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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1998 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Edward J. Benz is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in subfields such as hematology, genetics, economics and econometrics, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and oncology.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics relevant to cancer research, sickle cell anemia, and erythroid maturation. Notable papers include:

  • "Progress in Cancer Research, Prevention, and Care" (2020, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • "The Future of Cancer Care in the United States-Overcoming Workforce Capacity Limitations" (2020, JAMA Oncology)
  • "Evolution of community outreach and engagement at National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers, an evolving journey" (2024, CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians)
  • "Treatment with curative intent": the emergence of genetic therapies for sickle cell anemia (2024, Blood)
  • "Multifunctional protein 4.1R regulates the asymmetric segregation of Numb during terminal erythroid maturation" (2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry)

The most frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
  • JAMA Oncology
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Frequent co-authors in their research efforts are:

  • Lawrence N. Shulman
  • Lisa Kennedy Sheldon
  • Shu-Ching Huang
  • Vijay G. Sankaran
  • Richard L. Schilsky

Their main research topics include:

  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
  • Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
  • Effects of Radiation Exposure
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease

Throughout their career, Edward J. Benz has been recognized with several honors, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 1998
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2003
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2004

Best Publications

  • The FERM domain: A unique module involved in the linkage of cytoplasmic proteins to the membrane

    Athar H. Chishti;Anthony C. Kim;Shirin M. Marfatia;Mohini Lutchman

  • Molecular cloning and functional expression of the bumetanide-sensitive Na-K-Cl cotransporter.

    Jian Chao Xu;Christian Lytle;Tracey T. Zhu;John A Payne

  • Nonsense mutations in the human beta-globin gene affect mRNA metabolism.

    Susan J. Baserga;Edward J. Benz

  • Amino acid sequence of the plasma membrane ATPase of Neurospora crassa: deduction from genomic and cDNA sequences.

    Karl M. Hager;Suzanne M. Mandala;James W. Davenport;David W. Speicher

  • Embryonic-fetal erythroid characteristics of a human leukemic cell line

    Edward J. Benz;Mary J. Murnane;Barry L. Tonkonow;Brian W. Berman

  • Characterization of the interaction between protein 4.1R and ZO-2. A possible link between the tight junction and the actin cytoskeleton.

    Subhendra N. Mattagajasingh;Shu-Ching Huang;Julia S. Hartenstein;Edward J. Benz;Edward J. Benz

  • Rat-brain Na,K-ATPase beta-chain gene: primary structure, tissue-specific expression, and amplification in ouabain-resistant HeLa C+ cells.

    R. W. Mercer;Jay W Schneider;A. Savitz;J. Emanuel

  • A nonerythroid isoform of protein 4.1R interacts with the nuclear mitotic apparatus (NuMA) protein.

    Subhendra N. Mattagajasingh;Shu-Ching Huang;Julia S. Hartenstein;Michael Snyder

  • In Support of a Patient-Driven Initiative and Petition to Lower the High Price of Cancer Drugs

    Ayalew Tefferi;Hagop M Kantarjian;S. Vincent Rajkumar;Lawrence H. Baker

  • Heterogeneity of mRNA and protein products arising from the protein 4.1 gene in erythroid and nonerythroid tissues.

    T. K. Tang;Z. Qin;T. L. Leto;V. T. Marchesi

  • Beta-globin nonsense mutation: deficient accumulation of mRNA occurs despite normal cytoplasmic stability

    Susan J. Baserga;Edward J. Benz

  • Novel splicing factor RBM25 modulates Bcl-x pre-mRNA 5' splice site selection.

    AnYu Zhou;Alexander C. Ou;Aeri Cho;Edward J. Benz

  • Detection of early cardiac dysfunction in patients with severe beta-thalassemia and chronic iron overload.

    Martin B. Leon;Jeffrey S. Borer;Stephen L. Bacharach;Michael V. Green

  • Selective expression of an erythroid-specific isoform of protein 4.1

    Tang K. Tang;Thomas L. Leto;Isabel Correas;Miguel A. Alonso

  • Tissue specificity, localization in brain, and cell-free translation of mRNA encoding the A3 isoform of Na+,K+-ATPase.

    Jay W. Schneider;Robert W. Mercer;Maureen Gilmore-Hebert;Manuel F. Utset

  • Isolation of Lactoferrin cDNA From a Human Myeloid Library and Expression of mRNA During Normal and Leukemic Myelopoiesis

    Thomas A. Rado;Xiping Wei;Edward J. Benz

  • Quantitative deficiency of chain-specific globin messenger ribonucleic acids in the thalassemia syndromes.

    David Housman;Bernard G. Forget;Arthur Skoultchi;Edward J. Benz

  • Genomic structure of the locus encoding protein 4.1. Structural basis for complex combinational patterns of tissue-specific alternative RNA splicing.

    Jen-Pin Huang;C.-J. C. Tang;Guang-Hsiung Kou;V. T. Marchesi

  • Intranuclear defect in beta-globin mRNA accumulation due to a premature translation termination codon

    Kenichi Takeshita;Bernard G. Forget;Alphonse Scarpa;Edward J. Benz

  • Focal cirrhosis of the liver: its relation to the so-called hamartoma (adenoma, benign hepatoma).

    Edward J. Benz;Archie H. Baggenstoss

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard G. Forget
Bernard G. Forget Yale University
Ronald Hoffman
Ronald Hoffman Mount Sinai Hospital
David G. Nathan
David G. Nathan Harvard University
Vincent T. Marchesi
Vincent T. Marchesi Yale University
Robert Levenson
Robert Levenson Pennsylvania State University
Arthur W. Nienhuis
Arthur W. Nienhuis St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Leslie E. Silberstein
Leslie E. Silberstein Boston Children's Hospital
Susan J. Baserga
Susan J. Baserga Yale University
Athar H. Chishti
Athar H. Chishti Tufts University

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