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Benjamin A. Alman

Benjamin A. Alman

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
82
Citations
22921
World Ranking
16206
National Ranking
8150

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Benjamin A. Alman is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work covers interdisciplinary subfields, including molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, rheumatology, cancer research, and immunology.

The main topics of Benjamin A. Alman's research include sarcoma diagnosis and treatment, bone tumor diagnosis and treatments, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, soft tissue tumor case studies, health and medical research impacts, bone metabolism and diseases, and the role of immune cells in cancer.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Benjamin A. Alman include:

  • Erythromyeloid progenitors give rise to a population of osteoclasts that contribute to bone homeostasis and repair (2020, Nature Cell Biology)
  • The origins and roles of osteoclasts in bone development, homeostasis and repair (2022, Development)
  • Current Management of Desmoid Tumors (2024, JAMA Oncology)
  • Monocyte/Macrophage Lineage Cells From Fetal Erythromyeloid Progenitors Orchestrate Bone Remodeling and Repair (2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology)
  • Yolk-sac-derived macrophages progressively expand in the mouse kidney with age (2020, eLife)

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Vijitha Puviindran, Yasuhito Yahara, Puviindran Nadesan, Hongyuan Zhang, and Makoto Nakagawa. These collaborations reflect a consistent network of research partners contributing to their studies.

Benjamin A. Alman's work has appeared in several prominent publication venues, including:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Journal of Arthroplasty
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
  • Cancer Research

Recognized within the medical research community, Benjamin A. Alman is a member of the Association of American Physicians. Their research has contributed to a broad understanding of bone metabolism, cancer mechanisms, and sarcoma diagnostics spanning over many years.

Best Publications

  • Mechanism of hard-nanomaterial clearance by the liver

    Kim M. Tsoi;Sonya A. Macparland;Xue Zhong Ma;Vinzent N. Spetzler

  • Diagnosis and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, part 2: respiratory, cardiac, bone health, and orthopaedic management

    David J Birnkrant;Katharine Bushby;Carla M Bann;Benjamin A Alman

  • Cutaneous wound healing: recruiting developmental pathways for regeneration

    Kirsten A. Bielefeld;Saeid Amini-Nik;Benjamin A. Alman

  • Are Quantum Dots Toxic? Exploring the Discrepancy Between Cell Culture and Animal Studies

    Kim M. Tsoi;Qin Dai;Benjamin A. Alman;Warren C. W. Chan

  • Beta-Catenin Signaling Plays a Disparate Role in Different Phases of Fracture Repair: Implications for Therapy to Improve Bone Healing

    Yan Chen;Heather C Whetstone;Alvin C Lin;Puviindran Nadesan

  • Long-term benefits of deflazacort treatment for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in their second decade

    W.D. Biggar;V.A. Harris;L. Eliasoph;B. Alman

  • Side population cells in human cancers.

    Colleen Wu;Benjamin A. Alman

  • Predominance of Beta-Catenin Mutations and Beta-Catenin Dysregulation in Sporadic Aggressive Fibromatosis (Desmoid Tumor)

    Sabine Tejpar;Friedel Nollet;Catherine Li;Jay S Wunder

  • β-Catenin stabilization dysregulates mesenchymal cell proliferation, motility, and invasiveness and causes aggressive fibromatosis and hyperplastic cutaneous wounds

    Sophia S. Cheon;Alexander Y. L. Cheah;Stefanie Turley;Puviindran Nadesan

  • Increased beta-catenin protein and somatic APC mutations in sporadic aggressive fibromatoses (desmoid tumors)

    B A Alman;C Li;M E Pajerski;S Diaz-Cano

  • The management of desmoid tumours : A joint global consensus-based guideline approach for adult and paediatric patients

    Ben Alman;Steven Attia;Christina Baumgarten;Charlotte Benson

  • Modulating hedgehog signaling can attenuate the severity of osteoarthritis

    Alvin C Lin;Brian L Seeto;Justyna M Bartoszko;Michael A Khoury

  • Complications of elastic stable intramedullary nail fixation of pediatric femoral fractures, and how to avoid them.

    Unni G Narayanan;Joshua E Hyman;Andrew M Wainwright;Mercer Rang

  • Development and Testing of a Multidimensional iPhone Pain Assessment Application for Adolescents with Cancer

    Jennifer N Stinson;Lindsay A Jibb;Cynthia Nguyen;Paul C Nathan

  • Macrophages promote osteoblastic differentiation in-vivo: implications in fracture repair and bone homeostasis.

    Linda Vi;Linda Vi;Gurpreet S Baht;Heather Whetstone;Adeline Ng;Adeline Ng

  • Side population cells isolated from mesenchymal neoplasms have tumor initiating potential.

    Colleen Wu;Qingxia Wei;Velani Utomo;Puviindran Nadesan

  • Cartilage tumours and bone development: molecular pathology and possible therapeutic targets

    Judith V. M. G. Bovée;Pancras C. W. Hogendoorn;Jay S. Wunder;Benjamin A. Alman

  • A mutant PTH/PTHrP type I receptor in enchondromatosis

    Sevan Hopyan;Nalan Gokgoz;Raymond Poon;Robert C. Gensure

  • Osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma.

    Kivanc I. Atesok;Benjamin A. Alman;Emil H. Schemitsch;Amos Peyser

  • Scoliosis: Review of diagnosis and treatment.

    Joseph A Janicki;Benjamin Alman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay S. Wunder
Jay S. Wunder University of Toronto
James G. Wright
James G. Wright University of Toronto
Andrew W. Howard
Andrew W. Howard California Institute of Technology
Irene L. Andrulis
Irene L. Andrulis University of Toronto
William G. Cole
William G. Cole University of Toronto
Sabine Tejpar
Sabine Tejpar KU Leuven
Chi-chung Hui
Chi-chung Hui University of Toronto
Olivier Pourquié
Olivier Pourquié Brigham and Women's Hospital
Riccardo Fodde
Riccardo Fodde Erasmus MC
Sally L. Dunwoodie
Sally L. Dunwoodie Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

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