
Ronald G. Crystal
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Contact Information
Ronald G. Crystal
Expertise
Gene therapy; lung biology; population genetics
Current Research Interest
Optimizing viral gene transfer vectors for in vivo gene therapy; gene therapy for hereditary and acquired brain disorders; genetic variation and environment interactions; pathogenesis of smoking-induced lung disease
Distinction
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Honorary Degree
Sichuan University Honorary Professorship
Royal Physicians of Ireland Honorary Fellowship
American Thoracic Society Amberson Award
Human Gene Therapy Pioneer Award for Seminal Work in Gene Therapy
Selected Publications
Chung, Nancy P.Y., Xuemei Ou, K.M. Faisal Khan, Jacqueline Salit, Robert J. Kaner, and Ronald G. Crystal. “HIV Reprograms Human Airway Basal Stem/Progenitor Cells to Acquire a Tissue Destructive Phenotype.” Cell Reports 19, no. 6 (2017): 1091-1100.
Pagovich, Odelya E., Bo Wang, Maria J. Chiuchiolo, Stephen M. Kaminsky, Dolan Sondhi, Clarisse L. Jose, Christina C. Price, Sarah F. Brooks, Jason G. Mezey, and Ronald G. Crystal. “Anti-hlgE Gene Therapy of Peanut-Induced Anaphylaxis in a Humanized Murine Model of Peanut Allergy.” Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 138, no. 6 (2016): 1652-1662.