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Overview

Corbin D. Jones is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and agricultural and biological sciences.

Their scholarly output includes a range of recent publications in high-impact journals. Notable papers include:

  • Proteogenomic Characterization Reveals Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Lung Adenocarcinoma (2020, Cell)
  • Proteogenomic characterization of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (2021, Cell)
  • A single bacterial genus maintains root growth in a complex microbiome (2020, Nature)
  • SARS-CoV-2 infection is effectively treated and prevented by EIDD-2801 (2021, Nature)
  • A proteogenomic portrait of lung squamous cell carcinoma (2021, Cell)

Jones's research encompasses several main fields of study including biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, medicine, and agricultural and biological sciences. Their subfields of research extend to molecular biology, plant science, genetics, infectious diseases, and cell biology.

The primary topics addressed in their work are diverse, covering areas such as:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Frequent co-authors in Jones's publications include Jeffery L. Dangl, Jeremy Wang, Theresa F. Law, Audrey Pettifor, and Pelin Volkan. Their collaborations have contributed to various research projects across molecular biology and disease research fields.

Jones's work is regularly published in several venues, with the majority of their publications appearing in UNC Libraries. They also have multiple contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell, Nature, and eLife.

Best Publications

  • The cancer genome atlas pan-cancer analysis project

    John N Weinstein;John N Weinstein;Eric A. Collisson;Gordon B Mills;Kenna R Mills Shaw;Kenna R Mills Shaw

  • Comprehensive molecular characterization of human colon and rectal cancer

    Donna M. Muzny;Matthew N. Bainbridge;Kyle Chang;Huyen H. Dinh

  • Integrated genomic characterization of endometrial carcinoma

    Gad Getz;Stacey B. Gabriel;Kristian Cibulskis;Eric Lander

  • Comprehensive molecular profiling of lung adenocarcinoma: The cancer genome atlas research network

    Eric A. Collisson;Joshua D. Campbell;Angela N. Brooks;Angela N. Brooks;Alice H. Berger

  • Comprehensive genomic characterization of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

    Michael S. Lawrence;Carrie Sougnez;Lee Lichtenstein;Kristian Cibulskis

  • The Immune Landscape of Cancer

    Vésteinn Thorsson;David L Gibbs;Scott D Brown;Denise Wolf

  • Comprehensivemolecular characterization of clear cell renal cell carcinoma

    Chad J. Creighton;Margaret Morgan;Preethi H. Gunaratne;Preethi H. Gunaratne;David A. Wheeler

  • Comprehensive genomic characterization of squamous cell lung cancers

    Peter S. Hammerman;Doug Voet;Michael S. Lawrence;Douglas Voet

  • Comprehensive molecular characterization of urothelial bladder carcinoma

    John N Weinstein;Rehan Akbani;Bradley McIntosh Broom;Wenyi Wang

  • Comprehensive, Integrative Genomic Analysis of Diffuse Lower-Grade Gliomas.

    Daniel J. Brat;Roel G.W. Verhaak;Kenneth D. Aldape;W. K.Alfred Yung

  • Oncogenic Signaling Pathways in The Cancer Genome Atlas

    Francisco Sanchez-Vega;Marco Mina;Joshua Armenia;Walid K. Chatila

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Genomic Classification of Cutaneous Melanoma

    Rehan Akbani;Kadir C. Akdemir;B. Arman Aksoy;Monique Albert

  • The Molecular Taxonomy of Primary Prostate Cancer

    Adam Abeshouse;Jaeil Ahn;Rehan Akbani;Adrian Ally

  • Integrated Genomic Characterization of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

    Nishant Agrawal;Rehan Akbani;B. Arman Aksoy;Adrian Ally

  • Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.

    Katherine A. Hoadley;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Toshinori Hinoue;Denise M. Wolf

  • Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations.

    Matthew H Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny.

    Andrew G. Clark;Michael B. Eisen;Michael B. Eisen;Douglas R. Smith;Casey M. Bergman

  • Molecular Profiling Reveals Biologically Discrete Subsets and Pathways of Progression in Diffuse Glioma.

    Michele Ceccarelli;Floris P Barthel;Tathiane M Malta;Thais S Sabedot

  • The Cancer Genome Atlas Pan-Cancer analysis project

    Kyle Chang;Chad J Creighton;Caleb Davis;Lawrence Donehower

Frequent Co-Authors

Piotr A. Mieczkowski
Piotr A. Mieczkowski University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gad Getz
Gad Getz Broad Institute
Andrew D. Cherniack
Andrew D. Cherniack Broad Institute
David I. Heiman
David I. Heiman Broad Institute
Charles M. Perou
Charles M. Perou University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stacey Gabriel
Stacey Gabriel Broad Institute
Rameen Beroukhim
Rameen Beroukhim Harvard University
Matthew Meyerson
Matthew Meyerson Harvard University
Marco A. Marra
Marco A. Marra University of British Columbia
Steven J.M. Jones
Steven J.M. Jones University of British Columbia

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