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Dr. Diana Fagan |
Research Interests
Immune response to infectious disease
Investigating new therapies for Staphylococcus aureus infections: 1. Production of monoclonal antibodies and development of diagnostic tests; 2. Production of carbohydrate mimetics to be tested for their ability to decrease capsule production and S. aureus infections.
Autologous mesenchymal stem cell transplantation to improve wound healing. Collaborative project with surgeons from St. Elizabeth Health Center.
Selected Publications
Fagan D, Royal M, Vicarel M, Norris P. Carbohydrate mimetics as potential antiinfective treatments for Staphylococcus aureus The FASEB Journal. 2008:859.20.
Fagan D, Vicarel M, Alhassan A-B, Norris P. Carbohydrate mimetics for Staphylococcus aureus capsule The FASEB Journal. 2007;21:712.1
Fagan D, Caldwell CC, and JA Smiley. Production of antibodies directed against Staphylococcus aureus serotype 8 capsular polysaccharide. 2004. FASEB J.
Fagan DL, EF Ervin, A Patel, K Khanna, VW Vanek and GD Niehaus. 2002. Human mononuclear cells exhibit circadian rhythm in expression of CD62L and CD54. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 80:935-940.
Fagan D, J Garr, M Gittis, B Mullins, M Palante, and C. Willis. Women in Science and Technology as a General Education Course. 2001. FASEB Journal, 15(4):LB#9415.
Niehaus GD, Dunham CM, Dorian K, Pitt T, Khanna K and D Fagan. Increased monocyte CD11b and CD62L expression in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients. 2000. FASEB J