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James A. Williams

Immunology and Microbiology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1970
Reproductive tract infections researchCervical Cancer and HPV ResearchUrinary Tract Infections ManagementBacteriophages and microbial interactionsVirus-based gene therapy research

Publications

161

Citations

4,311

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

57

Publishing since 1970

Research summary
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James A. Williams conducts research in immunology and molecular biology, focusing on the design of DNA-based vaccines and gene therapies as well as the study of protective antibodies against viruses like HIV, SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and varicella zoster. A major thread of the work involves engineering improved non-viral DNA delivery vectors (such as Nanoplasmid systems) to make vaccines and gene therapies safer and more effective. The research also includes structural analysis of viral proteins to guide vaccine design.

DNA vaccine and gene therapy vectorsBroadly neutralizing antibody developmentStructural design of viral antigensNon-viral gene delivery methodsAntibody engineering and function

Publication output has slowed over the last decade, moving from roughly 8-10 papers per year in 2017-2020 to about 2 per year in 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.

6 earlier awards
  • NSF 2433700Jun 2024 – Jun 2025 · $50k awarded

    I-Corps: Translation potential of a mobile unit for disaster recovery personnel

  • NIH R01DK124776May 2020 – Mar 2024 · $238k awarded

    Essential characterization of the Randall's plaque-overgrowth interface

  • NIH S10OD016208Sep 2014 – Sep 2015 · $383k awarded

    SkyScan 1176 Micro CT System

  • NIH R01DK059933Aug 2004 – Aug 2013 · $323k awarded

    The Structural Basis of Kidney Stone Fragility

  • NIH S10RR023710Mar 2007 – Mar 2008 · $297k awarded

    SkyScan 1172 High-resolution desk-top micro-CT system

  • NIH R29DK039023Apr 1988 – Mar 1994 · $65k awarded

    VOLUME ABSORPTION IN THE RENAL PROXIMAL TUBULE

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 268 established Immunology and Microbiology PIs within our index
Citations: 4,311cohort median 2,881
h-index: 38cohort median 25
Publications / year (recent): 2.0cohort median 4

Typically publishes in teams of ~9 · 9% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 26 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 10 publications10172018: 3 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Virology×4
  • Poster presentations×4
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology×3
  • Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development×3
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases×3
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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