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Augustine M. K. Choi

Augustine M. K. Choi

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Biology and Biochemistry

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148
Citations
113650
World Ranking
194
National Ranking
133

Medicine

D-Index
149
Citations
114255
World Ranking
1179
National Ranking
685

Overview

Augustine M. K. Choi is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a primary focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, molecular biology, epidemiology, immunology, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics that include:

  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy

Frequent publication venues where Augustine M. K. Choi has contributed include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Thorax

Their recent papers highlight a focus on cellular mechanisms and diseases related to respiratory health and inflammation. Key publications include:

  • "Autophagy in major human diseases," 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • "Mitochondria in health, disease, and aging," 2023, Physiological Reviews
  • "Cigarette smoke-initiated autoimmunity facilitates sensitisation to elastin-induced COPD-like pathologies in mice," 2020, European Respiratory Journal
  • "Reversal of emphysema by restoration of pulmonary endothelial cells," 2021, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • "Cytokine signatures of end organ injury in COVID-19," 2021, Scientific Reports

Augustine M. K. Choi has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, reflecting interdisciplinary work and sustained research partnerships. These include Mary E. Choi, Edward J. Schenck, Luis G. Gómez-Escobar, Alexandra C. Racanelli, and Kiichi Nakahira.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Autophagy proteins regulate innate immune responses by inhibiting the release of mitochondrial DNA mediated by the NALP3 inflammasome

    Kiichi Nakahira;Jeffrey Adam Haspel;Jeffrey Adam Haspel;Vijay A.K. Rathinam;Seon Jin Lee

  • Heme oxygenase-1/carbon monoxide: from basic science to therapeutic applications.

    Stefan W. Ryter;Jawed Alam;Augustine M. K. Choi

  • Autophagy in human health and disease.

    Augustine M K Choi;Stefan W. Ryter;Beth Levine

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

  • Carbon monoxide has anti-inflammatory effects involving the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway

    Leo E. Otterbein;Leo E. Otterbein;Fritz H. Bach;Jawed Alam;Miguel P. Soares

  • Nrf2, a Cap'n'Collar transcription factor, regulates induction of the heme oxygenase-1 gene.

    Jawed Alam;Daniel Stewart;Cheri Touchard;Sujji Boinapally

  • Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Eric H. Baehrecke;Andrea Ballabio;Patricia Boya

  • Heme oxygenase-1: function, regulation, and implication of a novel stress-inducible protein in oxidant-induced lung injury.

    Augustine M.K. Choi;Jawed Alam

  • Mechanisms of cell death in oxidative stress.

    Stefan W. Ryter;Hong Pyo Kim;Alexander Hoetzel;Jeong W. Park

  • Autophagy in major human diseases

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Giulia Petroni;Ravi K. Amaravadi;Eric H. Baehrecke

  • Carbon monoxide generated by heme oxygenase 1 suppresses endothelial cell apoptosis.

    Sophie Brouard;Leo E. Otterbein;Josef Anrather;Edda Tobiasch

  • Heme oxygenase: colors of defense against cellular stress

    Leo E. Otterbein;Augustine M. K. Choi;Augustine M. K. Choi

  • The NASA Twins Study: A multidimensional analysis of a year-long human spaceflight.

    Francine E. Garrett-Bakelman;Francine E. Garrett-Bakelman;Manjula Darshi;Stefan J. Green;Ruben C. Gur

  • Autophagy in human health and disease.

    Andrea Doria;Mariele Gatto;Leonardo Punzi

  • Hypoxia-inducible Factor-1 Mediates Transcriptional Activation of the Heme Oxygenase-1 Gene in Response to Hypoxia

    Patty J. Lee;Bing Hua Jiang;Beek Yoke Chin;Narayan V. Iyer

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Heme oxygenase-1: the "emerging molecule" has arrived.

    Danielle Morse;Augustine M. K. Choi

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan W. Ryter
Stefan W. Ryter Cornell University
Leo E. Otterbein
Leo E. Otterbein Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Kiichi Nakahira
Kiichi Nakahira Cornell University
Jawed Alam
Jawed Alam University Medical Center New Orleans
Fernando J. Martinez
Fernando J. Martinez University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Patty J. Lee
Patty J. Lee Duke University
Noriko Murase
Noriko Murase University of Pittsburgh
George R. Washko
George R. Washko Brigham and Women's Hospital
Edwin K. Silverman
Edwin K. Silverman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fritz H. Bach
Fritz H. Bach Harvard Medical School

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