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Elena Tonti

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Assistant Professor (Part-Time)MedicineMcMaster University

Elena Tonti

Assistant Professor (Part-Time)

Medicine

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2015

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Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
No graduate courses on record.
No publications since 2021.
Principal investigator on 2 CIHR grants, most recently in 2016.

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Contact

tonti@mcmaster.ca (905) 525-9140 ext. 21144

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Immune Cell Function and InteractionImmunology and Microbiology
Allergic Rhinitis and SensitizationMedicine
T-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmunology and Microbiology
Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine
Immunotherapy and Immune ResponsesImmunology and Microbiology

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24 publications.

Comparison of house dust mite sensitization profiles in allergic adults from Canada, Europe, South Africa and USA

Muddaluru V, Valenta R, Vrtala S, Schlederer T, Hindley J, Hickey P, Larché M, Tonti E

Acta Allergologica202173 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1111/all.14749

Immunological changes in peripheral blood following nasal allergen challenge in subjects with allergic rhinitis pre‐ and post‐peptide immunotherapy: An open‐label clinical study

Kim YW, Tonti E, Hickey P, Ellis AK, Neighbour H, Larché M, Tebbutt SJ

Acta Allergologica20217 citations

DOI: 10.1111/all.14710

Soluble factors released by activated T cells are (not) sufficient to induce histamine release by neutrophils and basophils

Lychacz M, Mu TJ, Larche M, Tonti E

Allergy. European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology2021Senior author

Role of CD4+T Cells in the Pathogenesis of RA: Immunization with Citrullinated T Cell Epitopes Is Sufficient to Induce Immunological and Clinical Manifestations of Arthritis in DR4-Transgenic Mice

Tonti E, Duvvuri B, Dhar S, Haaland D, Larche M, Larche M

Arthritis & Rheumatology2021First author

Accumulation of Allergen-specific CD4+ T cells in the Airways after Segmental Allergen Challenge is Associated with Reduced Expression of T2 Chemoattractant Receptors on Allergen-specific CD4+ T cells in Blood

Larché M, Tonti E, Mu J, Duong M, Ho T, Killian K, Neighbour H, French D, Murphy D, El-Gammal A

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.12.008

Geographic variability of house dust mite sensitization profiles: Der p 7 and Der p 23 are major allergens among South African allergic patients

Tonti E, Muddaluru V, Valenta R, Vrtala S, Hickey P, Schlederer T, Larche M

Allergy. European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology2020First author

Modulation of CRTh2 expression on allergen‐specific T cells following peptide immunotherapy

Rudulier CD, Tonti E, James E, Kwok WW, Larché M

Acta Allergologica201933 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/all.13867 PMID: W2944555638

Concepts and perspectives on peptide-based immunotherapy in allergy

Tonti E, Larché M

Allergo Journal International20168 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1007/s40629-016-0126-0

Concepts and perspectives on peptide-based immunotherapy in allergy

Tonti E, Larché M

Allergo Journal20163 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1007/s15007-016-1169-8

Concepts and perspectives on peptide-based immunotherapy in allergy

Tonti E, Larché M

Allergo Journal International20162 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1007/s40629-016-0121-5

Frequent collaborators

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Researchers with similar interests

Josh Koenig

Medicine

Asthma and respiratory diseases, T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Manel Jordana

Medicine

Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Asthma and respiratory diseases

Judah Aryeh Denburg

Medicine

Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Asthma and respiratory diseases

Jonathan Bramson

Medicine

Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Derek Chu

Medicine

Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Asthma and respiratory diseases

Susan Waserman

Medicine

Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Asthma and respiratory diseases

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Immune Cell Function and Interaction Dear Professor Tonti, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Comparison of house dust mite sensitization profiles in allergic adults from Canada, Europe, South Africa and USA" (2021), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Elena Tonti

Research

Comparison of house dust mite sensitization profiles in allergic adults from Canada, Europe, South Africa and USA

Immunological changes in peripheral blood following nasal allergen challenge in subjects with allergic rhinitis pre‐ and post‐peptide immunotherapy: An open‐label clinical study

Soluble factors released by activated T cells are (not) sufficient to induce histamine release by neutrophils and basophils

Role of CD4+T Cells in the Pathogenesis of RA: Immunization with Citrullinated T Cell Epitopes Is Sufficient to Induce Immunological and Clinical Manifestations of Arthritis in DR4-Transgenic Mice

Accumulation of Allergen-specific CD4+ T cells in the Airways after Segmental Allergen Challenge is Associated with Reduced Expression of T2 Chemoattractant Receptors on Allergen-specific CD4+ T cells in Blood

Geographic variability of house dust mite sensitization profiles: Der p 7 and Der p 23 are major allergens among South African allergic patients

Modulation of CRTh2 expression on allergen‐specific T cells following peptide immunotherapy

Concepts and perspectives on peptide-based immunotherapy in allergy

Concepts and perspectives on peptide-based immunotherapy in allergy

Concepts and perspectives on peptide-based immunotherapy in allergy

Frequent collaborators

Mark Larche

Helen Neighbour

Paul O'Byrne

Gail Gauvreau

Mylinh Duong

Margaret Larche

Researchers with similar interests

Josh Koenig

Manel Jordana

Judah Aryeh Denburg

Jonathan Bramson

Derek Chu

Susan Waserman