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47
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11556
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18594
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7600

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
  • 1994 - AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award, American Association of Immunologists

Overview

B. J. Fowlkes is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research career is distinguished by recognition within the field of immunology, including awards such as the Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) in 2020, and the AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award from the American Association of Immunologists in 1994.

The scientific work of B. J. Fowlkes involves contributions to immunological research, though specific details about recent papers, co-authors, and publication venues are not provided. The absence of detailed publication records or listed research topics limits a comprehensive assessment of their specialized research areas.

The scientist's career demonstrates engagement at a national research institution, implying involvement in advanced biomedical research initiatives. This background suggests a professional focus likely aligned with immunological studies, given the nature of the awards received and the primary affiliation.

While no explicit record of book publications or detailed fields and subfields of study is given, the professional profile is framed by verifiable honors from a reputable immunology association, indicating peer recognition within this domain.

Best Publications

  • Selective events in T cell development.

    E Robey;B J Fowlkes

  • Molecular and cellular events of T cell development.

    B.J. Fowlkes;Drew M. Pardoll

  • A novel population of T-cell receptor alpha beta-bearing thymocytes which predominantly expresses a single V beta gene family.

    B. J. Fowlkes;A. M. Kruisbeek;H. Ton-That;M. A. Weston

  • Notch Activity Influences the αβ versus γδ T Cell Lineage Decision

    Tracy Washburn;Edina Schweighoffer;Thomas Gridley;David Chang

  • Clonal deletion versus clonal anergy: the role of the thymus in inducing self tolerance.

    Fred Ramsdell;B. J. Fowlkes

  • Differential expression of two distinct T-cell receptors during thymocyte development.

    Drew M. Pardoll;B. J. Fowlkes;Jeffrey A. Bluestone;Ada Kruisbeek

  • A nondeletional mechanism of thymic self tolerance.

    Fred Ramsdell;Tracy Lantz;B. J. Fowlkes

  • Deletion of self-reactive thymocytes occurs at a CD4 + 8 + precursor stage

    B. J. Fowlkes;R. H. Schwartz;D. M. Pardoll

  • Characterization of murine thymocytes with CDS-associated T-cell receptor structures

    Jeffrey A. Bluestone;Drew Pardoll;Susan O. Sharrow;B. J. Fowlkes

  • MHC Class II–Specific T Cells Can Develop in the CD8 Lineage When CD4 Is Absent

    Errin O Matechak;Nigel Killeen;Stephen M Hedrick;B.J Fowlkes

  • Thymic selection in CD8 transgenic mice supports an instructive model for commitment to a CD4 or CD8 lineage

    Ellen A. Robey;Ellen A. Robey;B.J. Fowlkes;Jon W. Gordon;Dimitris Kioussis

  • Maintenance of in Vivo Tolerance by Persistence of Antigen

    Fred Ramsdell;B. J. Fowlkes

  • Dexamethasone induces irreversible G1 arrest and death of a human lymphoid cell line.

    Jeffrey M. Harmon;Michael R. Norman;Michael R. Norman;Betty Jo Fowlkes;E. Brad Thompson

  • Distinct functions for the transcription factors GATA-3 and ThPOK during intrathymic differentiation of CD4(+) T cells.

    Lie Wang;Kathryn F Wildt;Jinfang Zhu;Xianyu Zhang

  • Absence of the Lyt-2-,L3T4+ lineage of T cells in mice treated neonatally with anti-I-A correlates with absence of intrathymic I-A-bearing antigen-presenting cell function.

    A M Kruisbeek;J J Mond;B J Fowlkes;J A Carmen

  • Characterization of T cell receptor gamma chain expression in a subset of murine thymocytes.

    A. M. Lew;D. M. Pardoll;W. L. Maloy;B. J. Fowlkes

  • Altered Development of CD8+ T Cell Lineages in Mice Deficient for the Tec Kinases Itk and Rlk

    Christine Broussard;Christine Fleischacker;Reiko Horai;Madeva Chetana

  • A potential role for CD69 in thymocyte emigration

    Chiguang Feng;Kenneth J. Woodside;Barbara A. Vance;Dalal El‐Khoury

  • The majority of CD4+8- thymocytes are functionally immature.

    F Ramsdell;M Jenkins;Q Dinh;B J Fowlkes

  • Processing of β-Amyloid Precursor-like Protein-1 and -2 by γ-Secretase Regulates Transcription

    Meir H. Scheinfeld;Enrico Ghersi;Karen Laky;B. J. Fowlkes

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald H. Schwartz
Ronald H. Schwartz National Institutes of Health
John E. Coligan
John E. Coligan National Institutes of Health
Ellen A. Robey
Ellen A. Robey University of California, Berkeley
Ronald N. Germain
Ronald N. Germain National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
William E. Paul
William E. Paul National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Lawrence E. Samelson
Lawrence E. Samelson National Institutes of Health
Drew M. Pardoll
Drew M. Pardoll Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Paul E. Love
Paul E. Love National Institutes of Health
Richard Axel
Richard Axel Columbia University

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