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Billur Akkaya

Immunology and Microbiology · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2011Rising activity
T-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmune Cell Function and InteractionImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesImmune Response and InflammationMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Publications

53

Citations

980

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

16

Publishing since 2011

Research summary
AI-generated

Billur Akkaya studies how the immune system regulates itself, focusing on regulatory T cells (a type of immune cell that suppresses immune responses) and how they interact with other cells like dendritic cells and B cells. Recent work includes developing imaging methods to visualize immune cell interactions in living tissue, and examining the mechanical and molecular signals that control immune suppression and antibody-based drug signaling. This research is relevant to understanding autoimmune disease, cancer immunotherapy, and how the body balances immune defense with self-tolerance.

Regulatory T cells and immune suppressionT cell-dendritic cell interactions and live imagingB cell signaling and antibody responsesTumor immunology and immunotherapyCell mechanics in immune function

Publication output was higher in 2017-2019, dropped to very low levels from 2020-2022, then rebounded to a steadier pace of several papers per year from 2023 onward.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.8/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 9 publications9182019: 6 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 7 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Journal of Immunology×25
  • eLife×4
  • Nature Immunology×3
  • Research Square×3
  • Frontiers in Immunology×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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