Jessie Barra, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Department:
MD-PHARMACOLOGY / THERAPEUTICS
Business Phone:
(352) 294-5349
Business Email:
jessiebarra@ufl.edu
Research Profile
Mentor: Holger Russ, PhD
Publications
Academic Articles
2024
Combinatorial genetic engineering strategy for immune protection of stem cell-derived beta cells by chimeric antigen receptor regulatory T cells.
Cell reports.
43(11)
[DOI] 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114994.
[PMID] 39561045.
2024
Cryopreservation of Stem Cell-Derived β-Like Cells Enriches for Insulin-Producing Cells With Improved Function.
Diabetes.
73(10):1687-1696
[DOI] 10.2337/db24-0346.
[PMID] 39083654.
2024
Peptide Coated Polycaprolactone-Benzalkonium Chloride Nanocapsules for Targeted Drug Delivery to the Pancreatic β-Cell.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology.
[DOI] 10.1101/2024.07.15.603612.
[PMID] 39071322.
2024
Peptide-Coated Polycaprolactone-Benzalkonium Chloride Nanocapsules for Targeted Drug Delivery to the Pancreatic β-Cell.
ACS applied bio materials.
7(10):6451-6466
[DOI] 10.1021/acsabm.4c00621.
[PMID] 39315885.
2023
Localized cytotoxic T cell-associated antigen 4 and antioxidant islet encapsulation alters macrophage signaling and induces regulatory and anergic T cells to enhance allograft survival.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
23(4):498-511
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.01.007.
[PMID] 36731781.
2023
MDA5-dependent responses contribute to autoimmune diabetes progression and hindrance.
JCI insight.
8(2)
[DOI] 10.1172/jci.insight.157929.
[PMID] 36512407.
2022
Cathepsin D Drives the Formation of Hybrid Insulin Peptides Relevant to the Pathogenesis of Type 1 Diabetes.
Diabetes.
71(12):2793-2803
[DOI] 10.2337/db22-0303.
[PMID] 36041196.
2022
Islet transplantation into brown adipose tissue can delay immune rejection.
JCI insight.
7(4)
[DOI] 10.1172/jci.insight.152800.
[PMID] 35015736.
2022
Stem-Cell-Derived β-Like Cells with a Functional PTPN2 Knockout Display Increased Immunogenicity.
Cells.
11(23)
[DOI] 10.3390/cells11233845.
[PMID] 36497105.
2021
Xenotransplantation of tannic acid-encapsulated neonatal porcine islets decreases proinflammatory innate immune responses.
Xenotransplantation.
28(6)
[DOI] 10.1111/xen.12706.
[PMID] 34245064.
2020
Localized Immunosuppression With Tannic Acid Encapsulation Delays Islet Allograft and Autoimmune-Mediated Rejection.
Diabetes.
69(9):1948-1960
[DOI] 10.2337/db20-0248.
[PMID] 32586979.
2018
Redox-Dependent Inflammation in Islet Transplantation Rejection.
Frontiers in endocrinology.
9
[DOI] 10.3389/fendo.2018.00175.
[PMID] 29740396.
2017
Islet encapsulation with polyphenol coatings decreases pro-inflammatory chemokine synthesis and T cell trafficking.
Biomaterials.
128:19-32
[DOI] 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.03.002.
[PMID] 28285194.
Grants
Mar 2024
ACTIVE
Orthogonal engineering to suppress autoreactive T cell activation in T1D cell therapy
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: BREAKTHROUGH T1D – formerly JDRF Intl
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 294-5349
Emails:
- Business:
- jessiebarra@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Street:
-
1200 NEWELL DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32610