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David S. Wilkes

Medicine · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1985
Transplantation: Methods and OutcomesInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisOrgan Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsImmune Cell Function and Interaction

Publications

222

Citations

7,967

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

39

Publishing since 1985

Research summary
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David S. Wilkes conducts medical research focused on lung transplantation, with particular attention to the immune mechanisms behind transplant complications such as primary graft dysfunction and chronic allograft rejection. His work studies how immune cells (including regulatory T cells), proteins like collagen type-V, and factors such as obesity and the microbiome influence transplant outcomes. He has also contributed to publications on diversity, bias, and career development within medical education and the pulmonary workforce.

Lung transplantation outcomesTransplant immunology and rejectionPrimary graft dysfunctionPulmonary fibrosis and lung diseaseDiversity and bias in medicine

Publication activity has been modest and relatively steady over the past decade, averaging about one paper per year in the last five years with no records listed for the most recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

9 earlier awards
  • NSF 1026159Dec 2009 – Aug 2016 · $439k awarded

    RUI: Cytoplasmic Dyneins and Intraflagellar Transport in Tetrahymena Thermophila

  • NIH P01AI084853Sep 2010 – Aug 2015 · $1.5M awarded

    TH17 Autoimmunity to Type V Collagen in Heart and Lung Transplant

  • NIH T32HL091816May 2009 – Jan 2015 · $81k awarded

    IU training prog. in molecular physiology and clinical mechanisms of lung disease

  • NIH G20RR031063Apr 2010 – Aug 2014 · $8.4M awarded

    Renovation of the Wells Research Center for a Pediatric Phenotyping Core

  • NIH R01HL067177May 2001 – Jul 2012 · $379k awarded

    Type V Collagen Prevents Lung Allograft Rejection

  • NIH R01HL081350Jul 2005 – May 2009 · $32k awarded

    MMPs in Alloimmune and Autoimmune Lung Disease

  • NIH R01HL060797Mar 1999 – Apr 2008 · $357k awarded

    Immune Responses in Lung Allograft Rejection

  • NIH R21HL069727Aug 2001 – Jul 2006 · $219k awarded

    Innovative Methods for Immune Tolerance in Lung Transpl*

  • NIH T35HL007802May 1994 – Apr 2005 · $40k awarded

    SHORT-TERM TRAINING FOR MINORITY STUDENTS

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 5,073 established Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 7,967cohort median 2,525
h-index: 50cohort median 24
Publications / year (recent): 1.0cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~14 · 5% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 21 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
2017: 6 publications6172018: 3 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 4 publications23242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Annals of the American Thoracic Society×4
  • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation×4
  • American Journal of Transplantation×3
  • JCI Insight×2
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine×2
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Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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