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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1994 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

David R. Nelson is affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with substantial contributions in Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work explores a range of topics including Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, Plant and animal studies, Insect Resistance and Genetics, Fungal Biology and Applications, as well as Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Khajamohiddin Syed, Tiara Padayachee, Dominik Gront, Birger Lindberg Møller, and Nomfundo Nzuza.

David R. Nelson's publications have appeared often in several venues, notably the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Genome Biology and Evolution, Molecular Plant, and UNC Libraries.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by David R. Nelson are:

  • Plant cytochrome P450 plasticity and evolution (2021, Molecular Plant)
  • Brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), genome: putative underpinnings of polyphagy, insecticide resistance potential and biology of a top worldwide pest (2020, BMC Genomics)
  • Genetic elucidation of interconnected antibiotic pathways mediating maize innate immunity (2020, Nature Plants)
  • A gene cluster in Ginkgo biloba encodes unique multifunctional cytochrome P450s that initiate ginkgolide biosynthesis (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Pathogen-induced biosynthetic pathways encode defense-related molecules in bread wheat (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

The scientist has earned recognition such as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014 and membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 1994.

Best Publications

  • The genome sequence of Drosophila melanogaster

    M. D. Adams;S. E. Celniker;R. A. Holt;C. A. Evans

  • The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray)

    G. A. Tuskan;G. A. Tuskan;S. DiFazio;S. DiFazio;S. Jansson;J. Bohlmann

  • P450 superfamily: Update on new sequences, gene mapping, accession numbers and nomenclature

    David R. Nelson;Luc Koymans;Tetsuya Kamataki;John J. Stegeman

  • The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

    Shusei Sato;Satoshi Tabata;Hideki Hirakawa;Erika Asamizu

  • The Chlamydomonas Genome Reveals the Evolution of Key Animal and Plant Functions

    Sabeeha S. Merchant;Simon E. Prochnik;Olivier Vallon;Elizabeth H. Harris

  • The P450 superfamily: update on new sequences, gene mapping, accession numbers, early trivial names of enzymes, and nomenclature.

    D R Nelson;T Kamataki;D J Waxman;F P Guengerich

  • The Physcomitrella Genome Reveals Evolutionary Insights into the Conquest of Land by Plants

    Stefan A. Rensing;Daniel Lang;Andreas D. Zimmer;Astrid Terry

  • Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir for Previously Treated HCV Genotype 1 Infection

    Nezam Afdhal;K. Rajender Reddy;David R. Nelson;Eric Lawitz

  • Daclatasvir plus sofosbuvir for previously treated or untreated chronic HCV infection

    Mark S. Sulkowski;David F. Gardiner;Maribel Rodriguez-Torres;K. Rajender Reddy

  • The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum.

    Stephen Richards;Richard A. Gibbs;George M. Weinstock;Susan J. Brown

  • An Update on Treatment of Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: 2011 Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

    Marc G. Ghany;David R. Nelson;Doris B. Strader;David L. Thomas

  • The P450 superfamily: update on new sequences, gene mapping, and recommended nomenclature.

    D W Nebert;D R Nelson;M J Coon;R W Estabrook

  • Sofosbuvir for hepatitis C genotype 2 or 3 in patients without treatment options

    Ira M. Jacobson;Stuart C. Gordon;Kris V. Kowdley;Eric M. Yoshida

  • The draft genome of the transgenic tropical fruit tree papaya (Carica papaya Linnaeus)

    Ray Ming;Shaobin Hou;Yun Feng;Qingyi Yu

  • The cytochrome p450 homepage.

    David R Nelson

  • Comparison of cytochrome P450 (CYP) genes from the mouse and human genomes, including nomenclature recommendations for genes, pseudogenes and alternative-splice variants.

    David R Nelson;Darryl C Zeldin;Susan M G Hoffman;Lois J Maltais

  • Treatment of HCV with ABT-450/r-ombitasvir and dasabuvir with ribavirin.

    Jordan J. Feld;Kris V. Kowdley;Eoin Coakley;Samuel Sigal

  • The Fusarium graminearum Genome Reveals a Link Between Localized Polymorphism and Pathogen Specialization

    Christina A. Cuomo;Ulrich Güldener;Jin Rong Xu;Frances Trail

  • Response-guided Telaprevir Combination Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    Kenneth K.E. Sherman;Steven S.L. Flamm;Nezam N.H. Afdhal;David Nelson

  • The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray) - eScholarship

    G.A. Tuskan;S. DiFazio;S. Jansson;J. Bohlmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark S. Sulkowski
Mark S. Sulkowski Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Chen Liu
Chen Liu Yale University
Michael W. Fried
Michael W. Fried University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ira M. Jacobson
Ira M. Jacobson New York University
Eric Lawitz
Eric Lawitz The University of Texas at Austin
Gary L. Davis
Gary L. Davis University of Florida
K. Rajender Reddy
K. Rajender Reddy University of Pennsylvania
Stefan Zeuzem
Stefan Zeuzem Goethe University Frankfurt
John G. McHutchison
John G. McHutchison Duke University
Norah A. Terrault
Norah A. Terrault University of Southern California

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