Patrick J. Blair, PhD
PhD, Oak Ridge Graduate School of Biomedical Science, University of Tennessee
BA, University of Tennessee
Infectious Diseases Scientist/Global Health Strategist with over 35 years of experience conducting and/or leading basic and applied research projects, departments and institutes across the globe. My passion is to rapid transition solutions where most needed to stem emerging disease crises.
Executive Leadership, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterrey California
Post-doctoral Internship, Naval Medical Research Institute
| Faix DJ, Hawksworth AW, Myers CA, Hansen CJ, Ortiguerra RG, Halpin R, Wentworth D, Pacha LA, Schwartz EG, Garcia SM, Eick-Cost AA, Clagett CD, Khurana S, Golding H, Blair PJ. Decreased serologic response in vaccinated military recruits during 2011 correspond to genetic drift in concurrent circulating pandemic A/H1N1 viruses. PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e34581. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3326053. |
| Metzgar D, Baynes D, Myers CA, Kammerer P, Unabia M, Faix DJ, Blair PJ. Initial identification and characterization of an emerging zoonotic influenza virus prior to pandemic spread. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Nov;48(11):4228-34. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3020883. |
| Perry LN, McMullen KL, Coon R, Blair PJ, Brice GT. Live adenovirus types 4 and 7 not detected in the blood of vaccine recipients. J Clin Virol. 2015 Dec;73:25-26. PubMed PMID: 26521226. |
| Gray GC, Krueger WS, Chum C, Putnam SD, Wierzba TF, Heil GL, Anderson BD, Yasuda CY, Williams M, Kasper MR, Saphonn V, Blair PJ. Little evidence of subclinical avian influenza virus infections among rural villagers in Cambodia. PLoS One. 2014 May 12;9(5):e97097. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097097. PMID: 24819948; PMCID: PMC4018260. |
| Sedyaningsih ER, Isfandari S, Setiawaty V, Rifati L, Harun S, Purba W, Imari S, Giriputra S, Blair PJ, Putnam SD, Uyeki TM, Soendoro T. Epidemiology of cases of H5N1 virus infection in Indonesia, July 2005-June 2006. J Infect Dis. 2007 Aug 15;196(4):522-7. PubMed PMID: 17624836. |
| Kandun IN, Wibisono H, Sedyaningsih ER, Yusharmen, Hadisoedarsuno W, Purba W, Santoso H, Septiawati C, Tresnaningsih E, Heriyanto B, Yuwono D, Harun S, Soeroso S, Giriputra S, Blair PJ, Jeremijenko A, Kosasih H, Putnam SD, Samaan G, Silitonga M, Chan KH, Poon LL, Lim W, Klimov A, Lindstrom S, Guan Y, Donis R, Katz J, Cox N, Peiris M, Uyeki TM. Three Indonesian clusters of H5N1 virus infection in 2005. N Engl J Med. 2006 Nov 23;355(21):2186-94. PubMed PMID: 17124016. |
| Montgomery JM, Blair PJ, Carroll DS, Mills JN, Gianella A, Iihoshi N, Briggiler AM, Felices V, Salazar M, Olson JG, Glabman RA, Bausch DG. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Santa Cruz, Bolivia: outbreak investigation and antibody prevalence study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012;6(10):e1840. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3475674. |
| Blair PJ, Jiang J, Schoeler GB, Moron C, Anaya E, Cespedes M, Cruz C, Felices V, Guevara C, Mendoza L, Villaseca P, Sumner JW, Richards AL, Olson JG. Characterization of spotted fever group rickettsiae in flea and tick specimens from northern Peru. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Nov;42(11):4961-7. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC525230. |
| Blair PJ, Riley JL, Harlan DM, Abe R, Tadaki DK, Hoffmann SC, White L, Francomano T, Perfetto SJ, Kirk AD, June CH. CD40 ligand (CD154) triggers a short-term CD4(+) T cell activation response that results in secretion of immunomodulatory cytokines and apoptosis. J Exp Med. 2000 Feb 21;191(4):651-60. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2195831. |
| Blair PJ, Riley JL, Levine BL, Lee KP, Craighead N, Francomano T, Perfetto SJ, Gray GS, Carreno BM, June CH. CTLA-4 ligation delivers a unique signal to resting human CD4 T cells that inhibits interleukin-2 secretion but allows Bcl-X(L) induction. J Immunol. 1998 Jan 1;160(1):12-5. PubMed PMID: 9551948. |
Area of Research
Institution Affiliations
HJF-ACESO Scientific Director in support of NMRI, NIH, NMRC, NMRCD-Lima Peru, NAMRU-2, NHRC, NAMRU-Asia, NAMRU-3, NAMRU-2, NLEC