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110
Citations
44615
World Ranking
806
National Ranking
321

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Amos B. Smith was affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research spanned several fields, primarily focusing on Immunology and Microbiology as well as Medicine. Within these broader areas, they specialized in subfields including Virology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Organic Chemistry, and Molecular Biology.

The main research topics covered by Amos B. Smith included:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

Amos B. Smith published frequently in several scientific venues. The most common publication venues were:

  • Journal of Virology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Viruses
  • iScience

Their recent papers included:

  • "The HIV-1 Env gp120 Inner Domain Shapes the Phe43 Cavity and the CD4 Binding Site," 2020, mBio
  • "Modulating HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein conformation to decrease the HIV-1 reservoir," 2021, Cell Host & Microbe
  • "Long-Acting BMS-378806 Analogues Stabilize the State-1 Conformation of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope Glycoproteins," 2020, Journal of Virology
  • "Evolution of Anion Relay Chemistry: Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural Products," 2020, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "Shedding-Resistant HIV-1 Envelope Glycoproteins Adopt Downstream Conformations That Remain Responsive to Conformation-Preferring Ligands," 2020, Journal of Virology

Amos B. Smith collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Andrés Finzi
  • Joseph Sodroski
  • Jonathan Richard
  • Marzena Pazgier
  • Hung-Ching Chen

Over the course of their career, Amos B. Smith was recognized by professional organizations. They were named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2006 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Orientational ordering transition in solid C60.

    Paul A. Heiney;John E. Fischer;Andrew R. McGhie;William J. Romanow

  • Phytochemistry: ibuprofen-like activity in extra-virgin olive oil.

    Gary K. Beauchamp;Russell S. J. Keast;Russell S. J. Keast;Diane Morel;Jianming Lin

  • Carboxylic Acid (Bio)Isosteres in Drug Design

    Carlo Ballatore;Donna M. Huryn;Amos B. Smith

  • Conformational dynamics of single HIV-1 envelope trimers on the surface of native virions

    James B. Munro;Jason Gorman;Xiaochu Ma;Zhou Zhou

  • Peptide synthesis catalyzed by an antibody containing a binding site for variable amino acids

    Ralph Hirschmann;Amos B. Smith;Carol M. Taylor;Patricia A. Benkovic

  • Evolution of Dithiane-Based Strategies for the Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural Products

    Amos B. Smith;Christopher M. Adams

  • STRUCTURE AND BONDING IN ALKALI-METAL-DOPED C60

    Otto Z Zhou;John E. Fischer;Nicole Coustel;Stefan Kycia

  • Nonpeptidal peptidomimetics with a β-D-glucose scaffolding. A partial somatostatin agonist bearing a close structural relationship to a potent, selective substance P antagonist

    R. Hirschmann;K. C. Nicolaou;S. Pietranico;J. Salvino

  • Compressibility of Solid C60

    John E. Fischer;Paul A. Heiney;Andrew R. Mcghie;William J. Romanow

  • Evolution of a gram-scale synthesis of (+)-discodermolide

    Amos B. Smith;Thomas J. Beauchamp;Matthew J. Lamarche;Michael D. Kaufman

  • Small-molecule inhibitors of HIV-1 entry block receptor-induced conformational changes in the viral envelope glycoproteins

    Zhihai Si;Navid Madani;Jason M. Cox;Jason J. Chruma

  • Microtubule stabilizing agents as potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative tauopathies.

    Carlo Ballatore;Kurt R. Brunden;Donna M. Huryn;John Q. Trojanowski

  • Orientational disorder in solvent-free solid c70.

    Gavin B. M. Vaughan;Paul A. Heiey;David E. Luzzi;Deborah A. Ricketts-Foot

  • Electronic states and phases of KxC60 from photoemission and X-ray absorption spectroscopy

    C. T. Chen;L. H. Tjeng;P. Rudolf;G. Meigs

  • Structure Property Relationships of Carboxylic Acid Isosteres

    Pierrik Lassalas;Caroline Lasfargeas;Michael J. James

  • Total synthesis of (+)-phorboxazole A exploiting the Petasis-Ferrier rearrangement.

    Amos B. Smith;Kevin P. Minbiole;and Patrick R. Verhoest;Michael Schelhaas

  • Transient absorption studies of C60 in solution

    R. J. Sension;C. M. Phillips;A. Z. Szarka;W. J. Romanow

  • Inhibition of tau fibrillization by oleocanthal via reaction with the amino groups of tau

    Wenkai Li;Jeffrey B. Sperry;Alex Crowe;John Q. Trojanowski

  • 1,2-Methanobuckminsterfullerene (C61H2), the parent fullerene cyclopropane: synthesis and structure

    Amos B. Smith;Robert M. Strongin;Laurent Brard;George T. Furst

  • Compressibility of M3C60 Fullerene Superconductors: Relation Between Tc and Lattice Parameter

    Otto Zhou;Qing Zhu;John E. Fischer;Nicole Coustel

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph Hirschmann
Ralph Hirschmann University of Pennsylvania
Joseph Sodroski
Joseph Sodroski Harvard Medical School
John Q. Trojanowski
John Q. Trojanowski University of Pennsylvania
Virginia M.-Y. Lee
Virginia M.-Y. Lee University of Pennsylvania
Kurt R. Brunden
Kurt R. Brunden University of Pennsylvania
Paul A. Heiney
Paul A. Heiney University of Pennsylvania
Andrés Finzi
Andrés Finzi University of Montreal
Robert M. Strongin
Robert M. Strongin Portland State University
Robin M. Hochstrasser
Robin M. Hochstrasser University of Pennsylvania
Ernesto Freire
Ernesto Freire Johns Hopkins University

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