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376

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Overview

Galen B. Toews was affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research work primarily focused on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with an emphasis on molecular biology as a key subfield. The scientific topics addressed in their publications involved gut microbiota and health.

Their publication record includes a significant paper titled "Significance of the microbiome in obstructive lung disease," published in 2020 in the UNC Libraries venue. This work contributed to the understanding of the microbiome's role in respiratory conditions.

Throughout their career, Galen B. Toews collaborated with a number of frequent co-authors, including:

  • MeiLan K. Han
  • Yvonne J. Huang
  • John J. LiPuma
  • Homer A. Boushey
  • Richard C. Boucher

Their research has been published notably in the UNC Libraries, representing the primary venue of their work.

Galen B. Toews was recognized as a member of the Association of American Physicians, reflecting their engagement within the professional medical community.

Best Publications

  • Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Harold R. Collard;Bethany B. Moore;Kevin R. Flaherty;Kevin K. Brown

  • Epidermal Langerhans cell density determines whether contact hypersensitivity or unresponsiveness follows skin painting with DNFB.

    G B Toews;P R Bergstresser;J W Streilein

  • Efficacy and Safety of Monoclonal Antibody to Human Tumor Necrosis Factor α in Patients With Sepsis Syndrome: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind, Multicenter Clinical Trial

    E Abraham;R Wunderink;H Silverman;T M Perl

  • Analysis of the Lung Microbiome in the “Healthy” Smoker and in COPD

    John R. Erb-Downward;Deborah L. Thompson;Meilan K. Han;Christine M. Freeman;Christine M. Freeman

  • Mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis.

    Victor J. Thannickal;Galen B. Toews;Eric S. White;Joseph P. Lynch

  • Interleukin-8 gene expression by a pulmonary epithelial cell line. A model for cytokine networks in the lung.

    T J Standiford;S L Kunkel;M A Basha;S W Chensue

  • Histopathologic variability in usual and nonspecific interstitial pneumonias.

    Kevin R. Flaherty;William D. Travis;Thomas V. Colby;Galen B. Toews

  • Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: what is the effect of a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis?

    Kevin R. Flaherty;Talmadge E. King;Ganesh Raghu;Joseph P. Lynch

  • Utility of a Lung Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Gary W. Hunninghake;M. Bridget Zimmerman;David A. Schwartz;Talmadge E. King

  • Prognostic Value of Desaturation during a 6-Minute Walk Test in Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia

    Vibha N. Lama;Kevin R. Flaherty;Galen B. Toews;Thomas V. Colby

  • Radiological versus histological diagnosis in UIP and NSIP: survival implications

    Kevin R. Flaherty;E. L. Thwaite;Ella A. Kazerooni;Barry H. Gross

  • Prognostic implications of physiologic and radiographic changes in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia

    Kevin R. Flaherty;Jeanette A. Mumford;Susan Murray;Ella A. Kazerooni

  • Thin-section CT obtained at 10-mm increments versus limited three-level thin-section CT for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: correlation with pathologic scoring.

    E A Kazerooni;F J Martinez;A Flint;D A Jamadar

  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: predicting response to therapy and survival.

    E A Kazerooni;G B Toews;J P Lynch rd

  • A vicious circle of alveolar macrophages and fibroblasts perpetuates pulmonary fibrosis via CCL18.

    Antje Prasse;Dmitri V. Pechkovsky;Galen B. Toews;Wolfgang Jungraithmayr

  • CCR2-Mediated Recruitment of Fibrocytes to the Alveolar Space after Fibrotic Injury

    Bethany B. Moore;Jill E. Kolodsick;Victor J. Thannickal;Kenneth Cooke

  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Prognostic value of changes in physiology and six-minute-walk test

    Kevin R. Flaherty;Adin Cristian Andrei;Susan Murray;Chris Fraley

  • Clinical significance of histological classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia

    K.R. Flaherty;G.B. Toews;W.D. Travis;T.V. Colby

  • Protection from Pulmonary Fibrosis in the Absence of CCR2 Signaling

    Bethany B. Moore;Robert Paine;Paul J. Christensen;Thomas A. Moore

  • Evidence for tissue-resident mesenchymal stem cells in human adult lung from studies of transplanted allografts

    Vibha N. Lama;Lisa Smith;Linda Badri;Andrew Flint

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando J. Martinez
Fernando J. Martinez University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Gary B. Huffnagle
Gary B. Huffnagle University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Bethany B. Moore
Bethany B. Moore University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kevin R. Flaherty
Kevin R. Flaherty University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ella A. Kazerooni
Ella A. Kazerooni University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Marc Peters-Golden
Marc Peters-Golden University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas V. Colby
Thomas V. Colby Mayo Clinic
Jeffrey L. Curtis
Jeffrey L. Curtis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Cory M. Hogaboam
Cory M. Hogaboam Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Joseph P. Lynch
Joseph P. Lynch University of California, Los Angeles

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