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Overview

Eric A. Johnson is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States and focuses primarily on research within the field of Medicine.

Their work spans several subfields, including Neurology, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology, and Cell Biology. The major topics covered in their research include Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders, Neurological Disorders and Treatments, Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology, Hemoglobin Structure and Function, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, and Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects.

Eric A. Johnson has published multiple papers, some representative recent publications are:

  • "Documented opioid use disorder and its treatment in primary care patients across six U.S. health systems," 2020, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • "Botulinum toxin therapy: past, present and future developments," 2022, Journal of Neural Transmission
  • "Reduction in Long-term Mortality After Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass Compared to Nonsurgical Patients With Severe Obesity," 2021, Annals of Surgery
  • "Measuring problem prescription opioid use among patients receiving long-term opioid analgesic treatment: development and evaluation of an algorithm for use in EHR and claims data," 2020, Journal of Drug Assessment
  • "A Novel High-Potency Tetanus Vaccine," 2020, mBio

The venues where they frequently publish include Toxicon, Journal of Neural Transmission, mBio, RSC Medicinal Chemistry, and Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.

Collaborations are an important aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include Sabine Pellett, William H. Tepp, Dirk Dressler, Marite Bradshaw, and Juliette T. J. Lecomte.

Best Publications

  • Rapid SNP Discovery and Genetic Mapping Using Sequenced RAD Markers

    Nathan A. Baird;Paul D. Etter;Tressa S. Atwood;Mark C. Currey

  • Population Genomics of Parallel Adaptation in Threespine Stickleback using Sequenced RAD Tags

    Paul A. Hohenlohe;Susan Bassham;Paul D. Etter;Nicholas Stiffler

  • Rapid and cost-effective polymorphism identification and genotyping using restriction site associated DNA (RAD) markers

    Michael R. Miller;Joseph P. Dunham;Angel Amores;William A. Cresko

  • Gastrointestinal Microflora Studies in Late-Onset Autism

    Sydney M. Finegold;Sydney M. Finegold;Denise Molitoris;Yuli Song;Chengxu Liu

  • SV2 is the protein receptor for botulinum neurotoxin A.

    Min Dong;Felix Yeh;William H. Tepp;Camin Dean

  • Properties and use of botulinum toxin and other microbial neurotoxins in medicine.

    E J Schantz;E A Johnson

  • Astaxanthin from Microbial Sources

    Eric A. Johnson;Gil-Hwan An

  • Single-Cell Microbiology: Tools, Technologies, and Applications

    Byron F. Brehm-Stecher;Eric A. Johnson

  • Acid adaptation induces cross-protection against environmental stresses in Salmonella typhimurium.

    G J Leyer;E A Johnson

  • Acid adaptation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 increases survival in acidic foods.

    G. J. Leyer;Lih-Ling Wang;E. A. Johnson

  • SNP discovery and genotyping for evolutionary genetics using RAD sequencing.

    Paul D. Etter;Susan Bassham;Paul A. Hohenlohe;Eric A. Johnson

  • Unwrapping Glial Biology: Gcm Target Genes Regulating Glial Development, Diversification, and Function

    Marc R. Freeman;Jeffrey Delrow;Junhyong Kim;Eric Johnson

  • Saccharification of Complex Cellulosic Substrates by the Cellulase System from Clostridium thermocellum.

    Eric A. Johnson;Mitsuji Sakajoh;Geoffrey Halliwell;Ashwin Madia

  • Genetic Diversity among Botulinum Neurotoxin-Producing Clostridial Strains

    K. K. Hill;T. J. Smith;C. H. Helma;L. O. Ticknor

  • Development of an improved chemically defined minimal medium for Listeria monocytogenes.

    R. J. Premaratne;Wei-Jen Lin;E. A. Johnson

  • Sensitization of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli to Antibiotics by the Sesquiterpenoids Nerolidol, Farnesol, Bisabolol, and Apritone

    Byron F. Brehm-Stecher;Eric A. Johnson

  • Isolation of Phaffia rhodozyma Mutants with Increased Astaxanthin Content.

    Gil-Hwan An;Donald B. Schuman;Eric A. Johnson

  • Antimicrobial activity of lysozyme against bacteria involved in food spoilage and food-borne disease.

    V L Hughey;E A Johnson

  • Synaptotagmins I and II mediate entry of botulinum neurotoxin B into cells

    Min Dong;David A. Richards;Michael C. Goodnough;William H. Tepp

  • Astaxanthin Formation by the Yeast Phaffia rhodozyma

    Eric A. Johnson;Michael J. Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Kim D. Janda
Kim D. Janda Scripps Research Institute
Joseph T. Barbieri
Joseph T. Barbieri Medical College of Wisconsin
Edwin R. Chapman
Edwin R. Chapman University of Wisconsin–Madison
David J. Beebe
David J. Beebe University of Wisconsin–Madison
Cesare Montecucco
Cesare Montecucco University of Padua
Ornella Rossetto
Ornella Rossetto University of Padua
Paul A. Hohenlohe
Paul A. Hohenlohe University of Idaho
James D. Marks
James D. Marks University of California, San Francisco
Leonard A. Smith
Leonard A. Smith United States Department of the Army
Lounès Chikhi
Lounès Chikhi Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência

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