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  1. Associations of COVID-19 Hospitalizations, ICU Admissions, and Mortality with Black and White Race and Their Mediation by Air Pollution and Other Risk Factors in the Louisiana Industrial Corridor, March 2020–August 2021

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Stephania Cormier

  2. Environmentally persistent free radicals enhance SARS-CoV-2 replication in respiratory epithelium

    Article • Experimental Biology and Medicine, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Stephania Cormier

  3. Genomic Basis for Individual Differences in Susceptibility to the Neurotoxic Effects of Diesel Exhaust

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Stephania Cormier, Dr David George Ashbrook

  4. Metal-Free Biomass-Derived Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals (Bio-EPFRs) from Lignin Pyrolysis

    Article • ACS Omega, August 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Stephania Cormier

  5. Risk factors among Black and White COVID-19 patients from a Louisiana Hospital System, March, 2020 – August, 2021

    Article • July 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Stephania Cormier

  6. IL-1β Promotes Expansion of IL-33+ Lung Epithelial Stem Cells after Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection during Infancy

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, March 2022, American Thoracic Society

    Stephania Cormier

  7. Environmental Impacts on COVID-19: Mechanisms of Increased Susceptibility

    Article • Annals of Global Health, January 2022, Ubiquity Press, Ltd.

    Stephania Cormier

  8. Exposure to combustion derived particulate matter exacerbates influenza infection in neonatal mice by inhibiting IL22 production

    Article • Particle and Fibre Toxicology, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  9. Association between particulate matter containing EPFRs and neutrophilic asthma through AhR and Th17

    Article • October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  10. Particulate matter exposure predicts residence in high-risk areas for community acquired pneumonia among hospitalized children

    Article • Experimental Biology and Medicine, May 2021, SAGE Publications

    Stephania Cormier

  11. Developmental Hazard of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals and Protective Effect of TEMPOL in Zebrafish Model

    Article • Toxics, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Stephania Cormier

  12. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections Induce Hypermetabolism in Pediatric Upper Airways

    Article • July 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Stephania Cormier

  13. Altered gut microbiota in infants is associated with respiratory syncytial virus disease severity

    Article • BMC Microbiology, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  14. Altered Gut Microbiota in Infants is Associated with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Severity

    Article • April 2020, Research Square

    Stephania Cormier

  15. Altered Gut Microbiota in Infants is Associated with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Severity

    Article • February 2020, Research Square

    Stephania Cormier

  16. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Severity Is Associated with Distinct CD8+ T-Cell Profiles

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, February 2020, American Thoracic Society

    Stephania Cormier

  17. Altered Gut Microbiota in Infants is Associated with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Severity

    Article • January 2020, Research Square

    Stephania Cormier

  18. Elevated Levels of Type 2 Respiratory Innate Lymphoid Cells in Human Infants with Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, December 2019, American Thoracic Society

    Stephania Cormier

  19. Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals: Linking Air Pollution and Poor Respiratory Health?

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, October 2019, American Thoracic Society

    Peter Sly, Stephania Cormier

  20. Corrigendum

    Article • Autophagy, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Stephania Cormier

  21. Particulate matter containing environmentally persistent free radicals induces AhR-dependent cytokine and reactive oxygen species production in human bronchial epithelial cells

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2018, PLOS

    Stephania Cormier

  22. New mouse model of pulmonary hypertension induced by respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, September 2018, American Physiological Society

    Stephania Cormier

  23. Type I Interferon Potentiates IgA Immunity to Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection During Infancy

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  24. Future Research Directions in Pneumonia. NHLBI Working Group Report

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, July 2018, American Thoracic Society

    Stephania Cormier

  25. Radical containing combustion derived particulate matter enhance pulmonary Th17 inflammation via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor

    Article • Particle and Fibre Toxicology, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  26. NKG2D Regulation of Lung Pathology and Dendritic Cell Function Following Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Stephania Cormier

  27. Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals: Insights on a New Class of Pollutants

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, February 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Stephania Cormier

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    Article • Critical Care Medicine, January 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Stephania Cormier

  29. A Scalable Field Study Protocol and Rationale for Passive Ambient Air Sampling: A Spatial Phytosampling for Leaf Data Collection

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, August 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Stephania Cormier

  30. Prolonged viral replication and longitudinal viral dynamic differences among respiratory syncytial virus infected infants

    Article • Pediatric Research, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  31. Androgen Receptor Agonists Increase Lean Mass, Improve Cardiopulmonary Functions, and Extend Survival in Preclinical Models of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

    Article • Human Molecular Genetics, April 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dave Bridges, Stephania Cormier

  32. IL-4Rα on dendritic cells in neonates and Th2 immunopathology in respiratory syncytial virus infection

    Article • Journal of Leukocyte Biology, April 2017, Wiley

    Stephania Cormier

  33. Regulatory T cells and IL10 suppress pulmonary host defense during early-life exposure to radical containing combustion derived ultrafine particulate matter

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  34. A Neonatal Murine Model of MRSA Pneumonia

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2017, PLOS

    Stephania Cormier

  35. Spatiotemporal patterns of childhood asthma hospitalization and utilization in Memphis Metropolitan Area from 2005 to 2015

    Article • Journal of Asthma, January 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Stephania Cormier

  36. Addressing Emerging Risks: Scientific and Regulatory Challenges Associated with Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2016, MDPI AG

    Stephania Cormier

  37. Exposure to environmentally persistent free radicals during gestation lowers energy expenditure and impairs skeletal muscle mitochondrial function in adult mice

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 2016, American Physiological Society

    Dave Bridges, Stephania Cormier

  38. Plasma Biomarker Analysis in Pediatric ARDS: Generating Future Framework from a Pilot Randomized Control Trial of Methylprednisolone: A Framework for Identifying Plasma Biomarkers Related to Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric ARDS

    Article • Frontiers in Pediatrics, March 2016, Frontiers

    Stephania Cormier

  39. 14th congress of combustion by-products and their health effects—origin, fate, and health effects of combustion-related air pollutants in the coming era of bio-based energy sources

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  40. Regulation of inflammatory biomarkers by intravenous methylprednisolone in pediatric ARDS patients: Results from a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized pilot trial

    Article • Cytokine, January 2016, Elsevier

    Stephania Cormier

  41. Using an External Exposome Framework to Examine Pregnancy-Related Morbidities and Mortalities: Implications for Health Disparities Research

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, December 2015, MDPI AG

    Stephania Cormier

  42. Autophagy is essential for ultrafine particle-induced inflammation and mucus hyperproduction in airway epithelium

    Article • Autophagy, December 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Stephania Cormier

  43. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Is Mediated by Age-Variable IL-33

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, October 2015, PLOS

    Stephania Cormier

  44. Crawling with Virus: Translational Insights from a Neonatal Mouse Model on the Pathogenesis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Infants

    Article • Journal of Virology, October 2015, ASM Journals

    Stephania Cormier, Stephania Cormier

  45. Building a better neonatal mouse model to understand infant respiratory syncytial virus disease

    Article • August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  46. Exposure to Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil Burnoff Particulate Matter Induces Pulmonary Inflammation and Alters Adaptive Immune Response

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, July 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Stephania Cormier

  47. Acute Lung Injury Results from Innate Sensing of Viruses by an ER Stress Pathway

    Article • Cell Reports, June 2015, Elsevier

    Stephania Cormier

  48. Exposure to Electronic Cigarettes Impairs Pulmonary Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Viral Defenses in a Mouse Model

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2015, PLOS

    Stephania Cormier

  49. Serotonin 5-HT2 receptor activation prevents allergic asthma in a mouse model

    Article • AJP Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, January 2015, American Physiological Society

    Stephania Cormier

  50. Deficiency of the Two-Pore-Domain Potassium Channel TREK-1 Promotes Hyperoxia-Induced Lung Injury

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, November 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Stephania Cormier

  51. Exposure to combustion generated environmentally persistent free radicals enhances severity of influenza virus infection

    Article • Particle and Fibre Toxicology, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  52. Impaired gamma delta T cell-derived IL-17A and inflammasome activation during early respiratory syncytial virus infection in infants

    Article • Immunology and Cell Biology, September 2014, Wiley

    Stephania Cormier

  53. Limited Type I Interferons and Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells during Neonatal Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Permit Immunopathogenesis upon Reinfection

    Article • Journal of Virology, June 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Dahui You, Stephania Cormier

  54. Combustion By-Products and Their Health Effects—Combustion Engineering and Global Health in the 21st Century

    Article • International Journal of Toxicology, January 2014, SAGE Publications

    Stephania Cormier

  55. Model Combustion-Generated Particulate Matter Containing Persistent Free Radicals Redox Cycle to Produce Reactive Oxygen Species

    Article • Chemical Research in Toxicology, November 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Stephania Cormier

  56. Early-life exposure to combustion-derived particulate matter causes pulmonary immunosuppression

    Article • Mucosal Immunology, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  57. Chronic Alcohol Induces M2 Polarization Enhancing Pulmonary Disease Caused by Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution

    Article • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, June 2013, Wiley

    Stephania Cormier

  58. IL-4Rα on CD4+ T cells plays a pathogenic role in respiratory syncytial virus reinfection in mice infected initially as neonates

    Article • Journal of Leukocyte Biology, March 2013, Wiley

    Stephania Cormier

  59. Radical-Containing Ultrafine Particulate Matter Initiates Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transitions in Airway Epithelial Cells

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, February 2013, American Thoracic Society

    Stephania Cormier

  60. Maternal exposure to combustion generated PM inhibits pulmonary Th1 maturation and concomitantly enhances postnatal asthma development in offspring

    Article • Particle and Fibre Toxicology, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  61. Particulate Matter Containing Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals and Adverse Infant Respiratory Health Effects: A Review

    Article • Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology, December 2012, Wiley

    Stephania Cormier

  62. Model Particulate Matter Containing Persistent Free Radicals Exhibit Reactive Oxygen Species Production

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, November 2011, Elsevier

    Stephania Cormier

  63. Innate IL-13 in virus-induced asthma?

    Article • Nature Immunology, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  64. Environmentally persistent free radicals decrease cardiac function before and after ischemia/reperfusion injuryin vivo

    Article • Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction, March 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Stephania Cormier

  65. Environmentally persistent free radicals induce airway hyperresponsiveness in neonatal rat lungs

    Article • Particle and Fibre Toxicology, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  66. The use of a neonatal mouse model to study respiratory syncytial virus infections

    Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, December 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Stephania Cormier

  67. Immunomodulation with IL-4Rα Antisense Oligonucleotide Prevents Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Mediated Pulmonary Disease

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, September 2010, The American Association of Immunologists

    Stephania Cormier

  68. In vitro and in vivo assessment of pulmonary risk associated with exposure to combustion generated fine particles

    Article • Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, March 2010, Elsevier

    Stephania Cormier

  69. Copper oxide nanoparticles induce oxidative stress and cytotoxicity in airway epithelial cells

    Article • Toxicology in Vitro, October 2009, Elsevier

    Stephania Cormier

  70. Modulation of lung inflammation by vessel dilator in a mouse model of allergic asthma

    Article • July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  71. Environmentally persistent free radicals amplify ultrafine particle mediated cellular oxidative stress and cytotoxicity

    Article • Particle and Fibre Toxicology, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  72. Inchoate CD8+ T Cell Responses in Neonatal Mice Permit Influenza-Induced Persistent Pulmonary Dysfunction

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, August 2008, The American Association of Immunologists

    Stephania Cormier

  73. Post-allergen challenge inhibition of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase harbors therapeutic potential for treatment of allergic airway inflammation

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, May 2008, Wiley

    Stephania Cormier

  74. Exposure of neonates to Respiratory Syncytial Virus is critical in determining subsequent airway response in adults

    Article • August 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  75. Origin and Health Impacts of Emissions of Toxic By-Products and Fine Particles from Combustion and Thermal Treatment of Hazardous Wastes and Materials

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, June 2006, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Stephania Cormier

  76. Pivotal Advance: Eosinophil infiltration of solid tumors is an early and persistent inflammatory host response

    Article • Journal of Leukocyte Biology, March 2006, Wiley

    Stephania Cormier

  77. Defining a Link with Asthma in Mice Congenitally Deficient in Eosinophils

    Article • Science, September 2004, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Stephania Cormier

  78. Hepatitis E Antibodies in Laboratory Rabbits from 2 US Vendors

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Stephania Cormier

  79. Methacholine-induced airway hyperresponsiveness is dependent on Gαq signaling

    Article • AJP Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, July 2003, American Physiological Society

    Stephania Cormier

  80. A Causative Relationship Exists Between Eosinophils and the Development of Allergic Pulmonary Pathologies in the Mouse

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, March 2003, The American Association of Immunologists

    Stephania Cormier

  81. TH2-Mediated Pulmonary Inflammation Leads to the Differential Expression of Ribonuclease Genes by Alveolar Macrophages

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, December 2002, American Thoracic Society

    Stephania Cormier

  82. Th2 mediated pulmonary inflammation induces the differential expression of a unique eosinophil-associated ribonuclease gene

    Article • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, January 2002, Elsevier

    Stephania Cormier

  83. Extensive Eosinophil Degranulation and Peroxidase-Mediated Oxidation of Airway Proteins Do Not Occur in a Mouse Ovalbumin-Challenge Model of Pulmonary Inflammation

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, August 2001, The American Association of Immunologists

    Stephania Cormier

  84. Mouse eosinophil-associated ribonucleases: a unique subfamily expressed during hematopoiesis

    Article • Mammalian Genome, May 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stephania Cormier

  85. Eosinophil Major Basic Protein-1 Does Not Contribute to Allergen-Induced Airway Pathologies in Mouse Models of Asthma

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, November 2000, The American Association of Immunologists

    Stephania Cormier

  86. Adrenomedullin Gene Expression Is Developmentally Regulated and Induced by Hypoxia in Rat Ventricular Cardiac Myocytes

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, July 1998, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Stephania Cormier