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56
Citations
15280
World Ranking
14221
National Ranking
5995

Overview

Donald C. Foster is affiliated with Just Biotherapeutics in the United States. Their research contributions span various fields within medicine, with a concentration on rheumatology, hematology, and nephrology.

The scientist has published in notable venues, including:

  • Oncogene
  • Cureus

Their recent papers reflect a focus on systemic lupus erythematosus, platelet disorders, and renal diseases. Important publications include:

  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome Secondary to Lupus Anticoagulant: Case Report for Clinical Anticoagulation Determination (2022, Cureus)
  • Retraction Note: Minimal and inducible regulation of tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 in human gliomas (2025, Oncogene)
  • Retraction Note: A novel function of tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 (TFPI-2) in human glioma invasion (2025, Oncogene)

Frequent collaborators of Foster include:

  • Santhi D. Konduri
  • C.N. Rao
  • Αναστασία Τάσιου
  • William C. Olivero
  • Meena Gujrati

The primary research topics they have addressed are:

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies

Donald C. Foster's work is categorized broadly within the field of medicine, with their detailed focus contributing to multiple subfields including rheumatology, hematology, and nephrology.

Best Publications

  • Promotion of megakaryocyte progenitor expansion and differentiation by the c-Mpl ligand thrombopoietin.

    Kenneth Kaushansky;Si Lok;Richard D. Holly;Virginia C. Broudy

  • Cloning and expression of murine thrombopoietin cDNA and stimulation of platelet production in vivo

    Si Lok;Kenneth Kaushansky;Richard D. Holly;Joseph L. Kuijper

  • Specificity of Leptin Action on Elevated Blood Glucose Levels and Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Y Gene Expression in ob/ob Mice

    Michael W. Schwartz;Denis G. Baskin;Thomas R. Bukowski;Joseph L. Kuijper

  • Cloning and characterization of human protease-activated receptor 4

    Wen-feng Xu;Henrik Andersen;Theodore E. Whitmore;Scott R. Presnell

  • Nucleotide sequence of the gene for human factor IX (antihemophilic factor B).

    Shinji Yoshitake;Barbara G. Schach;Donald C. Foster;Earl W. Davie

  • The nucleotide sequence of the gene for human protein C.

    Donald C. Foster;Shinji Yoshitake;Earl W. Davie

  • Interleukins 19, 20, and 24 signal through two distinct receptor complexes. Differences in receptor-ligand interactions mediate unique biological functions.

    Julia Parrish-Novak;Wenfeng Xu;Ty Brender;Lena Yao

  • Interleukin-21 inhibits dendritic cell activation and maturation

    Katja Brandt;Silvia Bulfone-Paus;Donald C. Foster;René Rückert

  • Interleukin-21 and the IL-21 receptor: novel effectors of NK and T cell responses

    Julia Parrish-Novak;Donald C. Foster;Richard D. Holly;Christopher H. Clegg

  • Molecular cloning, expression, and partial characterization of a second human tissue-factor-pathway inhibitor.

    Cindy A. Sprecher;Walter Kisiel;Shannon Mathewes;Donald C. Foster

  • Interleukin 21 prevents antigen-induced IgE production by inhibiting germ line Cε transcription of IL-4–stimulated B cells

    Akira Suto;Hiroshi Nakajima;Hiroshi Nakajima;Koichi Hirose;Koichi Hirose;Kotaro Suzuki;Kotaro Suzuki

  • Gene for human factor X: a blood coagulation factor whose gene organization is essentially identical with that of factor IX and protein C

    Steven P. Leytus;Donald C. Foster;Kotoku Kurachi;Earl W. Davie

  • Molecular cloning of the cDNA for a human amyloid precursor protein homolog: evidence for a multigene family.

    Cindy A. Sprecher;Francis J. Grant;Gloria Grimm;Patrick J. O'Hara

  • A soluble class II cytokine receptor, IL-22RA2, is a naturally occurring IL-22 antagonist.

    Wenfeng Xu;Scott R. Presnell;Julia Parrish-Novak;Wayne Kindsvogel

  • Characterization of a cDNA coding for human protein C

    Donald Foster;Earl W. Davie

  • Amino acid sequence of human histidine-rich glycoprotein derived from the nucleotide sequence of its cDNA.

    Takehiko Koide;Donald Foster;Shinji Yoshitake;Earl W. Davie

  • Inhibitory Properties of a Novel Human Kunitz-Type Protease Inhibitor Homologous to Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor†

    Lars C. Petersen;Cindy A. Sprecher;Donald C. Foster;Hal Blumberg

  • The Serpin Proteinase Inhibitor 9 Is an Endogenous Inhibitor of Interleukin 1β–Converting Enzyme (Caspase-1) Activity in Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

    James L. Young;Galina K. Sukhova;Don Foster;Walter Kisiel

  • Signal Transduction via the Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Pathway Induced by Binding of Coagulation Factor VIIa to Tissue Factor

    Lars K. Poulsen;Nana Jacobsen;Brit B. Sørensen;Nils C.H. Bergenhem

  • Initiation of the extrinsic pathway of blood coagulation: evidence for the tissue factor dependent autoactivation of human coagulation factor VII.

    Tomohiro Nakagaki;Donald C. Foster;Kathleen L. Berkner;Walter Kisiel

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Kisiel
Walter Kisiel University of New Mexico
Earl W. Davie
Earl W. Davie University of Washington
Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Scott R. Presnell
Scott R. Presnell Virginia Mason Medical Center
Kenneth Kaushansky
Kenneth Kaushansky University of California, San Diego
Jasti S. Rao
Jasti S. Rao University of Illinois at Chicago
Åke Lernmark
Åke Lernmark Lund University
Dzung H. Dinh
Dzung H. Dinh University of Illinois at Chicago
David T. Woodley
David T. Woodley University of Southern California
Kotoku Kurachi
Kotoku Kurachi University of Washington

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