What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
Donald C. Foster mainly focuses on Molecular biology, Complementary DNA, Peptide sequence, Cell biology and Biochemistry.
His Molecular biology research incorporates elements of Cytokine, Molecular cloning and Recombinant DNA.
His study focuses on the intersection of Molecular cloning and fields such as Megakaryocytopoiesis with connections in the field of Thrombopoiesis, Recombinant Human Thrombopoietin and Thrombopoietin receptor.
His work carried out in the field of Complementary DNA brings together such families of science as Nucleic acid sequence and Signal peptide.
While the research belongs to areas of Peptide sequence, he spends his time largely on the problem of Factor X, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Coding region, Peptide bond, Immunoglobulin light chain, Serine and Serine protease.
The concepts of his Cell biology study are interwoven with issues in Common gamma chain and Interleukin-21 receptor.
His most cited work include:
- Cloning and expression of murine thrombopoietin cDNA and stimulation of platelet production in vivo (1003 citations)
- Promotion of megakaryocyte progenitor expansion and differentiation by the c-Mpl ligand thrombopoietin. (924 citations)
- Specificity of Leptin Action on Elevated Blood Glucose Levels and Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Y Gene Expression in ob/ob Mice (831 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His scientific interests lie mostly in Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Cell biology, Protein C and Recombinant DNA.
His Molecular biology research includes elements of Transgene, Transfection, DNA, Complementary DNA and Tissue-factor-pathway inhibitor 2.
His study in Complementary DNA is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both genomic DNA, Nucleic acid sequence, Stop codon and Plasmid.
His Biochemistry research focuses on subjects like Antibody, which are linked to Stereochemistry, Cytokine receptor and Cytokine.
His Cell biology study also includes fields such as
- Immunology which connect with Megakaryocyte,
- Common gamma chain that connect with fields like Interleukin-4 receptor and Interleukin 15.
His Recombinant DNA research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Subtilisin, Glycosylation, Thrombin and Serine.
He most often published in these fields:
- Molecular biology (50.00%)
- Biochemistry (45.00%)
- Cell biology (15.00%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2000-2016)?
- Molecular biology (50.00%)
- Immunology (12.50%)
- Interleukin 21 (6.67%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Donald C. Foster mainly investigates Molecular biology, Immunology, Interleukin 21, Antibody and Cell biology.
The various areas that Donald C. Foster examines in his Molecular biology study include Gene, Transfection, Exon, Tissue factor pathway inhibitor and Tissue-factor-pathway inhibitor 2.
His research in the fields of Inflammation, Monoclonal antibody and Rituximab overlaps with other disciplines such as Trastuzumab.
His studies in Interleukin 21 integrate themes in fields like Dendritic cell, Cytokine and Antigen-presenting cell.
His studies deal with areas such as Receptor, Biochemistry and Stereochemistry as well as Antibody.
Donald C. Foster has researched Cell biology in several fields, including Common gamma chain, Interleukin-21 receptor, Angiogenesis and Tissue factor.
Between 2000 and 2016, his most popular works were:
- Interleukins 19, 20, and 24 signal through two distinct receptor complexes. Differences in receptor-ligand interactions mediate unique biological functions. (263 citations)
- Interleukin-21 and the IL-21 receptor: novel effectors of NK and T cell responses (228 citations)
- Interleukin-21 inhibits dendritic cell activation and maturation (222 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
His primary scientific interests are in Common gamma chain, Interleukin 21, Interleukin-21 receptor, Cell biology and Interleukin 12.
His Interleukin 21 study is related to the wider topic of Immunology.
His research in Cell biology focuses on subjects like Interleukin 15, which are connected to Antigen-presenting cell, Dendritic cell, Immune system and Antigen.
His research in Interleukin-4 receptor intersects with topics in Interleukin 1 receptor, type I, Interleukin-3 receptor, IL-2 receptor and Cytokine receptor.
The Interleukin-17 receptor study combines topics in areas such as 5-HT5A receptor, Signal transduction and Receptor complex.
The study of CD23 is intertwined with the study of Molecular biology in a number of ways.
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