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51
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3537
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1237

Overview

George V. N. Powell is affiliated with the World Wide Fund for Nature in the United States. Their research spans several areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on molecular biology, genetics, and nature and landscape conservation. They have contributed to fields including cancer research and aquatic science.

The main topics in Powell's work include:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Powell's recent papers cover a combination of genetic research, conservation biology, and bioinformatics. Major publications include:

  • "Making sense of the linear genome, gene function and TADs," 2022, published in Epigenetics & Chromatin
  • "Exploring cost-effective management measures for reducing risks to threatened sharks in a problematic longline fishery," 2022, published in Ocean & Coastal Management
  • "Modelling the genetic aetiology of complex disease: human-mouse conservation of noncoding features and disease-associated loci," 2022, published in Biology Letters
  • "Making sense of the linear genome, gene function and TADs," 2020, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Variant annotation across homologous proteins ('Paralogue Annotation') identifies disease-causing missense variants with high precision, and is widely applicable across protein families," 2023, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Powell include Ann-Marie Mallon, Cecilia M. Lindgren, Michelle M. Simon, Helen Long, and Simon Greenaway, reflecting a network of scientific partnerships primarily in genetics and molecular biology research.

Publication venues where Powell has contributed multiple works include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Epigenetics & Chromatin, Ocean & Coastal Management, Biology Letters, and BMC Genomics.

Best Publications

  • Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth

    David M. Olson;Eric Dinerstein;Eric D. Wikramanayake;Neil D. Burgess

  • Edge and other effects of isolation on Amazon forest fragments

    T.E. Lovejoy;R.O. Bierregaard;A.B. Rylands;J.R. Malcolm

  • An evaluation of camera traps for inventorying large‐ and medium‐sized terrestrial rainforest mammals

    M. W. Tobler;S. E. Carrillo-Percastegui;R. Leite Pitman;R. Mares

  • High-resolution forest carbon stocks and emissions in the Amazon

    Gregory P. Asner;George V. N. Powell;Joseph Mascaro;David E. Knapp

  • Experimental analysis of the social value of flocking by starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) in relation to predation and foraging

    G.V.N. Powell

  • Phosphorus limitation of primary production in Florida Bay: Evidence from C:N:P ratios of the dominant seagrass Thalassia testudinum

    James W. Fourqurean;Joseph C. Zieman;George V. N. Powell

  • Population dynamics of male euglossine bees in Amazonian forest fragments

    A. H. Powell;G. V. N. Powell

  • Habitat use, activity patterns and use of mineral licks by five species of ungulate in south-eastern Peru

    Mathias W. Tobler;Samia E. Carrillo-Percastegui;George Powell

  • Sociobiology and Adaptive Significance of Interspecific Foraging Flocks in the Neotropics

    George V. N. Powell

  • Relationships between porewater nutrients and seagrasses in a subtropical carbonate environment

    J. W. Fourqurean;J. C. Zieman;G. V. N. Powell

  • Estimating jaguar densities with camera traps: Problems with current designs and recommendations for future studies

    Mathias W. Tobler;George V.N. Powell

  • Experimental evidence for nutrient limitation of seagrass growth in a tropical estuary with restricted circulation

    G. V. N. Powell;W. J. Kenworthy;J. W. Fourqurean

  • Mapping More of Terrestrial Biodiversity for Global Conservation Assessment

    Simon Ferrier;George G.V.N. Powell;Karen K.S. Richardson;Glenn Manion

  • The Effects of Long-Term Manipulation of Nutrient Supply on Competition between the Seagrasses Thalassia testudinum and Halodule wrightii in Florida Bay

    James W. Fourqurean;George V. N. Powell;W. Judson Kenworthy;Joseph C. Zieman

  • Spatiotemporal hierarchical modelling of species richness and occupancy using camera trap data

    Mathias W. Tobler;Alfonso Zúñiga Hartley;Samia E. Carrillo‐Percastegui;George V. N. Powell

  • Conservation Biology for the Biodiversity Crisis

    David M. Olson;Eric Dinerstein;George V. N. Powell;Eric D. Wikramanayake

  • Habitat Use by Wading Birds in a Subtropical Estuary: Implications of Hydrography

    George V. N. Powell

  • Assessing representativeness of protected natural areas in Costa Rica for conserving biodiversity: a preliminary gap analysis

    George V.N. Powell;James Barborak;S Mario Rodriguez

  • A method for quantifying biodiversity loss and its application to a 50-year record of deforestation across Madagascar

    Thomas F. Allnutt;Thomas F. Allnutt;Simon Ferrier;Glenn Manion;George V. N. Powell

  • Freshwater conservation planning in data-poor areas : An example from a remote Amazonian basin (Madre de Dios River, Peru and Bolivia)

    Michele Thieme;Bernhard Lehner;Bernhard Lehner;Robin Abell;Stephen K. Hamilton

Frequent Co-Authors

James W. Fourqurean
James W. Fourqurean Florida International University
Gregory P. Asner
Gregory P. Asner Arizona State University
Eric Wikramanayake
Eric Wikramanayake World Wide Fund for Nature
Carlos A. Peres
Carlos A. Peres University of East Anglia
Taylor H. Ricketts
Taylor H. Ricketts University of Vermont
Joseph C. Zieman
Joseph C. Zieman University of Virginia
David C. Lees
David C. Lees Natural History Museum
Brian L. Fisher
Brian L. Fisher California Academy of Sciences
Simon Ferrier
Simon Ferrier Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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