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Samson Francis

Environmental Science · Indiana University

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Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsHepatitis B Virus StudiesHepatitis C virus researchPhytochemistry and biological activities of Ficus speciesBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Publications

19

Citations

810

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1993

Research summary
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Samson Francis conducts research at the intersection of virology and molecular biology, focusing on how small chemical compounds can interfere with viruses such as hepatitis C and hepatitis B. A recurring theme is understanding how plant-derived molecules (like tylophorine analogs) affect a cellular protein (heat shock cognate protein 70) to block viral replication and related cellular processes.

Antiviral drug mechanismsHepatitis C virus replicationHepatitis B virus structureHeat shock protein regulationPlant-derived bioactive compounds

Publication activity was modest in the late 2010s (one to two papers per year) and has largely tapered off in recent years, with very few recorded outputs since 2020.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications2172018: 2 publications2182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication2021222324252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Scientific Reports×2
  • eLife×1
  • Journal of Virology×1
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society×1
  • ACS Chemical Biology×1

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 11, 2026.

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