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Alastair J. J. Wood

Alastair J. J. Wood

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Medicine

D-Index
78
Citations
22305
World Ranking
18045
National Ranking
8995

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Alastair J. J. Wood is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States, focusing primarily on Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans several subfields, notably Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, Ecology, and Aging.

Their scholarly output includes multiple papers published across a variety of scientific journals. Recent notable publications include:

  • "Ancestral gene duplications in mosses characterized by integrated phylogenomic analyses" (2020), Journal of Systematics and Evolution
  • "Analysis and characterization of the Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) gene superfamily in the desert moss Syntrichia caninervis in response to abiotic stress" (2020), Environmental and Experimental Botany
  • "Life on the dry side: a roadmap to understanding desiccation tolerance and accelerating translational applications" (2025), Nature Communications
  • "Improving Agronomic Traits in Canola Through Foliar Applied Potassium Nitrate, Salicylic Acid and Methanol Under Water-Limiting Conditions" (2022), Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
  • "Editorial: Desiccation tolerance in land plants: from mechanisms to evolution" (2023), Frontiers in Plant Science

The scientist's frequent co-authors include Xiaoshuang Li, Daoyuan Zhang, Bei Gao, Melvin J. Oliver, and Matthew Maher, indicating collaboration across related research topics.

Wood's research interests and main topics of work involve:

  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
  • Bryophyte Studies and Records
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

Selected frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Environmental and Experimental Botany
  • Journal of Systematics and Evolution
  • Nature Communications
  • Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Among professional recognitions, Alastair J. J. Wood is a Member of the Association of American Physicians. This membership acknowledges their standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • The drug transporter P-glycoprotein limits oral absorption and brain entry of HIV-1 protease inhibitors.

    R. B. Kim;M. F. Fromm;C. Wandel;B. Leake

  • Reduced β-adrenoceptor sensitivity in the elderly

    Robert E. Vestal;Alastair J. J. Wood;David G. Shand

  • Molecular basis of ethnic differences in drug disposition and response.

    H G Xie;R B Kim;A J Wood;C M Stein

  • Interrelationship between substrates and inhibitors of human CYP3A and P-glycoprotein.

    R. B. Kim;C. Wandel;B. Leake;M. Cvetkovic

  • Increased drug delivery to the brain by P-glycoprotein inhibition.

    Abu J. M. Sadeque;Christoph Wandel;Hauibing He;Selina Shah

  • Reduction of Liver Blood Flow and Propranolol Metabolism by Cimetidine

    John Feely;Grant R. Wilkinson;Alastair J. J. Wood

  • Pharmacological Inhibition of P-glycoprotein Transport Enhances the Distribution of HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors into Brain and Testes

    Edna F. Choo;Brenda Leake;Christoph Wandel;Hitoshi Imamura

  • The effect of common polymorphisms of the beta2-adrenergic receptor on agonist-mediated vascular desensitization

    Victor Dishy;Gbenga G. Sofowora;Hong-Guang Xie;Richard B. Kim

  • Drug therapy. Dipyrimadole

    J. A. Oates;A. J. J. Wood;G. A. Fitzgerald

  • Genetic variability in CYP3A5 and its possible consequences.

    Hong Guang Xie;Alastair J J Wood;Richard B. Kim;C. Michael Stein

  • Exacerbation of vasotonic angina pectoris by propranolol.

    R M Robertson;A J Wood;W K Vaughn;D Robertson

  • P-glycoprotein and cytochrome P-450 3A inhibition: dissociation of inhibitory potencies.

    Christoph Wandel;Richard B. Kim;Shama Kajiji;F. Peter Guengerich

  • Identification and functional characterization of a new CYP2C9 variant (CYP2C9*5) expressed among African Americans.

    Leslie J. Dickmann;Allan E. Rettie;M. Byron Kneller;Richard B. Kim

  • Alterations in leukocyte β-receptor affinity with aging: a potential explanation for altered β-adrenergic sensitivity in the elderly

    R. D. Feldman;L. E. Limbird;J. Nadeau;D. Robertson

  • CYP3A activity in African American and European American men: Population differences and functional effect of the CYP3A4*1B 5′‐promoter region polymorphism

    Christoph Wandel;Christoph Wandel;John S. Witte;John S. Witte;Jefferey M. Hall;Jefferey M. Hall;C. Michael Stein;C. Michael Stein

  • Racial differences in drug response. Altered sensitivity to and clearance of propranolol in men of Chinese descent as compared with American whites.

    Hong-Hao Zhou;R. P. Koshakji;D. J. Silberstein;G. R. Wilkinson

  • Interaction of morphine, fentanyl, sufentanil, alfentanil, and loperamide with the efflux drug transporter P-glycoprotein.

    Christoph Wandel;Richard Kim;Margaret Wood;Alastair Wood

  • Regulation of Human Leukocyte Beta Receptors by Endogenous Catecholamines: RELATIONSHIP OF LEUKOCYTE BETA RECEPTOR DENSITY TO THE CARDIAC SENSITIVITY TO ISOPROTERENOL

    J. Fraser;J. Nadeau;D. Robertson;A. J. J. Wood

  • Racial differences in the response to drugs--pointers to genetic differences.

    Alastair J.J. Wood

  • Effects of age and cigarette smoking on propranolol disposition.

    R. E. Vestal;A. J. J. Wood;R. A. Branch;D. G. Shand

Frequent Co-Authors

Grant R. Wilkinson
Grant R. Wilkinson Vanderbilt University
C. Michael Stein
C. Michael Stein Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Richard B. Kim
Richard B. Kim University of Western Ontario
Dan M. Roden
Dan M. Roden Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Chim C. Lang
Chim C. Lang University of Dundee
Nancy J. Brown
Nancy J. Brown Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jeffrey M. Drazen
Jeffrey M. Drazen Harvard University
David Robertson
David Robertson Vanderbilt University
Scott M. Williams
Scott M. Williams Case Western Reserve University
F. Peter Guengerich
F. Peter Guengerich Vanderbilt University

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