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David C. Richardson

David C. Richardson

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
94
Citations
112905
World Ranking
1952
National Ranking
1068

Overview

David C. Richardson is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within the biological sciences, with a focus on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Within these areas, their work often intersects with Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Ecology, Molecular Biology, and Physiology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Recent publications illustrate a diverse engagement with vertebrate populations, immune genetics, and telomere biology. Notable papers include:

  • "Gut microbiome composition, not alpha diversity, is associated with survival in a natural vertebrate population," 2021, Animal Microbiome
  • "Immunogenetic variation shapes the gut microbiome in a natural vertebrate population," 2022, Microbiome
  • "Telomere heritability and parental age at conception effects in a wild avian population," 2021, Molecular Ecology
  • "Understanding the evolution of immune genes in jawed vertebrates," 2023, Journal of Evolutionary Biology
  • "Causes and consequences of telomere lengthening in a wild vertebrate population," 2021, Molecular Ecology

Richardson frequently publishes in several scientific venues. These include:

  • Molecular Ecology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Collaboration with other researchers is a key component of Richardson's work. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Jan Komdeur
  • Hannah L. Dugdale
  • Terry Burke
  • Lewis G. Spurgin
  • Martijn Hammers

Best Publications

  • Phenix - a comprehensive python-based system for macromolecular structure solution

    Paul D Adams;Paul D Adams;Pavel Afonine;Gábor Bunkóczi;Vincent B Chen

  • MolProbity: all-atom structure validation for macromolecular crystallography

    Vincent B. Chen;W. Bryan Arendall;Jeffrey J. Headd;Daniel A. Keedy

  • Structure validation by Calpha geometry: phi,psi and Cbeta deviation.

    Simon C. Lovell;Ian W. Davis;W. Bryan Arendall;Paul I. W. de Bakker

  • Macromolecular structure determination using X-rays, neutrons and electrons: recent developments in Phenix

    D. Liebschner;P.V. Afonine;M.L. Baker;G. Bunkóczi

  • MolProbity: More and better reference data for improved all-atom structure validation.

    Christopher J. Williams;Jeffrey J. Headd;Nigel W. Moriarty;Michael G. Prisant

  • MolProbity: all-atom contacts and structure validation for proteins and nucleic acids

    Ian W. Davis;Andrew Leaver-Fay;Vincent B. Chen;Jeremy N. Block

  • Amino acid preferences for specific locations at the ends of alpha helices

    Jane S. Richardson;David C. Richardson

  • Asparagine and Glutamine: Using Hydrogen Atom Contacts in the Choice of Side-chain Amide Orientation

    J.Michael Word;Simon C. Lovell;Jane S. Richardson;David C. Richardson

  • The penultimate rotamer library.

    Simon C. Lovell;J. Michael Word;Jane S. Richardson;David C. Richardson

  • Determination and analysis of the 2 A-structure of copper, zinc superoxide dismutase.

    John A. Tainer;Elizabeth D. Getzoff;Karl M. Beem;Jane S. Richardson

  • Structure and mechanism of copper, zinc superoxide dismutase

    John A. Tainer;Elizabeth D. Getzoff;Elizabeth D. Getzoff;Jane S. Richardson;David C. Richardson

  • MolProbity: structure validation and all-atom contact analysis for nucleic acids and their complexes

    Ian W. Davis;Laura Weston Murray;Jane S. Richardson;David C. Richardson

  • The Phenix software for automated determination of macromolecular structures.

    Paul D. Adams;Pavel V. Afonine;Gábor Bunkóczi;Vincent B. Chen

  • Natural β-sheet proteins use negative design to avoid edge-to-edge aggregation

    Jane S. Richardson;David C. Richardson

  • How pathogens drive genetic diversity: MHC, mechanisms and misunderstandings.

    Lewis G. Spurgin;David S. Richardson

  • Electrostatic recognition between superoxide and copper, zinc superoxide dismutase

    Elizabeth D. Getzoff;John A. Tainer;Paul K. Weiner;Peter A. Kollman

  • A systematic, large-scale resequencing screen of X-chromosome coding exons in mental retardation.

    Patrick S Tarpey;Raffaella Smith;Erin Pleasance;Annabel Whibley

  • Visualizing and quantifying molecular goodness-of-fit: small-probe contact dots with explicit hydrogen atoms.

    Word Jm;Lovell Sc;LaBean Th;Taylor Hc

  • Crystal structure of bovine Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase at 3 A resolution: chain tracing and metal ligands

    Jane S. Richardson;Kenneth A. Thomas;Byron H. Rubin;David C. Richardson

  • De novo design, expression, and characterization of Felix: a four-helix bundle protein of native-like sequence

    Michael H. Hecht;Jane S. Richardson;David C. Richardson;Richard C. Ogden

Frequent Co-Authors

Jane S. Richardson
Jane S. Richardson Duke University
Jan Komdeur
Jan Komdeur University of Groningen
Terry Burke
Terry Burke University of Sheffield
Paul D. Adams
Paul D. Adams Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Juan Carlos Illera
Juan Carlos Illera University of Oviedo
Tommaso Pizzari
Tommaso Pizzari University of Oxford
Randy J. Read
Randy J. Read University of Cambridge
Brent C. Emerson
Brent C. Emerson Spanish National Research Council
Thomas C. Terwilliger
Thomas C. Terwilliger Los Alamos National Laboratory
Pavel V. Afonine
Pavel V. Afonine Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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