Timothy Damian. Read - Infectious Diseases

Author Information

Timothy D. Read is a prominent researcher in the field of Infectious Diseases, currently affiliated with the Department of Infectious Diseases at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. His research primarily focuses on the genomics of infectious diseases, microbial resistance, and evolutionary biology. His work involves extensive use of genomic data to understand the patterns and mechanisms of disease spread and resistance.

Research Contributions

Timothy D. Read has made significant contributions to the understanding of infectious diseases through his work on the genomic analysis of pathogens like SARS-CoV-2 and Staphylococcus aureus. His research has explored unrecognized introductions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, revealing critical insights into early epidemic dynamics. Additionally, his studies on Staphylococcus aureus have examined the phylogenomics of the Agr operon and the influence of genes on phage host range, virulence, and antibiotic resistance. His work also includes the exploration of gut microbiome diversity related to norovirus infections and the development of methodologies for predicting antibiotic resistance phenotypes from metagenomic data.

Aliases

Timothy D. Read is also known by several aliases including Tim Read, T D. Read, and Timothy Damian. Read. These variations are commonly used in academic and research publications.

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Total Number of Papers	205
Total Citation Count	13,388
H-index	53

Publications:

Unrecognized introductions of SARS-CoV-2 into the US state of Georgia shaped the early epidemic

DOI: 10.1093/ve/veac011

Year: 2022

Species-Wide Phylogenomics of the Staphylococcus aureus Agr Operon Revealed Convergent Evolution of Frameshift Mutations

DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01334-21

Year: 2022

Detecting patterns of accessory genome coevolution in bacterial species using data from thousands of bacterial genomes

DOI: 10.1101/2022.03.14.484367

Year: 2022

A Single Amino Acid Substitution in Elongation Factor G Can Confer Low-Level Gentamicin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

DOI: 10.1128/aac.00251-22

Year: 2022

Association of Secretor Status and Recent Norovirus Infection With Gut Microbiome Diversity Metrics in a Veterans Affairs Population

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac125

Year: 2022

Benchmarking software to predict antibiotic resistance phenotypes in shotgun metagenomes using simulated data

DOI: 10.1101/2022.01.13.476279

Year: 2022

Species-Scale Genomic Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus Genes Influencing Phage Host Range and Their Relationships to Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance Genes

DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01083-21

Year: 2022

The whale shark genome reveals patterns of vertebrate gene family evolution

DOI: 10.7554/eLife.65394

Year: 2021

Dynamic PET-facilitated modeling and high-dose rifampin regimens for Staphylococcus aureus orthopedic implant–associated infections

DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abl6851

Year: 2021

Unrecognized introductions of SARS-CoV-2 into the state of Georgia shaped the early epidemic

DOI: 10.1101/2021.09.19.21262615

Year: 2021

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