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John P. Evans

Medicine · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1971

Publications

93

Citations

3,827

Est. group size

~46

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

56

Publishing since 1971

Research summary
AI-generated

John P. Evans conducts research spanning virology, cell biology, and drug discovery, with substantial work on how SARS-CoV-2 variants enter cells and evade antibody responses generated by vaccination or prior infection. The lab also develops chemical biology tools and small-molecule approaches, including compounds that degrade or inhibit specific proteins (such as FAK-degrading PROTACs and SARM1 inhibitors relevant to nerve degeneration), and methods to measure how drug-like compounds bind targets inside living cells. This suggests a research group working at the intersection of infectious disease and pharmacology/drug discovery.

SARS-CoV-2 variant biology and immune evasionAntibody neutralization and vaccine responseTargeted protein degradation (PROTACs) and enzyme inhibitorsIntracellular drug-binding kinetics assaysNeurodegeneration-related protein targets (SARM1)

Publication output rose sharply from 2020 to a peak in 2021-2022, likely reflecting COVID-19-related research, before declining in more recent years (2023-2025).

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 2 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 20 publications212022: 21 publications21222023: 11 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×10
  • medRxiv×5
  • Cell Host & Microbe×3
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×3
  • New England Journal of Medicine×3
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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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