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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - US President's National Medal of Science "For her contributions to the understanding of the lysosomal storage diseases, demonstrating the strong linkage between basic and applied scientific investigation.", Presented by Vice President Gore at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Washington, DC on Monday, December 19, 1994.
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1982 - William Allan Award, the American Society of Human Genetics
  • 1977 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1977 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Elizabeth F. Neufeld is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these main fields, their subfields of study include immunology and molecular biology.

Their recent publication record includes a 2024 paper titled Next-Level Efficiency: StraightFrom Spleen Isolation Kits - Standardizing Isolation of Untouched T cells with Minimal Hands-On Time, published in The Journal of Immunology.

Frequent coauthors collaborating in their research include:

  • Konstantina Kostadinovska
  • Sebastian Flade
  • Amelie Borczewski
  • Ermanila Dhana
  • Gregor Winkels

Research outputs frequently appear in:

  • The Journal of Immunology

Their main research topics cover:

  • Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

Elizabeth F. Neufeld has received several professional recognitions, including:

  • US President's National Medal of Science (1994): "For her contributions to the understanding of the lysosomal storage diseases, demonstrating the strong linkage between basic and applied scientific investigation.", Presented by Vice President Gore at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Washington, DC on Monday, December 19, 1994
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1988)
  • William Allan Award, the American Society of Human Genetics (1982)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1977)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1977)

Best Publications

  • Lysosomal storage diseases

    Frances M Platt;Alessandra d'Azzo;Beverly L Davidson;Elizabeth F Neufeld

  • Enzyme-replacement therapy in mucopolysaccharidosis I.

    Emil D. Kakkis;Joseph Muenzer;George E. Tiller;Lewis Waber

  • Activated microglia in cortex of mouse models of mucopolysaccharidoses I and IIIB.

    Kazuhiro Ohmi;David S. Greenberg;Kavitha S. Rajavel;Sergey Ryazantsev

  • The Defect in the Hurler and Scheie Syndromes: Deficiency of α-L-Iduronidase

    Gideon Bach;Robert Friedman;Bernard Weissmann;Elizabeth F. Neufeld

  • The Defect in the Hunter Syndrome: Deficiency of Sulfoiduronate Sulfatase

    Gideon Bach;Frank Eisenberg;Michael Cantz;Elizabeth F. Neufeld

  • Inborn Errors of Mucopolysaccharide Metabolism

    Elizabeth F. Neufeld;Joseph C. Fratantoni

  • Long-term and high-dose trials of enzyme replacement therapy in the canine model of mucopolysaccharidosis I

    Emil D. Kakkis;Michael F. McEntee;Artur Schmidtchen;Elizabeth F. Neufeld

  • Enzymic diagnosis of the genetic mucopolysaccharide storage disorders.

    C.w. Hall;Ingeborg Liebaers;P. Di Natale;E.f. Neufeld

  • Mouse model of Sanfilippo syndrome type B produced by targeted disruption of the gene encoding alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase.

    Hong Hua Li;Wei-Hong Yu;Nora Rozengurt;Hui-Zhi Zhao

  • Association of alpha- and beta-subunits during the biosynthesis of beta-hexosaminidase in cultured human fibroblasts.

    R L Proia;A d'Azzo;E F Neufeld

  • Human beta-hexosaminidase alpha chain: coding sequence and homology with the beta chain.

    Rachel Myerowitz;Richard Piekarz;Elizabeth F. Neufeld;Thomas B. Shows

  • Natural History and Inherited Disorders of a Lysosomal Enzyme, β-Hexosaminidase

    E F Neufeld

  • The molecular basis of Sanfilippo syndrome type B.

    Hong G. Zhao;Hong Hua Li;Gideon Bach;Artur Schmidtchen

  • Direct demonstration of binding of a lysosomal enzyme, alpha-L-iduronidase, to receptors on cultured fibroblasts.

    Leonard H. Rome;Bernard Weissmann;Elizabeth F. Neufeld

  • Morphologic study of the internalization of a lysosomal enzyme by the mannose 6-phosphate receptor in cultured Chinese hamster ovary cells

    Mark C. Willingham;Ira H. Pastan;G. Gary Sahagian;George W. Jourdian

  • Sanfilippo syndrome type B, a lysosomal storage disease, is also a tauopathy

    Kazuhiro Ohmi;Lili C. Kudo;Sergey Ryazantsev;Hui-Zhi Zhao

  • METABOLISM OF MYO-INOSITOL IN PLANTS: CONVERSION TO PECTIN, HEMICELLULOSE, D-XYLOSE, AND SUGAR ACIDS

    Frank A. Loewus;Stanley Kelly;Elizabeth F. Neufeld

  • Synthesis of beta-hexosaminidase in cell-free translation and in intact fibroblasts: an insoluble precursor alpha chain in a rare form of Tay-Sachs disease.

    Richard L. Proia;Elizabeth F. Neufeld

  • Architecture of the canine IDUA gene and mutation underlying canine mucopolysaccharidosis I

    Kaushiki P. Menon;Phuong T. Tieu;Elizabeth F. Neufeld

  • Delivery of an enzyme-IGFII fusion protein to the mouse brain is therapeutic for mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB

    Shih-hsin Kan;Mika Aoyagi-Scharber;Steven Q. Le;Jon Vincelette

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessandra d'Azzo
Alessandra d'Azzo St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Beverly L. Davidson
Beverly L. Davidson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Richard L. Proia
Richard L. Proia National Institutes of Health
Leonard H. Rome
Leonard H. Rome University of California, Los Angeles
Barry H. Paw
Barry H. Paw Brigham and Women's Hospital
Andrej Hasilik
Andrej Hasilik Philipp University of Marburg
Frances M. Platt
Frances M. Platt University of Oxford
Donald B. Kohn
Donald B. Kohn University of California, Los Angeles
Artur Schmidtchen
Artur Schmidtchen Lund University
Hans Kresse
Hans Kresse University of Münster

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