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Cynthia J. Burrows

Cynthia J. Burrows

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Chemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
17053
World Ranking
4538
National Ranking
1426

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Cynthia J. Burrows is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work spans several specialized subfields, including:

  • Molecular Biology
  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • General Health Professions
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Cancer Research

Primary research topics covered by Cynthia J. Burrows include:

  • Academic Writing and Publishing
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Burrows are:

  • Jillian M. Buriak
  • Prashant V. Kamat
  • T. Randall Lee
  • Kirk S. Schanze
  • Shu Wang

The scientist's publications are often found in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Accounts of Chemical Research
  • ACS Chemical Biology
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Biochemistry

Several recent papers representing Burrows's research include:

  • On the irrelevancy of hydroxyl radical to DNA damage from oxidative stress and implications for epigenetics, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Best Practices for Using AI When Writing Scientific Manuscripts, 2023, ACS Nano
  • Nanopore Dwell Time Analysis Permits Sequencing and Conformational Assignment of Pseudouridine in SARS-CoV-2, 2021, ACS Central Science
  • Oxidative stress-mediated epigenetic regulation by G-quadruplexes, 2021, NAR Cancer
  • Solvation Effects in Organic Chemistry, 2022, The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Cynthia J. Burrows has been recognized by various scientific bodies, holding memberships and fellowships including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2010
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2009
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2004

Best Publications

  • Oxidative Nucleobase Modifications Leading to Strand Scission

    Cynthia J. Burrows;James G. Muller

  • Oxidative DNA damage is epigenetic by regulating gene transcription via base excision repair

    Aaron M. Fleming;Yun Ding;Cynthia J. Burrows

  • Characterization of spiroiminodihydantoin as a product of one-electron oxidation of 8-Oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine.

    Wenchen Luo;James G. Muller;Elliot M. Rachlin;Cynthia J. Burrows

  • Transcriptome-wide profiling of multiple RNA modifications simultaneously at single-base resolution

    Vahid Khoddami;Vahid Khoddami;Vahid Khoddami;Archana Yerra;Archana Yerra;Timothy L. Mosbruger;Aaron M. Fleming

  • Characterization of Hydantoin Products from One-Electron Oxidation of 8-Oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine in a Nucleoside Model

    Wenchen Luo;James G. Muller;Elliot M. Rachlin;Cynthia J. Burrows

  • The Hydantoin Lesions Formed from Oxidation of 7,8-Dihydro-8-oxoguanine Are Potent Sources of Replication Errors in Vivo†

    Paul T. Henderson;James C. Delaney;James G. Muller;William L. Neeley

  • Insertion of dGMP and dAMP during in vitro DNA synthesis opposite an oxidized form of 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine

    Victor Duarte;James G. Muller;Cynthia J. Burrows

  • RECOGNITION OF GUANINE STRUCTURE IN NUCLEIC ACIDS BY NICKEL COMPLEXES

    Cynthia J. Burrows;Steven E. Rokita

  • In vitro nucleotide misinsertion opposite the oxidized guanosine lesions spiroiminodihydantoin and guanidinohydantoin and DNA synthesis past the lesions using Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I (Klenow fragment).

    Olga Kornyushyna;Aym M. Berges;James G. Muller;Cynthia J. Burrows

  • The mouse ortholog of NEIL3 is a functional DNA glycosylase in vitro and in vivo

    Minmin Liu;Viswanath Bandaru;Jeffrey P. Bond;Pawel Jaruga;Pawel Jaruga

  • DNA Damage from Sulfite Autoxidation Catalyzed by a Nickel(II) Peptide

    James G. Muller;Robyn P. Hickerson;Ronelito J. Perez;Cynthia J. Burrows

  • Catalysis of alkene oxidation by nickel salen complexes using NaOCl under phase-transfer conditions

    Heungsik. Yoon;Cynthia J. Burrows

  • Formation of 13C-, 15N-, and 18O-labeled guanidinohydantoin from guanosine oxidation with singlet oxygen. Implications for structure and mechanism.

    Yu Ye;James G. Muller;Wenchen Luo;Charles L. Mayne

  • Sequence and Stacking Dependence of 8-Oxoguanine Oxidation: Comparison of One-Electron vs Singlet Oxygen Mechanisms

    Robyn P. Hickerson;Ferran Prat;James G. Muller;Christopher S. Foote

  • Sequencing the Mouse Genome for the Oxidatively Modified Base 8-Oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine by OG-Seq.

    Yun Ding;Aaron M. Fleming;Cynthia J. Burrows

  • Alkene aziridination and epoxidation catalyzed by chiral metal salen complexes

    Kenneth J. O'Connor;Shiow Jyi Wey;Cynthia J. Burrows

  • Removal of hydantoin products of 8-oxoguanine oxidation by the Escherichia coli DNA repair enzyme, FPG.

    Michael D. Leipold;James G. Muller;Cynthia J. Burrows;Sheila S. David

  • The pH-dependent role of superoxide in riboflavin-catalyzed photooxidation of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine.

    Wenchen Luo;James G. Muller;Cynthia J. Burrows

  • Zika Virus Genomic RNA Possesses Conserved G-Quadruplexes Characteristic of the Flaviviridae Family

    Aaron M. Fleming;Yun Ding;Anton Alenko;Cynthia J. Burrows

  • High turnover rates in pH-dependent alkene epoxidation using NaOCl and square-planar nickel(II) catalysts

    Heungsik Yoon;Thomas R. Wagler;Kenneth J. O'Connor;Cynthia J. Burrows

  • Mechanisms of DNA cleavage by copper complexes of 3-clip-phen and of its conjugate with a distamycin analogue.

    Marguerite Pitié;Cynthia J. Burrows;Bernard Meunier

  • Substituent effects on the aliphatic Claisen rearrangement. 1. Synthesis and rearrangement of cyano-substituted allyl vinyl ethers

    Cynthia J. Burrows;Barry K. Carpenter

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory D. Scholes
Gregory D. Scholes Princeton University
Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Shu Wang
Shu Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gilbert C. Walker
Gilbert C. Walker University of Toronto
Stuart J. Rowan
Stuart J. Rowan University of Chicago
Prashant V. Kamat
Prashant V. Kamat University of Notre Dame
Marc A. Hillmyer
Marc A. Hillmyer University of Minnesota
Vincent M. Rotello
Vincent M. Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst
J. Justin Gooding
J. Justin Gooding University of New South Wales

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