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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Barbara Baird is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily focused on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, alongside Medicine. Within these domains, their work often intersects with subfields such as Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cell Biology, Neurology, and Physiology.

The main research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Cellular Transport and Secretion
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology

Barbara Baird has contributed articles to a variety of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Biophysical Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Advanced Materials
  • npj Parkinson's Disease

Significant recent papers authored by Barbara Baird are:

  • "Lipid-based and protein-based interactions synergize transmembrane signaling stimulated by antigen clustering of IgE receptors," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Ultrasmall, Bright, and Photostable Fluorescent Core-Shell Aluminosilicate Nanoparticles for Live-Cell Optical Super-Resolution Microscopy," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "Imaging FCS delineates subtle heterogeneity in plasma membranes of resting mast cells," 2020, Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • "Alpha synuclein modulates mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake from ER during cell stimulation and under stress conditions," 2023, npj Parkinson's Disease
  • "A palmitoylation code controls PI4KIIIα complex formation and PI(4,5)P2 homeostasis at the plasma membrane," 2021, Journal of Cell Science

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Nirmalya Bag
  • David A. Holowka
  • Alice Wagenknecht-Wiesner
  • Meraj Ramezani
  • David Eliezer

Barbara Baird's career includes recognition through awards such as the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, awarded in 2008, and the Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, awarded in 1993.

Best Publications

  • Bright and Stable Core−Shell Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles

    Hooisweng Ow;Daniel R. Larson;Mamta Srivastava;Barbara A. Baird

  • Large-scale fluid/fluid phase separation of proteins and lipids in giant plasma membrane vesicles

    Tobias Baumgart;Adam T. Hammond;Prabuddha Sengupta;Samuel T. Hess

  • Constrained diffusion or immobile fraction on cell surfaces: a new interpretation.

    T.J. Feder;I. Brust-Mascher;J.P. Slattery;B. Baird

  • Critical fluctuations in plasma membrane vesicles.

    Sarah L. Veatch;Pietro Cicuta;Prabuddha Sengupta;Aurelia Honerkamp-Smith

  • Compartmentalized Activation of the High Affinity Immunoglobulin E Receptor within Membrane Domains

    Kenneth A. Field;David Holowka;Barbara Baird

  • Critical Role for Cholesterol in Lyn-mediated Tyrosine Phosphorylation of FcεRI and Their Association with Detergent-resistant Membranes

    Erin D. Sheets;David Holowka;Barbara Baird

  • Crosslinking a lipid raft component triggers liquid ordered-liquid disordered phase separation in model plasma membranes

    A. T. Hammond;F. A. Heberle;T. Baumgart;D. Holowka

  • Fc epsilon RI-mediated recruitment of p53/56lyn to detergent-resistant membrane domains accompanies cellular signaling

    Kenneth A. Field;David Holowka;Barbara Baird

  • Quantitative analysis of phospholipids in functionally important membrane domains from RBL-2H3 mast cells using tandem high-resolution mass spectrometry.

    Einar K. Fridriksson;Petia A. Shipkova;Erin D. Sheets;David Holowka

  • Correlation functions quantify super-resolution images and estimate apparent clustering due to over-counting.

    Sarah L. Veatch;Sarah L. Veatch;Benjamin B. Machta;Sarah A. Shelby;Ethan N. Chiang

  • Core/Shell fluorescent silica nanoparticles for chemical sensing: towards single-particle laboratories.

    Andrew Burns;Prabuddha Sengupta;Tara Zedayko;Barbara Baird

  • Trimetrexate for the treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

    C J Allegra;B A Chabner;C U Tuazon;D Ogata-Arakaki

  • Interactions between Fc(epsilon)RI and lipid raft components are regulated by the actin cytoskeleton.

    David Holowka;Erin D. Sheets;Barbara Baird

  • Structural determinants for partitioning of lipids and proteins between coexisting fluid phases in giant plasma membrane vesicles.

    Prabuddha Sengupta;Adam Hammond;David Holowka;Barbara Baird

  • A lipid raft environment enhances Lyn kinase activity by protecting the active site tyrosine from dephosphorylation.

    Ryan M. Young;David Holowka;Barbara Baird

  • Effect of 9-(1,3-Dihydroxy-2-Propoxymethyl) Guanine on Serious Cytomegalovirus Disease in Eight Immunosuppressed Homosexual Men

    Henry Masur;H. Clifford Lane;Alan Palestine;Phillip D. Smith

  • Molecular crowding on the cell surface.

    TA Ryan;J Myers;D Holowka;B Baird

  • Fluorescence anisotropy measurements of lipid order in plasma membranes and lipid rafts from RBL-2H3 mast cells.

    Arun Gidwani;David Holowka;Barbara Baird

  • Patterned biofunctional poly(acrylic acid) brushes on silicon surfaces.

    Rong Dong;Sitaraman Krishnan;Barbara A. Baird;Manfred Lindau

  • Membrane organization in immunoglobulin E receptor signaling

    Erin D Sheets;David Holowka;Barbara Baird

Frequent Co-Authors

David Holowka
David Holowka Cornell University
Christopher K. Ober
Christopher K. Ober Cornell University
Harold G. Craighead
Harold G. Craighead Cornell University
Ulrich Wiesner
Ulrich Wiesner Cornell University
Patricia M. Kane
Patricia M. Kane SUNY Upstate Medical University
David Eliezer
David Eliezer Cornell University
Fred W. McLafferty
Fred W. McLafferty Cornell University
Jack H. Freed
Jack H. Freed Cornell University
Héctor D. Abruña
Héctor D. Abruña Cornell University
Anant K. Menon
Anant K. Menon Cornell University

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