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Overview

Dean H. Hamer is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on genetics and public health.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Comment on "Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior", 2021, published in Science
  • Genome-Wide Linkage Study Meta-Analysis of Male Sexual Orientation, 2021, published in Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • Kapaemahu: Toward Story Sovereignty of a Hawaiian Tradition of Healing and Gender Diversity, 2022, published in The Contemporary Pacific (Online)
  • Resurgence of chikungunya in the Indian Ocean region in 2024-2025, 2025, published in Journal of Travel Medicine

Frequent coauthors with whom Dean H. Hamer has collaborated include:

  • Brian Mustanski
  • Ralph Huits
  • Michael Libman
  • Émilie Javelle
  • Randall L. Sell

Their work has been published in a range of venues, including:

  • Science
  • Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • The Contemporary Pacific (Online)
  • Journal of Travel Medicine

Main fields of study for Dean H. Hamer are biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with an emphasis on genetics, along with contributions to medicine. Subfields of study connected to their research include genetics, public health, environmental and occupational health, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The predominant topics of Dean H. Hamer's research encompass:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock
  • Mosquito-borne Diseases and Control
  • Travel-related Health Issues

Best Publications

  • Association of Anxiety-Related Traits with a Polymorphism in the Serotonin Transporter Gene Regulatory Region

    Klaus-Peter Lesch;Dietmar Bengel;Armin Heils;Sue Z. Sabol

  • A linkage between DNA markers on the X chromosome and male sexual orientation

    Dean H. Hamer;Stella Hu;Victoria L. Magnuson;Nan Hu

  • Population and familial association between the D4 dopamine receptor gene and measures of Novelty Seeking

    Jonathan Benjamin;Lin Li;Chavis Patterson;Benjamin D. Greenberg

  • A functional polymorphism in the monoamine oxidase A gene promoter

    Sue Z. Sabol;Stella Hu;Dean Hamer

  • Overexpression of metallothionein confers resistance to anticancer drugs.

    Susan L. Kelley;Alakananda Basu;Beverly A. Teicher;Miles P. Hacker

  • The God Gene: How Faith Is Hardwired into Our Genes

    Dean Hamer

  • Copper activates metallothionein gene transcription by altering the conformation of a specific DNA binding protein

    Peter Fürst;Stella Hu;Rebecca Hackett;Dean Hamer

  • Linkage between sexual orientation and chromosome Xq28 in males but not in females

    Stella Hu;Angela M. L. Pattatucci;Chavis Patterson;Lin Li

  • Association between the serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism and personality traits in a primarily female population sample

    Benjamin D. Greenberg;Qian Li;Frank R. Lucas;Stella Hu

  • High-Throughput SNP Genotyping by Allele-Specific PCR with Universal Energy-Transfer-Labeled Primers

    Maxim V. Myakishev;Yuri Khripin;Stella Hu;Dean H. Hamer

  • A genetic association for cigarette smoking behavior.

    Sue Z. Sabol;Mark L. Nelson;Craig Fisher;Lorraine Gunzerath

  • Evidence for a Gene-Environment Interaction in Predicting Behavioral Inhibition in Middle Childhood

    Nathan A. Fox;Kate E. Nichols;Heather A. Henderson;Kenneth Rubin

  • Copper metallothionein of yeast, structure of the gene, and regulation of expression

    Tauseef R. Butt;Edmund J. Sternberg;Jessica A. Gorman;Philip Clark

  • Yeast metallothionein. Sequence and metal-binding properties.

    D R Winge;K B Nielson;W R Gray;D H Hamer

  • Splicing and the formation of stable RNA.

    Dean H. Hamer;Philip Leder

  • A genomewide scan of male sexual orientation

    Brian S. Mustanski;Brian S. Mustanski;Michael G. DuPree;Michael G. DuPree;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Sven Bocklandt;Sven Bocklandt

  • Function and autoregulation of yeast copperthionein.

    Dean H. Hamer;Dennis J. Thiele;Jeffrey E. Lemontt

  • Fine mapping of a mouse metallothionein gene metal response element.

    V C Culotta;D H Hamer

  • No Structural Mutation in the Dopamine D2 Receptor Gene in Alcoholism or Schizophrenia: Analysis Using Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis

    Pablo V. Gejman;Anca Ram;Joel Gelernter;Eitan Friedman

  • Molecular characterization, reactivation, and depletion of latent HIV

    David G Brooks;Dean H Hamer;Philip A Arlen;Lianying Gao

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter P. Lee
Peter P. Lee City Of Hope National Medical Center
George N. Pavlakis
George N. Pavlakis Emory University
Benjamin D. Greenberg
Benjamin D. Greenberg Brown University
Dennis L. Murphy
Dennis L. Murphy National Institutes of Health
Srinivas S. Rao
Srinivas S. Rao National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Philip Leder
Philip Leder Harvard University
Dennis R. Winge
Dennis R. Winge University of Utah
Brian Mustanski
Brian Mustanski Northwestern University
Nathan A. Fox
Nathan A. Fox University of Maryland, College Park
Louis A. Schmidt
Louis A. Schmidt McMaster University

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