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Louise Carlson

Immunology and Microbiology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1972Rising activity
Immunotherapy and Immune ResponsesT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyMultiple Myeloma Research and TreatmentsImmune Response and InflammationImmune Cell Function and Interaction

Publications

124

Citations

7,071

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

54

Publishing since 1972

Research summary
AI-generated

Louise Carlson studies how immune cells—especially antibody-producing plasma cells and cancerous plasma cells in multiple myeloma—survive and stay functional. The work examines the molecular signals (such as CD28 signaling, the enzyme IDO, and cellular recycling processes called autophagy) that keep these cells alive, and explores how this knowledge can be turned into treatments for blood cancers. Recent projects include clinical trials and drug strategies aimed at improving myeloma therapy.

Plasma cell survival and immunologyMultiple myeloma biology and treatmentCellular metabolism and autophagyImmune signaling (CD28, IDO)Cancer immunotherapy

Publication activity has been steady through the late 2010s and has grown noticeably in the most recent years (5 in 2024 and 6 in 2025).

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

In context
Among 268 established Immunology and Microbiology PIs within our index
Citations: 7,071cohort median 2,881
h-index: 35cohort median 25
Publications / year (recent): 3.0cohort median 4

Typically publishes in teams of ~7 · 21% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 9 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.0/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 2 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 6 publications62526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 3 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 4 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Journal of Immunology×12
  • Blood×5
  • Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia×5
  • Cell Reports×1
  • Immunity×1
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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 Sep 1, 2026.

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