Elsa Seixas

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Elsa Seixas is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elsa Seixas has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 19 papers in Immunology and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Elsa Seixas's work include Malaria Research and Control (18 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (7 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers). Elsa Seixas is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (18 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (7 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers). Elsa Seixas collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United Kingdom and United States. Elsa Seixas's co-authors include Jean Langhorne, Ching Li, António Coutinho, Miguel C. Seabra, Andreia Barateiro, Ana I. Domingos, Nadiya Kubasova, Roksana M. Pirzgalska, Wenwen Zeng and Thierry von der Weid and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Elsa Seixas

40 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Sympathetic Neuro-adipose Connections Mediate Leptin-Driven Lipolysis

2015 341 citations Wenwen Zeng, Roksana M. Pirzgalska et al. Cell profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Clonal interference and genomic repair during strain coexistence in the gut 2025 ·PLoS Genetics ·Nelson Frazão, Elsa Seixas, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Isabel Gordo	0
2	Evolution of Escherichia coli strains under competent or compromised adaptive immunity 2025 ·PLoS Pathogens ·(unknown), Elsa Seixas, (unknown), Nelson Frazão, (unknown), M. Rita Ventura, Marta Lourenço, Isabel Gordo	1
3	Two modes of evolution shape bacterial strain diversity in the mammalian gut for thousands of generations 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Nelson Frazão, Anke Konrad, (unknown), Elsa Seixas, (unknown), Michael Lässig, Isabel Gordo	30
4	A hypometabolic defense strategy against malaria 2022 ·Cell Metabolism ·Susana Ramos, (unknown), Elisa Jentho, Qian Wu, (unknown), Rui Martins, (unknown), Sebastian Weis, Ana Rita Carlos, Inês Mahú, Elsa Seixas, (unknown), Fabienne Rajas, Sílvia Cardoso, António G. G. Sousa, Jingtao Lilue, Tiago Paixão, Gilles Mithieux, Fátima Nogueira, Miguel P. Soares	15
5	Low social and family well-being is associated with greater RAGE ligand s100A8/A9 and interleukin-1 beta levels in metastatic breast cancer patients 2022 ·Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health ·(unknown), Luzia Travado, Elsa Seixas, Berta Sousa, Michael H. Antoni	5
6	CXCL5-mediated recruitment of neutrophils into the peritoneal cavity of Gdf15 -deficient mice protects against abdominal sepsis 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Henrique G. Colaço, Ana Neves‐Costa, Elsa Seixas, Tiago R. Velho, Dora Pedroso, André Barros, Rui Martins, Nuno Carvalho, Didier Payen, Sebastian Weis, Hyon‐Seung Yi, Minho Shong, Luís F. Moita	43
7	Deletion of iRhom2 protects against diet-induced obesity by increasing thermogenesis 2019 ·Molecular Metabolism ·Marina Badenes, Abdulbasit Amin, Ismael González‐García, (unknown), Emma Burbridge, Miguel Cavadas, Francisco Ortega, (unknown), Pedro Faísca, Stefania Carobbio, Elsa Seixas, Dora Pedroso, Ana Neves‐Costa, Luís F. Moita, José Manuel Fernández‐Real, Antonio Vidal‐Puig, Ana I. Domingos, Miguel López, Colin Adrain	25
8	Rab GTPase regulation of bacteria and protozoa phagocytosis occurs through the modulation of phagocytic receptor surface expression 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Elsa Seixas, Cristina Escrevente, Miguel C. Seabra, Duarte C. Barral	14
9	Key Aging-Associated Alterations in Primary Microglia Response to Beta-Amyloid Stimulation 2017 ·Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience ·(unknown), Carolina Cunha, Ana Rita Vaz, Ana S. Falcão, Andreia Barateiro, Elsa Seixas, Adelaide Fernandes, Dora Brites	93
10	A brain-sparing diphtheria toxin for chemical genetic ablation of peripheral cell lineages 2017 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Inês Mahú, Elsa Seixas, Noelia Martínez‐Sánchez, Nadiya Kubasova, Roksana M. Pirzgalska, Paul Cohen, Marcelo O. Dietrich, Miguel López, Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes, Ana I. Domingos	27
11	Sympathetic Neuro-adipose Connections Mediate Leptin-Driven Lipolysis breakdown → 2015 ·Cell ·Wenwen Zeng, Roksana M. Pirzgalska, (unknown), Nadiya Kubasova, Andreia Barateiro, Elsa Seixas, Yi-Hsueh Lu, (unknown), Henning U. Voss, Gabriel G. Martins, Jeffrey M. Friedman, Ana I. Domingos	341
12	Cell Host and Microbe 2012 ·LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) ·Raffaella Gozzelino, Bruno B. Andrade, Rasmus Larsen, Nívea F. Luz, Liviu Vanoaica, Elsa Seixas, António Coutinho, Sílvia Cardoso, Sofia Rebelo, Maura Poli, Manoel Barral‐Netto, Deepak Darshan, Lukas C. Kühn, Miguel P. Soares, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	92
13	Bacteria and Protozoa Differentially Modulate the Expression of Rab Proteins 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Elsa Seixas, José S. Ramalho, Luı́s Jaime Mota, Duarte C. Barral, Miguel C. Seabra	14
14	Thousands of Rab GTPases for the Cell Biologist 2011 ·PLoS Computational Biology ·Yoan Diekmann, Elsa Seixas, Marc Gouw, (unknown), Miguel C. Seabra, José B. Pereira‐Leal	151
15	Heme oxygenase-1 affords protection against noncerebral forms of severe malaria 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Elsa Seixas, Raffaella Gozzelino, Ângelo Ferreira Chora, Ana Ferreira, Gabriela Silva, Rasmus Larsen, Sofia Rebelo, Carmen Penido, Neal Smith, António Coutinho, Miguel P. Soares	225
16	An experimental model for fatal malaria due to TNF-α-dependent hepatic damage 2008 ·Parasitology ·Elsa Seixas, (unknown), (unknown), António Coutinho	19
17	Cytokine responses of CD4+ T cells during a Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi (ER) blood-stage infection in mice initiated by the natural route of infection 2007 ·Malaria Journal ·Luís P. Fonseca, Elsa Seixas, Geoffrey A. Butcher, Jean Langhorne	18
18	Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi (AS): Differential cellular responses to infection in resistant and susceptible mice 2005 ·Experimental Parasitology ·Elsa Seixas, (unknown)	39
19	The influence of γδ T cells on the CD4⁺ T cell and antibody response during a primary Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi infection in mice 2002 ·Parasite Immunology ·Elsa Seixas, Luís P. Fonseca, Jean Langhorne	23
20	Plasmodium berghei: Selection of Mefloquine-Resistant Parasites through Drug Pressure in Mosquitoes 1995 ·Experimental Parasitology ·Álvaro Fonseca, Ana Margarida Vigário, Elsa Seixas, (unknown)	6

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