What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
Gary R. Whittaker mostly deals with Virology, Viral entry, Cell biology, Coronavirus and Virus.
His research in Virology intersects with topics in Nuclear transport, Genome and Nuclear pore.
His work deals with themes such as Viral envelope and Fusion protein, which intersect with Viral entry.
His Cell biology study combines topics in areas such as Entry into host, Endocytic cycle, Endocytosis and Lipid bilayer fusion.
His studies in Coronavirus integrate themes in fields like Genetics, Tropism, Proteases, Betacoronavirus and Furin.
His research investigates the connection with Virus and areas like Semliki Forest virus which intersect with concerns in Viral replication, Ribonucleoprotein, Cell culture, Nuclear export signal and Viral matrix protein.
His most cited work include:
- Mechanisms of Coronavirus Cell Entry Mediated by the Viral Spike Protein (567 citations)
- Activation of the SARS coronavirus spike protein via sequential proteolytic cleavage at two distinct sites. (528 citations)
- Host cell proteases: Critical determinants of coronavirus tropism and pathogenesis (443 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of investigation include Virology, Virus, Viral entry, Coronavirus and Cell biology.
His Virology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Proteases, Feline coronavirus and Microbiology.
His work carried out in the field of Proteases brings together such families of science as Cleavage, TMPRSS2, Matriptase, Protease and Fusion protein.
Gary R. Whittaker has researched Viral entry in several fields, including Antibody-dependent enhancement, Viral envelope, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Lipid bilayer fusion and Entry into host.
His Coronavirus study incorporates themes from Alphacoronavirus, Infectious bronchitis virus, Betacoronavirus and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
His research integrates issues of Endocytic cycle, Endocytosis and Cell culture in his study of Cell biology.
He most often published in these fields:
- Virology (72.84%)
- Virus (49.38%)
- Viral entry (28.40%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- Virology (72.84%)
- Coronavirus (26.54%)
- Virus (49.38%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Virology, Coronavirus, Virus, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and Viral entry.
Gary R. Whittaker mostly deals with Outbreak in his studies of Virology.
His Coronavirus research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Viral envelope, Alphacoronavirus, Protease, Pandemic and Betacoronavirus.
He does research in Virus, focusing on Lipid bilayer fusion specifically.
His Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 research incorporates elements of Receptor, Computational biology, Spike Protein and Drug repositioning.
The various areas that Gary R. Whittaker examines in his Viral entry study include Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Proteases, Mutant, Cell biology and Furin.
Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Coronavirus membrane fusion mechanism offers a potential target for antiviral development (210 citations)
- Phylogenetic Analysis and Structural Modeling of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Reveals an Evolutionary Distinct and Proteolytically Sensitive Activation Loop. (193 citations)
- Proteolytic Cleavage of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein and the Role of the Novel S1/S2 Site. (108 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
Gary R. Whittaker mainly investigates Coronavirus, Virology, Virus, Feline coronavirus and Viral entry.
Gary R. Whittaker has included themes like Lysosome, Phylogenetic tree, RNA, Virus Release and Betacoronavirus in his Coronavirus study.
His Virology research is mostly focused on the topic Hemagglutinin.
The concepts of his Virus study are interwoven with issues in Peptide sequence and Pathology.
His Feline coronavirus study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Tropism, Feline infectious peritonitis, Serotype and Pathogenesis.
His Viral entry research incorporates themes from Lipid bilayer fusion, Ebola virus, Vesicular stomatitis virus, Viral life cycle and Cell biology.
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