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Sixto Leal

Division Director, Laboratory Medicine · University of Alabama Hospital

Credentials: · · ·

History

Clinical Microbiology Section · University of Alabama Hospital
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University of Alabama Hospital
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University of Alabama Hospital
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Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical
University of North Carolina Hospitals
2014–2018
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
2010–2014

Research

Activation of neutrophils by autocrine IL-17A-IL-17RC interactions during fungal infection is regulated by IL-6, IL-23, RORγt and dectin-2
Nature Immunology · 2014 · 359 citations
Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2024 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society…
Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2024 · 272 citations
Distinct roles for Dectin-1 and TLR4 in the pathogenesis of Aspergillus fumigatus keratitis
PLoS Pathogens · 2010 · First of 6 authors · 153 citations

GP
Gary Procop
6 papers
Peter Pappas
6 papers
Todd McCarty
6 papers
Ken Waites
5 papers
Steve Rowe
5 papers
Guillermo Tearney
4 papers
Kadambari Vijaykumar
4 papers
Kenneth Long
4 papers · 4 as a resident
Nathan Erdmann
4 papers
PB
Paul Benson
4 papers
Rachael Lee
4 papers
TA
Tarek Abdalla
4 papers · 2 as a fellow

Grants

Enhancing SEBLAB Research Productivity, Operations and Core Laboratory Support
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · UC7
Contact PI · $10.7M · University of Alabama at Birmingham
2023–2028
The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Immune Dysregulation on Antifungal Immunity
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $2.9M · University of Alabama at Birmingham
2023–2027
Augmenting Scientific Discovery and Research Infrastructure in the UAB Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (SEBLAB)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · G20
Contact PI · $7.7M · University of Alabama at Birmingham
2021–2025
The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Immune Dysregulation on Antifungal Immunity
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · R56
Contact PI · $668.3K · University of Alabama at Birmingham
2022–2023