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Biology and Biochemistry
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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

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156
Citations
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World Ranking
143
National Ranking
103

Medicine

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150
Citations
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Overview

David W. Russell is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, genetics, and physiology.

Their work includes topics such as virus-based gene therapy research, clinical nutrition and gastroenterology, child nutrition and feeding issues, liver physiology and pathology, organ transplantation techniques and outcomes, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, and lysosomal storage disorders research.

Notable recent publications by David W. Russell include:

  • Liver Injury Increases the Incidence of HCC following AAV Gene Therapy in Mice, 2020, Molecular Therapy
  • Brain target occupancy of LY3372689, an inhibitor of the O-GlcNAcase (OGA) enzyme, following administration of single and multiple doses to healthy volunteers, 2021, Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • N-Acetylcysteine prevents amyloid-β secretion in neurons derived from human pluripotent stem cells with trisomy 21, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Detection of atrial fibrillation in patients with cryptogenic stroke: The Nordic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke (NOR-FIB) study - topline results, 2022, EP Europace
  • Peripheral parenteral nutrition: A retrospective observational study to evaluate utility and complications, 2024, Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Frequent co-authors in David W. Russell's work include Neal D. Shore, Jean D. Wilson, Dhwanil A. Dalwadi, Laura Torrens, and Jordi Abril-Fornaguera.

The venues of publication illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of the research, with contributions to Molecular Therapy, Alzheimer s & Dementia, Scientific Reports, Nutrition in Clinical Practice, and EP Europace.

Best Publications

  • A comprehensive classification system for lipids

    Eoin Fahy;Shankar Subramaniam;H. Alex Brown;Christopher K. Glass

  • The Enzymes, Regulation, and Genetics of Bile Acid Synthesis

    David W. Russell

  • Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis: Concepts Emerging from the LDL Receptor System

    Joseph L. Goldstein;Michael S. Brown;Richard G. W. Anderson;David W. Russell

  • The human LDL receptor: A cysteine-rich protein with multiple Alu sequences in its mRNA

    Tokuo Yamamoto;C. Geoffrey Davis;Michael S. Brown;Wolfgang J. Schneider

  • Endothelial PAS domain protein 1 (EPAS1), a transcription factor selectively expressed in endothelial cells.

    Hui Tian;Steven L. McKnight;David W. Russell

  • The Parkinson Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI)

    Kenneth Marek;Danna Jennings;Shirley Lasch;Andrew Siderowf

  • Clinical importance of the cytochromes P450.

    Daniel W Nebert;David W Russell

  • Cloning, structure, and expression of the mitochondrial cytochrome P-450 sterol 26-hydroxylase, a bile acid biosynthetic enzyme.

    S Andersson;D L Davis;H Dahlbäck;H Jörnvall

  • Steroid 5 alpha-reductase: two genes/two enzymes.

    David W. Russell;Jean D. Wilson

  • LMSD: LIPID MAPS structure database.

    Manish Sud;Eoin Fahy;Dawn Cotter;Alex Brown

  • Lipidomics reveals a remarkable diversity of lipids in human plasma

    Oswald Quehenberger;Aaron M. Armando;Alex H. Brown;Stephen B. Milne

  • The LDL Receptor Gene: A Mosaic of Exons Shared with Different Proteins

    Thomas C. Südhof;Joseph L. Goldstein;Michael S. Brown;David W. Russell

  • Bile acid biosynthesis

    David W. Russell;Kenneth D. R. Setchell

  • Tissue distribution and ontogeny of steroid 5 alpha-reductase isozyme expression.

    A E Thigpen;R I Silver;J M Guileyardo;M L Casey

  • The LDL Receptor Locus in Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Mutational Analysis of a Membrane Protein

    Helen H. Hobbs;David W. Russell;Michael S. Brown;Joseph L. Goldstein

  • The hypoxia-responsive transcription factor EPAS1 is essential for catecholamine homeostasis and protection against heart failure during embryonic development

    Hui Tian;Robert E. Hammer;Alvin M. Matsumoto;David W. Russell

  • cDNA cloning of cholesterol 24-hydroxylase, a mediator of cholesterol homeostasis in the brain

    Erik G. Lund;Joseph M. Guileyardo;David W. Russell

  • Genetic evidence that the human CYP2R1 enzyme is a key vitamin D 25-hydroxylase

    Jeffrey B. Cheng;Michael A. Levine;Norman H. Bell;David J. Mangelsdorf

  • Deletion of steroid 5α-reductase 2 gene in male pseudohermaphroditism

    Stefan Andersson;David M. Berman;Elizabeth P. Jenkins;David W. Russell

  • Cloning, structure and expression of the mitochondrial cytochrome P-450 sterol 26-hydroxylase

    S. Andersson;D. L. Davis;H. Dahlbäck;H. Jörnvall

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Sambrook
Joseph Sambrook The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Joseph L. Goldstein
Joseph L. Goldstein The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Michael S. Brown
Michael S. Brown The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
John Seibyl
John Seibyl Yale University
Jeffrey G. McDonald
Jeffrey G. McDonald The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Kenneth Marek
Kenneth Marek Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders
Jean D. Wilson
Jean D. Wilson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Danna Jennings
Danna Jennings Denali Therapeutics (United States)
Shankar Subramaniam
Shankar Subramaniam University of California, San Diego
Berenice B. Mendonca
Berenice B. Mendonca Universidade de São Paulo

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