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D-Index
54
Citations
10534
World Ranking
12601
National Ranking
3350

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1987 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1962 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

George P. Hess was affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research encompassed multiple disciplines including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science, with a focus on several specialized subfields such as molecular biology, ecology, ecological modeling, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's body of work spanned a range of topics. These included:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Zoonotic Diseases and Public Health
  • Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms

George P. Hess contributed to different publication venues, notably the journal Ecology and The Journal of Membrane Biology. Some of their recent papers are:

  • SNAPSHOT USA 2020: A second coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic (2022) published in Ecology
  • In Vitro Selection of Short DNA Aptamers that Can Inhibit or Alleviate Cocaine and MK-801 Inhibition of Muscle-Type Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors (2021) published in The Journal of Membrane Biology

Their frequent collaborators included Roland Kays, Michael V. Cove, José María Hernández Díaz, Kimberly L. Todd, and Claire Bresnan, indicating interdisciplinary cooperation within their research projects.

George P. Hess was recognized through memberships and fellowships in prestigious organizations. These honors included:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1987)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1985)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1962)

Best Publications

  • A New Method of Forming Peptide Bonds

    John C. Sheehan;George P. Hess

  • Phosphorylation of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor regulates its rate of desensitization

    Richard L. Huganir;Anne H. Delcour;Anne H. Delcour;Paul Greengard;George P. Hess

  • Photolabile precursors of glutamate: synthesis, photochemical properties, and activation of glutamate receptors on a microsecond time scale

    Raymond Wieboldt;Kyle R. Gee;Li Niu;Doraiswamy Ramesh

  • Implication of an Ionizing Group in the Control of Conformation and Activity of Chymotrypsin

    Hannah L. Oppenheimer;Bernard Labouesse;George P. Hess

  • Peptide Derivatives Containing Hydroxyamino Acids

    John C. Sheehan;Murray Goodman;George P. Hess

  • Alkaline Isomerization of Oxidized Cytochrome c EQUILIBRIUM AND KINETIC MEASUREMENTS

    Linda A. Davis;Abel Schejter;George P. Hess

  • Photolabile protecting groups for an acetylcholine receptor ligand. Synthesis and photochemistry of a new class of o-nitrobenzyl derivatives and their effects on receptor function.

    Jeffery W. Walker;James A. McCray;George P. Hess

  • Synthesis of photolabile precursors of amino acid neurotransmitters

    Mary Wilcox;Randall W. Viola;Katherine W. Johnson;Andrew P. Billington

  • On the elucidation of the pH dependence of the oxidation-reduction potential of cytochrome c at alkaline pH.

    Karl G. Brandt;Paul C. Parks;Georg H. Czerlinski;George P. Hess

  • Acetylcholine receptor-controlled ion fluxes in membrane vesicles investigated by fast reaction techniques

    George P. Hess;Derek J. Cash;Hitoshi Aoshima

  • Protecting group for carboxylic acids that can be photolyzed by visible light

    George P. Hess;Barry K. Carpenter;Vishakha R. Shembekar;Yongli Chen

  • Studies of the activity of chymotrypsin

    G P Hess;J McConn;E Ku;G McConkey

  • Chemical kinetic measurements of a mammalian acetylcholine receptor by a fast-reaction technique

    Jayant B. Udgaonkar;George P. Hess

  • Acetylcholine Receptor-Controlled Ion Translocation: Chemical Kinetic Investigations of the Mechanism

    George P. Hess;Derek J. Cash;Hitoshi Aoshima

  • Investigations of the Chymotrypsin-catalyzed Hydrolysis of Specific Substrates III. DETERMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL RATE CONSTANTS AND ENZYME-SUBSTRATE BINDING CONSTANTS FOR SPECIFIC AMIDE AND ESTER SUBSTRATES

    Karl G. Brandt;Albert Himoe;George P. Hess

  • Molecular mechanism of acetylcholine receptor-controlled ion translocation across cell membranes

    Derek J. Cash;George P. Hess

  • Investigations of the Chymotrypsin-catalyzed Hydrolysis of Specific Substrates I. THE pH DEPENDENCE OF THE CATALYTIC HYDROLYSIS OF N-ACETYL-l-TRYPTOPHANAMIDE BY THREE FORMS OF THE ENZYME AT ALKALINE pH

    Albert Himoe;Paul C. Parks;George P. Hess

  • UNEXPECTED FORMATION OF ANHYDRO COMPOUNDS IN THE SYNTHESIS OF ASPARAGINYL AND GUTAMINYL PEPTIDES1

    Duane T. Gish;Panayotis G. Katsoyannis;George P. Hess;R. J. Stedman

  • In vitro selection of RNA molecules that displace cocaine from the membrane-bound nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.

    Henning Ulrich;Joseph E. Ippolito;Oné R. Pagán;Vesna A. Eterovic

  • An Approach to the Specific Cleavage of Peptide Bonds. I. The Acyl Migration in Dipeptides Containing Hydroxyamino Acids in Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride

    S. Sakakibara;K. H. Shin;G. P. Hess

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry K. Carpenter
Barry K. Carpenter Cardiff University
Jayant B. Udgaonkar
Jayant B. Udgaonkar Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune
Kyle R. Gee
Kyle R. Gee Thermo Fisher Scientific (Norway)
Alan B. Sachs
Alan B. Sachs Thermo Fisher Scientific (United States)
Bruce Ganem
Bruce Ganem Cornell University
Kunio Takeyasu
Kunio Takeyasu Kyoto University
Henning Ulrich
Henning Ulrich Universidade de São Paulo
Jon Lindstrom
Jon Lindstrom University of Pennsylvania
David B. Donner
David B. Donner University of California, San Francisco
Thomas D. Fox
Thomas D. Fox Cornell University

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