Tiffany Weinkopff
Assistant Professor
faculty
Microbiology & Immunology, College of Medicine
Research Areas
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Tiffany Weinkopff is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her research focuses on understanding the complex interactions between host immune cells and intracellular pathogens. Specifically, her work investigates how the activation of HIF-alpha impacts macrophage function during infections, as demonstrated in her publication on murine *Leishmania major* infection. This line of inquiry aims to elucidate mechanisms of immune evasion and host defense in parasitic diseases.
Weinkopff's scholarly contributions include 40 publications with 661 citations, reflecting an h-index of 14. She actively collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Charity L. Washam, Manjunath Bettadapura, Steven Murdock, and Hayden Roys, with whom she shares publications. Her recent activity indicates ongoing engagement in research.
Metrics
- h-index: 14
- Publications: 40
- Citations: 671
Selected Publications
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Guanylate-binding proteins balance iNOS/Arg-1 in myeloid cells during <i>L. major</i> infection and promote host defense to infection (2026)
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Enhanced translational activity is linked to lymphatic endothelial cell activation in cutaneous leishmaniasis 4267 (2025)
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Impaired lymphatic remodeling leads to immunopathology during non-healing cutaneous leishmaniasis 4376 (2025)
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From defense to disease: the multifaceted role of lymphatics during infection (2025)
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Guanylate-Binding Proteins Promote Host Defense Against <i>Leishmania major</i> by Balancing iNOS/Arg-1 in Myeloid Cells (2025)
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Dysregulated lymphatic remodeling promotes immunopathology during non-healing cutaneous leishmaniasis (2025)
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Enhanced Translational Activity Is Linked to Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Activation in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (2025)
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HIF-α signaling regulates the macrophage inflammatory response during Leishmania major infection (2025)
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Platelets Modulate Leukocyte Population Composition Within Perivascular Adipose Tissue (2025)
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Host guanylate binding proteins participate in parasite control during Leishmania infection (2024)
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HIF-α signaling regulates the macrophage inflammatory response during <i>Leishmania major</i> infection (2024)
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Synthesis and in vitro evaluation shows disquaramide compounds are a promising class of anti-leishmanial drugs (2024)
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Enhanced translational activity is linked to lymphatic endothelial cell activation in cutaneous leishmaniasis (2024)
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Metabolically active neutrophils represent a permissive niche for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (2024)
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Investigating the platelet contribution to diet induced PVAT leukocyte infiltration (2024)
Research Interests
Leishmania, leishmaniasis, lymphatics, macrophages, vascular remodeling
Grants & Funding
- Partnerships for Biomedical Research in Arkansas - Admin Supplement NIH/Nat. Inst. of General Medical Sciences Principal Investigator
- Partnerships for Biomedical Research in Arkansas NIH Co-Investigator
- The Role of Myeloid Lineage Cells in Leishmaniasis NIH Principal Investigator
- Regulation of macrophage function during acute infection with Plasmodium NIH Co-Investigator
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