Representative Publications:
 
  V.P. Ferreira, A. Herbert, C. Cortes, K.A. Mckee, B. Blaum, S.T. Esswein , D. Uhrin, P.N. Barlow, M.K. Pangburn, and D. Kavanagh. (2009) The binding of factor H to a complex of the physiological polyanions and C3b on the cell surface is impaired in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. J. Immunol. 2009. 182:7009-7018
 
  M.K. Pangburn, N. Rawal, C. Cortes, V.P. Ferreira, and M. Atkinson. (2009) Polyanion-induced self association of complement factor H: Possible mechanism of host protection from an innate immune system. J. Immunol. 182:1061-1068.
 
 
M.K. Pangburn, V.P. Ferreira*, and C. Cortes*. (2008) Discrimination between Host and Pathogens by the Complement System. Vaccine. 26(Supplement 8):I15-I21. *Both authors contributed equally.
 
 
Wizel B, Nyström-Asklin J, Cortes C, Tvinnereim A. (2008) Role of CD8+ T cells in the host response to Chlamydia. Microbes Infect. Nov-Dec;10(14-15):1420-30.
 
 
C. Cortes, K.A. Rzomp, A. Tvinnereim, M.A. Scidmore, and B. Wizel. (2007) Chlamydia pneumoniae inclusion membrane protein Cpn0585 interacts with multiple Rab GTPases. Infection and immunity. 75(12):5586-96.
 
 
P. Vargas, C. Cortes, L. Vargas, M. Rosemblatt, and MR..Bono. (2006) Immunization with antigen-pulsed dendritic cells significantly improves the immune response to weak self-antigens. Immunobiology. 211:29-36.
 
 
G. Barbieri, V. Deffrennes, T. Prod'homme, J. Vedrenne, F. Baton, C. Cortes, MR. Bono, B. Lisowska-Grospierre, D. Charron, and C. Alcaïde-Loridan. (2002) Isoforms of the Class II Transactivator (CIITA) Protein. International Immunology 14:839-848.
 
 
C. Cortes. (1998). “Lucha contra las infecciones. El ciclo de la malaria en los mosquitos”. Sección Ciencia y Sociedad. Investigación y Ciencia (Spanish version of Scientific American). November (266):42-44.
 
  R. Menard, A.A. Sultan, C. Cortes, R. Alzuler, M.R. van Dijk, C.J. Jansen, A.P. Waters, R.S. Nussenzweig, and V. Nussenzweig. (1997). Requirement of the circumsporozoite protein of malaria parasites for development in the mosquito vector. Nature. 385:336-340.
 
  J.C. Aguillón, R. Harris, M.C. Molina, A. Colombo, C. Cortes, T. Hermosilla, P. Carreno, A. Orn, and A. Ferreira. (1997). Recognition of an immunogenetically selected Trypanosoma cruzi antigen by seropositive chagasic human serum. Acta Trop. 63: 159-166.
 
 
C. Cortes, L. Zurita, P. Vallejos, C. Bustos, Molina M.C., and A. Ferreira. (1996). "Generación y evaluación de un anticuerpo monoclonal anti pili K99 de Escherichia coli enteropatógena". Arch Med Vet. 28: 137-141.