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Ecology and Evolution

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51
Citations
16519
World Ranking
3553
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1245

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Christopher Uhl is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on oncology, immunology, biotechnology, genetics, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses several key topics, including cancer research and treatments, glioma diagnosis and treatment, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, immunotherapy and immune responses, CAR-T cell therapy research, and virus-based gene therapy research.

Uhl has contributed to a number of research publications, with recent papers covering various aspects of immunotherapeutic platforms and cancer treatment strategies. These papers include:

  • A biologic-device combination product delivering tumor-derived antigens elicits immunogenic cell death-associated immune responses against glioblastoma (2023) - Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • 1398 Personalized immunotherapeutic platform with evidence of clinical activity in glioblastoma protects mice against ovarian liver and bladder cancer tumor challenges (2022) - Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts
  • Abstract 626: Personalized immunotherapeutic platform with evidence of clinical activity in glioblastoma (IGV-001) protects mice against other lethal solid tumor challenges (2022) - Cancer Research
  • 1071 Autologous tumor cell immunotherapeutic platform induces stress-correlated immunogenic cell death leading to immune activation within the draining lymph nodes (2022) - Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts
  • Abstract 2782: Machine learning algorithm identifies key serum cytokines associated with evidence of clinical activity in patients treated with personalized immunotherapeutic platform (IGV-00) (2022) - Cancer Research

Frequent co-authors in Uhl's research include Mark A. Exley, Jenny Zilberberg, Christopher Cultrara, Amelia Zellander, and Charles Scott.

Uhl has published multiple works in venues such as Cancer Research, Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, and Clinical Immunology.

Among the awards associated with Uhl is the Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, received in 1991.

Best Publications

  • Abandoned pastures in eastern Amazonia. I. Patterns of plant succession

    C. Uhl;R. Buschbacher;E. A. S. Serrao

  • Deforestation, Fire Susceptibility, and Potential Tree Responses to Fire in the Eastern Amazon

    Christopher Uhl;J. Boone Kauffman

  • Leaf lifespan as a determinant of leaf structure and function among 23 amazonian tree species.

    P. B. Reich;C. Uhl;M. B. Walters;D. S. Ellsworth

  • LONG-TERM CHRONOSEQUENCE OF FOREST SUCCESSION IN THE UPPER RIO NEGRO OF COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA

    Juan G. Saldarriaga;Darrell C. West;M. L. Tharp;Christopher Uhl

  • FACTORS CONTROLLING SUCCESSION FOLLOWING SLASH-AND-BURN AGRICULTURE IN AMAZONIA

    Christopher Uhl

  • A comparative study of tree establishment in abandoned pasture and mature forest of eastern Amazonia

    Daniel C. Nepstad;Christopher Uhl;Cassio A. Pereira;Jose Maria Cardoso da Silva

  • Logging damage during planned and unplanned logging operations in the eastern Amazon

    Jennifer S. Johns;Paulo Barreto;Christopher Uhl

  • Logging impacts and prospects for sustainable forest management in an old Amazonian frontier: The case of Paragominas

    Adalberto Verissimo;Paulo Barreto;Marli Mattos;Ricardo Tarifa

  • Succession and Nutrient Dynamics Following Forest Cutting and Burning in Amazonia

    Christopher Uhl;Carl F. Jordan

  • Vegetation Dynamics in Amazonian Treefall Gaps

    Christopher Uhl;Kathleen Clark;Nelda Dezzeo;Pedro Maquirino

  • Amazon Rain-Forest Fires

    Robert L. Sanford;Juan Saldarriaga;Kathleen E. Clark;Christopher Uhl

  • Recuperation of a degraded Amazonian landscape: forest recovery and agricultural restoration.

    D. C. Nepstad;Christopher Uhl;E. A.S. Serrao

  • Abandoned pastures in eastern Amazonia. II. Nutrient stocks in the soil and vegetation

    R. Buschbacher;C. Uhl;E. A. S. Serrao

  • FIRE IN AMAZONIAN SELECTIVELY LOGGED RAIN FOREST AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE REDUCTION

    Andrew R. Holdsworth;Christopher Uhl

  • EARLY PLANT SUCCESSION AFTER CUTTING AND BURNING IN THE UPPER RIO NEGRO REGION OF THE AMAZON BASIN

    Christopher Uhl;Kathleen Clark;Howard Clark;Peter Murphy

  • Plant Succession, Landscape Management, and the Ecology of Frugivorous Birds in Abandoned Amazonian Pastures

    José Maria Cardoso Da Silva;Christopher Uhl;Gregory Murray

  • A disturbing synergism between cattle ranch burning practices and selective tree harvesting in the eastern Amazon.

    Christopher Uhl;Robert Buschbacher

  • Ecological impacts of selective logging in the Brazilian Amazon: a case study from the Paragominas region of the state of Para

    Christopher Uhl;I. C. Guimaraes Vieira

  • Extraction of a high-value natural resource in Amazonia: the case of mahogany.

    Adalberto Veríssimo;Paulo Barreto;Ricardo Tarifa;Christopher Uhl

  • Costs and benefits of forest management for timber production in eastern Amazonia

    Paulo Barreto;Paulo Amaral;Edson Vidal;Christopher Uhl

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl F. Jordan
Carl F. Jordan University of Georgia
David S. Ellsworth
David S. Ellsworth Western Sydney University
Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira
Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
J. Boone Kauffman
J. Boone Kauffman Oregon State University
José Maria Cardoso da Silva
José Maria Cardoso da Silva University of Miami
Geoffrey G. Parker
Geoffrey G. Parker Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Carlos M. Souza
Carlos M. Souza Amazon Institute of People and the Environment
Laura R. Prugh
Laura R. Prugh University of Washington
Michael B. Walters
Michael B. Walters Michigan State University

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