Experts and Thought Leaders in Life Sciences

Aimee Eggler

Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Villanova University
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cell culture
Toxicology
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Biotechnology
Other Research Interests (22)
Biochemistry
Biochemistry education
Oxidative stress
Natural products
Disease prevention
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About
Dr. Eggler has 20 years of experience in the field of redox biology, with a focus on the Nrf2 transcription factor, a master regulator of antioxidant, detoxification and anti-inflammatory genes. She is also an award-winning educator and the recipient of the Villanova University Junior Faculty Excellence in Teaching award. Her interests in education include innovation in teaching metabolism from a logic-based perspective.
Most Relevant Publications (15+)

25 total publications

Comparison of human Nrf2 antibodies: A tale of two proteins

Toxicology Letters / Oct 01, 2015

Kemmerer, Z. A., Ader, N. R., Mulroy, S. S., & Eggler, A. L. (2015). Comparison of human Nrf2 antibodies: A tale of two proteins. Toxicology Letters, 238(2), 83–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.07.004

Discovery of N-(benzo[1,2,3]triazol-1-yl)-N-(benzyl)acetamido)phenyl) carboxamides as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) 3CLpro inhibitors: Identification of ML300 and noncovalent nanomolar inhibitors with an induced-fit binding

Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters / Nov 01, 2013

Turlington, M., Chun, A., Tomar, S., Eggler, A., Grum-Tokars, V., Jacobs, J., Daniels, J. S., Dawson, E., Saldanha, A., Chase, P., Baez-Santos, Y. M., Lindsley, C. W., Hodder, P., Mesecar, A. D., & Stauffer, S. R. (2013). Discovery of N-(benzo[1,2,3]triazol-1-yl)-N-(benzyl)acetamido)phenyl) carboxamides as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) 3CLpro inhibitors: Identification of ML300 and noncovalent nanomolar inhibitors with an induced-fit binding. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 23(22), 6172–6177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.08.112

Screening for natural chemoprevention agents that modify human Keap1

Analytical Biochemistry / Feb 01, 2012

Hu, C., Nikolic, D., Eggler, A. L., Mesecar, A. D., & van Breemen, R. B. (2012). Screening for natural chemoprevention agents that modify human Keap1. Analytical Biochemistry, 421(1), 108–114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2011.10.028

Modification of Keap1 Cysteine Residues by Sulforaphane

Chemical Research in Toxicology / Mar 10, 2011

Hu, C., Eggler, A. L., Mesecar, A. D., & van Breemen, R. B. (2011). Modification of Keap1 Cysteine Residues by Sulforaphane. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 24(4), 515–521. https://doi.org/10.1021/tx100389r

Development of an efficient E. coli expression and purification system for a catalytically active, human Cullin3–RINGBox1 protein complex and elucidation of its quaternary structure with Keap1

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications / Oct 01, 2010

Small, E., Eggler, A., & Mesecar, A. D. (2010). Development of an efficient E. coli expression and purification system for a catalytically active, human Cullin3–RINGBox1 protein complex and elucidation of its quaternary structure with Keap1. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 400(4), 471–475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.08.062

Cul3-mediated Nrf2 ubiquitination and antioxidant response element (ARE) activation are dependent on the partial molar volume at position 151 of Keap1

Biochemical Journal / Jul 29, 2009

Eggler, A. L., Small, E., Hannink, M., & Mesecar, A. D. (2009). Cul3-mediated Nrf2 ubiquitination and antioxidant response element (ARE) activation are dependent on the partial molar volume at position 151 of Keap1. Biochemical Journal, 422(1), 171–180. https://doi.org/10.1042/bj20090471

The structures of T87I phosphono-CheY and T87I/Y106W phosphono-CheY help to explain their binding affinities to the FliM and CheZ peptides

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics / Nov 01, 2008

McAdams, K., Casper, E. S., Matthew Haas, R., Santarsiero, B. D., Eggler, A. L., Mesecar, A., & Halkides, C. J. (2008). The structures of T87I phosphono-CheY and T87I/Y106W phosphono-CheY help to explain their binding affinities to the FliM and CheZ peptides. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 479(2), 105–113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2008.08.019

Prospective Type 1 and Type 2 Disulfides of Keap1 Protein

Chemical Research in Toxicology / Aug 26, 2008

Holland, R., Hawkins, A. E., Eggler, A. L., Mesecar, A. D., Fabris, D., & Fishbein, J. C. (2008). Prospective Type 1 and Type 2 Disulfides of Keap1 Protein. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 21(10), 2051–2060. https://doi.org/10.1021/tx800226m

Molecular mechanisms of natural products in chemoprevention: Induction of cytoprotective enzymes by Nrf2

Molecular Nutrition & Food Research / Apr 24, 2008

Eggler, A. L., Gay, K. A., & Mesecar, A. D. (2008). Molecular mechanisms of natural products in chemoprevention: Induction of cytoprotective enzymes by Nrf2. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.200700249

Identification of the Highly Reactive Cysteine 151 in the Chemopreventive Agent-Sensor Keap1 Protein is Method-Dependent

Chemical Research in Toxicology / Feb 01, 2008

Eggler, A. L., Luo, Y., van Breemen, R. B., & Mesecar, A. D. (2008). Identification of the Highly Reactive Cysteine 151 in the Chemopreventive Agent-Sensor Keap1 Protein is Method-Dependent. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 21(2), 556–556. https://doi.org/10.1021/tx800015c

Identification of the Highly Reactive Cysteine 151 in the Chemopreventive Agent-Sensor Keap1 Protein is Method-Dependent

Chemical Research in Toxicology / Oct 13, 2007

Eggler, A. L., Luo, Y., van Breemen, R. B., & Mesecar, A. D. (2007). Identification of the Highly Reactive Cysteine 151 in the Chemopreventive Agent-Sensor Keap1 Protein is Method-Dependent. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 20(12), 1878–1884. https://doi.org/10.1021/tx700217c

Xanthohumol Isolated from Humulus lupulus Inhibits Menadione-Induced DNA Damage through Induction of Quinone Reductase

Chemical Research in Toxicology / Jul 12, 2005

Dietz, B. M., Kang, Y.-H., Liu, G., Eggler, A. L., Yao, P., Chadwick, L. R., Pauli, G. F., Farnsworth, N. R., Mesecar, A. D., van Breemen, R. B., & Bolton, J. L. (2005). Xanthohumol Isolated from Humulus lupulus Inhibits Menadione-Induced DNA Damage through Induction of Quinone Reductase. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 18(8), 1296–1305. https://doi.org/10.1021/tx050058x

The C Terminus of the Escherichia coli RecA Protein Modulates the DNA Binding Competition with Single-stranded DNA-binding Protein

Journal of Biological Chemistry / May 01, 2003

Eggler, A. L., Lusetti, S. L., & Cox, M. M. (2003). The C Terminus of the Escherichia coli RecA Protein Modulates the DNA Binding Competition with Single-stranded DNA-binding Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278(18), 16389–16396. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m212920200

The Rad51-dependent Pairing of Long DNA Substrates Is Stabilized by Replication Protein A

Journal of Biological Chemistry / Oct 01, 2002

Eggler, A. L., Inman, R. B., & Cox, M. M. (2002). The Rad51-dependent Pairing of Long DNA Substrates Is Stabilized by Replication Protein A. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277(42), 39280–39288. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m204328200

DNA Pairing and Strand Exchange by the Escherichia coli RecA and Yeast Rad51 Proteins without ATP Hydrolysis

Journal of Biological Chemistry / Oct 01, 2001

Rice, K. P., Eggler, A. L., Sung, P., & Cox, M. M. (2001). DNA Pairing and Strand Exchange by the Escherichia coli RecA and Yeast Rad51 Proteins without ATP Hydrolysis. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276(42), 38570–38581. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m105678200

Elizabeth Kish

I'm Liz and I'm currently a post doc at Columbia University. I also consult for a start up that is based in France and do technology evaluations for investors looking at biotech.
Most Relevant Research Interests
molecular biology
cell biology
Other Research Interests (10)
biophysics
nuclear magnetic resonance
raman spectroscopy
technology evaluation
spectroscopy
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biophysics, nuclear magnetic resonance, structural biology, biochemistry, raman spectroscopy, spectroscopy, molecular biology, cell biology
Most Relevant Publications (2+)

4 total publications

Twisting a β-Carotene, an Adaptive Trick from Nature for Dissipating Energy during Photoprotection

Journal of Biological Chemistry / Jan 01, 2017

Llansola-Portoles, M. J., Sobotka, R., Kish, E., Shukla, M. K., Pascal, A. A., Polívka, T., & Robert, B. (2017). Twisting a β-Carotene, an Adaptive Trick from Nature for Dissipating Energy during Photoprotection. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 292(4), 1396–1403. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m116.753723

Probing the pigment binding sites in LHCII with resonance Raman spectroscopy: The effect of mutations at S123

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics / Sep 01, 2016

Kish, E., Wang, K., Llansola-Portoles, M. J., Ilioaia, C., Pascal, A. A., Robert, B., & Yang, C. (2016). Probing the pigment binding sites in LHCII with resonance Raman spectroscopy: The effect of mutations at S123. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, 1857(9), 1490–1496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.2016.06.001

Tim Osswald

Polymers Professor - University of Wisconsin
Most Relevant Research Interests
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Other Research Interests (63)
Polymer and Composites Engineering
Polymer Engineering
Advanced Manufacturing
Composites
Additive Manufacturing
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T. Osswald is Hoeganaes Professor of Materials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he has been a faculty member since 1989. Osswald received the PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1987, the MS in Mechanical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1982, and the BS in Mechanical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1981. Before joining the UW-Madison faculty, Osswald was a Humboldt Fellow at the Rheinisch Westfalische Technische Hochschule Aachen. Osswald’s research interests are in the areas of processing-structure-property relationships for metals and composites, with a focus on powder metallurgy and metal injection molding. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the US Army Research Office, and industry. Osswald is a Fellow of ASM International and the American Academy of Mechanics, and he has received the Extrusion Division Award, the Powder Metallurgy Division Award, and the Distinguished Teaching Award from TMS.
Most Relevant Publications (1+)

117 total publications

Micro-injection molded, poly(vinyl alcohol)-calcium salt templates for precise customization of 3D hydrogel internal architecture

Acta Biomaterialia / Sep 01, 2019

McNulty, J. D., Marti-Figueroa, C., Seipel, F., Plantz, J. Z., Ellingham, T., Duddleston, L. J. L., Goris, S., Cox, B. L., Osswald, T. A., Turng, L.-S., & Ashton, R. S. (2019). Micro-injection molded, poly(vinyl alcohol)-calcium salt templates for precise customization of 3D hydrogel internal architecture. Acta Biomaterialia, 95, 258–268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2019.04.050

Lonnie Guralnick

Most Relevant Research Interests
Biology
Plant Science
Other Research Interests (5)
Plant Ecology
biochemistry
undergraduate research
Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Most Relevant Publications (1+)

1 total publications

The Development of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) Photosynthesis in Cotyledons of the C4 Species, Portulaca grandiflora (Portulacaceae)

Plants / Jan 02, 2020

Guralnick, L. J., Gilbert, K. E., Denio, D., & Antico, N. (2020). The Development of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) Photosynthesis in Cotyledons of the C4 Species, Portulaca grandiflora (Portulacaceae). Plants, 9(1), 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9010055

Giuliana Noratto

Food Scientist PhD and Registered Dietician - Texas A&M University
Most Relevant Research Interests
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Agronomy and Crop Science
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Neuroscience
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Neuroscience
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Microbiology
Genetics
Animal Science and Zoology
Genetics
Genetics
Cell Biology
Other Research Interests (33)
Food Science
human nutrition
disease prevention and treatment
Nutrition
Human Health
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Dr. Giuliana Noratto is a senior associate research scientist at Texas A&M AgriLife. She received her Ph.D. in food science and technology from Texas A&M University System, and her M.Sc. in food science and technology from Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. She also holds a B.S. in food science and technology from Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Dr. Noratto’s research interests include food safety and quality, sensory science, and food processing.
Most Relevant Publications (43+)

91 total publications

Anticarcinogenic Effects of Polyphenolics from Mango (Mangifera indica) Varieties

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry / Mar 05, 2010

Noratto, G. D., Bertoldi, M. C., Krenek, K., Talcott, S. T., Stringheta, P. C., & Mertens-Talcott, S. U. (2010). Anticarcinogenic Effects of Polyphenolics from Mango (Mangifera indica) Varieties. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58(7), 4104–4112. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf903161g

Identifying Peach and Plum Polyphenols with Chemopreventive Potential against Estrogen-Independent Breast Cancer Cells

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry / May 28, 2009

Noratto, G., Porter, W., Byrne, D., & Cisneros-Zevallos, L. (2009). Identifying Peach and Plum Polyphenols with Chemopreventive Potential against Estrogen-Independent Breast Cancer Cells. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 57(12), 5219–5226. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf900259m

Antioxidant capacity and secondary metabolites in four species of Andean tuber crops: native potato (Solanum sp.), mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz & Pavón), Oca (Oxalis tuberosa Molina) and ulluco (Ullucus tuberosus Caldas)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture / Jan 01, 2006

Campos, D., Noratto, G., Chirinos, R., Arbizu, C., Roca, W., & Cisneros-Zevallos, L. (2006). Antioxidant capacity and secondary metabolites in four species of Andean tuber crops: native potato (Solanum sp.), mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz & Pavón), Oca (Oxalis tuberosa Molina) and ulluco (Ullucus tuberosus Caldas). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 86(10), 1481–1488. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.2529

Andean Yacon Root (Smallanthus sonchifolius Poepp. Endl) Fructooligosaccharides as a Potential Novel Source of Prebiotics

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry / Aug 01, 2003

Pedreschi, R., Campos, D., Noratto, G., Chirinos, R., & Cisneros-Zevallos, L. (2003). Andean Yacon Root (Smallanthus sonchifolius Poepp. Endl) Fructooligosaccharides as a Potential Novel Source of Prebiotics. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 51(18), 5278–5284. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf0344744

Protective Effects of Standardized Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Polyphenolic Extract in Ultraviolet-Irradiated Human Skin Fibroblasts

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry / Aug 22, 2008

Pacheco-Palencia, L. A., Noratto, G., Hingorani, L., Talcott, S. T., & Mertens-Talcott, S. U. (2008). Protective Effects of Standardized Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Polyphenolic Extract in Ultraviolet-Irradiated Human Skin Fibroblasts. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 56(18), 8434–8441. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf8005307

Polyphenolics from Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) and Red Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia) Protect Human Umbilical Vascular Endothelial Cells (HUVEC) from Glucose- and Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced Inflammation and Target MicroRNA-126

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry / Jun 30, 2011

Noratto, G. D., Angel-Morales, G., Talcott, S. T., & Mertens-Talcott, S. U. (2011). Polyphenolics from Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) and Red Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia) Protect Human Umbilical Vascular Endothelial Cells (HUVEC) from Glucose- and Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced Inflammation and Target MicroRNA-126. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 59(14), 7999–8012. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf201056x

Quinoa protective effects against obesity‐induced intestinal inflammation

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2015

Noratto, G., Carrion‐Rabanal, R., Medina, G., Mencia, A., Mohanty, I., Gonzalez, D., & Murphy, K. (2015). Quinoa protective effects against obesity‐induced intestinal inflammation. The FASEB Journal, 29(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.602.9

Fractions of cottonseed and peanut extracts suppress the proliferation of human LNCaP and DU145 prostate carcinoma cells

The FASEB Journal / Mar 01, 2006

Mo, H., Noratto, G., Fernandes, N., Hussein, D., Sodhani, S., & Cisneros‐Zevallos, L. (2006). Fractions of cottonseed and peanut extracts suppress the proliferation of human LNCaP and DU145 prostate carcinoma cells. The FASEB Journal, 20(4). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a565-b

Quinoa (Chenopodium Quinoa) Peptides Protect Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVEC) Against Risk Markers For Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2015

Ravisankar, S., Campos Gutierrez, D., Chirinos, R., & Noratto, G. (2015). Quinoa (Chenopodium Quinoa) Peptides Protect Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVEC) Against Risk Markers For Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). The FASEB Journal, 29(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.923.10

Lepidium meyenii (maca) consumption prevent benign prostatic hyperplasia

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2013

Noratto, G., Condezo‐Hoyos, L., Gasco, M., & Gonzales, G. (2013). Lepidium meyenii (maca) consumption prevent benign prostatic hyperplasia. The FASEB Journal, 27(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.861.25

Effects of Raspberry on Biomarkers of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and Oxidative Stress in Obese Diabetic (db/db) Mice

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2015

Atienza, L., Garcia Perez, E., & Noratto, G. (2015). Effects of Raspberry on Biomarkers of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and Oxidative Stress in Obese Diabetic (db/db) Mice. The FASEB Journal, 29(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.lb283

Effects of Raspberry on Biomarkers of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and Oxidative Stress in Obese Diabetic (db/db) Mice

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2015

Atienza, L., Garcia Perez, E., & Noratto, G. (2015). Effects of Raspberry on Biomarkers of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and Oxidative Stress in Obese Diabetic (db/db) Mice. The FASEB Journal, 29(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.lb283

Potential of glycated proteins produced during aging of cheddar cheese to modulate fecal bacteria from obese mice ex vivo and protect against colon inflammation (1018.5)

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2014

Yuan, J., Noratto, K., Munske, G., Pilla, P., Mohanty, I., Alcantara Zapata, D., & Noratto, G. (2014). Potential of glycated proteins produced during aging of cheddar cheese to modulate fecal bacteria from obese mice ex vivo and protect against colon inflammation (1018.5). The FASEB Journal, 28(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.1018.5

Quinoa as source of bioactive compounds with potential for intestinal health (647.18)

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2014

Carrion, R., Murphy, K., Ganjyal, G., Kowalski, R., & Noratto, G. (2014). Quinoa as source of bioactive compounds with potential for intestinal health (647.18). The FASEB Journal, 28(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.647.18

Resveratrol and quercetin target microRNA 27a in their anti‐cancer effects in colon cancer cells

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2009

Del Follo, A., Noratto, G. D., & Mertens‐Talcott, S. (2009). Resveratrol and quercetin target microRNA 27a in their anti‐cancer effects in colon cancer cells. The FASEB Journal, 23(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.717.4

Plum polyphenolics decrease oxidative stress and inflammation in vascular endothelial cells

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2009

Townsley, E. D., Noratto, G., Angel, G., Del Follo, A., Byrne, D., & Mertens‐Talcott, S. (2009). Plum polyphenolics decrease oxidative stress and inflammation in vascular endothelial cells. The FASEB Journal, 23(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.717.12

Apple Consumption Protects Sprague Dawley Rats Against High Fat Diet‐induced Metabolic Disorders Associated With Obesity

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2015

yuan, jialing, chew, B., & noratto, giuliana. (2015). Apple Consumption Protects Sprague Dawley Rats Against High Fat Diet‐induced Metabolic Disorders Associated With Obesity. The FASEB Journal, 29(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.276.7

Whole‐Wheat Supplemented Diet Changed Fecal Microbial Ecology of Obese Diabetic Mice

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2015

Noratto, G., García‐Pérez, E., Ivanov, I., & Mills, D. (2015). Whole‐Wheat Supplemented Diet Changed Fecal Microbial Ecology of Obese Diabetic Mice. The FASEB Journal, 29(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.385.5

The anti‐inflammatory effects of manniflavanone extracted from Garcinia buchananii bark in obesity‐induced mice model (259.3)

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2014

Bibi, S., Balemba, O., Carrion‐Rabanal, R., Nyavor, Y., & Noratto, G. (2014). The anti‐inflammatory effects of manniflavanone extracted from Garcinia buchananii bark in obesity‐induced mice model (259.3). The FASEB Journal, 28(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.259.3

Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubillis L.) oil as novel source of dietary fat to prevent inflammation and cardiovascular disease risk

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2012

Noratto, G. D., Chirinos, R., Campos, D., Larondelle, Y., Arbizu, S., Dos Santos, M. M., & Mertens-Talcott, S. (2012). Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubillis L.) oil as novel source of dietary fat to prevent inflammation and cardiovascular disease risk. The FASEB Journal, 26(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.626.13

Ripened Cheddar Cheese Peptides Protect Human Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVEC) Against Expression Of Risk Markers For CVD: Role Of Paroaxonase‐2 (PON‐2) As Peptide Molecular Target

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2015

Ravisankar, S., & Noratto, G. (2015). Ripened Cheddar Cheese Peptides Protect Human Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVEC) Against Expression Of Risk Markers For CVD: Role Of Paroaxonase‐2 (PON‐2) As Peptide Molecular Target. The FASEB Journal, 29(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.130.7

Whole Wheat‐supplemented Diet Prevents Risk Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Diseases in Obese Diabetic Mice

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2015

Mohanty, I., yuan, J., Noratto, G., Balemba, O., & Morris, C. (2015). Whole Wheat‐supplemented Diet Prevents Risk Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Diseases in Obese Diabetic Mice. The FASEB Journal, 29(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.254.3

Ripening of cheddar cheese with Lactobacillus helveticus as adjunct culture produces peptides that protect human vein endothelial cells against inflammatory markers relevant to cardiovascular disease (1034.12)

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2014

Ravisankar, S., Yuan, J., Munske, G., & Noratto, G. (2014). Ripening of cheddar cheese with Lactobacillus helveticus as adjunct culture produces peptides that protect human vein endothelial cells against inflammatory markers relevant to cardiovascular disease (1034.12). The FASEB Journal, 28(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.1034.12

Wheat phenolics can prevent inflammation in human umbilical endothelial cells: effects on biomarkers relevant to development of cardiovascular diseases (249.7)

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2014

Noratto, G., Mohanty, I., Alcantara Zapata, D., & Chew, B. (2014). Wheat phenolics can prevent inflammation in human umbilical endothelial cells: effects on biomarkers relevant to development of cardiovascular diseases (249.7). The FASEB Journal, 28(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.249.7

Anti‐obesity and Anti‐inflammatory Effect of Acai Polyphenols in 3T3‐L1 Adipocytes

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2013

Martino, H., Noratto, G., Dias, M., Talcott, S., & Mertens‐Talcott, S. (2013). Anti‐obesity and Anti‐inflammatory Effect of Acai Polyphenols in 3T3‐L1 Adipocytes. The FASEB Journal, 27(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.865.5

Plum polyphenolics prevent adipogenesis, inflammation and obesity‐induced metabolic disorders in obese Zucker rats

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2012

Noratto, G. D., Simbo, S., Martino, H. S., Byrne, D., & Mertens-Talcott, S. (2012). Plum polyphenolics prevent adipogenesis, inflammation and obesity‐induced metabolic disorders in obese Zucker rats. The FASEB Journal, 26(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.364.3

Reduced expression of pro‐invasive genes in xenographs of MDA‐MB‐231 breast cancer cells by Betulinic Acid is mediated by down‐regulation of microRNA27a

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2011

Noratto, G. D., Simbo, S. Y., Safe, S., & Mertens‐Talcott, S. U. (2011). Reduced expression of pro‐invasive genes in xenographs of MDA‐MB‐231 breast cancer cells by Betulinic Acid is mediated by down‐regulation of microRNA27a. The FASEB Journal, 25(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.213.4

Turmeric curcuminoids (Curcuma longa L.) interacts with microRNAs in the regulation of inflammation on Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVEC)

The FASEB Journal / Apr 01, 2010

Angel‐Morales, G., Noratto, G., & Mertens‐Talcott, S. (2010). Turmeric curcuminoids (Curcuma longa L.) interacts with microRNAs in the regulation of inflammation on Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVEC). The FASEB Journal, 24(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.924.5

The role of dietary polyphenols in osteosarcoma: A possible clue about the molecular mechanisms involved in a process that is just in its infancy

Journal of Food Biochemistry / Dec 07, 2021

Rabelo, A. C. S., Borghesi, J., & Noratto, G. D. (2021). The role of dietary polyphenols in osteosarcoma: A possible clue about the molecular mechanisms involved in a process that is just in its infancy. Journal of Food Biochemistry, 46(1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfbc.14026

Different analysis strategies of 16S rRNA gene data from rodent studies generate contrasting views of gut bacterial communities associated with diet, health and obesity

PeerJ / Nov 17, 2020

Garcia-Mazcorro, J. F., Kawas, J. R., Licona Cassani, C., Mertens-Talcott, S., & Noratto, G. (2020). Different analysis strategies of 16S rRNA gene data from rodent studies generate contrasting views of gut bacterial communities associated with diet, health and obesity. PeerJ, 8, e10372. Portico. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10372

Antitumor potential of dark sweet cherry sweet (Prunus avium) phenolics in suppressing xenograft tumor growth of MDA-MB-453 breast cancer cells

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry / Oct 01, 2020

Noratto, G., Layosa, M. A., Lage, N. N., Atienza, L., Ivanov, I., Mertens-Talcott, S. U., & Chew, B. P. (2020). Antitumor potential of dark sweet cherry sweet (Prunus avium) phenolics in suppressing xenograft tumor growth of MDA-MB-453 breast cancer cells. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 84, 108437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2020.108437

Dietary Supplementation with Raspberry Extracts Modifies the Fecal Microbiota in Obese Diabetic db/db Mice

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology / Aug 28, 2018

Garcia-Mazcorro, J. F., Pedreschi, R., Chew, B., Dowd, S. E., Kawas, J. R., & Noratto, G. D. (2018). Dietary Supplementation with Raspberry Extracts Modifies the Fecal Microbiota in Obese Diabetic db/db Mice. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 28(8), 1247–1259. https://doi.org/10.4014/jmb.1803.03020

Effect of dark sweet cherry powder consumption on the gut microbiota, short-chain fatty acids, and biomarkers of gut health in obese db/db mice

PeerJ / Jan 03, 2018

Garcia-Mazcorro, J. F., Lage, N. N., Mertens-Talcott, S., Talcott, S., Chew, B., Dowd, S. E., Kawas, J. R., & Noratto, G. D. (2018). Effect of dark sweet cherry powder consumption on the gut microbiota, short-chain fatty acids, and biomarkers of gut health in obese db/db mice. PeerJ, 6, e4195. Portico. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4195

Molecular exploration of fecal microbiome in quinoa-supplemented obese mice

FEMS Microbiology Ecology / Apr 27, 2016

Garcia-Mazcorro, J. F., Mills, D., & Noratto, G. (2016). Molecular exploration of fecal microbiome in quinoa-supplemented obese mice. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 92(7), fiw089. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiw089

Influence of whole-wheat consumption on fecal microbial community structure of obese diabetic mice

PeerJ / Feb 15, 2016

Garcia-Mazcorro, J. F., Ivanov, I., Mills, D. A., & Noratto, G. (2016). Influence of whole-wheat consumption on fecal microbial community structure of obese diabetic mice. PeerJ, 4, e1702. Portico. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1702

Consumption of polyphenol-rich peach and plum juice prevents risk factors for obesity-related metabolic disorders and cardiovascular disease in Zucker rats

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry / Jun 01, 2015

Noratto, G., Martino, H. S. D., Simbo, S., Byrne, D., & Mertens-Talcott, S. U. (2015). Consumption of polyphenol-rich peach and plum juice prevents risk factors for obesity-related metabolic disorders and cardiovascular disease in Zucker rats. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 26(6), 633–641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2014.12.014

Polyphenolics from peach (Prunus persica var. Rich Lady) inhibit tumor growth and metastasis of MDA-MB-435 breast cancer cells in vivo

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry / Jul 01, 2014

Noratto, G., Porter, W., Byrne, D., & Cisneros-Zevallos, L. (2014). Polyphenolics from peach (Prunus persica var. Rich Lady) inhibit tumor growth and metastasis of MDA-MB-435 breast cancer cells in vivo. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 25(7), 796–800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2014.03.001

Technical note: Optimization of lactose quantification based on coupled enzymatic reactions

Journal of Dairy Science / Apr 01, 2014

Condezo-Hoyos, L., Mohanty, I. P., & Noratto, G. D. (2014). Technical note: Optimization of lactose quantification based on coupled enzymatic reactions. Journal of Dairy Science, 97(4), 2066–2070. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2013-7436

Optimized methodology for the simultaneous extraction of glucosinolates, phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity from maca (Lepidium meyenii)

Industrial Crops and Products / Aug 01, 2013

Campos, D., Chirinos, R., Barreto, O., Noratto, G., & Pedreschi, R. (2013). Optimized methodology for the simultaneous extraction of glucosinolates, phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity from maca (Lepidium meyenii). Industrial Crops and Products, 49, 747–754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.06.021

The drug resistance suppression induced by curcuminoids in colon cancer SW-480 cells is mediated by reactive oxygen species-induced disruption of the microRNA-27a-ZBTB10-Sp axis

Molecular Nutrition & Food Research / Mar 08, 2013

Noratto, G. D., Jutooru, I., Safe, S., Angel-Morales, G., & Mertens-Talcott, S. U. (2013). The drug resistance suppression induced by curcuminoids in colon cancer SW-480 cells is mediated by reactive oxygen species-induced disruption of the microRNA-27a-ZBTB10-Sp axis. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 57(9), 1638–1648. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201200609

Betulinic acid decreases ER-negative breast cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo: Role of Sp transcription factors and microRNA-27a:ZBTB10

Molecular Carcinogenesis / Mar 07, 2012

Mertens-Talcott, S. U., Noratto, G. D., Li, X., Angel-Morales, G., Bertoldi, M. C., & Safe, S. (2012). Betulinic acid decreases ER-negative breast cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo: Role of Sp transcription factors and microRNA-27a:ZBTB10. Molecular Carcinogenesis, 52(8), 591–602. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/mc.21893

Effect of genotype, maturity stage and post-harvest storage on phenolic compounds, carotenoid content and antioxidant capacity, of Andean mashua tubers (Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz & Pavón)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture / Jan 01, 2007

Chirinos, R., Campos, D., Arbizu, C., Rogez, H., Rees, J.-F., Larondelle, Y., Noratto, G., & Cisneros-Zevallos, L. (2007). Effect of genotype, maturity stage and post-harvest storage on phenolic compounds, carotenoid content and antioxidant capacity, of Andean mashua tubers (Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz & Pavón). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 87(3), 437–446. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.2719

Human Gene Expression as a Tool To Determine Horticultural Maturity in a Bioactive Plant (Echinacea purpurea L. Moench)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry / Sep 16, 2005

Brovelli, E. A., Rua, D., Roh-Schmidt, H., Chandra, A., Lamont, E., & Noratto, G. D. (2005). Human Gene Expression as a Tool To Determine Horticultural Maturity in a Bioactive Plant (Echinacea purpurea L. Moench). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 53(21), 8156–8161. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf0505372

Elle Wang

San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead Research Scientist at National AI Institute for Adult Learning and Online Education
Most Relevant Research Interests
Molecular Biology
Other Research Interests (15)
Educational Technology
AI in Higher Ed
Online learning
Intelligent technologies
Learning Analytics
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About
Ellen (Elle) Wang is a cognitive scientist with a focus on educational applications of artificial intelligence (AI). She is currently a lead research scientist at the National AI Institute for Adult Learning and Online Education and a staff research scientist at the Action Lab at Arizona State University. Wang received her PhD in Cognitive Science in Education from Columbia University in 2017. Her research focuses on how AI can be used to support and improve learning outcomes, with a particular focus on online and adult learners. She has developed and evaluated AI-based programs and systems for a variety of applications, including tutoring, intelligent course recommendation, and assessment. Wang’s work has been published in a variety of prestigious journals, including the Journal of Educational Psychology, the British Journal of Educational Technology, and the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. She has also presented her work at numerous international conferences, including the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) and the International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS).
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26 total publications

Commentary: Massive open online courses

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education / Jul 01, 2013

Parslow, G. R. (2013). Commentary: Massive open online courses. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 41(4), 278–279. https://doi.org/10.1002/bmb.20710

Ammon Posey

Research Scientist, Washington University in St. Louis
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Other Research Interests (20)
Experimental Biophysics
Data Analysis
intrinsically disordered proteins
protein aggregation
phase transitions
And 15 more
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Protein Biophysics, Experimental Design, Experimental Methods Development, Instrument Design, Data Analysis, Python Programming Language, Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Circular Dichroism, Static Light Scattering, Microfluidics, Capillary Electrophoresis, Electron Microscopy, Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Phase Separation
Most Relevant Publications (9+)

49 total publications

A Lethal de Novo Mutation in the Middle Domain of the Dynamin-related GTPase Drp1 Impairs Higher Order Assembly and Mitochondrial Division

Journal of Biological Chemistry / Oct 01, 2010

Chang, C.-R., Manlandro, C. M., Arnoult, D., Stadler, J., Posey, A. E., Hill, R. B., & Blackstone, C. (2010). A Lethal de Novo Mutation in the Middle Domain of the Dynamin-related GTPase Drp1 Impairs Higher Order Assembly and Mitochondrial Division. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285(42), 32494–32503. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m110.142430

Arginine-Enriched Mixed-Charge Domains Provide Cohesion for Nuclear Speckle Condensation

Molecular Cell / Mar 01, 2020

Greig, J. A., Nguyen, T. A., Lee, M., Holehouse, A. S., Posey, A. E., Pappu, R. V., & Jedd, G. (2020). Arginine-Enriched Mixed-Charge Domains Provide Cohesion for Nuclear Speckle Condensation. Molecular Cell, 77(6), 1237-1250.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2020.01.025

Profilin reduces aggregation and phase separation of huntingtin N-terminal fragments by preferentially binding to soluble monomers and oligomers

Journal of Biological Chemistry / Mar 01, 2018

Posey, A. E., Ruff, K. M., Harmon, T. S., Crick, S. L., Li, A., Diamond, M. I., & Pappu, R. V. (2018). Profilin reduces aggregation and phase separation of huntingtin N-terminal fragments by preferentially binding to soluble monomers and oligomers. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 293(10), 3734–3746. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.ra117.000357

Inhibition of amyloid beta fibril formation by monomeric human transthyretin

Protein Science / Mar 14, 2018

Garai, K., Posey, A. E., Li, X., Buxbaum, J. N., & Pappu, R. V. (2018). Inhibition of amyloid beta fibril formation by monomeric human transthyretin. Protein Science, 27(7), 1252–1261. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.3396

GADIS: Algorithm for designing sequences to achieve target secondary structure profiles of intrinsically disordered proteins

Protein Engineering Design and Selection / Aug 08, 2016

Harmon, T. S., Crabtree, M. D., Shammas, S. L., Posey, A. E., Clarke, J., & Pappu, R. V. (2016). GADIS: Algorithm for designing sequences to achieve target secondary structure profiles of intrinsically disordered proteins. Protein Engineering Design and Selection, 29(9), 339–346. https://doi.org/10.1093/protein/gzw034

A Targeted Mutation Identified through pK Measurements Indicates a Postrecruitment Role for Fis1 in Yeast Mitochondrial Fission

Journal of Biological Chemistry / Sep 01, 2016

Koppenol-Raab, M., Harwig, M. C., Posey, A. E., Egner, J. M., MacKenzie, K. R., & Hill, R. B. (2016). A Targeted Mutation Identified through pK Measurements Indicates a Postrecruitment Role for Fis1 in Yeast Mitochondrial Fission. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 291(39), 20329–20344. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m116.724005

Mechanistic Inferences From Analysis of Measurements of Protein Phase Transitions in Live Cells

Journal of Molecular Biology / Jun 01, 2021

Posey, A. E., Ruff, K. M., Lalmansingh, J. M., Kandola, T. S., Lange, J. J., Halfmann, R., & Pappu, R. V. (2021). Mechanistic Inferences From Analysis of Measurements of Protein Phase Transitions in Live Cells. Journal of Molecular Biology, 433(12), 166848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2021.166848

A First Glimpse of Nucleation of Phase Transitions in Living Cells

Molecular Cell / Jul 01, 2018

Posey, A. E., & Pappu, R. V. (2018). A First Glimpse of Nucleation of Phase Transitions in Living Cells. Molecular Cell, 71(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2018.06.028

Quantifying Coexistence Concentrations in Multi-Component Phase-Separating Systems Using Analytical HPLC

Biomolecules / Oct 14, 2022

Bremer, A., Posey, A. E., Borgia, M. B., Borcherds, W. M., Farag, M., Pappu, R. V., & Mittag, T. (2022). Quantifying Coexistence Concentrations in Multi-Component Phase-Separating Systems Using Analytical HPLC. Biomolecules, 12(10), 1480. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12101480

Jo Boaler

Palo Alto, California, United States of America
Professor of Mathematics Education, Stanford University
Most Relevant Research Interests
gender
Immunology and Allergy
Cognitive Neuroscience
Other Research Interests (35)
mathematics
data science
mathematics education
equity
mindset
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Dr Jo Boaler is a Professor of Mathematics Education at Stanford University, and the co-founder of youcubed. Her PhD won the national award for educational research in the UK and her book: Experiencing School Mathematics won the ‘Outstanding Book of the Year’ award for education in Britain. She is an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain), and a former president of the International Organization for Women and Mathematics Education (IOWME). She is the recipient of a National Science Foundation ‘Early Career Award’ and the NCSM Kay Gilliland Equity Award (2014). She is the author of nine books and numerous research articles. Her latest book is Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students’ Potential through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching (2016), and is published by Wiley. She serves as an advisor to several Silicon Valley companies.
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81 total publications

SANA 2004 Annual Meeting: Containment and Transgression: Global Encounters with North America @ Twenty-first Century Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

North American Dialogue / Jan 01, 2004

SANA 2004 Annual Meeting: Containment and Transgression: Global Encounters with North America @ Twenty-first Century Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. (2004). North American Dialogue, 7(1), 18–19. https://doi.org/10.1525/nad.2004.7.1.18.2

Obituary

Journal of Fluency Disorders / Jun 01, 2015

Obituary. (2015). Journal of Fluency Disorders, 44, 96. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0094-730x(15)00047-9

Keisha Walters

I am the Conoco-Dupont Professor of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering at the University of Oklahoma (OU), and I have experience in industry (R&D, Milliken Chemical).
Most Relevant Research Interests
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Other Research Interests (44)
chemical engineering
polymers
nanotechnology
material science
General Materials Science
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Chemical engineering expertise focused on polymer-based material synthesis, modification, and application and experimental and computational transport (momentum, heat, and mass) modeling. Specialties: material synthesis and characterization: bulk and surface initiated polymerization, stimuli responsive polymers, renewable polymers (bioplastics), lung simulation, transport modeling, nano- and micro-particles, and surface modification FTIR, XPS/ESCA, TGA, DSC, GPC, CA, AFM, T/SEM, LS
Most Relevant Publications (2+)

49 total publications

Bioluminescent magnetic nanoparticles as potential imaging agents for mammalian spermatozoa

Journal of Nanobiotechnology / Mar 17, 2016

Vasquez, E. S., Feugang, J. M., Willard, S. T., Ryan, P. L., & Walters, K. B. (2016). Bioluminescent magnetic nanoparticles as potential imaging agents for mammalian spermatozoa. Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-016-0168-y

The effects of water and microstructure on the mechanical properties of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) horn keratin

Acta Biomaterialia / Mar 01, 2011

Trim, M. W., Horstemeyer, M. F., Rhee, H., El Kadiri, H., Williams, L. N., Liao, J., Walters, K. B., McKittrick, J., & Park, S.-J. (2011). The effects of water and microstructure on the mechanical properties of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) horn keratin. Acta Biomaterialia, 7(3), 1228–1240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2010.11.024

Sally Irwin

Professor of Genetics and the Microbiome at the University of Hawaii
Most Relevant Research Interests
Genetics
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Other Research Interests (3)
Microbiome
Multidisciplinary
General Medicine
Most Relevant Publications (1+)

3 total publications

Identification of PCR-based markers flanking the recessive LMV resistance gene mo1 in an intraspecific cross in lettuce

Genome / Oct 01, 1999

Irwin, S. V., Kesseli, R. V., Waycott, W., Ryder, E. J., Cho, J. J., & Michelmore, R. W. (1999). Identification of PCR-based markers flanking the recessive LMV resistance gene mo1 in an intraspecific cross in lettuce. Genome, 42(5), 982–986. https://doi.org/10.1139/g99-055

Fadhel Kaboub

Jeffrey Townsend

New Haven, CT
Professor of Biostatistics and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Most Relevant Research Interests
General Immunology and Microbiology
Microbiology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Genetics
Cell Biology
Genetics
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Biotechnology
Biotechnology
Genetics (clinical)
Virology
Microbiology (medical)
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Parasitology
Developmental Biology
Immunology and Allergy
Animal Science and Zoology
Histology
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
General Veterinary
Other Research Interests (54)
Statistics
cancer genetics
disease modeling
antibiotic resistance
Evolutionary Genomics
And 49 more
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Jeffrey Townsend is a Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2002 and his Sc.B. from Brown University in 1994. He has been a teacher at St. Ann's School and an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut. He is currently the Elihu Professor of Biostatistics at Yale University.
Most Relevant Publications (121+)

207 total publications

Horizontal gene transfer, genome innovation and evolution

Nature Reviews Microbiology / Aug 01, 2005

Gogarten, J. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2005). Horizontal gene transfer, genome innovation and evolution. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 3(9), 679–687. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1204

The Ascomycota Tree of Life: A Phylum-wide Phylogeny Clarifies the Origin and Evolution of Fundamental Reproductive and Ecological Traits

Systematic Biology / Apr 01, 2009

Schoch, C. L., Sung, G.-H., López-Giráldez, F., Townsend, J. P., Miadlikowska, J., Hofstetter, V., Robbertse, B., Matheny, P. B., Kauff, F., Wang, Z., Gueidan, C., Andrie, R. M., Trippe, K., Ciufetti, L. M., Wynns, A., Fraker, E., Hodkinson, B. P., Bonito, G., Groenewald, J. Z., … Spatafora, J. W. (2009). The Ascomycota Tree of Life: A Phylum-wide Phylogeny Clarifies the Origin and Evolution of Fundamental Reproductive and Ecological Traits. Systematic Biology, 58(2), 224–239. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syp020

Eukaryotic microbes, species recognition and the geographic limits of species: examples from the kingdom Fungi

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences / Oct 06, 2006

Taylor, J. W., Turner, E., Townsend, J. P., Dettman, J. R., & Jacobson, D. (2006). Eukaryotic microbes, species recognition and the geographic limits of species: examples from the kingdom Fungi. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 361(1475), 1947–1963. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2006.1923

Profiling Phylogenetic Informativeness

Systematic Biology / Apr 01, 2007

Townsend, J. P. (2007). Profiling Phylogenetic Informativeness. Systematic Biology, 56(2), 222–231. https://doi.org/10.1080/10635150701311362

Phylogenetic and phylogenomic overview of the Polyporales

Mycologia / Nov 01, 2013

Binder, M., Justo, A., Riley, R., Salamov, A., Lopez-Giraldez, F., Sjökvist, E., Copeland, A., Foster, B., Sun, H., Larsson, E., Larsson, K.-H., Townsend, J., Grigoriev, I. V., & Hibbett, D. S. (2013). Phylogenetic and phylogenomic overview of the Polyporales. Mycologia, 105(6), 1350–1373. https://doi.org/10.3852/13-003

The durability of immunity against reinfection by SARS-CoV-2: a comparative evolutionary study

The Lancet Microbe / Dec 01, 2021

Townsend, J. P., Hassler, H. B., Wang, Z., Miura, S., Singh, J., Kumar, S., Ruddle, N. H., Galvani, A. P., & Dornburg, A. (2021). The durability of immunity against reinfection by SARS-CoV-2: a comparative evolutionary study. The Lancet Microbe, 2(12), e666–e675. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2666-5247(21)00219-6

Multifactorial experimental design and the transitivity of ratios with spotted DNA microarrays

BMC Genomics / Oct 02, 2003

Townsend, J. P. (2003). Multifactorial experimental design and the transitivity of ratios with spotted DNA microarrays. BMC Genomics, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-4-41

Gene expression profiling of mouse postnatal cerebellar development using cDNA microarrays

Gene / May 01, 2004

Lim, C. R., Fukakusa, A., & Matsubara, K. (2004). Gene expression profiling of mouse postnatal cerebellar development using cDNA microarrays. Gene, 333, 3–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2004.02.026

Horizontal Acquisition of Divergent Chromosomal DNA in Bacteria: Effects of Mutator Phenotypes

Genetics / May 01, 2003

Townsend, J. P., Nielsen, K. M., Fisher, D. S., & Hartl, D. L. (2003). Horizontal Acquisition of Divergent Chromosomal DNA in Bacteria: Effects of Mutator Phenotypes. Genetics, 164(1), 13–21. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/164.1.13

Potential effectiveness of long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in men who have sex with men: a modelling study

The Lancet HIV / Sep 01, 2018

Marshall, B. D. L., Goedel, W. C., King, M. R. F., Singleton, A., Durham, D. P., Chan, P. A., Townsend, J. P., & Galvani, A. P. (2018). Potential effectiveness of long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in men who have sex with men: a modelling study. The Lancet HIV, 5(9), e498–e505. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(18)30097-3

Infection by SARS‐CoV‐2 with alternate frequencies of mRNA vaccine boosting

Journal of Medical Virology / Jan 18, 2023

Townsend, J. P., Hassler, H. B., & Dornburg, A. (2023). Infection by SARS‐CoV‐2 with alternate frequencies of mRNA vaccine boosting. Journal of Medical Virology, 95(2). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.28461

Secondary Metabolism Gene Clusters Exhibit Increasingly Dynamic and Differential Expression during Asexual Growth, Conidiation, and Sexual Development in Neurospora crassa

mSystems / Jun 28, 2022

Wang, Z., Lopez-Giraldez, F., Slot, J., Yarden, O., Trail, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2022). Secondary Metabolism Gene Clusters Exhibit Increasingly Dynamic and Differential Expression during Asexual Growth, Conidiation, and Sexual Development in Neurospora crassa. MSystems, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00232-22

Transcriptional Divergence Underpinning Sexual Development in the Fungal Class Sordariomycetes

mBio / Jun 28, 2022

Kim, W., Wang, Z., Kim, H., Pham, K., Tu, Y., Townsend, J. P., & Trail, F. (2022). Transcriptional Divergence Underpinning Sexual Development in the Fungal Class Sordariomycetes. MBio, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01100-22

A phylogenetic approach to study the evolution of somatic mutational processes in cancer

Communications Biology / Jun 22, 2022

Miura, S., Vu, T., Choi, J., Townsend, J. P., Karim, S., & Kumar, S. (2022). A phylogenetic approach to study the evolution of somatic mutational processes in cancer. Communications Biology, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03560-0

Attribution of Cancer Origins to Endogenous, Exogenous, and Preventable Mutational Processes

Molecular Biology and Evolution / Apr 26, 2022

Cannataro, V. L., Mandell, J. D., & Townsend, J. P. (2022). Attribution of Cancer Origins to Endogenous, Exogenous, and Preventable Mutational Processes. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 39(5). https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac084

The Prognostic Value of an RT-PCR Test for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Is Contingent on Timing across Disease Time Course in addition to Assay Sensitivity

The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics / Jan 01, 2022

Townsend, J. P., & Wells, C. R. (2022). The Prognostic Value of an RT-PCR Test for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Is Contingent on Timing across Disease Time Course in addition to Assay Sensitivity. The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 24(1), 101–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoldx.2021.10.002

Sequencing and Analysis of the Entire Genome of the Mycoparasitic Bioeffector Fungus Trichoderma asperelloides Strain T 203 (Hypocreales)

Microbiology Resource Announcements / Feb 17, 2022

Gortikov, M., Wang, Z., Steindorff, A. S., Grigoriev, I. V., Druzhinina, I. S., Townsend, J. P., & Yarden, O. (2022). Sequencing and Analysis of the Entire Genome of the Mycoparasitic Bioeffector Fungus Trichoderma asperelloides Strain T 203 (Hypocreales). Microbiology Resource Announcements, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00995-21

The somatic molecular evolution of cancer: Mutation, selection, and epistasis

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology / Oct 01, 2021

Dasari, K., Somarelli, J. A., Kumar, S., & Townsend, J. P. (2021). The somatic molecular evolution of cancer: Mutation, selection, and epistasis. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 165, 56–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2021.08.003

Mechanistic basis of post-treatment control of SIV after anti-α4β7 antibody therapy

PLOS Computational Biology / Jun 09, 2021

Wells, C. R., Cao, Y., Durham, D. P., Byrareddy, S. N., Ansari, A. A., Ruddle, N. H., Townsend, J. P., Galvani, A. P., & Perelson, A. S. (2021). Mechanistic basis of post-treatment control of SIV after anti-α4β7 antibody therapy. PLOS Computational Biology, 17(6), e1009031. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009031

Optimal COVID-19 quarantine and testing strategies

Nature Communications / Jan 07, 2021

Wells, C. R., Townsend, J. P., Pandey, A., Moghadas, S. M., Krieger, G., Singer, B., McDonald, R. H., Fitzpatrick, M. C., & Galvani, A. P. (2021). Optimal COVID-19 quarantine and testing strategies. Nature Communications, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20742-8

Identifying modules of cooperating cancer drivers

Molecular Systems Biology / Mar 01, 2021

Klein, M. I., Cannataro, V. L., Townsend, J. P., Newman, S., Stern, D. F., & Zhao, H. (2021). Identifying modules of cooperating cancer drivers. Molecular Systems Biology, 17(3). Portico. https://doi.org/10.15252/msb.20209810

Comparative Genomics within and across Bilaterians Illuminates the Evolutionary History of ALK and LTK Proto-Oncogene Origination and Diversification

Genome Biology and Evolution / Nov 16, 2020

Dornburg, A., Wang, Z., Wang, J., Mo, E. S., López-Giráldez, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2020). Comparative Genomics within and across Bilaterians Illuminates the Evolutionary History of ALK and LTK Proto-Oncogene Origination and Diversification. Genome Biology and Evolution, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaa228

Unmatched Level of Molecular Convergence among Deeply Divergent Complex Multicellular Fungi

Molecular Biology and Evolution / Mar 19, 2020

Merényi, Z., Prasanna, A. N., Wang, Z., Kovács, K., Hegedüs, B., Bálint, B., Papp, B., Townsend, J. P., & Nagy, L. G. (2020). Unmatched Level of Molecular Convergence among Deeply Divergent Complex Multicellular Fungi. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 37(8), 2228–2240. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa077

Germline variant burden in cancer genes correlates with age at diagnosis and somatic mutation burden

Nature Communications / May 15, 2020

Qing, T., Mohsen, H., Marczyk, M., Ye, Y., O’Meara, T., Zhao, H., Townsend, J. P., Gerstein, M., Hatzis, C., Kluger, Y., & Pusztai, L. (2020). Germline variant burden in cancer genes correlates with age at diagnosis and somatic mutation burden. Nature Communications, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16293-7

Dogs and pigs are transport hosts of Necator americanus : Molecular evidence for a zoonotic mechanism of human hookworm transmission in Ghana

Zoonoses and Public Health / Jun 11, 2020

Boyko, R. H., Marie Harrison, L., Humphries, D., Galvani, A. P., Townsend, J. P., Otchere, J., Wilson, M. D., & Cappello, M. (2020). Dogs and pigs are transport hosts of Necator americanus  : Molecular evidence for a zoonotic mechanism of human hookworm transmission in Ghana. Zoonoses and Public Health, 67(5), 474–483. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12708

Implementation of Syringe Services Programs to Prevent Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission in Rural Counties in the United States: A Modeling Study

Clinical Infectious Diseases / May 30, 2019

Goedel, W. C., King, M. R. F., Lurie, M. N., Galea, S., Townsend, J. P., Galvani, A. P., Friedman, S. R., & Marshall, B. D. L. (2019). Implementation of Syringe Services Programs to Prevent Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission in Rural Counties in the United States: A Modeling Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 70(6), 1096–1102. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz321

Inferring Tumor Proliferative Organization from Phylogenetic Tree Measures in a Computational Model

Systematic Biology / Oct 29, 2019

Scott, J. G., Maini, P. K., Anderson, A. R. A., & Fletcher, A. G. (2019). Inferring Tumor Proliferative Organization from Phylogenetic Tree Measures in a Computational Model. Systematic Biology, 69(4), 623–637. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syz070

Molecular Biology and Evolution of Cancer: From Discovery to Action

Molecular Biology and Evolution / Oct 23, 2019

Somarelli, J. A., Gardner, H., Cannataro, V. L., Gunady, E. F., Boddy, A. M., Johnson, N. A., Fisk, J. N., Gaffney, S. G., Chuang, J. H., Li, S., Ciccarelli, F. D., Panchenko, A. R., Megquier, K., Kumar, S., Dornburg, A., DeGregori, J., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). Molecular Biology and Evolution of Cancer: From Discovery to Action. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 37(2), 320–326. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz242

Integrative Activity of Mating Loci, Environmentally Responsive Genes, and Secondary Metabolism Pathways during Sexual Development of Chaetomium globosum

mBio / Dec 24, 2019

Wang, Z., López-Giráldez, F., Wang, J., Trail, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). Integrative Activity of Mating Loci, Environmentally Responsive Genes, and Secondary Metabolism Pathways during Sexual Development of Chaetomium globosum. MBio, 10(6). https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02119-19

A multigene phylogeny toward a new phylogenetic classification of Leotiomycetes

IMA Fungus / Jun 07, 2019

Johnston, P. R., Quijada, L., Smith, C. A., Baral, H.-O., Hosoya, T., Baschien, C., Pärtel, K., Zhuang, W.-Y., Haelewaters, D., Park, D., Carl, S., López-Giráldez, F., Wang, Z., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). A multigene phylogeny toward a new phylogenetic classification of Leotiomycetes. IMA Fungus, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43008-019-0002-x

Modelling microbial infection to address global health challenges

Nature Microbiology / Sep 20, 2019

Fitzpatrick, M. C., Bauch, C. T., Townsend, J. P., & Galvani, A. P. (2019). Modelling microbial infection to address global health challenges. Nature Microbiology, 4(10), 1612–1619. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-019-0565-8

Comparative Genomics and Transcriptomics During Sexual Development Gives Insight Into the Life History of the Cosmopolitan Fungus Fusarium neocosmosporiellum

Frontiers in Microbiology / Jun 07, 2019

Kim, W., Cavinder, B., Proctor, R. H., O’Donnell, K., Townsend, J. P., & Trail, F. (2019). Comparative Genomics and Transcriptomics During Sexual Development Gives Insight Into the Life History of the Cosmopolitan Fungus Fusarium neocosmosporiellum. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01247

APOBEC-induced mutations and their cancer effect size in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Oncogene / Jan 15, 2019

Cannataro, V. L., Gaffney, S. G., Sasaki, T., Issaeva, N., Grewal, N. K. S., Grandis, J. R., Yarbrough, W. G., Burtness, B., Anderson, K. S., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). APOBEC-induced mutations and their cancer effect size in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oncogene, 38(18), 3475–3487. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41388-018-0657-6

Metabolism and Development during Conidial Germination in Response to a Carbon-Nitrogen-Rich Synthetic or a Natural Source of Nutrition in Neurospora crassa

mBio / Apr 30, 2019

Wang, Z., Miguel-Rojas, C., Lopez-Giraldez, F., Yarden, O., Trail, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). Metabolism and Development during Conidial Germination in Response to a Carbon-Nitrogen-Rich Synthetic or a Natural Source of Nutrition in Neurospora crassa. MBio, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.00192-19

Wagging the long tail of drivers of prostate cancer

PLOS Genetics / Jan 17, 2019

Cannataro, V. L., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). Wagging the long tail of drivers of prostate cancer. PLOS Genetics, 15(1), e1007820. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007820

Optimal Rates for Phylogenetic Inference and Experimental Design in the Era of Genome-Scale Data Sets

Systematic Biology / Jun 25, 2018

Dornburg, A., Su, Z., & Townsend, J. P. (2018). Optimal Rates for Phylogenetic Inference and Experimental Design in the Era of Genome-Scale Data Sets. Systematic Biology, 68(1), 145–156. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syy047

Somatic evolutionary timings of driver mutations

BMC Cancer / Jan 18, 2018

Gomez, K., Miura, S., Huuki, L. A., Spell, B. S., Townsend, J. P., & Kumar, S. (2018). Somatic evolutionary timings of driver mutations. BMC Cancer, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-017-3977-y

The critical importance of retention in HIV prevention

The Lancet HIV / Sep 01, 2018

Golub, S. A., & Enemchukwu, C. U. (2018). The critical importance of retention in HIV prevention. The Lancet HIV, 5(9), e475–e476. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(18)30130-9

Using evolutionary genomics, transcriptomics, and systems biology to reveal gene networks underlying fungal development

Fungal Biology Reviews / Sep 01, 2018

Wang, Z., Gudibanda, A., Ugwuowo, U., Trail, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2018). Using evolutionary genomics, transcriptomics, and systems biology to reveal gene networks underlying fungal development. Fungal Biology Reviews, 32(4), 249–264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbr.2018.02.001

Developmental Dynamics of Long Noncoding RNA Expression during Sexual Fruiting Body Formation in Fusarium graminearum

mBio / Sep 05, 2018

Kim, W., Miguel-Rojas, C., Wang, J., Townsend, J. P., & Trail, F. (2018). Developmental Dynamics of Long Noncoding RNA Expression during Sexual Fruiting Body Formation in Fusarium graminearum. MBio, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01292-18

Genomic Comparison Among Global Isolates of L. interrogans Serovars Copenhageni and Icterohaemorrhagiae Identified Natural Genetic Variation Caused by an Indel

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology / Jun 19, 2018

Santos, L. A., Adhikarla, H., Yan, X., Wang, Z., Fouts, D. E., Vinetz, J. M., Alcantara, L. C. J., Hartskeerl, R. A., Goris, M. G. A., Picardeau, M., Reis, M. G., Townsend, J. P., Zhao, H., Ko, A. I., & Wunder, E. A. (2018). Genomic Comparison Among Global Isolates of L. interrogans Serovars Copenhageni and Icterohaemorrhagiae Identified Natural Genetic Variation Caused by an Indel. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00193

Neutral Theory and the Somatic Evolution of Cancer

Molecular Biology and Evolution / Apr 19, 2018

Cannataro, V. L., & Townsend, J. P. (2018). Neutral Theory and the Somatic Evolution of Cancer. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 35(6), 1308–1315. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msy079

Heterogeneity and mutation in KRAS and associated oncogenes: evaluating the potential for the evolution of resistance to targeting of KRAS G12C

Oncogene / Feb 16, 2018

Cannataro, V. L., Gaffney, S. G., Stender, C., Zhao, Z.-M., Philips, M., Greenstein, A. E., & Townsend, J. P. (2018). Heterogeneity and mutation in KRAS and associated oncogenes: evaluating the potential for the evolution of resistance to targeting of KRAS G12C. Oncogene, 37(18), 2444–2455. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41388-017-0105-z

Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology / Feb 23, 2018

Adhikarla, H., Wunder, E. A., Mechaly, A. E., Mehta, S., Wang, Z., Santos, L., Bisht, V., Diggle, P., Murray, G., Adler, B., Lopez, F., Townsend, J. P., Groisman, E., Picardeau, M., Buschiazzo, A., & Ko, A. I. (2018). Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00045

Light sensing by opsins and fungal ecology: NOP‐1 modulates entry into sexual reproduction in response to environmental cues

Molecular Ecology / Dec 12, 2017

Wang, Z., Wang, J., Li, N., Li, J., Trail, F., Dunlap, J. C., & Townsend, J. P. (2017). Light sensing by opsins and fungal ecology: NOP‐1 modulates entry into sexual reproduction in response to environmental cues. Molecular Ecology, 27(1), 216–232. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14425

Neutral Theory and the Somatic Evolution of Cancer

Molecular Biology and Evolution / May 14, 2018

Neutral Theory and the Somatic Evolution of Cancer. (2018). Molecular Biology and Evolution, 35(6), 1561–1561. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msy100

Primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma: report of two cases and literature review

BMC Clinical Pathology / Mar 01, 2018

Zhao, Z.-M., Wang, J., Ugwuowo, U. C., Wang, L., & Townsend, J. P. (2018). Primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma: report of two cases and literature review. BMC Clinical Pathology, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12907-018-0070-7

Detection of Regional Variation in Selection Intensity within Protein-Coding Genes Using DNA Sequence Polymorphism and Divergence

Molecular Biology and Evolution / Jul 28, 2017

Zhao, Z.-M., Campbell, M. C., Li, N., Lee, D. S. W., Zhang, Z., & Townsend, J. P. (2017). Detection of Regional Variation in Selection Intensity within Protein-Coding Genes Using DNA Sequence Polymorphism and Divergence. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 34(11), 3006–3022. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msx213

Distributions of Mutational Effects and the Estimation of Directional Selection in Divergent Lineages of Arabidopsis thaliana

Genetics / Aug 01, 2017

Park, B., Rutter, M. T., Fenster, C. B., Symonds, V. V., Ungerer, M. C., & Townsend, J. P. (2017). Distributions of Mutational Effects and the Estimation of Directional Selection in Divergent Lineages of Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics, 206(4), 2105–2117. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.116.199190

The ancestral levels of transcription and the evolution of sexual phenotypes in filamentous fungi

PLOS Genetics / Jul 13, 2017

Trail, F., Wang, Z., Stefanko, K., Cubba, C., & Townsend, J. P. (2017). The ancestral levels of transcription and the evolution of sexual phenotypes in filamentous fungi. PLOS Genetics, 13(7), e1006867. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006867

New insights on the sister lineage of percomorph fishes with an anchored hybrid enrichment dataset

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution / May 01, 2017

Dornburg, A., Townsend, J. P., Brooks, W., Spriggs, E., Eytan, R. I., Moore, J. A., Wainwright, P. C., Lemmon, A., Lemmon, E. M., & Near, T. J. (2017). New insights on the sister lineage of percomorph fishes with an anchored hybrid enrichment dataset. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 110, 27–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2017.02.017

PhyloOncology: Understanding cancer through phylogenetic analysis

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer / Apr 01, 2017

Somarelli, J. A., Ware, K. E., Kostadinov, R., Robinson, J. M., Amri, H., Abu-Asab, M., Fourie, N., Diogo, R., Swofford, D., & Townsend, J. P. (2017). PhyloOncology: Understanding cancer through phylogenetic analysis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer, 1867(2), 101–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbcan.2016.10.006

A working model of the deep relationships of diverse modern human genetic lineages outside of Africa

Molecular Biology and Evolution / Jan 10, 2017

Lipson, M., & Reich, D. (2017). A working model of the deep relationships of diverse modern human genetic lineages outside of Africa. Molecular Biology and Evolution, msw293. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msw293

Oncogenes without a neighboring tumor-suppressor gene are more prone to amplification

Molecular Biology and Evolution / Jan 12, 2017

Wu, W. K. K., Li, X., Wang, X., Dai, R. Z. W., Cheng, A. S. L., Wang, M. H. T., Kwong, T., Chow, T. C., Yu, J., Chan, M. T. V., & Wong, S. H. (2017). Oncogenes without a neighboring tumor-suppressor gene are more prone to amplification. Molecular Biology and Evolution, msw295. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msw295

PathScore: a web tool for identifying altered pathways in cancer data

Bioinformatics / Aug 08, 2016

Gaffney, S. G., & Townsend, J. P. (2016). PathScore: a web tool for identifying altered pathways in cancer data. Bioinformatics, 32(23), 3688–3690. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btw512

Cost-effectiveness of next-generation vaccines: The case of pertussis

Vaccine / Jun 01, 2016

Fitzpatrick, M. C., Wenzel, N. S., Scarpino, S. V., Althouse, B. M., Atkins, K. E., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2016). Cost-effectiveness of next-generation vaccines: The case of pertussis. Vaccine, 34(29), 3405–3411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.04.010

The Fast-Evolving phy-2 Gene Modulates Sexual Development in Response to Light in the Model Fungus Neurospora crassa

mBio / May 04, 2016

Wang, Z., Li, N., Li, J., Dunlap, J. C., Trail, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2016). The Fast-Evolving phy-2 Gene Modulates Sexual Development in Response to Light in the Model Fungus Neurospora crassa. MBio, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02148-15

Retrospective Analysis of the 2014–2015 Ebola Epidemic in Liberia

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene / Apr 06, 2016

Atkins, K. E., Nyenswah, T. G., Galvani, A. P., Bawo, L., Yamin, D., Altice, F. L., Fallah, M., Medlock, J., Skrip, L., Wenzel, N. S., Ndeffo-Mbah, M. L., Pandey, A., & Townsend, J. (2016). Retrospective Analysis of the 2014–2015 Ebola Epidemic in Liberia. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 94(4), 833–839. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0328

Quantifying Transmission ofClostridium difficilewithin and outside Healthcare Settings

Emerging Infectious Diseases / Apr 01, 2016

Durham, D. P., Olsen, M. A., Dubberke, E. R., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2016). Quantifying Transmission ofClostridium difficilewithin and outside Healthcare Settings. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22(4), 608–616. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2204.150455

The Impact of Enhanced Screening and Treatment on Hepatitis C in the United States

Clinical Infectious Diseases / Nov 30, 2015

Durham, D. P., Skrip, L. A., Bruce, R. D., Vilarinho, S., Elbasha, E. H., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2015). The Impact of Enhanced Screening and Treatment on Hepatitis C in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 62(3), 298–304. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ894

Optimizing age of cytomegalovirus screening and vaccination to avert congenital disease in the US

Vaccine / Jan 01, 2016

Alfaro-Murillo, J. A., Townsend, J. P., & Galvani, A. P. (2016). Optimizing age of cytomegalovirus screening and vaccination to avert congenital disease in the US. Vaccine, 34(2), 225–229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.11.039

Quantitative analyses and modelling to support achievement of the 2020 goals for nine neglected tropical diseases

Parasites & Vectors / Dec 01, 2015

Hollingsworth, T. D., Adams, E. R., Anderson, R. M., Atkins, K., Bartsch, S., Basáñez, M.-G., Behrend, M., Blok, D. J., Chapman, L. A. C., Coffeng, L., Courtenay, O., Crump, R. E., de Vlas, S. J., Dobson, A., Dyson, L., Farkas, H., Galvani, A. P., Gambhir, M., … Zoueva, A. (2015). Quantitative analyses and modelling to support achievement of the 2020 goals for nine neglected tropical diseases. Parasites & Vectors, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1235-1

Gene Expression Evolves under a House-of-Cards Model of Stabilizing Selection

Molecular Biology and Evolution / Apr 20, 2015

Hodgins-Davis, A., Rice, D. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2015). Gene Expression Evolves under a House-of-Cards Model of Stabilizing Selection. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 32(8), 2130–2140. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msv094

Solving the ecological puzzle of mycorrhizal associations using data from annotated collections and environmental samples - an example of saddle fungi

Environmental Microbiology Reports / Jul 01, 2015

Hwang, J., Zhao, Q., Yang, Z. L., Wang, Z., & Townsend, J. P. (2015). Solving the ecological puzzle of mycorrhizal associations using data from annotated collections and environmental samples - an example of saddle fungi. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 7(4), 658–667. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12303

Epidemiological and Viral Genomic Sequence Analysis of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak Reveals Clustered Transmission

Clinical Infectious Diseases / Dec 15, 2014

Scarpino, S. V., Iamarino, A., Wells, C., Yamin, D., Ndeffo-Mbah, M., Wenzel, N. S., Fox, S. J., Nyenswah, T., Altice, F. L., Galvani, A. P., Meyers, L. A., & Townsend, J. P. (2014). Epidemiological and Viral Genomic Sequence Analysis of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak Reveals Clustered Transmission. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60(7), 1079–1082. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu1131

Neural Gene Expression Profiles and Androgen Levels Underlie Alternative Reproductive Tactics in the Ocellated Wrasse,Symphodus ocellatus

Ethology / Oct 28, 2014

Stiver, K. A., Harris, R. M., Townsend, J. P., Hofmann, H. A., & Alonzo, S. H. (2014). Neural Gene Expression Profiles and Androgen Levels Underlie Alternative Reproductive Tactics in the Ocellated Wrasse,Symphodus ocellatus. Ethology, 121(2), 152–167. https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.12324

H-CLAP: hierarchical clustering within a linear array with an application in genetics

Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology / Jan 01, 2015

Ghosh, S., & Townsend, J. P. (2015). H-CLAP: hierarchical clustering within a linear array with an application in genetics. Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.1515/sagmb-2013-0076

The peopling of the African continent and the diaspora into the new world

Current Opinion in Genetics & Development / Dec 01, 2014

Campbell, M. C., Hirbo, J. B., Townsend, J. P., & Tishkoff, S. A. (2014). The peopling of the African continent and the diaspora into the new world. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 29, 120–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gde.2014.09.003

Genome-Wide Characterization of Light-Regulated Genes inNeurospora crassa

G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics / Sep 01, 2014

Wu, C., Yang, F., Smith, K. M., Peterson, M., Dekhang, R., Zhang, Y., Zucker, J., Bredeweg, E. L., Mallappa, C., Zhou, X., Lyubetskaya, A., Townsend, J. P., Galagan, J. E., Freitag, M., Dunlap, J. C., Bell-Pedersen, D., & Sachs, M. S. (2014). Genome-Wide Characterization of Light-Regulated Genes inNeurospora crassa. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 4(9), 1731–1745. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.114.012617

Cellular Superspreaders: An Epidemiological Perspective on HIV Infection inside the Body

PLoS Pathogens / May 08, 2014

Talbert-Slagle, K., Atkins, K. E., Yan, K.-K., Khurana, E., Gerstein, M., Bradley, E. H., Berg, D., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2014). Cellular Superspreaders: An Epidemiological Perspective on HIV Infection inside the Body. PLoS Pathogens, 10(5), e1004092. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004092

Probabilistic uncertainty analysis of epidemiological modeling to guide public health intervention policy

Epidemics / Mar 01, 2014

Gilbert, J. A., Meyers, L. A., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2014). Probabilistic uncertainty analysis of epidemiological modeling to guide public health intervention policy. Epidemics, 6, 37–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epidem.2013.11.002

Global Gene Expression and Focused Knockout Analysis Reveals Genes Associated with Fungal Fruiting Body Development in Neurospora crassa

Eukaryotic Cell / Jan 01, 2014

Wang, Z., Lopez-Giraldez, F., Lehr, N., Farré, M., Common, R., Trail, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2014). Global Gene Expression and Focused Knockout Analysis Reveals Genes Associated with Fungal Fruiting Body Development in Neurospora crassa. Eukaryotic Cell, 13(1), 154–169. https://doi.org/10.1128/ec.00248-13

Detecting rare gene transfer events in bacterial populations

Frontiers in Microbiology / Jan 01, 2014

Nielsen, K. M., Bøhn, T., & Townsend, J. P. (2014). Detecting rare gene transfer events in bacterial populations. Frontiers in Microbiology, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00415

Sex-linked transcriptional divergence in the hermaphrodite fungusNeurospora tetrasperma

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences / Aug 07, 2013

Samils, N., Gioti, A., Karlsson, M., Sun, Y., Kasuga, T., Bastiaans, E., Wang, Z., Li, N., Townsend, J. P., & Johannesson, H. (2013). Sex-linked transcriptional divergence in the hermaphrodite fungusNeurospora tetrasperma. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280(1764), 20130862. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.0862

Epidemiological mechanisms of genetic resistance to kuru

Journal of The Royal Society Interface / Aug 06, 2013

Atkins, K. E., Townsend, J. P., Medlock, J., & Galvani, A. P. (2013). Epidemiological mechanisms of genetic resistance to kuru. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 10(85), 20130331. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2013.0331

AuthorReward: increasing community curation in biological knowledge wikis through automated authorship quantification

Bioinformatics / Jun 03, 2013

Dai, L., Tian, M., Wu, J., Xiao, J., Wang, X., Townsend, J. P., & Zhang, Z. (2013). AuthorReward: increasing community curation in biological knowledge wikis through automated authorship quantification. Bioinformatics, 29(14), 1837–1839. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btt284

Optimal targeting of seasonal influenza vaccination toward younger ages is robust to parameter uncertainty

Vaccine / Jun 01, 2013

Ndeffo Mbah, M. L., Medlock, J., Meyers, L. A., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2013). Optimal targeting of seasonal influenza vaccination toward younger ages is robust to parameter uncertainty. Vaccine, 31(30), 3079–3089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.04.052

Yeast response to LA virus indicates coadapted global gene expression during mycoviral infection

FEMS Yeast Research / Jan 02, 2013

McBride, R. C., Boucher, N., Park, D. S., Turner, P. E., & Townsend, J. P. (2013). Yeast response to LA virus indicates coadapted global gene expression during mycoviral infection. FEMS Yeast Research, 13(2), 162–179. https://doi.org/10.1111/1567-1364.12019

Response to: The relative utility of sequence divergence and phylogenetic informativeness profiling in phylogenetic study design

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution / Jan 01, 2013

Moeller, A. H., & Townsend, J. P. (2013). Response to: The relative utility of sequence divergence and phylogenetic informativeness profiling in phylogenetic study design. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 66(1), 436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.09.035

Evaluating Phylogenetic Informativeness as a Predictor of Phylogenetic Signal for Metazoan, Fungal, and Mammalian Phylogenomic Data Sets

BioMed Research International / Jan 01, 2013

López-Giráldez, F., Moeller, A. H., & Townsend, J. P. (2013). Evaluating Phylogenetic Informativeness as a Predictor of Phylogenetic Signal for Metazoan, Fungal, and Mammalian Phylogenomic Data Sets. BioMed Research International, 2013, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/621604

Reevaluation of Epidemiological Data Demonstrates That It Is Consistent With Cross-Immunity Among Human Papillomavirus Types

Journal of Infectious Diseases / Aug 07, 2012

Durham, D. P., Poolman, E. M., Ibuka, Y., Townsend, J. P., & Galvani, A. P. (2012). Reevaluation of Epidemiological Data Demonstrates That It Is Consistent With Cross-Immunity Among Human Papillomavirus Types. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 206(8), 1291–1298. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jis494

Phylogenetic Signal and Noise: Predicting the Power of a Data Set to Resolve Phylogeny

Systematic Biology / Mar 03, 2012

Townsend, J. P., Su, Z., & Tekle, Y. I. (2012). Phylogenetic Signal and Noise: Predicting the Power of a Data Set to Resolve Phylogeny. Systematic Biology, 61(5), 835. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/sys036

The influence of altruism on influenza vaccination decisions

Journal of The Royal Society Interface / Apr 11, 2012

Shim, E., Chapman, G. B., Townsend, J. P., & Galvani, A. P. (2012). The influence of altruism on influenza vaccination decisions. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 9(74), 2234–2243. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.0115

Resampling QTL Effects in the QTL Sign Test Leads to Incongruous Sensitivity to Variance in Effect Size

G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics / Aug 01, 2012

Rice, D. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2012). Resampling QTL Effects in the QTL Sign Test Leads to Incongruous Sensitivity to Variance in Effect Size. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 2(8), 905–911. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.112.003228

Transcriptome analyses during fruiting body formation in Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium verticillioides reflect species life history and ecology

Fungal Genetics and Biology / Aug 01, 2012

Sikhakolli, U. R., López-Giráldez, F., Li, N., Common, R., Townsend, J. P., & Trail, F. (2012). Transcriptome analyses during fruiting body formation in Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium verticillioides reflect species life history and ecology. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 49(8), 663–673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2012.05.009

Sex-specific gene expression during asexual development of Neurospora crassa

Fungal Genetics and Biology / Jul 01, 2012

Wang, Z., Kin, K., López-Giráldez, F., Johannesson, H., & Townsend, J. P. (2012). Sex-specific gene expression during asexual development of Neurospora crassa. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 49(7), 533–543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2012.05.004

RBE controls microRNA164 expression to effect floral organogenesis

Development / Jun 15, 2012

Huang, T., López-Giráldez, F., Townsend, J. P., & Irish, V. F. (2012). RBE controls microRNA164 expression to effect floral organogenesis. Development, 139(12), 2161–2169. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.075069

Differential impact of nutrition on developmental and metabolic gene expression during fruiting body development in Neurospora crassa

Fungal Genetics and Biology / May 01, 2012

Wang, Z., Lehr, N., Trail, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2012). Differential impact of nutrition on developmental and metabolic gene expression during fruiting body development in Neurospora crassa. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 49(5), 405–413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2012.03.004

A Test for Selection Employing Quantitative Trait Locus and Mutation Accumulation Data

Genetics / Apr 01, 2012

Rice, D. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2012). A Test for Selection Employing Quantitative Trait Locus and Mutation Accumulation Data. Genetics, 190(4), 1533–1545. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.111.137075

Abundant Gene-by-Environment Interactions in Gene Expression Reaction Norms to Copper within Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Genome Biology and Evolution / Jan 01, 2012

Hodgins-Davis, A., Adomas, A. B., Warringer, J., & Townsend, J. P. (2012). Abundant Gene-by-Environment Interactions in Gene Expression Reaction Norms to Copper within Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genome Biology and Evolution, 4(11), 1061–1079. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evs084

Assessing the Probability of Detection of Horizontal Gene Transfer Events in Bacterial Populations

Frontiers in Microbiology / Jan 01, 2012

Townsend, J. P., Bøhn, T., & Nielsen, K. M. (2012). Assessing the Probability of Detection of Horizontal Gene Transfer Events in Bacterial Populations. Frontiers in Microbiology, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00027

Codon Deviation Coefficient: a novel measure for estimating codon usage bias and its statistical significance

BMC Bioinformatics / Mar 22, 2012

Zhang, Z., Li, J., Cui, P., Ding, F., Li, A., Townsend, J. P., & Yu, J. (2012). Codon Deviation Coefficient: a novel measure for estimating codon usage bias and its statistical significance. BMC Bioinformatics, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-13-43

Phylogenetic informativeness profiling of 12 genes for 28 vertebrate taxa without divergence dates

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution / Aug 01, 2011

Moeller, A. H., & Townsend, J. P. (2011). Phylogenetic informativeness profiling of 12 genes for 28 vertebrate taxa without divergence dates. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 60(2), 271–272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.04.023

SIR2 and other genes are abundantly expressed in long-lived natural segregants for replicative aging of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

FEMS Yeast Research / Mar 01, 2011

Guo, Z., Adomas, A. B., Jackson, E. D., Qin, H., & Townsend, J. P. (2011). SIR2 and other genes are abundantly expressed in long-lived natural segregants for replicative aging of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Research, 11(4), 345–355. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1567-1364.2011.00723.x

Taxon Sampling and the Optimal Rates of Evolution for Phylogenetic Inference

Systematic Biology / Feb 08, 2011

Townsend, J. P., & Leuenberger, C. (2011). Taxon Sampling and the Optimal Rates of Evolution for Phylogenetic Inference. Systematic Biology, 60(3), 358–365. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syq097

Retrospective evidence for a biological cost of vancomycin resistance determinants in the absence of glycopeptide selective pressures

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy / Jan 07, 2011

Johnsen, P. J., Townsend, J. P., Bohn, T., Simonsen, G. S., Sundsfjord, A., & Nielsen, K. M. (2011). Retrospective evidence for a biological cost of vancomycin resistance determinants in the absence of glycopeptide selective pressures. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 66(3), 608–610. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkq512

Northern species of earth tongue genus Thuemenidium revisited, considering morphology, ecology and molecular phylogeny

Mycologia / Sep 01, 2010

Ohenoja, E., Wang, Z., Townsend, J. P., Mitchel, D., & Voitk, A. (2010). Northern species of earth tongue genus Thuemenidium revisited, considering morphology, ecology and molecular phylogeny. Mycologia, 102(5), 1089–1095. https://doi.org/10.3852/09-317

LOX: inferring Level Of eXpression from diverse methods of census sequencing

Bioinformatics / Jun 10, 2010

Zhang, Z., López-Giráldez, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2010). LOX: inferring Level Of eXpression from diverse methods of census sequencing. Bioinformatics, 26(15), 1918–1919. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btq303

Optimal Selection of Gene and Ingroup Taxon Sampling for Resolving Phylogenetic Relationships

Systematic Biology / May 19, 2010

Townsend, J. P., & Lopez-Giraldez, F. (2010). Optimal Selection of Gene and Ingroup Taxon Sampling for Resolving Phylogenetic Relationships. Systematic Biology, 59(4), 446–457. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syq025

Identification of new molecular markers for assembling the eukaryotic tree of life

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution / Jun 01, 2010

Tekle, Y. I., Grant, J. R., Kovner, A. M., Townsend, J. P., & Katz, L. A. (2010). Identification of new molecular markers for assembling the eukaryotic tree of life. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 55(3), 1177–1182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.010

The filamentous fungal gene expression database (FFGED)

Fungal Genetics and Biology / Mar 01, 2010

Zhang, Z., & Townsend, J. P. (2010). The filamentous fungal gene expression database (FFGED). Fungal Genetics and Biology, 47(3), 199–204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2009.12.001

Multi-targeted priming for genome-wide gene expression assays

BMC Genomics / Aug 17, 2010

Adomas, A. B., Lopez-Giraldez, F., Clark, T. A., Wang, Z., & Townsend, J. P. (2010). Multi-targeted priming for genome-wide gene expression assays. BMC Genomics, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-11-477

Maximum-Likelihood Model Averaging To Profile Clustering of Site Types across Discrete Linear Sequences

PLoS Computational Biology / Jun 26, 2009

Zhang, Z., & Townsend, J. P. (2009). Maximum-Likelihood Model Averaging To Profile Clustering of Site Types across Discrete Linear Sequences. PLoS Computational Biology, 5(6), e1000421. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000421

Measuring Transcription Factor–Binding Site Turnover: A Maximum Likelihood Approach Using Phylogenies

Genome Biology and Evolution / Jan 01, 2009

Otto, W., Stadler, P. F., López-Giraldéz, F., Townsend, J. P., Lynch, V. J., & Wagner, G. P. (2009). Measuring Transcription Factor–Binding Site Turnover: A Maximum Likelihood Approach Using Phylogenies. Genome Biology and Evolution, 1, 85–98. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evp010

Article Commentary: Snapshots of Tree Space

Evolutionary Bioinformatics / Jan 01, 2009

Wang, Z., López-Giréidez, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2009). Article Commentary: Snapshots of Tree Space. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 5, EBO.S3416. https://doi.org/10.4137/ebo.s3416

The Phylogenetic Informativeness of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences for Reconstructing the Vertebrate Tree

Journal of Molecular Evolution / Aug 12, 2008

Townsend, J. P., López-Giráldez, F., & Friedman, R. (2008). The Phylogenetic Informativeness of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences for Reconstructing the Vertebrate Tree. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 67(5), 437–447. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00239-008-9142-0

Bringing Web 2.0 to bioinformatics

Briefings in Bioinformatics / Oct 08, 2008

Zhang, Z., Cheung, K.-H., & Townsend, J. P. (2008). Bringing Web 2.0 to bioinformatics. Briefings in Bioinformatics, 10(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbn041

Sleuthing the difference a nucleotide can make

Molecular Ecology / Jun 01, 2008

TOWNSEND, J. P. (2008). Sleuthing the difference a nucleotide can make. Molecular Ecology, 17(12), 2793–2795. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294x.2008.03824.x

Quantifying variation in gene expression

Molecular Ecology / Jul 01, 2007

CLARK, T. A., & TOWNSEND, J. P. (2007). Quantifying variation in gene expression. Molecular Ecology, 16(13), 2613–2616. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294x.2007.03354.x

Phase-specific gene expression underlying morphological adaptations of the dimorphic human pathogenic fungus, Coccidioides posadasii

Fungal Genetics and Biology / Aug 01, 2006

Johannesson, H., Kasuga, T., Schaller, R. A., Good, B., Gardner, M. J., Townsend, J. P., Cole, G. T., & Taylor, J. W. (2006). Phase-specific gene expression underlying morphological adaptations of the dimorphic human pathogenic fungus, Coccidioides posadasii. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 43(8), 545–559. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2006.02.003

Population structure and gene evolution inSaccharomyces cerevisiae

FEMS Yeast Research / Aug 01, 2006

Aa, E., Townsend, J. P., Adams, R. I., Nielsen, K. M., & Taylor, J. W. (2006). Population structure and gene evolution inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Research, 6(5), 702–715. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1567-1364.2006.00059.x

Ecological and evolutionary genomics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Molecular Ecology / Feb 23, 2006

LANDRY, C. R., TOWNSEND, J. P., HARTL, D. L., & CAVALIERI, D. (2006). Ecological and evolutionary genomics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular Ecology, 15(3), 575–591. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294x.2006.02778.x

Long-oligomer microarray profiling in Neurospora crassa reveals the transcriptional program underlying biochemical and physiological events of conidial germination

Nucleic Acids Research / Nov 27, 2005

Kasuga, T. (2005). Long-oligomer microarray profiling in Neurospora crassa reveals the transcriptional program underlying biochemical and physiological events of conidial germination. Nucleic Acids Research, 33(20), 6469–6485. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gki953

Concerted Evolution in the Repeats of an Immunomodulating Cell Surface Protein, SOWgp, of the Human Pathogenic Fungi Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii

Genetics / Sep 01, 2005

Johannesson, H., Townsend, J. P., Hung, C.-Y., Cole, G. T., & Taylor, J. W. (2005). Concerted Evolution in the Repeats of an Immunomodulating Cell Surface Protein, SOWgp, of the Human Pathogenic Fungi Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii. Genetics, 171(1), 109–117. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.105.040923

A Bayesian method for analysing spotted microarray data

Briefings in Bioinformatics / Jan 01, 2005

Meiklejohn, C. D., & Townsend, J. P. (2005). A Bayesian method for analysing spotted microarray data. Briefings in Bioinformatics, 6(4), 318–330. https://doi.org/10.1093/bib/6.4.318

Monitoring and modeling horizontal gene transfer

Nature Biotechnology / Aug 31, 2004

Nielsen, K. M., & Townsend, J. P. (2004). Monitoring and modeling horizontal gene transfer. Nature Biotechnology, 22(9), 1110–1114. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1006

Mitochondrial genome size variation in New World and Old World populations of Drosophila melanogaster

Heredity / May 12, 2004

Townsend, J. P., & Rand, D. M. (2004). Mitochondrial genome size variation in New World and Old World populations of Drosophila melanogaster. Heredity, 93(1), 98–103. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800484

Monitoring horizontal gene transfer

Nature Biotechnology / Nov 01, 2004

Davison, J. (2004). Monitoring horizontal gene transfer. Nature Biotechnology, 22(11), 1349–1349. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1104-1349a

Population Genetic Variation in Genome-Wide Gene Expression

Molecular Biology and Evolution / Apr 25, 2003

Townsend, J. P. (2003). Population Genetic Variation in Genome-Wide Gene Expression. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 20(6), 955–963. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msg106

Pathway Processor: A Tool for Integrating Whole-Genome Expression Results into Metabolic Networks

Genome Research / Jul 01, 2002

Grosu, P., Townsend, J. P., Hartl, D. L., & Cavalieri, D. (2002). <tt>Pathway Processor</tt>: A Tool for Integrating Whole-Genome Expression Results into Metabolic Networks. Genome Research, 12(7), 1121–1126. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.226602

Solvent Accessibility and Purifying Selection Within Proteins of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica

Molecular Biology and Evolution / Feb 01, 2000

Bustamante, C. D., Townsend, J. P., & Hartl, D. L. (2000). Solvent Accessibility and Purifying Selection Within Proteins of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 17(2), 301–308. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026310

Adrienne Lucas

Professsor and Department Chair of Economics, University of Delaware | Research Associate, NBER
Most Relevant Research Interests
Microbiology (medical)
Immunology and Allergy
Other Research Interests (24)
development economics
education economics
health economics
HIV
malaria
And 19 more
About
Adrienne Lucas is a professor of economics in the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware, a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a faculty affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development (CGD) and a research network member of Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). She is a development economist specializing in the economics of education and disease. Her current research focuses on the importance of information in school choice decisions, using existing school system personnel and resources to increase student learning, and external validity across contexts. Lucas has published research on malaria, free primary education, HIV/AIDS, secondary school choice, the return to school quality, teacher incentives and improving early primary school literacy. Prior to joining the University of Delaware, she was an assistant professor of economics at Wellesley College. She received her Ph.D. and A.M. in economics from Brown University and her B.A. in economics from Wesleyan University. Watch Professor Lucas explain her work on the [intergenerational effects of HIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBN9zwltOYQ), [improving student learning in existing schooling systems](https://vimeo.com/444330814) and the importance of [school leaders](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSZNzRoS-Ms).
Most Relevant Publications (1+)

25 total publications

Gender Bias in Assessments of Teacher Performance

AEA Papers and Proceedings / May 01, 2021

Beg, S., Fitzpatrick, A., & Lucas, A. M. (2021). Gender Bias in Assessments of Teacher Performance. AEA Papers and Proceedings, 111, 190–195. https://doi.org/10.1257/pandp.20211126

Suhang Wang

Professor at Pennsylvania State University
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cognitive Neuroscience
Other Research Interests (30)
Machine learning
data mining
social media mining
deep learning
Data mining
And 25 more
About
Dr. Suhang Wang is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. He received his PhD in Computer Science from Arizona State University in 2018, and his Master's degree in Electrical Engineering: Systems from the University of Michigan in 2013. Before joining Penn State, Dr. Wang was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research interests include natural language processing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. He was recognized for his work at the International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining in 2017 and the Fifth ACM International Conference on Web Search and Data Mining in 2016.
Most Relevant Publications (4+)

92 total publications

Learning Word Representations for Sentiment Analysis

Cognitive Computation / Aug 17, 2017

Li, Y., Pan, Q., Yang, T., Wang, S., Tang, J., & Cambria, E. (2017). Learning Word Representations for Sentiment Analysis. Cognitive Computation, 9(6), 843–851. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-017-9492-2

Discriminative graph regularized extreme learning machine and its application to face recognition

Neurocomputing / Feb 01, 2015

Peng, Y., Wang, S., Long, X., & Lu, B.-L. (2015). Discriminative graph regularized extreme learning machine and its application to face recognition. Neurocomputing, 149, 340–353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2013.12.065

Enhanced low-rank representation via sparse manifold adaption for semi-supervised learning

Neural Networks / May 01, 2015

Peng, Y., Lu, B.-L., & Wang, S. (2015). Enhanced low-rank representation via sparse manifold adaption for semi-supervised learning. Neural Networks, 65, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2015.01.001

Popularity prediction on vacation rental websites

Neurocomputing / Oct 01, 2020

Li, Y., Wang, S., Ma, Y., Pan, Q., & Cambria, E. (2020). Popularity prediction on vacation rental websites. Neurocomputing, 412, 372–380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2020.05.092

Raymond Weil

Professor of Soil Science at the University of Maryland
Most Relevant Research Interests
agriculture
Agronomy and Crop Science
Biotechnology
Animal Science and Zoology
Plant Science
Aquatic Science
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Microbiology
Other Research Interests (34)
soil science
agronomy
fertilizers
soil fertility
no-till farming
And 29 more
Most Relevant Publications (42+)

66 total publications

Sulfur fertility management to enhance methionine and cysteine in soybeans

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture / May 19, 2021

Rushovich, D., & Weil, R. (2021). Sulfur fertility management to enhance methionine and cysteine in soybeans. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 101(15), 6595–6601. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.11307

Assessing and understanding non-responsiveness of maize and soybean to fertilizer applications in African smallholder farms

Agriculture, Ecosystems &amp; Environment / Jan 01, 2021

Roobroeck, D., Palm, C. A., Nziguheba, G., Weil, R., & Vanlauwe, B. (2021). Assessing and understanding non-responsiveness of maize and soybean to fertilizer applications in African smallholder farms. Agriculture, Ecosystems &amp; Environment, 305, 107165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.107165

Scavenging and recycling deep soil nitrogen using cover crops on mid-Atlantic, USA farms

Agriculture, Ecosystems &amp; Environment / Apr 01, 2021

Hirsh, S. M., Duiker, S. W., Graybill, J., Nichols, K., & Weil, R. R. (2021). Scavenging and recycling deep soil nitrogen using cover crops on mid-Atlantic, USA farms. Agriculture, Ecosystems &amp; Environment, 309, 107274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.107274

Deep Soil Cores Reveal Large End‐of‐Season Residual Mineral Nitrogen Pool

Agricultural &amp; Environmental Letters / Jan 01, 2019

Hirsh, S. M., & Weil, R. R. (2019). Deep Soil Cores Reveal Large End‐of‐Season Residual Mineral Nitrogen Pool. Agricultural &amp; Environmental Letters, 4(1), 180055. Portico. https://doi.org/10.2134/ael2018.10.0055

Subsequent nitrogen utilisation and soil water distribution as affected by forage radish cover crop and nitrogen fertiliser in a corn silage production system

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B — Soil &amp; Plant Science / Jul 20, 2018

Wang, F., Weil, R. R., Han, L., Zhang, M., Sun, Z., & Nan, X. (2018). Subsequent nitrogen utilisation and soil water distribution as affected by forage radish cover crop and nitrogen fertiliser in a corn silage production system. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B — Soil &amp; Plant Science, 69(1), 52–61. https://doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2018.1498911

Inorganic nitrogen losses to groundwater are minimal from two management-intensive grazing dairy farms in Maryland

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems / Apr 03, 2017

Gilker, R. E., & Weil, R. R. (2017). Inorganic nitrogen losses to groundwater are minimal from two management-intensive grazing dairy farms in Maryland. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 33(4), 347–359. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1742170517000114

Total and permanganate-oxidizable organic carbon in the corn rooting zone of US Coastal Plain soils as affected by forage radish cover crops and N fertilizer

Soil and Tillage Research / Jan 01, 2017

Wang, F., Weil, R. R., & Nan, X. (2017). Total and permanganate-oxidizable organic carbon in the corn rooting zone of US Coastal Plain soils as affected by forage radish cover crops and N fertilizer. Soil and Tillage Research, 165, 247–257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2016.08.022

Biomass and Nitrogen Content of Hairy Vetch–Cereal Rye Cover Crop Mixtures as Influenced by Species Proportions

Agronomy Journal / Nov 01, 2015

Poffenbarger, H. J., Mirsky, S. B., Weil, R. R., Maul, J. E., Kramer, M., Spargo, J. T., & Cavigelli, M. A. (2015). Biomass and Nitrogen Content of Hairy Vetch–Cereal Rye Cover Crop Mixtures as Influenced by Species Proportions. Agronomy Journal, 107(6), 2069–2082. Portico. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj14.0462

Legume Proportion, Poultry Litter, and Tillage Effects on Cover Crop Decomposition

Agronomy Journal / Nov 01, 2015

Poffenbarger, H. J., Mirsky, S. B., Weil, R. R., Kramer, M., Spargo, J. T., & Cavigelli, M. A. (2015). Legume Proportion, Poultry Litter, and Tillage Effects on Cover Crop Decomposition. Agronomy Journal, 107(6), 2083–2096. Portico. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj15.0065

Methane and hydrogen sulfide production during co-digestion of forage radish and dairy manure

Biomass and Bioenergy / Sep 01, 2015

Belle, A. J., Lansing, S., Mulbry, W., & Weil, R. R. (2015). Methane and hydrogen sulfide production during co-digestion of forage radish and dairy manure. Biomass and Bioenergy, 80, 44–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.04.029

No-till seeded spinach after winterkilled cover crops in an organic production system

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems / Sep 03, 2014

Lounsbury, N. P., & Weil, R. R. (2014). No-till seeded spinach after winterkilled cover crops in an organic production system. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 30(5), 473–485. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1742170514000301

Effects of compaction and cover crops on soil least limiting water range and air permeability

Soil and Tillage Research / Mar 01, 2014

Chen, G., Weil, R. R., & Hill, R. L. (2014). Effects of compaction and cover crops on soil least limiting water range and air permeability. Soil and Tillage Research, 136, 61–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2013.09.004

Ion-Selective Electrode Offers Accurate, Inexpensive Method for Analyzing Soil Solution Nitrate in Remote Regions

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis / Jul 21, 2014

Tully, K. L., & Weil, R. (2014). Ion-Selective Electrode Offers Accurate, Inexpensive Method for Analyzing Soil Solution Nitrate in Remote Regions. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 45(14), 1974–1980. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2014.912297

Can a Labile Carbon Test be Used to Predict Crop Responses to Improve Soil Organic Matter Management?

Agronomy Journal / Jul 01, 2012

Lucas, S. T., & Weil, R. R. (2012). Can a Labile Carbon Test be Used to Predict Crop Responses to Improve Soil Organic Matter Management? Agronomy Journal, 104(4), 1160–1170. Portico. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2011.0415

Canopy disturbance alters competitive outcomes between two brackish marsh plant species

Aquatic Botany / Oct 01, 2012

Bickford, W. A., Baldwin, A. H., Needelman, B. A., & Weil, R. R. (2012). Canopy disturbance alters competitive outcomes between two brackish marsh plant species. Aquatic Botany, 103, 23–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2012.05.006

The Mechanism for Weed Suppression by a Forage Radish Cover Crop

Agronomy Journal / Mar 01, 2012

Lawley, Y. E., Teasdale, J. R., & Weil, R. R. (2012). The Mechanism for Weed Suppression by a Forage Radish Cover Crop. Agronomy Journal, 104(2), 205–214. Portico. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2011.0128

Vegetation Response to Prescribed Fire in Mid-Atlantic Brackish Marshes

Estuaries and Coasts / Aug 03, 2012

Bickford, W. A., Needelman, B. A., Weil, R. R., & Baldwin, A. H. (2012). Vegetation Response to Prescribed Fire in Mid-Atlantic Brackish Marshes. Estuaries and Coasts, 35(6), 1432–1442. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-012-9538-3

Forage Radish Cover Crop Suppresses Winter Annual Weeds in Fall and Before Corn Planting

Agronomy Journal / Jan 01, 2011

Lawley, Y. E., Weil, R. R., & Teasdale, J. R. (2011). Forage Radish Cover Crop Suppresses Winter Annual Weeds in Fall and Before Corn Planting. Agronomy Journal, 103(1), 137–144. Portico. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2010.0187

Root growth and yield of maize as affected by soil compaction and cover crops

Soil and Tillage Research / Dec 01, 2011

Chen, G., & Weil, R. R. (2011). Root growth and yield of maize as affected by soil compaction and cover crops. Soil and Tillage Research, 117, 17–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2011.08.001

Brassicaceous and rye cover crops altered free-living soil nematode community composition

Applied Soil Ecology / May 01, 2010

Gruver, L. S., Weil, R. R., Zasada, I. A., Sardanelli, S., & Momen, B. (2010). Brassicaceous and rye cover crops altered free-living soil nematode community composition. Applied Soil Ecology, 45(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2009.11.007

Forage radish and cereal rye cover crop effects on mycorrhizal fungus colonization of maize roots

Plant and Soil / Oct 14, 2009

White, C. M., & Weil, R. R. (2009). Forage radish and cereal rye cover crop effects on mycorrhizal fungus colonization of maize roots. Plant and Soil, 328(1–2), 507–521. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-009-0131-x

Penetration of cover crop roots through compacted soils

Plant and Soil / Nov 19, 2009

Chen, G., & Weil, R. R. (2009). Penetration of cover crop roots through compacted soils. Plant and Soil, 331(1–2), 31–43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-009-0223-7

Carbon distribution in restored and reference marshes at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science / Jun 01, 2008

Wills, S. A., Needelman, B. A., & Weil, R. R. (2008). Carbon distribution in restored and reference marshes at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 54(3), 239–248. https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340701793587

Farmer perceptions of soil quality and their relationship to management-sensitive soil parameters

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems / Dec 01, 2007

Gruver, J. B., & Weil, R. R. (2007). Farmer perceptions of soil quality and their relationship to management-sensitive soil parameters. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 22(4), 271–281. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1742170507001834

Thinking across and beyond disciplines to make cover crops pay

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture / Jan 01, 2007

Weil, R., & Kremen, A. (2007). Thinking across and beyond disciplines to make cover crops pay. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 87(4), 551–557. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.2742

Effects of fertilizer placement on solute leaching under ridge tillage and no tillage

Soil and Tillage Research / Nov 01, 2006

Waddell, J. T., & Weil, R. R. (2006). Effects of fertilizer placement on solute leaching under ridge tillage and no tillage. Soil and Tillage Research, 90(1–2), 194–204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2005.09.002

Preserving soil and crop resources by increasing cropping intensity and decreasing tillage

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems / Mar 01, 2006

Wienhold, B. J., & Weil, R. R. (2006). Preserving soil and crop resources by increasing cropping intensity and decreasing tillage. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 21(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1079/raf2005120

Dairy Manure Effects on Soil Quality Properties and Carbon Sequestration in Alfalfa–Orchardgrass Systems

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis / Apr 01, 2003

Min, D. H., Islam, K. R., Vough, L. R., & Weil, R. R. (2003). Dairy Manure Effects on Soil Quality Properties and Carbon Sequestration in Alfalfa–Orchardgrass Systems. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 34(5–6), 781–799. https://doi.org/10.1081/css-120018975

Estimating active carbon for soil quality assessment: A simplified method for laboratory and field use

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture / Mar 01, 2003

Islam, K. R., Stine, M. A., Gruver, J. B., Samson-Liebig, S. E., & Weil, R. R. (2003). Estimating active carbon for soil quality assessment: A simplified method for laboratory and field use. American Journal of Alternative Agriculture, 18(1), 3–17. https://doi.org/10.1079/ajaa2003003

Land use effects on soil quality in a tropical forest ecosystem of Bangladesh

Agriculture, Ecosystems &amp; Environment / Jun 01, 2000

Islam, K. R., & Weil, R. R. (2000). Land use effects on soil quality in a tropical forest ecosystem of Bangladesh. Agriculture, Ecosystems &amp; Environment, 79(1), 9–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8809(99)00145-0

Soil and Plant Influences on Crop Response to Two African Phosphate Rocks

Agronomy Journal / Nov 01, 2000

Weil, R. R. (2000). Soil and Plant Influences on Crop Response to Two African Phosphate Rocks. Agronomy Journal, 92(6), 1167–1175. Portico. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2000.9261167x

Sulfur Nutrition of Maize in Four Regions of Malawi

Agronomy Journal / Jul 01, 2000

Weil, R. R., & Mughogho, S. K. (2000). Sulfur Nutrition of Maize in Four Regions of Malawi. Agronomy Journal, 92(4), 649–656. Portico. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2000.924649x

A rapid microwave digestion method for colorimetric measurement of soil organic carbon

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis / Sep 01, 1998

Islam, K. R., & Weil, R. R. (1998). A rapid microwave digestion method for colorimetric measurement of soil organic carbon. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 29(15–16), 2269–2284. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103629809370110

Microwave irradiation of soil for routine measurement of microbial biomass carbon

Biology and Fertility of Soils / Sep 18, 1998

Islam, K. R., & Weil, R. R. (1998). Microwave irradiation of soil for routine measurement of microbial biomass carbon. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 27(4), 408–416. https://doi.org/10.1007/s003740050451

Seasonal trends in soil nitrogen from injected or surface‐incorporated sewage sludge applied to corn

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis / Jan 01, 1998

Cartron, J. M., & Weil, R. R. (1998). Seasonal trends in soil nitrogen from injected or surface‐incorporated sewage sludge applied to corn. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 29(1–2), 121–139. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103629809369933

Freeze-dried soil extraction method for the measurement of microbial biomass C

Biology and Fertility of Soils / Feb 17, 1997

Islam, K. R., Weil, R. R., Mulchi, C. L., & Glenn, S. D. (1997). Freeze-dried soil extraction method for the measurement of microbial biomass C. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 24(2), 205–210. https://doi.org/10.1007/s003740050232

Influence of Soil Moisture Regimes on Subsequent Soil Manganese Availability and Toxicity in Two Cotton Genotypes

Agronomy Journal / Jan 01, 1997

Weil, R. R., Foy, C. D., & Coradetti, C. A. (1997). Influence of Soil Moisture Regimes on Subsequent Soil Manganese Availability and Toxicity in Two Cotton Genotypes. Agronomy Journal, 89(1), 1–8. Portico. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj1997.00021962008900010001x

Effects of intensity of agronomic practices on a soil ecosystem

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture / Mar 01, 1993

Weil, R. R., Lowell, K. A., & Shade, H. M. (1993). Effects of intensity of agronomic practices on a soil ecosystem. American Journal of Alternative Agriculture, 8(1), 5–14. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0889189300004859

Dry Matter and Nitrogen Accumulation and Partitioning in Field Grown Winged Bean

Experimental Agriculture / Jul 01, 1991

Weil, R. R., & Belmont, G. S. (1991). Dry Matter and Nitrogen Accumulation and Partitioning in Field Grown Winged Bean. Experimental Agriculture, 27(3), 323–328. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0014479700019049

Effects of Winged Bean on a Following Maize Crop

Experimental Agriculture / Jul 01, 1991

Weil, R. R., & Samaranayake, A. (1991). Effects of Winged Bean on a Following Maize Crop. Experimental Agriculture, 27(3), 329–338. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0014479700019050

Effect of submergence on availability of certain plant nutrients in three Ultisol catenas

Plant and Soil / Feb 01, 1989

Weil, R. R., & Holah, Sh. Sh. (1989). Effect of submergence on availability of certain plant nutrients in three Ultisol catenas. Plant and Soil, 114(2), 147–157. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02220793

Effects of manuring on the arthropod community in an arable soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry / Jan 01, 1979

Weil, R. R., & Kroontje, W. (1979). Effects of manuring on the arthropod community in an arable soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 11(6), 669–679. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0717(79)90037-3

Michael Hickner

Michigan State University
Most Relevant Research Interests
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Other Research Interests (48)
polymers : 3D printing : materials chemistry : energy : water
Colloid and Surface Chemistry
Biochemistry
General Chemistry
Catalysis
And 43 more
About
Michael Hickner is an accomplished researcher and educator with an extensive background in chemical engineering. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2003. For the past 15 years, Hickner has been a Rogerson Endowed Professor at Michigan State University, where he has conducted highly acclaimed research in the areas of sustainable energy technologies and nanomanufacturing. Previous to this appointment, Hickner was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, where he conducted post-doctoral research in the fields of materials science, nanotechnology, and catalysis. Given his diverse skill set and supportive leadership style, Michigan State students look to Hickner to provide them with the guidance, mentorship, and educational tools necessary to excel in the field of chemical engineering.
Most Relevant Publications (1+)

217 total publications

Solvent-non-solvent rapid-injection for preparing nanostructured materials from micelles to hydrogels

Nature Communications / Aug 26, 2019

Lang, C., LaNasa, J. A., Utomo, N., Xu, Y., Nelson, M. J., Song, W., Hickner, M. A., Colby, R. H., Kumar, M., & Hickey, R. J. (2019). Solvent-non-solvent rapid-injection for preparing nanostructured materials from micelles to hydrogels. Nature Communications, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11804-7

Laurence Steinberg

Distinguished Professor and Expert in Family, Adolescence, and Psychology
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cognitive Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Neuroscience
Developmental Biology
Developmental Neuroscience
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Other Research Interests (35)
Adolescence
History and Philosophy of Science
General Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Education
And 30 more
About
Adolescent development, parent-adolescent relationships, adolescent brain development, adolescent decision-making
Most Relevant Publications (13+)

99 total publications

Cognitive and affective development in adolescence

Trends in Cognitive Sciences / Feb 01, 2005

Steinberg, L. (2005). Cognitive and affective development in adolescence. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 9(2), 69–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2004.12.005

We Know Some Things: Parent-Adolescent Relationships in Retrospect and Prospect

Journal of Research on Adolescence / Mar 01, 2001

Steinberg, L. (2001). We Know Some Things: Parent-Adolescent Relationships in Retrospect and Prospect. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 11(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1111/1532-7795.00001

Risk Taking in Adolescence: What Changes, and Why?

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences / Jun 01, 2004

STEINBERG, L. (2004). Risk Taking in Adolescence: What Changes, and Why? Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1021(1), 51–58. https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1308.005

Peers increase adolescent risk taking by enhancing activity in the brain’s reward circuitry

Developmental Science / Dec 15, 2010

Chein, J., Albert, D., O’Brien, L., Uckert, K., & Steinberg, L. (2010). Peers increase adolescent risk taking by enhancing activity in the brain’s reward circuitry. Developmental Science, 14(2), F1–F10. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.01035.x

A dual systems model of adolescent risk-taking

Developmental Psychobiology / Jan 01, 2010

Steinberg, L. (2010). A dual systems model of adolescent risk-taking. Developmental Psychobiology, n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.20445

Psychological Control and Autonomy Granting: Opposite Ends of a Continuum or Distinct Constructs?

Journal of Research on Adolescence / Mar 01, 2003

Silk, J. S. (2003). Psychological Control and Autonomy Granting: Opposite Ends of a Continuum or Distinct Constructs? Journal of Research on Adolescence, 13(1), 113–128. https://doi.org/10.1111/1532-7795.1301004

The dual systems model: Review, reappraisal, and reaffirmation

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience / Feb 01, 2016

Shulman, E. P., Smith, A. R., Silva, K., Icenogle, G., Duell, N., Chein, J., & Steinberg, L. (2016). The dual systems model: Review, reappraisal, and reaffirmation. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 17, 103–117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2015.12.010

Judgment and Decision Making in Adolescence

Journal of Research on Adolescence / Feb 15, 2011

Albert, D., & Steinberg, L. (2011). Judgment and Decision Making in Adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 21(1), 211–224. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00724.x

Patterns of Competence and Adjustment Among Adolescents from Authoritative, Authoritarian, Indulgent, and Neglectful Homes: A Replication in a Sample of Serious Juvenile Offenders

Journal of Research on Adolescence / Mar 01, 2006

Steinberg, L., Blatt-Eisengart, I., & Cauffman, E. (2006). Patterns of Competence and Adjustment Among Adolescents from Authoritative, Authoritarian, Indulgent, and Neglectful Homes: A Replication in a Sample of Serious Juvenile Offenders. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 16(1), 47–58. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2006.00119.x

A behavioral scientist looks at the science of adolescent brain development

Brain and Cognition / Feb 01, 2010

Steinberg, L. (2010). A behavioral scientist looks at the science of adolescent brain development. Brain and Cognition, 72(1), 160–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2009.11.003

PSYCHOLOGICAL, NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF SERIOUS ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN ADOLESCENCE: THE ROLE OF SELF-CONTROL*

Criminology / Mar 02, 2005

CAUFFMAN, E., STEINBERG, L., & PIQUERO, A. R. (2005). PSYCHOLOGICAL, NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF SERIOUS ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN ADOLESCENCE: THE ROLE OF SELF-CONTROL*. Criminology, 43(1), 133–176. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0011-1348.2005.00005.x

Around the world, adolescence is a time of heightened sensation seeking and immature self-regulation

Developmental Science / Feb 01, 2017

Steinberg, L., Icenogle, G., Shulman, E. P., Breiner, K., Chein, J., Bacchini, D., Chang, L., Chaudhary, N., Giunta, L. D., Dodge, K. A., Fanti, K. A., Lansford, J. E., Malone, P. S., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A. T., Sorbring, E., Tapanya, S., Tirado, L. M. U., … Takash, H. M. S. (2017). Around the world, adolescence is a time of heightened sensation seeking and immature self-regulation. Developmental Science, 21(2), e12532. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12532

Ask Not What Your Teen Can Do For You, But What You Can Do For Your Teen!

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology / May 01, 1997

Sanfilippo, J. S. (1997). Ask Not What Your Teen Can Do For You, But What You Can Do For Your Teen! Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 10(2), 57–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1083-3188(97)70052-4

Edoardo Airoldi

Professor of Statistics & Data Science Temple University & PI, Harvard University
Most Relevant Research Interests
Computational Biology
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Genetics (clinical)
Genetics
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
General Immunology and Microbiology
General Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
Other Research Interests (50)
Statistics
Causal Inference
Network Science
Statistical Machine Learning
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
And 45 more
About
Edoardo Airoldi is a Professor in the Department of Machine Learning at Temple University. He is also the Director of the Center for Machine Learning and Health. He is a world-renowned expert in the fields of machine learning and artificial intelligence, with a focus on applications to health. Airoldi is a member of the prestigious Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) and the International Machine Learning Society (IMLS). He has published over 200 papers in leading journals and conferences, and his work has been covered by various media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Wired.
Most Relevant Publications (23+)

106 total publications

Coming soon to a journal near you—The updated guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

Autophagy / Aug 22, 2014

Klionsky, D. J. (2014). Coming soon to a journal near you—The updated guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy. Autophagy, 10(10), 1691–1691. https://doi.org/10.4161/auto.36187

Analysis and design of RNA sequencing experiments for identifying isoform regulation

Nature Methods / Nov 07, 2010

Katz, Y., Wang, E. T., Airoldi, E. M., & Burge, C. B. (2010). Analysis and design of RNA sequencing experiments for identifying isoform regulation. Nature Methods, 7(12), 1009–1015. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1528

Coordination of Growth Rate, Cell Cycle, Stress Response, and Metabolic Activity in Yeast

Molecular Biology of the Cell / Jan 01, 2008

Brauer, M. J., Huttenhower, C., Airoldi, E. M., Rosenstein, R., Matese, J. C., Gresham, D., Boer, V. M., Troyanskaya, O. G., & Botstein, D. (2008). Coordination of Growth Rate, Cell Cycle, Stress Response, and Metabolic Activity in Yeast. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 19(1), 352–367. https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e07-08-0779

Reversible, Specific, Active Aggregates of Endogenous Proteins Assemble upon Heat Stress

Cell / Sep 01, 2015

Wallace, E. W. J., Kear-Scott, J. L., Pilipenko, E. V., Schwartz, M. H., Laskowski, P. R., Rojek, A. E., Katanski, C. D., Riback, J. A., Dion, M. F., Franks, A. M., Airoldi, E. M., Pan, T., Budnik, B. A., & Drummond, D. A. (2015). Reversible, Specific, Active Aggregates of Endogenous Proteins Assemble upon Heat Stress. Cell, 162(6), 1286–1298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2015.08.041