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Jeffrey Collins

  • Department of Medicine
    Associate Professor
  • jeffrey.michael.collins@emory.edu
  • Emory University
    Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
    101 Woodruff Circle, Room 2101 WMB
  • Grady Health System
    Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
    341 Ponce De Leon Ave NE
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Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • MSc from Emory University
  • MD/MPH from Case Western Reserve University
  • BA from University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Research

Publications

  • A plasma metabolic signature to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis and monitor treatment response.
    J Infect Dis
    05/08/2025 Authors: Collins JM; Bobosha K; Narayanan N; Gandhi NR; Day CL; Rengarajan J; Kempker RR; Lau MSY; Nellis M; Tukvadze N
  • Rodin: a streamlined metabolomics data analysis and visualization tool.
    Bioinform Adv Volume: 5 Page(s): vbaf088
    01/01/2025 Authors: Minasenko B; Wang D; Cirillo P; Krigbaum N; Cohn B; Jones DP; Collins JM; Hu X
  • Pharmacometabolomics in TB meningitis-Understanding the pharmacokinetic, metabolic, and immune factors associated with anti-TB drug concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid.
    PLoS One Volume: 20 Page(s): e0315999
    01/01/2025 Authors: Collins JM; Kipiani M; Jin Y; Sharma AA; Tomalka JA; Avaliani T; Gujabidze M; Bakuradze T; Sabanadze S; Avaliani Z
  • High-Resolution Plasma Metabolomics Identifies Alterations in Fatty Acid, Energy, and Micronutrient Metabolism in Adults Across the Leprosy Spectrum.
    J Infect Dis Volume: 229 Page(s): 1189 - 1199
    04/12/2024 Authors: Fairley JK; Ferreira JA; Fraga LAO; Lyon S; Valado Cardoso TM; Boson VC; Madureira Nunes AC; Medeiros Cinha EH; de Oliveira LBP; Magueta Silva EB
  • Combined cerebrospinal fluid metabolomic and cytokine profiling in tuberculosis meningitis reveals robust and prolonged changes in immunometabolic networks.
    Tuberculosis (Edinb) Volume: 144 Page(s): 102462
    01/01/2024 Authors: Tomalka J; Sharma A; Smith AGC; Avaliani T; Gujabidze M; Bakuradze T; Sabanadze S; Jones DP; Avaliani Z; Kipiani M
  • Pharmacometabolomics in TB Meningitis - understanding the pharmacokinetic, metabolic, and immune factors associated with anti-TB drug concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid.

    12/15/2023 Authors: Collins JM; Kipiani M; Jin Y; Sharma AA; Tomalka JA; Avaliani T; Gujabidze M; Bakuradze T; Sabanadze S; Avaliani Z
  • Combined cerebrospinal fluid metabolomic and cytokine profiling in tuberculosis meningitis reveals robust and prolonged changes in immunometabolic networks.
    medRxiv
    06/29/2023 Authors: Tomalka J; Sharma A; Smith AGC; Avaliani T; Gujabidze M; Bakuradze T; Sabanadze S; Jones DP; Avaliani Z; Kipiani M
  • A critical review of recent knowledge of alcohol's effects on the immunological response in different tissues.
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken) Volume: 47 Page(s): 36 - 44
    01/01/2023 Authors: Crotty K; Anton P; Coleman LG; Morris NL; Lewis SA; Samuelson DR; McMahan RH; Hartmann P; Kim A; Ratna A
  • A case report of persistent drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis after treatment completion.
    BMC Infect Dis Volume: 22 Page(s): 864
    11/19/2022 Authors: Vashakidze SA; Chandrakumaran A; Japaridze M; Gogishvili G; Collins JM; Rekhviashvili M; Kempker RR
  • Sweet Syndrome Imitating Cutaneous Cryptococcal Disease.
    Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 9 Page(s): ofac608
    11/01/2022 Authors: Jordan AA; Graciaa DS; Gopalsamy SN; Neill SG; Parker DC; Aspey LD; Collins JM
  • Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with bartonella peliosis hepatis following kidney transplantation in a patient with HIV.
    Lancet Infect Dis Volume: 22 Page(s): e303 - e309
    10/01/2022 Authors: Steed D; Collins J; Farris AB; Guarner J; Yarar D; Friedman-Moraco R; Doane T; Pouch S; Marshall Lyon G; Woodworth MH
  • Cycloserine and Linezolid for Tuberculosis Meningitis: Pharmacokinetic Evidence of Potential Usefulness.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 75 Page(s): 682 - 689
    09/10/2022 Authors: Kempker RR; Smith AGC; Avaliani T; Gujabidze M; Bakuradze T; Sabanadze S; Avaliani Z; Collins JM; Blumberg HM; Alshaer MH
  • The Impact of Diabetes and Prediabetes on Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Among Household Contacts of Active Tuberculosis Cases in Ethiopia.
    Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 9 Page(s): ofac323
    07/01/2022 Authors: Smith AGC; Kempker RR; Wassie L; Bobosha K; Nizam A; Gandhi NR; Auld SC; Magee MJ; Blumberg HM; Tuberculosis Research Unit: Role of Antigen Specific Responses in the Control of TB (TBRU-ASTRa) Study Group
  • Long term outcomes of patients with tuberculous meningitis: The impact of drug resistance.
    PLoS One Volume: 17 Page(s): e0270201
    01/01/2022 Authors: Evans EE; Avaliani T; Gujabidze M; Bakuradze T; Kipiani M; Sabanadze S; Smith AGC; Avaliani Z; Collins JM; Kempker RR
  • Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Non-US-Born Persons by Country of Birth-United States, 2012-2017.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 73 Page(s): e3468 - e3475
    11/02/2021 Authors: Collins JM; Stout JE; Ayers T; Hill AN; Katz DJ; Ho CS; Blumberg HM; Winglee K; Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium
  • HIGH RESOLUTION METABOLOMICS HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENCES IN LIPID AND NUTRITIONAL METABOLISM ACROSS THE LEPROSY SPECTRUM PROVIDING AVENUES FOR ADVANCES IN LEPROSY HOST-PATHOGEN RESEARCH
    Volume: 105 Page(s): 425 - 425
    11/01/2021 Authors: Fairley JK; Ferreira JA; Ziegler TR; Jones DP; Fraga LA; Ly VT; Lyon S; Collins JM
  • TCA cycle remodeling drives proinflammatory signaling in humans with pulmonary tuberculosis.
    PLoS Pathog Volume: 17 Page(s): e1009941
    09/01/2021 Authors: Collins JM; Jones DP; Sharma A; Khadka M; Liu KH; Kempker RR; Prideaux B; Maner-Smith K; Tukvadze N; Shah NS
  • mSphere of Influence: Host Metabolism Is an Integral Part of the Immune Response to Infectious Diseases.
    mSphere Volume: 6 Page(s): e0024721
    08/25/2021 Authors: Collins JM
  • Clinical outcomes among patients with tuberculous meningitis receiving intensified treatment regimens.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 25 Page(s): 632 - 639
    08/01/2021 Authors: Smith AGC; Gujabidze M; Avaliani T; Blumberg HM; Collins JM; Sabanadze S; Bakuradze T; Avaliani Z; Kempker RR; Kipiani M
  • Nutritional status and TB treatment outcomes in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: An ambi-directional cohort study.
    PLoS One Volume: 16 Page(s): e0247945
    01/01/2021 Authors: Sahile Z; Tezera R; Haile Mariam D; Collins J; Ali JH
  • The blueprint for prevention of nosocomial tuberculosis transmission is clear, but why don't we have the will to follow it?
    Clin Microbiol Infect Volume: 26 Page(s): 970 - 972
    08/01/2020 Authors: Collins JM; Blumberg HM
  • Tryptophan catabolism reflects disease activity in human tuberculosis.
    JCI Insight Volume: 5
    05/21/2020 Authors: Collins JM; Siddiqa A; Jones DP; Liu K; Kempker RR; Nizam A; Shah NS; Ismail N; Ouma SG; Tukvadze N
  • Tuberculosis knowledge and attitude among non-health science university students needs attention: a cross-sectional study in three Ethiopian universities.
    BMC Public Health Volume: 20 Page(s): 631
    05/06/2020 Authors: Mekonnen A; Collins JM; Klinkenberg E; Assefa D; Aseffa A; Ameni G; Petros B
  • LONG TERM OUTCOMES AMONG PATIENTS WITH TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS: THE IMPACT OF DRUG RESISTANCE
    Volume: 68 Page(s): 650 - 650
    02/01/2020 Authors: Evans EE; Avaliani T; Gujabidze M; Bakuradze T; Sabanadze S; Kipiani M; Collins J; Kempker R
  • Improving the Infectious Diseases Physician Scientist Workforce From the View of Junior Investigators: Vision, Transparency, and Reproducibility.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 70 Page(s): 162 - 168
    01/01/2020 Authors: Collins JM; Wallender EK; Woodworth MH
  • QuantiFERON-TB Gold Versus Tuberculin Screening and Care Retention Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness: Georgia, 2015-2017.
    Am J Public Health Volume: 109 Page(s): 1028 - 1033
    07/01/2019 Authors: Collins JM; Onwubiko U; Holland DP
  • Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among students in three eastern Ethiopian universities.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 22 Page(s): 1210 - 1215
    10/01/2018 Authors: Mekonnen A; Collins JM; Aseffa A; Ameni G; Petros B
  • False-Positive Tuberculin Skin Test Results Among Low-Risk Healthcare Workers Following Implementation of Fifty-Dose Vials of Purified Protein Derivative.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 39 Page(s): 750 - 752
    06/01/2018 Authors: Collins JM; Hunter M; Gordon W; Kempker RR; Blumberg HM; Ray SM
  • High-resolution plasma metabolomics analysis to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis-associated metabolites that distinguish active pulmonary tuberculosis in humans.
    PLoS One Volume: 13 Page(s): e0205398
    01/01/2018 Authors: Collins JM; Walker DI; Jones DP; Tukvadze N; Liu KH; Tran VT; Uppal K; Frediani JK; Easley KA; Shenvi N
  • Molecular epidemiology and drug resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from university students and the local community in Eastern Ethiopia.
    PLoS One Volume: 13 Page(s): e0198054
    01/01/2018 Authors: Mekonnen A; Merker M; Collins JM; Addise D; Aseffa A; Petros B; Ameni G; Niemann S
  • High Rates of Tuberculosis and Opportunities for Prevention among International Students in the United States.
    Ann Am Thorac Soc Volume: 13 Page(s): 522 - 528
    04/01/2016 Authors: Collins JM; Reves RR; Belknap RW
  • Metabolomics and Mycobacterial Disease: Don't Forget the Bioinformatics.
    Ann Am Thorac Soc Volume: 13 Page(s): 141 - 142
    01/01/2016 Authors: Collins JM; Kempker RR; Ziegler TR; Blumberg HM; Jones DP
  • Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation During Successful Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus With Sofosbuvir and Simeprevir.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 61 Page(s): 1304 - 1306
    10/15/2015 Authors: Collins JM; Raphael KL; Terry C; Cartwright EJ; Pillai A; Anania FA; Farley MM
  • HSV-mediated delivery of erythropoietin restores dopaminergic function in MPTP-treated mice.
    Mol Ther Volume: 14 Page(s): 710 - 715
    11/01/2006 Authors: Puskovic V; Wolfe D; Wechuck J; Krisky D; Collins J; Glorioso JC; Fink DJ; Mata M
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