What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
His main research concerns Immunology, Leprosy, Genetics, Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
His research in Immunology intersects with topics in Disease, Gene, Genotype and Linkage disequilibrium.
The various areas that Erwin Schurr examines in his Gene study include Molecular biology and Biological activity.
His Leprosy study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Genome-wide association study and Human genetics.
Within one scientific family, Erwin Schurr focuses on topics pertaining to Genetic linkage under Mycobacterium leprae, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Granuloma, Intradermal injection, Immune system and Genetic association.
His Mycobacterium tuberculosis study deals with the bigger picture of Tuberculosis.
His most cited work include:
- Dysferlin, a novel skeletal muscle gene, is mutated in Miyoshi myopathy and limb girdle muscular dystrophy (722 citations)
- Susceptibility to leprosy is associated with PARK2 and PACRG. (384 citations)
- Discrete mutations introduced in the predicted nucleotide-binding sites of the mdr1 gene abolish its ability to confer multidrug resistance. (269 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Erwin Schurr focuses on Immunology, Genetics, Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Leprosy.
Erwin Schurr has researched Immunology in several fields, including Disease, Genetic association and Candidate gene.
His work focuses on many connections between Tuberculosis and other disciplines, such as Virology, that overlap with his field of interest in Microbiology.
His Mycobacterium tuberculosis study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Public health and Pathogenesis.
His work carried out in the field of Leprosy brings together such families of science as Human leukocyte antigen and Haplotype.
His Gene study combines topics in areas such as Odds ratio and Molecular biology.
He most often published in these fields:
- Immunology (70.70%)
- Genetics (59.07%)
- Tuberculosis (43.72%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- Tuberculosis (43.72%)
- Immunology (70.70%)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis (39.53%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary scientific interests are in Tuberculosis, Immunology, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Genetics and Disease.
His research integrates issues of Cross-sectional study and Virology, Vaccination in his study of Tuberculosis.
His study in Immunology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Bronchoalveolar lavage and Interferon gamma release assay.
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis study which covers Infectious disease that intersects with Host factors, Intensive care medicine, Public health interventions, Transmission blocking and Disease progression.
Genetics and Leprosy are commonly linked in his work.
His Leprosy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Genome-wide association study, Human leukocyte antigen, Human genetics and Candidate gene.
Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Immunological mechanisms of human resistance to persistent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. (86 citations)
- Pleiotropic effects for Parkin and LRRK2 in leprosy type-1 reactions and Parkinson’s disease (23 citations)
- Pleiotropic effects for Parkin and LRRK2 in leprosy type-1 reactions and Parkinson’s disease (23 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
His primary areas of investigation include Tuberculosis, Disease, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Immunology and Immune system.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Genetics, Leprosy, Natural history, Human genetics and POSITIVE TUBERCULIN in addition to Disease.
His Genetics research includes themes of Odds ratio and Parkin, Parkinson's disease.
His Leprosy research integrates issues from Genetic association and Candidate gene.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Genetic variability, Epidemiology and Immunity.
The Immunology study combines topics in areas such as Cellular differentiation, Phenotype, Senescence, Lung and Respiratory system.
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