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Chemistry

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60
Citations
9591
World Ranking
9942
National Ranking
2777

Biology and Biochemistry

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64
Citations
10965
World Ranking
9911
National Ranking
4339

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Herty Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2007 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  • 1984 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

David G. Lynn is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Materials Science. Their work encompasses molecular biology and biomaterials, with occasional involvement in astronomy and astrophysics, ecology, and inorganic chemistry.

The main topics covered in Lynn's research include:

  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Origins and Evolution of Life
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Frequent publication venues associated with Lynn's scholarly output are:

  • ChemSystemsChem
  • Nature Communications
  • Soft Matter
  • Chemical Science
  • Israel Journal of Chemistry

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Lynn include:

  • Uncovering supramolecular chirality codes for the design of tunable biomaterials, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Chemical control of peptide material phase transitions, 2021, Chemical Science
  • Liquid-Like Phases Preorder Peptides for Supramolecular Assembly, 2020, ChemSystemsChem
  • The Systems Chemistry of Nucleic-acid-Peptide Networks, 2022, Israel Journal of Chemistry
  • Liquid-Like Phases Preorder Peptides for Supramolecular Assembly, 2020, ChemSystemsChem

Frequent co-authors of Lynn include:

  • Anil Mehta
  • Rolando F. Rengifo
  • Anthony Sementilli
  • Youngsun Kim
  • Christella Gordon-Kim

The scientist has been recognized with several honors over the course of their career, including:

  • Herty Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2013
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2007
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1984

Best Publications

  • Propagating structure of Alzheimer’s β-amyloid(10–35) is parallel β-sheet with residues in exact register

    Tammie L. S. Benzinger;David M. Gregory;Timothy S. Burkoth;Hélène Miller-Auer

  • Exploiting amyloid fibril lamination for nanotube self-assembly.

    Kun Lu;Jaby Jacob;Pappannan Thiyagarajan;Vincent P. Conticello

  • PHENOLIC SIGNALS IN COHABITATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR PLANT DEVELOPMENT

    David G. Lynn;Mayland Chang

  • Structure of the β-Amyloid(10-35) Fibril

    Timothy S. Burkoth;Tammie L. S. Benzinger;Volker Urban;David M. Morgan

  • Facial symmetry in protein self-assembly.

    Anil K. Mehta;Kun Lu;W. Seth Childers;Yan Liang

  • Two-Dimensional Structure of β-Amyloid(10−35) Fibrils†

    Tammie L. S. Benzinger;David M. Gregory;Timothy S. Burkoth;Hélène Miller-Auer

  • Chemical regulation of distance. Characterization of the first natural host germination stimulant for Striga asiatica.

    Mayland. Chang;David H. Netzly;Larry G. Butler;David G. Lynn

  • Inhibition of phenolic acid metabolism results in precocious cell death and altered cell morphology in leaves of transgenic tobacco plants

    Lodovico Tamagnone;Angel Merida;Nicola Stacey;Kitty Plaskitt

  • The haustorium and the chemistry of host recognition in parasitic angiosperms

    Mayland Chang;David G. Lynn

  • Catalytic diversity in self-propagating peptide assemblies

    Tolulope O. Omosun;Ming-Chien Hsieh;W. Seth Childers;Dibyendu Das

  • DNA-catalyzed polymerization.

    Xiaoyu Li;Zheng-Yun J. Zhan;Rachel Knipe;David G. Lynn

  • Furin mediates enhanced production of fibrillogenic ABri peptides in familial British dementia

    Seong Hun Kim;Rong Wang;David J. Gordon;Joseph Bass

  • Modulating amyloid self-assembly and fibril morphology with Zn(II).

    Jijun Dong;Jacob E. Shokes;Robert A. Scott;David G. Lynn

  • Cell division promoting activity of naturally occurring dehydrodiconiferyl glucosides: do cell wall components control cell division?

    Andrew N. Binns;Randal H. Chen;Henry N. Wood;David G. Lynn

  • Template-directed synthesis: use of a reversible reaction

    Jay T. Goodwin;David G. Lynn

  • Engineering metal ion coordination to regulate amyloid fibril assembly and toxicity

    Jijun Dong;Jeffrey M. Canfield;Anil K. Mehta;Jacob E. Shokes

  • C-Terminal PEG Blocks the Irreversible Step in β-Amyloid(10-35) Fibrillogenesis

    Timothy S. Burkoth;Tammie L. S. Benzinger;David N. M. Jones;Klaas Hallenga

  • Self-Assembly of Aβ(10-35)-PEG Block Copolymer Fibrils

    Timothy S. Burkoth;Tammie L. S. Benzinger;Volker Urban;David G. Lynn

  • CHEMICAL AMPLIFICATION THROUGH TEMPLATE-DIRECTED SYNTHESIS

    Zheng-Yun J. Zhan;David G. Lynn

  • Direct observation of nucleation and growth in amyloid self-assembly.

    Yan Liang;David G. Lynn;Keith M. Berland

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen C. Meredith
Stephen C. Meredith University of Chicago
Nicholas V. Hud
Nicholas V. Hud Georgia Institute of Technology
Tammie L.S. Benzinger
Tammie L.S. Benzinger Washington University in St. Louis
Pappannan Thiyagarajan
Pappannan Thiyagarajan Argonne National Laboratory
Jessica M. Sales
Jessica M. Sales Emory University
James P. Snyder
James P. Snyder Emory University
Jin Zhang
Jin Zhang University of California, San Diego
Lary C. Walker
Lary C. Walker Emory University
Yury O. Chernoff
Yury O. Chernoff Georgia Institute of Technology
Vincent P. Conticello
Vincent P. Conticello Emory University

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