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David R. Hillyard

David R. Hillyard

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
15217
World Ranking
14827
National Ranking
6205

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

David R. Hillyard is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a substantial emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Virology, and Biomedical Engineering. The scientist's work covers critical topics such as SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, COVID-19 research, biosensors and analytical detection, herpesvirus infections and treatments, HIV research and treatment, and advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Their publication record includes contributions to various journals, with frequent appearances in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Other venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Medical Virology, PLoS ONE, and Viruses.

Several recent papers demonstrate the scope of their research:

  • Self-Collected Anterior Nasal and Saliva Specimens versus Health Care Worker-Collected Nasopharyngeal Swabs for the Molecular Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (2020), Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Genetic Conservation and Diversity of SARS-CoV-2 Envelope Gene Across Variants of Concern (2025), Journal of Medical Virology
  • Decreasing median age of COVID-19 cases in the United States-Changing epidemiology or changing surveillance? (2020), PLoS ONE
  • In Search of Covariates of HIV-1 Subtype B Spread in the United States-A Cautionary Tale of Large-Scale Bayesian Phylogeography (2020), Viruses
  • Development and validation of a next-generation sequencing assay with open-access analysis software for detecting resistance-associated mutations in CMV (2023), Journal of Clinical Microbiology

David R. Hillyard collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Weston Hymas, Michael T. Pyne, Adam P. Barker, Kimberly E. Hanson, and Salika M. Shakir. These collaborations have contributed to multiple publications across their fields of study.

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization among U.S. adults

    Seema Jain;Derek J. Williams;Sandra R. Arnold;Krow Ampofo

  • Diversity of Conus neuropeptides

    Baldomero M. Olivera;Jean Rivier;Craig Clark;Cecilia A. Ramilo

  • A new conus peptide ligand for mammalian presynaptic Ca2+ channels

    David R. Hillyard;Virginia D. Monje;Isabelle M. Mintz;Bruce P. Bean

  • Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants 1 to 90 Days Old With and Without Viral Infections

    Carrie L. Byington;F. Rene Enriquez;Charles Hoff;Richard Tuohy;Richard Tuohy

  • Automated polymerase chain reaction in capillary tubes with hot air

    C.T Wittwer;G C. Fillmore;D.R. Hillyard

  • Constant and hypervariable regions in conotoxin propeptides.

    Scott R. Woodward;Lourdes J. Cruz;Baldomero M. Olivera;David R. Hillyard

  • Rapid thermal cycling device

    Carl T. Wittwer;David R. Hillyard;Kirk M. Ririe

  • Contulakin-G, an O-glycosylated invertebrate neurotensin

    A. Grey Craig;Thomas Norberg;David Griffin;Carl Hoeger

  • Detection of Legionella Species in Respiratory Specimens Using PCR with Sequencing Confirmation

    J. L. Cloud;K. C. Carroll;P. Pixton;M. Erali

  • Speciation of Cone Snails and Interspecific Hyperdivergence of Their Venom Peptides: Potential Evolutionary Significance of Intronsa

    Baldomero M. Olivera;Craig Walker;G. Edward Cartier;David Hooper

  • κ-Conotoxin Pviia Is a Peptide Inhibiting theShaker K+ Channel

    Ki Joon Shon;Martin Stocker;Heinrich Terlau;Walter Stühmer

  • Identification of Mycobacterium spp. by Using a Commercial 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequencing Kit and Additional Sequencing Libraries

    J. L. Cloud;H. Neal;R. Rosenberry;C. Y. Turenne

  • A New Family of Conotoxins That Blocks Voltage-gated Sodium Channels (∗)

    J. Michael McIntosh;Arik Hasson;Micha E. Spira;William R. Gray

  • The A-superfamily of Conotoxins STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERGENCE

    Ameurfina D. Santos;Ameurfina D. Santos;J. Michael McIntosh;David R. Hillyard;Lourdes J. Cruz;Lourdes J. Cruz

  • μ-Conotoxin PIIIA, a New Peptide for Discriminating among Tetrodotoxin-Sensitive Na Channel Subtypes

    Ki Joon Shon;Baldomero M. Olivera;Maren Watkins;Richard B. Jacobsen

  • Self-Collected Anterior Nasal and Saliva Specimens versus Health Care Worker-Collected Nasopharyngeal Swabs for the Molecular Detection of SARS-CoV-2.

    K. E. Hanson;K. E. Hanson;A. P. Barker;A. P. Barker;D. R. Hillyard;D. R. Hillyard;N. Gilmore

  • Bromocontryphan: post-translational bromination of tryptophan.

    Jimenez Ec;Craig Ag;Watkins M;Hillyard Dr

  • Multicenter Comparison of Different Real-Time PCR Assays for Quantitative Detection of Epstein-Barr Virus

    R. T. Hayden;K. M. Hokanson;S. B. Pounds;M. J. Bankowski

  • Rapid detection of the staphylococcal mecA gene from BACTEC blood culture bottles by the polymerase chain reaction.

    Karen C. Carroll;Rebecca B. Leonard;Patricia L. Newcomb-Gayman;David R. Hillyard

  • Diagnosis and outcomes of enterovirus infections in young infants.

    Kristine R. Rittichier;Paul A. Bryan;Kathlene E. Bassett;E. William Taggart

Frequent Co-Authors

Baldomero M. Olivera
Baldomero M. Olivera University of Utah
Carl T. Wittwer
Carl T. Wittwer University of Utah
Lourdes J. Cruz
Lourdes J. Cruz University of Utah
Karen C. Carroll
Karen C. Carroll Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
William R. Gray
William R. Gray University of Utah
J. Michael McIntosh
J. Michael McIntosh University of Utah
Jean Rivier
Jean Rivier Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Martin Rechsteiner
Martin Rechsteiner University of Utah
Doju Yoshikami
Doju Yoshikami University of Utah
Harry R. Hill
Harry R. Hill University of Sheffield

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