What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Cell membrane
- Biochemistry
- Signal transduction
Derek Toomre spends much of his time researching Cell biology, Endocytic cycle, Endocytosis, Golgi apparatus and Signal transduction.
His work deals with themes such as Exocytosis and Vesicle, which intersect with Cell biology.
His Exocytosis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Lipid bilayer fusion, Fluorescence, Optoelectronics and Vesicle fusion, Synaptic vesicle.
His Golgi apparatus study incorporates themes from Transport protein and Secretion.
His research in Signal transduction intersects with topics in Membrane potential, Ion channel, Cell membrane and Membrane ruffling.
His Signal transducing adaptor protein research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Lipid raft and OCRL.
His most cited work include:
- Lipid rafts and signal transduction (5134 citations)
- Spatial control of EGF receptor activation by reversible dimerization on living cells (399 citations)
- Multicolour imaging of post-Golgi sorting and trafficking in live cells (388 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of study are Cell biology, Biophysics, Exocytosis, Microscopy and Golgi apparatus.
Derek Toomre interconnects Vesicle and Endocytosis in the investigation of issues within Cell biology.
His study looks at the relationship between Exocytosis and topics such as Vesicle fusion, which overlap with Lipid bilayer fusion and SNAP25.
His research integrates issues of Resolution, Artificial intelligence and Fluorescence microscope in his study of Microscopy.
His Golgi apparatus research incorporates elements of Secretion, Membrane and Vesicular transport protein.
The Signal transduction study combines topics in areas such as Plasma membrane organization, Cell membrane, Receptor and Phosphorylation.
He most often published in these fields:
- Cell biology (49.18%)
- Biophysics (18.03%)
- Exocytosis (18.85%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2020)?
- Biophysics (18.03%)
- Cell biology (49.18%)
- Golgi apparatus (14.75%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of investigation include Biophysics, Cell biology, Golgi apparatus, Confocal and STED microscopy.
His studies in Biophysics integrate themes in fields like Photobleaching, Fluorescence, Microscopy, Endoplasmic reticulum and Membrane protein.
His research in Microscopy focuses on subjects like Rhodamine, which are connected to Live cell imaging.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Exocytosis and Endocytosis.
In his research on the topic of Golgi apparatus, Axoplasmic transport is strongly related with Vesicle.
Derek Toomre focuses mostly in the field of STED microscopy, narrowing it down to matters related to Fluorophore and, in some cases, Super-resolution microscopy and Organelle.
Between 2016 and 2020, his most popular works were:
- Long time-lapse nanoscopy with spontaneously blinking membrane probes (63 citations)
- S-Palmitoylation Sorts Membrane Cargo for Anterograde Transport in the Golgi. (49 citations)
- Labeling Strategies Matter for Super-Resolution Microscopy: A Comparison between HaloTags and SNAP-tags. (32 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Cell membrane
- Biochemistry
- Genetics
Biophysics, Golgi apparatus, Microscopy, STED microscopy and Vesicle are his primary areas of study.
His Biophysics study incorporates themes from Live cell imaging and Super-resolution microscopy.
His research investigates the connection between Golgi apparatus and topics such as Membrane that intersect with problems in Endoplasmic reticulum.
His Microscopy research focuses on Fluorescence and how it relates to Oxidation reduction, Cell and Confocal.
His Vesicle research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Axoplasmic transport and COPI.
His Coated vesicle research is classified as research in Cell biology.
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