Shannon Ronca, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor, Tenured

(832) 824-7595

Email

ronca@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor, Tenured: Pediatrics-Tropical Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Director, Pathogen Resource Core and BSL-3 Facility: Baylor College of Medicine
HOUSTON, Texas, United States

Education

PhD from University of Texas Medical Branch: 08/2016 - Galveston, Texas, United States

MPH from University of Texas Medical Branch: 08/2016 - Galveston, Texas, United States

BS from Cedar Crest College: 05/2012 - Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Certifications

Registered Biosafety Professional: ABSA

Professional Interests

Virus-host interactions
Viral pathogenesis
Neurological complications of viral infections
Infectious disease epidemiology

Websites

Pathogen Resource Core and BSL-3 Facility

Laboratory of Translational Virology

Selected Publications

Ronca SE, Sturdivant RX, Barr KL, Harris D.. " Viability on 16 Common Indoor Surface Finish Materials. " HERD. 2021 Jul ;
Pubmed PMID: 33618545.
Hansen M, Nolan MS, Gorchakov R, Hasbun R, Murray KO, Ronca SE.. " Unique Cytokine Response in West Nile Virus Patients Who Developed Chronic Kidney Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study. " Viruses. 2021 Feb ;
Pubmed PMID: 33671257.
Ronca SE, Gorchakov R, Berry R, Alvarado RE, Gunter SM, Murray KO. " Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of West Nile Virus Isolate 2004Hou3. " Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Apr 19;
Pubmed PMID: 31010172.
Gorchakov R, Berry RM, Patel SM, El Sahly HM, Ronca SE, Murray KO. " Optimizing PCR Detection of Zika Virus from Various Body Fluids. " Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 Feb ;
Pubmed PMID: 30560770.
Gorchakov R, Gulas-Wroblewski BE, Ronca SE, Ruff JC, Nolan MS, Berry R, Alvarado RE, Gunter SM, Murray KO. " Optimizing PCR Detection of West Nile Virus from Body Fluid Specimens to Delineate Natural History in an Infected Human Cohort. " Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Apr 19;
Pubmed PMID: 31010160.
Ronca SE, Murray KO, Nolan MS.. " Cumulative Incidence of West Nile Virus Infection, Continental United States, 1999-2016. " Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Feb ;
Pubmed PMID: 30666940.
Nolan MS, Aguilar D, Brown EL, Gunter SM, Ronca SE, Hanis CL, Murray KO.. " Continuing evidence of Chagas disease along the Texas-Mexico border. " PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Nov ;
Pubmed PMID: 30427833.
Gunter SM, Ronca SE, Sandoval M, Coffman K, Leining L, Gorchakov R, Murray KO, and Nolan MS.. " Chagas disease infection prevalence and vector exposure in a high-risk population of Texas hunters " Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Feb ;
Pubmed PMID: 31872798.
Ronca SE, Ruff JC, Murray KO. " A 20-year historical review of West Nile virus since its initial emergence in North America: Has West Nile virus become a neglected tropical disease? " PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 May ;
Pubmed PMID: 33956816.
Ronca SE, Smith J, Koma T, Miller MM, Yun N, Dineley KT, Paessler S.. " Mouse Model of Neurological Complications Resulting from Encephalitic Alphavirus Infection. " Fron Microbio. 2017 Aug ;
Pubmed PMID: 28223982.
Murray KO, Kolodziej S, Ronca SE, Gorchakov R, Navarro P, Nolan MS, Podoll A, Finkel K, Mandayam S.. " Visualization of West Nile Virus in Urine Sediment using Electron Microscopy and Immunogold up to Nine Years Postinfection. " Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Dec ;
Pubmed PMID: 29141749.
Yun NE, Ronca S, Tamura A, Koma T, Seregin AV, Dineley KT, Miller M, Cook R, Shimizu N, Walker AG, Smith JN, Fair JN, Wauquier N, Bockarie B, Khan SH, Makishima T, Paessler S. " Animal Model of Sensorineural Hearing Loss Associated with Lassa Virus Infection. " J Virol. 2015 Dec ;
Pubmed PMID: 26719273.
Ronca SE, Dineley KT, Paessler S.. " Neurological Sequelae Resulting from Encephalitic Alphavirus Infection. " Front Microbio. 2016 Jul ;
Pubmed PMID: 27379085.
i. Ronca SE, Gunter SM, Kairis RB, Lino A, Romero J, Pautler RG, Nimmo A, Murray KO.. " A Potential Role for Substance P in West Nile Virus Neuropathogenesis " Viruses. ;
Pubmed PMID: 36146768.
ii. Jiang Y, Mehl SC, Hawes EE, Lino AS, Rialon KL, Murray KO, Ronca SE. " SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Not Associated With Pediatric Appendicitis " Pediatr Infect Dis J. ;
Pubmed PMID: 35622441.
iii. Pollet J, Strych U, Chen WH, Versteeg L, Keegan B, Zhan B, Wei J, Liu Z, Lee J, Kundu R, Adhikari R, Poveda C, Jose Villar M, Rani Thimmiraju S, Lopez B, Gillespie PM, Ronca S, Kimata JT, Reers M, Paradkar V, Hotez PJ, Bottazzi ME. " Receptor-binding domain recombinant protein on alum-CpG induces broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern " Vaccine. ;
Pubmed PMID: 35568591.
iv. Lino A, Erickson TA, Nolan MS, Murray KO, Ronca SE. " A Preliminary Study of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Depression Following West Nile Virus Infection " Pathogens. ;
Pubmed PMID: 35745504.
v. Erickson TA*, Ronca SE*, Gunter SM, Brown EL, Hasbun R, Murray KO.. " Zoonotic Disease Testing Practices in Pediatric Patients with Meningitis and Encephalitis in a Subtropical Region " Pathogens. ;
Pubmed PMID: 35631022.
vii. Ly AN, Manzanero R, Maliga A, Gunter SM, Ronca SE, Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Morey F, Bautista K, Espinosa-Bode A, López B, Cadena L, Fuentes RC, Erickson TA, Munoz FM, Mackey J, Morazán G, Murray KO. " Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Acute Dengue Virus Infections Detected through Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance, Belize 2020 " ;
Pubmed PMID: 35458498.