Rafael Villasmil

2.3k total citations
29 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Rafael Villasmil is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Villasmil has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Immunology, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Rafael Villasmil's work include Retinal Diseases and Treatments (5 papers), Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome (5 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers). Rafael Villasmil is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Diseases and Treatments (5 papers), Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome (5 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers). Rafael Villasmil collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Rafael Villasmil's co-authors include Rachel R Caspi, Reiko Horai, Anna M. Hansen, Robert B. Nussenblatt, Dror Luger, Aleksandra Rachitskaya, Zhuqing Li, Phyllis B. Silver, Jun Chen and Chi‐Chao Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Villasmil

28 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	T Cell Activation Induces Synthesis of CD47 Proteoglycan Isoforms and Their Release in Extracellular Vesicles 2025 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Sukhbir Kaur, Светлана А. Кузнецова, John M. Sipes, Satya P. Singh, Rafael Villasmil, David D. Roberts	0
2	Six induced pluripotent stem cell lines from fibroblasts of individuals with CLN3-related conditions 2024 ·Stem Cell Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Jizhong Zou, Christopher A. Wassif, Sandra Burkett, Michael Eckhaus, Fábio R. Faucz, (unknown), Rafael Villasmil, Wei Zheng, An Dang	1
3	In situ vaccination via tissue-targeted cDC1 expansion enhances the immunogenicity of chemoradiation and immunotherapy 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Brandon Lam, (unknown), John C. Lin, (unknown), (unknown), Claire Y.‐H. Huang, Brandon Lee, Esteban Velarde, (unknown), Rafael Villasmil, Sung Taek Park, Deyin Xing, Chien‐Fu Hung, T.‐C. Wu	12
4	Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LDLR) Is Involved in Internalization of Lentiviral Particles Pseudotyped with SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein in Ocular Cells 2023 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Olga A. Postnikova, Rafael Villasmil, Igor B. Rogozin, Alexander V. Bocharov, Thomas L. Eggerman, Eugenia Poliakov, T. Michael Redmond	9
5	Protocol to generate endothelial cells, pericytes, and fibroblasts in one differentiation round from human-induced pluripotent stem cells 2023 ·STAR Protocols ·Tea Soon Park, (unknown), Amir Ali, (unknown), Rafael Villasmil, Eric Nguyen, Kapil Bharti	7
6	Cell-autonomous lipid-handling defects in Stargardt iPSC-derived retinal pigment epithelium cells 2022 ·Stem Cell Reports ·Mitra Farnoodian, (unknown), Vladimir Khristov, (unknown), Savitri Maddileti, Indumathi Mariappan, Mones Abu‐Asab, Maria M Campos, Rafael Villasmil, Qin Wan, Arvydas Maminishkis, David McGaughey, Francesca Barone, Rebekah L. Gundry, Daniel R. Riordon, Kenneth R. Boheler, Ruchi Sharma, Kapil Bharti	20
7	Interactions with Muscle Cells Boost Fusion, Stemness, and Drug Resistance of Prostate Cancer Cells 2018 ·Molecular Cancer Research ·Berna Uygur, Evgenia Leikina, Kamran Melikov, Rafael Villasmil, Santosh Kumar Verma, Calvin Vary, Leonid Chernomordik	37
8	Fusion Stage of HIV-1 Entry Depends on Virus-Induced Cell Surface Exposure of Phosphatidylserine 2017 ·Cell Host & Microbe ·Elena Zaitseva, Eugene Zaitsev, Kamran Melikov, Anush Arakelyan, Mariana Marin, Rafael Villasmil, Leonid Margolis, Gregory B. Melikyan, Leonid Chernomordik	100
9	FOXE3 contributes to Peters anomaly through transcriptional regulation of an autophagy-associated protein termed DNAJB1 2016 ·Nature Communications ·Shahid Y. Khan, Shivakumar Vasanth, Firoz Kabir, John D. Gottsch, Arif O. Khan, Raghothama Chaerkady, (unknown), Carmen C. Leitch, Zhiwei Ma, (unknown), Rafael Villasmil, Shaheen N. Khan, Sheikh Riazuddin, Javed Akram, Robert N. Cole, C. Conover Talbot, Nader Pourmand, Norann A. Zaghloul, J. Fielding Hejtmancik, Sheikh Riazuddin	36
10	Human monocyte subsets differentially drive T helper cell polarization: implications for the pathogenesis and treatment of autoimmune uveitis 2013 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Baoying Liu, Ashwin Dhanda, Zhiyu Li, Rafael Villasmil, Richard Lee, Robert B. Nussenblatt	1
11	Identification of retinal ganglion cell neuroprotection conferred by platelet-derived growth factor through analysis of the mesenchymal stem cell secretome 2013 ·Brain ·Thomas V. Johnson, (unknown), (unknown), Andrew Osborne, Alessia Tassoni, Barbara Lorber, J Heller, Rafael Villasmil, Natalie D. Bull, Keith R. Martin, Stanislav I. Tomarev	140
12	Gene expression changes in aging retinal microglia: relationship to microglial support functions and regulation of activation 2013 ·Neurobiology of Aging ·Wenxin Ma, Radu Cojocaru, Norimoto Gotoh, Linn Gieser, Rafael Villasmil, Tiziana Cogliati, Anand Swaroop, Wai T. Wong	81
13	IL-27p28 inhibits central nervous system autoimmunity by concurrently antagonizing Th1 and Th17 responses 2013 ·Journal of Autoimmunity ·Wai Po Chong, Reiko Horai, Mary J. Mattapallil, Phyllis B. Silver, Jun Chen, Ru Zhou, Yuri V. Sergeev, Rafael Villasmil, Chi‐Chao Chan, Rachel R Caspi	65
14	Breakdown of immune privilege and spontaneous autoimmunity in mice expressing a transgenic T cell receptor specific for a retinal autoantigen 2013 ·Journal of Autoimmunity ·Reiko Horai, Phyllis B. Silver, Jun Chen, Rajeev Agarwal, Wai Po Chong, Yingyos Jittayasothorn, Mary J. Mattapallil, (unknown), Kannan Natarajan, Rafael Villasmil, Peng Wang, Zaruhi Karabekian, Simon D. Lytton, Chi‐Chao Chan, Rachel R Caspi	81
15	The Role of Interleukin-17A in a Spontaneous Model of Autoimmune Uveitis Elicited by Retina-specific T Cells 2012 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Benjamin Chaon, Reiko Horai, Jun Chen, Carlos R. Zárate-Bladés, Rafael Villasmil, Chi‐Chao Chan, Rachel R Caspi	1
16	The Living Eye “Disarms” Uncommitted Autoreactive T Cells by Converting Them to Foxp3+ Regulatory Cells following Local Antigen Recognition 2012 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Ru Zhou, Reiko Horai, Phyllis B. Silver, Mary J. Mattapallil, Carlos R. Zárate-Bladés, Wai Po Chong, Jun Chen, Rachael C. Rigden, Rafael Villasmil, Rachel R Caspi	76
17	Retina-specific T regulatory cells accumulate in the eye during autoimmune uveitis and act to control inflammation (115.22) 2011 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Rachel R Caspi, Reiko Horai, Jun Chen, Anna M. Hansen, (unknown), Rafael Villasmil, Phyllis B. Silver	2
18	Cutting Edge: NKT Cells Constitutively Express IL-23 Receptor and RORγt and Rapidly Produce IL-17 upon Receptor Ligation in an IL-6-Independent Fashion 2008 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Aleksandra Rachitskaya, Anna M. Hansen, Reiko Horai, Zhuqing Li, Rafael Villasmil, Dror Luger, Robert B. Nussenblatt, Rachel R Caspi	335
19	Lethal toxin of Bacillus anthracis causes apoptosis of macrophages 2002 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Serguei G. Popov, Rafael Villasmil, (unknown), Edith Grene, (unknown), Aiguo Wu, (unknown), Charles Bailey, Ken Alibek	117
20	Effect of Bacillus anthracis lethal toxin on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells 2002 ·FEBS Letters ·Serguei G. Popov, Rafael Villasmil, (unknown), Edith Grene, (unknown), (unknown), Aiguo Wu, (unknown), Charles Bailey, Ken Alibek	76

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