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D-Index
58
Citations
13349
World Ranking
3401
National Ranking
1342

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology General Microbiology

Overview

Franklin R. Cockerill is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields including Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable subfields in Cancer Research, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

Their work involves main research topics such as SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, respiratory viral infections research, infection control and ventilation, multiple sclerosis research studies, rheumatoid arthritis research and therapies, cytokine signaling pathways and interactions, and cancer genomics and diagnostics.

Frequent publication venues for Franklin R. Cockerill's work include the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, Population Health Management, and Neurology.

They have coauthored research most commonly with Jay G. Wohlgemuth, Lukasz S. Wylezinski, Guzel Shaginurova, Elena Grigorenko, and Charles F. Spurlock.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored include:

  • Evolution of Specimen Self-Collection in the COVID-19 Era: Implications for Population Health Management of Infectious Disease, 2021, Population Health Management
  • Machine Learning Analysis Using RNA Sequencing to Distinguish Neuromyelitis Optica from Multiple Sclerosis and Identify Therapeutic Candidates, 2024, Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
  • RNA profiles to distinguish multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO) in peripheral whole blood (S9.003), 2023, Neurology
  • Development of an End-to-End Total RNA Sequencing Quality Control Framework for Blood-Based Biomarker Discovery, 2025, Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Franklin R. Cockerill was awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology in 2002 for contributions in General Microbiology.

Best Publications

  • Real-Time PCR in Clinical Microbiology: Applications for Routine Laboratory Testing

    M. J. Espy;J. R. Uhl;L. M. Sloan;S. P. Buckwalter

  • Sonication of Removed Hip and Knee Prostheses for Diagnosis of Infection

    Andrej Trampuz;Kerryl E. Piper;Melissa J. Jacobson;Arlen D. Hanssen

  • Infective Endocarditis Due to Unusual or Fastidious Microorganisms

    Elie F. Berbari;Franklin R. Cockerill;James M. Steckelberg

  • Age- and sex-associated trends in bloodstream infection: a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota.

    Daniel Z. Uslan;Sarah J. Crane;James M. Steckelberg;Franklin R. Cockerill

  • INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY HACEK MICROORGANISMS

    M. Das;A.D. Badley;F.R. Cockerill;J.M. Steckelberg

  • Multiplex PCR detection of vanA, vanB, vanC-1, and vanC-2/3 genes in enterococci.

    Robin Patel;Jim R. Uhl;Peggy Kohner;Marlene K. Hopkins

  • Evidence of nanobacterial-like structures in calcified human arteries and cardiac valves

    Virginia M. Miller;George Rodgers;Jon A. Charlesworth;Brenda Kirkland;Brenda Kirkland

  • Culture with BACTEC Peds Plus/F Bottle Compared with Conventional Methods for Detection of Bacteria in Synovial Fluid

    John G. Hughes;Emily A. Vetter;Robin Patel;Cathy D. Schleck

  • Sonication of Explanted Prosthetic Components in Bags for Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection Is Associated with Risk of Contamination

    Andrej Trampuz;Kerryl E. Piper;Arlen D. Hanssen;Douglas R. Osmon

  • An Outbreak of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease Associated With High Carriage Rates of the Invasive Clone Among School-aged Children

    Franklin R. Cockerill;Kristine L. MacDonald;Rodney L. Thompson;Fred Roberson

  • Detection of Bacillus anthracis DNA by LightCycler PCR

    Constance A. Bell;James R. Uhl;Ted L. Hadfield;John C. David

  • Clinical and Epidemiological Features of Enterococcus casseliflavus/flavescens and Enterococcus gallinarum Bacteremia: A Report of 20 Cases

    Karlene C. Reid;Franklin R. Cockerill;Robin Patel

  • Genetic Methods for Assessing Antimicrobial Resistance

    Franklin R. Cockerill

  • Determination of 16S rRNA Sequences of Enterococci and Application to Species Identification of Nonmotile Enterococcus gallinarum Isolates

    Robin Patel;Kerryl E. Piper;Mark S. Rouse;James M. Steckelberg

  • Direct Detection of Legionella Species from Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Open Lung Biopsy Specimens: Comparison of LightCycler PCR, In Situ Hybridization, Direct Fluorescence Antigen Detection, and Culture

    R. T. Hayden;J. R. Uhl;X. Qian;M. K. Hopkins

  • Prevention of Infection in Critically Ill Patients by Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract

    Franklin R. Cockerill;Sharon R. Muller;John P. Anhalt;H. Michael Marsh

  • Evaluation of the Bruker Biotyper and Vitek MS Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Systems for Identification of Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli Isolated from Cultures from Cystic Fibrosis Patients

    Daniel C. Marko;Ryan T. Saffert;Scott A. Cunningham;Jay Hyman

  • Frequency of isolation of Staphylococcus lugdunensis among staphylococcal isolates causing endocarditis: a 20-year experience.

    Robin Patel;Kerryl E. Piper;Mark S. Rouse;James R. Uhl

  • Analysis of 281,797 Consecutive Blood Cultures Performed over an Eight-Year Period: Trends in Microorganisms Isolated and the Value of Anaerobic Culture of Blood

    Franklin R. Cockerill;John G. Hughes;Emily A. Vetter;Roger A. Mueller

  • Rapid Identification Of A Point Mutation Of The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Catalase-Peroxidase (katG) Gene Associated With Isoniazid Resistance

    Frank R. Cockerill;Frank R. Cockerill;Frank R. Cockerill;James R. Uhl;James R. Uhl;James R. Uhl;Zelalem Temesgen;Zelalem Temesgen;Zelalem Temesgen;Ying Zhang;Ying Zhang;Ying Zhang

  • Comparison of LightCycler PCR, Rapid Antigen Immunoassay, and Culture for Detection of Group A Streptococci from Throat Swabs

    J. R. Uhl;S. C. Adamson;E. A. Vetter;C. D. Schleck

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