55 1.0×	15 0.3×	10	520
Gregory R. Martens United States	13	567 1.0×	398 1.4×	216 1.7×	44 0.8×	29 0.6×	17	635
Larkin J Daniels United States	6	483 0.9×	209 0.7×	53 0.4×	34 0.6×	47 1.0×	7	584
Keiji Oi United States	6	318 0.6×	188 0.6×	78 0.6×	21 0.4×	20 0.4×	10	359
Tuan T. Lam United States	10	306 0.5×	154 0.5×	36 0.3×	42 0.8×	37 0.8×	11	340
Wiebke Baars Germany	14	352 0.6×	251 0.9×	177 1.4×	117 2.1×	13 0.3×	20	484
Susan M. Downey United States	9	450 0.8×	294 1.0×	217 1.8×	30 0.5×	15 0.3×	12	586
Jamie Busch United States	7	342 0.6×	223 0.8×	82 0.7×	19 0.3×	11 0.2×	8	413
Julia Greenstein United States	3	453 0.8×	270 0.9×	130 1.0×	84 1.5×	28 0.6×	3	512
Yih Jyh Lin United States	7	404 0.7×	238 0.8×	63 0.5×	45 0.8×	12 0.3×	10	434

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Singh, Avneesh K., Corbin E. Goerlich, Tianshu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Genetically engineered pig heart transplantation in non-human primates. Communications Medicine. 5(1). 6–6. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Tianshu, Avneesh K. Singh, Corbin E. Goerlich, et al.. (2023). 107.6: Retrospective detection of latent PCMV virus in donor pigs indicates no correlation with xenograft or baboon survival. Transplantation. 107(10S2). 12–12. 1 indexed citations

Goerlich, Corbin E., Bartley P. Griffith, Aakash Shah, et al.. (2023). A Standardized Approach to Orthotopic (Life-supporting) Porcine Cardiac Xenotransplantation in a Nonhuman Primate Model. Transplantation. 107(8). 1718–1728. 9 indexed citations

Singh, Avneesh K., Corbin E. Goerlich, Tianshu Zhang, et al.. (2022). CD40-CD40L Blockade: Update on Novel Investigational Therapeutics for Transplantation. Transplantation. 107(7). 1472–1481. 19 indexed citations

Goerlich, Corbin E., Bartley P. Griffith, Avneesh K. Singh, et al.. (2021). Blood Cardioplegia Induction, Perfusion Storage and Graft Dysfunction in Cardiac Xenotransplantation. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 667093–667093. 19 indexed citations

Goerlich, Corbin E., Laura DiChiacchio, Tianshu Zhang, et al.. (2020). Heterotopic Porcine Cardiac Xenotransplantation in the Intra-Abdominal Position in a Non-Human Primate Model. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 10709–10709. 15 indexed citations

Goerlich, Corbin E., David Kaczorowski, Avneesh K. Singh, et al.. (2020). Human Thrombomodulin Transgene Expression Prevents Intracardiac Thrombus in Life Supporting Pig-to-Baboon Cardiac Xenotransplantation. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 39(4). S145–S145. 4 indexed citations

Singh, Avneesh K., Corbin E. Goerlich, Gheorghe Braileanu, et al.. (2020). PRESENCE OF GRAFT-INFILTRATING REGULATORY T CELLS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH LONG TERM CARDIAC XENOGRAFT SURVIVAL IN NON-HUMAN PRIMATE. Transplantation. 104(S3). S641–S641. 3 indexed citations

DiChiacchio, Laura, Avneesh K. Singh, Joshua L. Chan, et al.. (2019). Intra-Abdominal Heterotopic Cardiac Xenotransplantation: Pearls and Pitfalls. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 6. 95–95. 3 indexed citations

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DiChiacchio, Laura, Avneesh K. Singh, Billeta Lewis, et al.. (2019). Early Experience With Preclinical Perioperative Cardiac Xenograft Dysfunction in a Single Program. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 109(5). 1357–1361. 15 indexed citations

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Singh, Avneesh K., Joshua L. Chan, Laura DiChiacchio, et al.. (2018). Cardiac xenografts show reduced survival in the absence of transgenic human thrombomodulin expression in donor pigs. Xenotransplantation. 26(2). e12465–e12465. 49 indexed citations

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Agbor-Enoh, Sean, Joshua L. Chan, Avneesh K. Singh, et al.. (2018). Circulating cell-free DNA as a biomarker of tissue injury: Assessment in a cardiac xenotransplantation model. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 37(8). 967–975. 23 indexed citations

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DiChiacchio, Laura, Avneesh K. Singh, Joshua L. Chan, et al.. (2018). Human Thrombomodulin Expression Confers Prolonged Graft Survival over Costimulation Blockade Alone in a Pig-to-Baboon Heterotopic Cardiac Xenotransplant Model. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 37(4). S23–S23. 1 indexed citations

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DiChiacchio, Laura, Avneesh K. Singh, Billeta Lewis, et al.. (2018). Insights into the Development of a Life-Sustaining Orthotopic Cardiac Xenotransplant Model. Transplantation. 102(Supplement 7). S315–S315.

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Chan, Joshua L., Avneesh K. Singh, Philip C. Corcoran, et al.. (2017). Encouraging experience using multi‐transgenic xenografts in a pig‐to‐baboon cardiac xenotransplantation model. Xenotransplantation. 24(6). 25 indexed citations

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Singh, Avneesh K., Joshua L. Chan, Caleb N. Seavey, et al.. (2017). CD4+CD25^HiFoxP3+ regulatory T cells in long‐term cardiac xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation. 25(2). e12379–e12379. 20 indexed citations

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Mohiuddin, Muhammad M., Avneesh K. Singh, Philip C. Corcoran, et al.. (2016). Chimeric 2C10R4 anti-CD40 antibody therapy is critical for long-term survival of GTKO.hCD46.hTBM pig-to-primate cardiac xenograft. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11138–11138. 330 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mohiuddin, Muhammad M., Avneesh K. Singh, Philip C. Corcoran, et al.. (2013). Role of anti‐CD40 antibody‐mediated costimulation blockade on non‐Gal antibody production and heterotopic cardiac xenograft survival in a GTKO.hCD46Tg pig‐to‐baboon model. Xenotransplantation. 21(1). 35–45. 75 indexed citations

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Mohiuddin, Muhammad M., Ajay Singh, Philip C. Corcoran, et al.. (2012). B Cell Depletion Along with Co-Stimulation Blockade by Anti CD40 (Clone 2C10) Extends Graft Survival Significantly in a Heterotopic Cardiac Xenotransplantation Model. Transplantation. 94(10S). 70–70.

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Lewis, Billeta, et al.. (1999). Correlation of tumor suppressor P53 RNA expression with human immunodeficiency virus disease in rapid and slow progressors.. PubMed. 1(1). 30–6. 4 indexed citations

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