Max Cooper, MD
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Biography
Max D. Cooper, MD, is a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and a member of the Emory Vaccine Center and the Center for AIDS Research at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Cooper is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. In recognition of his fundamental contributions to immunology, Dr. Cooper was inducted into the French Academy of Science Institut de France and also was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society. He is a laureate of the prestigious Japan Prize Award received in 2018.
Education
Dr. Cooper obtained his medical degree and pediatric residency training from Tulane University Medical School in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Titles & Roles
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Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineEmory University School of Medicine
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Professor, Emory Vaccine CenterEmory University School of Medicine
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Investigator, Emory Center for AIDS ResearchEmory University School of Medicine
Research
Dr. Cooper's laboratory is involved in studies that explore the use of lamprey monoclonal antibodies for diagnosis and therapy of infectious diseases and lymphoid malignancies.
Grants
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Grant Number Title 2R01AI072435-17A1 Characterization of Lamprey B cells and Antibodies 2R35GM122591-06 T Cell Differentiation and Diversification in Jawless Vertebrates Publications
Dr. Cooper is an editor of several immunological journals and is past president of the Clinical Immunology Society, the American Association of Immunologists and the Kunkel Society.
Title/Journal Authors Publication Date Nature ecology & evolution
D Yu, Y Ren, M Uesaka, AJS Beavan, M Muffato, J Shen, Y Li, I Sato, W Wan, JW Clark, JN Keating, EM Carlisle, RP Dearden, S Giles, E Randle, RS Sansom, R Feuda, JF Fleming, F Sugahara, C Cummins, M Patricio, W Akanni, S D'Aniello, C Bertolucci, N Irie, C Alev, G Sheng, A de Mendoza, I Maeso, M Irimia, B Fromm, KJ Peterson, S Das, M Hirano, JP Rast, MD Cooper, J Paps, D Pisani, S Kuratani, FJ Martin, W Wang, PCJ Donoghue, YE Zhang, J Pascual-Anaya 03/01/2024 Evolution of two distinct variable lymphocyte receptors in lampreys: VLRD and VLRE.
Cell reports
S Das, T Boehm, SJ Holland, JP Rast, F Fontenla-Iglesias, R Morimoto, JG Valadez, RD Heimroth, M Hirano, MD Cooper 08/29/2023 Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
JL Boulay, L Du Pasquier, MD Cooper 09/01/2022 An extraordinary story of discovery: an interview with Doctor Max D Cooper.
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research
OC Ioachimescu, MD Cooper 07/12/2022 Unraveling the Arthus Mystery: Fc Receptors and the Holy Grail of Inflammation.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
F Nimmerjahn, MD Cooper 04/01/2022 Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
TR McKitrick, MS Hanes, CS Rosenberg, J Heimburg-Molinaro, MD Cooper, BR Herrin, RD Cummings 01/01/2022 Evolution of variable lymphocyte receptor B antibody loci in jawless vertebrates.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
S Das, JP Rast, J Li, M Kadota, JA Donald, S Kuraku, M Hirano, MD Cooper 12/14/2021 Which came first, T cells or B cells?
Nature reviews. Immunology
M Cooper 10/01/2021 Novel lamprey antibody recognizes terminal sulfated galactose epitopes on mammalian glycoproteins.
Communications biology
TR McKitrick, SM Bernard, AJ Noll, BC Collins, CK Goth, AM McQuillan, J Heimburg-Molinaro, BR Herrin, IA Wilson, MD Cooper, RD Cummings 06/03/2021 Development of smart anti-glycan reagents using immunized lampreys.
Communications biology
TR McKitrick, CK Goth, CS Rosenberg, H Nakahara, J Heimburg-Molinaro, AM McQuillan, R Falco, NJ Rivers, BR Herrin, MD Cooper, RD Cummings 02/28/2020 Ancient BCMA-like Genes Herald B Cell Regulation in Lampreys.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
S Das, Y Sutoh, MP Cancro, JP Rast, Q Han, G Bommakanti, MD Cooper, M Hirano 12/01/2019 JAMA
MD Cooper, JFAP Miller 10/01/2019 A tyrosine sulfation-dependent HLA-I modification identifies memory B cells and plasma cells.
Science advances
JTH Chan, Y Liu, S Khan, JR St-Germain, C Zou, LYT Leung, J Yang, M Shi, E Grunebaum, P Campisi, EJ Propst, T Holler, A Bar-Or, JE Wither, CW Cairo, MF Moran, AF Palazzo, MD Cooper, GRA Ehrhardt 11/01/2018 Journal of molecular biology
RJ Gunn, BR Herrin, S Acharya, MD Cooper, IA Wilson 04/27/2018 Evolution of Alternative Adaptive Immune Systems in Vertebrates.
Annual review of immunology
T Boehm, M Hirano, SJ Holland, S Das, M Schorpp, MD Cooper 04/26/2018 Crystal structure of an anti-idiotype variable lymphocyte receptor.
Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications
BC Collins, H Nakahara, S Acharya, MD Cooper, BR Herrin, IA Wilson 12/01/2017 Structural Insights into VLR Fine Specificity for Blood Group Carbohydrates.
Structure (London, England : 1993)
BC Collins, RJ Gunn, TR McKitrick, RD Cummings, MD Cooper, BR Herrin, IA Wilson 11/07/2017 Plant methods
AC Velásquez, K Nomura, MD Cooper, BR Herrin, SY He 01/01/2017 Characterization of Lamprey BAFF-like Gene: Evolutionary Implications.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
S Das, Y Sutoh, M Hirano, Q Han, J Li, MD Cooper, BR Herrin 10/01/2016 The evolution of innate lymphoid cells.
Nature immunology
E Vivier, SA van de Pavert, MD Cooper, GT Belz 06/21/2016 Identification of human plasma cells with a lamprey monoclonal antibody.
JCI insight
C Yu, Y Liu, JTH Chan, J Tong, Z Li, M Shi, D Davani, M Parsons, S Khan, W Zhan, S Kyu, E Grunebaum, P Campisi, EJ Propst, DL Jaye, S Trudel, MF Moran, M Ostrowski, BR Herrin, FE Lee, I Sanz, MD Cooper, GR Ehrhardt 01/01/2016 Characterization of Lamprey IL-17 Family Members and Their Receptors.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
Q Han, S Das, M Hirano, SJ Holland, N McCurley, P Guo, CS Rosenberg, T Boehm, MD Cooper 12/01/2015 Evolution of two prototypic T cell lineages.
Cellular immunology
S Das, J Li, M Hirano, Y Sutoh, BR Herrin, MD Cooper 07/01/2015 Nature reviews. Immunology
MD Cooper 03/01/2015 Genomic donor cassette sharing during VLRA and VLRC assembly in jawless vertebrates.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
S Das, J Li, SJ Holland, LM Iyer, M Hirano, M Schorpp, L Aravind, MD Cooper, T Boehm 10/14/2014 Selection of the lamprey VLRC antigen receptor repertoire.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
SJ Holland, M Gao, M Hirano, LM Iyer, M Luo, M Schorpp, MD Cooper, L Aravind, RA Mariuzza, T Boehm 10/14/2014 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia monitoring with a Lamprey idiotope-specific antibody.
Cancer immunology research
H Nakahara, BR Herrin, MN Alder, R Catera, XJ Yan, N Chiorazzi, MD Cooper 10/01/2013 Evolutionary implications of a third lymphocyte lineage in lampreys.
Nature
M Hirano, P Guo, N McCurley, M Schorpp, S Das, T Boehm, MD Cooper 09/19/2013 Definition of a third VLR gene in hagfish.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
J Li, S Das, BR Herrin, M Hirano, MD Cooper 09/10/2013 Organization of lamprey variable lymphocyte receptor C locus and repertoire development.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
S Das, M Hirano, N Aghaallaei, B Bajoghli, T Boehm, MD Cooper 04/09/2013 F11R is a novel monocyte prognostic biomarker for malignant glioma.
PloS one
WW Pong, J Walker, T Wylie, V Magrini, J Luo, RJ Emnett, J Choi, ML Cooper, M Griffith, OL Griffith, JB Rubin, GN Fuller, D Piwnica-Worms, X Feng, D Hambardzumyan, JF DiPersio, ER Mardis, DH Gutmann 01/01/2013 Purification and identification of cell surface antigens using lamprey monoclonal antibodies.
Journal of immunological methods
C Yu, S Ali, J St-Germain, Y Liu, X Yu, DL Jaye, MF Moran, MD Cooper, GR Ehrhardt 12/14/2012 Immune related genes underpin the evolution of adaptive immunity in jawless vertebrates.
Current genomics
N McCurley, M Hirano, S Das, MD Cooper 04/01/2012 The evolution of adaptive immunity in vertebrates.
Advances in immunology
M Hirano, S Das, P Guo, MD Cooper 01/01/2011 Immunoregulatory roles for fc receptor-like molecules.
Current topics in microbiology and immunology
GR Ehrhardt, MD Cooper 01/01/2011 Comparative genomics and evolution of the alpha-defensin multigene family in primates.
Molecular biology and evolution
S Das, N Nikolaidis, H Goto, C McCallister, J Li, M Hirano, MD Cooper 10/01/2010 Alternative adaptive immunity in jawless vertebrates.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
BR Herrin, MD Cooper 08/01/2010 MicroRNA 125b inhibition of B cell differentiation in germinal centers.
International immunology
M Gururajan, CL Haga, S Das, CM Leu, D Hodson, S Josson, M Turner, MD Cooper 07/01/2010 Clinical and experimental immunology
MD Cooper 04/01/2010 A life of adventure in immunobiology.
Annual review of immunology
MD Cooper 01/01/2010 How did our complex immune system evolve?
Nature reviews. Immunology
MD Cooper, BR Herrin 01/01/2010 Dual nature of the adaptive immune system in lampreys.
Nature
P Guo, M Hirano, BR Herrin, J Li, C Yu, A Sadlonova, MD Cooper 06/11/2009 Discriminating gene expression profiles of memory B cell subpopulations.
The Journal of experimental medicine
GR Ehrhardt, A Hijikata, H Kitamura, O Ohara, JY Wang, MD Cooper 08/04/2008 Inhibition of immune cell function.
Immunological reviews
MD Cooper 08/01/2008 Awards
In 2019, Dr. Cooper received the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award along with his colleague Dr. Jacques Miller for their discovery of the two distinct classes of lymphocytes, B and T cells, a monumental achievement that launched the course of modern immunology.
Dr. Cooper has received the Emory 1% Award which recognizes Emory faculty whose National Institutes of Health (NIH) proposals have been ranked in the top 1% by NIH reviewers. He has also been named to the MilliPub Club, which recognizes current Emory faculty who have published one or more individual papers throughout their careers that have garnered more than 1,000 citations.