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Biology and Biochemistry
Canada
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
84
Citations
23504
World Ranking
3346
National Ranking
103

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2006 - Robert L. Noble Prize, Canadian Cancer Society
  • 2002 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Carol E. Cass is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with particular emphasis on physiology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, public health, environmental and occupational health, molecular biology, and cancer research.

The scientist has contributed to various topics including:

  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis

Among the recent scholarly works, Carol E. Cass co-authored the paper titled "HPLC reveals novel features of nucleoside and nucleobase homeostasis, nucleoside metabolism and nucleoside transport" published in 2020 in the journal Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. This publication has garnered 18 citations.

Frequent collaborators include Reema A Altaweraqi, Sylvia Y.M. Yao, Kyla M. Smith, James D. Young, and Sambasivarao Damaraju. Their joint efforts cover multiple topics within molecular biology and cancer research.

Carol E. Cass has a record of publications primarily in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. This venue has been a key platform for disseminating research findings.

Recognition includes being awarded the Robert L. Noble Prize by the Canadian Cancer Society in 2006 and being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2002 within the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Gastric adenocarcinoma: review and considerations for future directions.

    Bryan J. Dicken;David L. Bigam;Carol Cass;John R. Mackey

  • The equilibrative nucleoside transporter family, SLC29.

    Stephen A. Baldwin;Paul R. Beal;Sylvia Y. M. Yao;Anne E. King

  • Functional Nucleoside Transporters Are Required for Gemcitabine Influx and Manifestation of Toxicity in Cancer Cell Lines

    John R. Mackey;Rajam S. Mani;Milada Selner;Delores Mowles

  • The absence of human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 is associated with reduced survival in patients with gemcitabine-treated pancreas adenocarcinoma.

    Jennifer Spratlin;Randeep Sangha;Darryl Glubrecht;Laith Dabbagh

  • Human Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter 1 Levels Predict Response to Gemcitabine in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

    James J. Farrell;Hany Elsaleh;Miguel Garcia;Raymond Lai

  • Cloning of a human nucleoside transporter implicated in the cellular uptake of adenosine and chemotherapeutic drugs

    Mark Griffiths;Nick Beaumont;Sylvia Y. M. Yao;Manickavasagam Sundaram

  • Molecular Identification and Characterization of Novel Human and Mouse Concentrative Na+-Nucleoside Cotransporter Proteins (hCNT3 and mCNT3) Broadly Selective for Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleosides (System cib)

    Mabel W.L. Ritzel;Amy M.L. Ng;Sylvia Y.M. Yao;Kathryn Graham

  • Nucleoside transporters: molecular biology and implications for therapeutic development.

    Stephen A. Baldwin;John R. Mackey;Carol E. Cass;James D. Young

  • Nucleoside anticancer drugs: the role of nucleoside transporters in resistance to cancer chemotherapy.

    Vijaya L Damaraju;Sambasivarao Damaraju;Sambasivarao Damaraju;James D Young;Stephen A Baldwin

  • The human concentrative and equilibrative nucleoside transporter families, SLC28 and SLC29.

    James D. Young;Sylvia Y.M. Yao;Jocelyn M. Baldwin;Carol E. Cass;Carol E. Cass

  • Functional characterization of novel human and mouse equilibrative nucleoside transporters (hENT3 and mENT3) located in intracellular membranes.

    Stephen A. Baldwin;Sylvia Y.M. Yao;Ralph J. Hyde;Amy M.L. Ng

  • Nucleoside transporters: from scavengers to novel therapeutic targets

    Anne E. King;Michael A. Ackley;Carol E. Cass;Carol E. Cass;James D. Young

  • Transport of nucleoside drugs in animal cells.

    Alan R.P. Paterson;Norbert Kolassa;Carol E. Cass

  • Molecular Cloning and Functional Characterization of Nitrobenzylthioinosine (NBMPR)-sensitive (es) and NBMPR-insensitive (ei) Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter Proteins (rENT1 and rENT2) from Rat Tissues

    Sylvia Y.M. Yao;Amy M.L. Ng;William R. Muzyka;Mark Griffiths;Mark Griffiths

  • The ENT family of eukaryote nucleoside and nucleobase transporters: recent advances in the investigation of structure/function relationships and the identification of novel isoforms.

    Ralph J. Hyde;Carol E. Cass;James D. Young;Stephen A. Baldwin

  • Human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 and human concentrative nucleoside transporter 3 predict survival after adjuvant gemcitabine therapy in resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

    Raphaël Marechal;John R Mackey;Raymond Lai;Pieter Demetter

  • Mediated transport of nucleosides in human erythrocytes. Specific binding of the inhibitor nitrobenzylthioinosine to nucleoside transport sites in the erythrocyte membrane

    Carol E. Cass;Leslie A. Gaudette;Alan R.P. Paterson

  • Molecular cloning and functional expression of cDNAs encoding a human Na+-nucleoside cotransporter (hCNT1)

    M. W. L. Ritzel;S. Y. M. Yao;M.-Y. Huang;J. F. Elliott

  • The role of nucleoside transporters in cancer chemotherapy with nucleoside drugs

    Jing Zhang;Jing Zhang;Frank Visser;Frank Visser;Karen M. King;Karen M. King;Stephen A. Baldwin

  • Gemcitabine Transport in Xenopus Oocytes Expressing Recombinant Plasma Membrane Mammalian Nucleoside Transporters

    John R. Mackey;Sylvia Y. M. Yao;Kyla M. Smith;Edward Karpinski

Frequent Co-Authors

James D. Young
James D. Young University of Alberta
Stephen A. Baldwin
Stephen A. Baldwin University of Leeds
John R. Mackey
John R. Mackey University of Alberta
Alan R. P. Paterson
Alan R. P. Paterson University of Alberta
Raymond Lai
Raymond Lai University of Alberta
Morris J. Robins
Morris J. Robins Brigham Young University
Staffan Eriksson
Staffan Eriksson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Yutaka Yasui
Yutaka Yasui St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Michael Weinfeld
Michael Weinfeld University of Alberta
Russell Greiner
Russell Greiner University of Alberta

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