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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Walsh McDermott Medal, National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1979 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Gilbert S. Omenn is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Within these broad areas, their work delves into subfields such as molecular biology, oncology, spectroscopy, artificial intelligence, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's recent publications highlight contributions to proteogenomics and cancer biology, including studies published in high-impact journals. Notable papers include:

  • Proteogenomic Characterization Reveals Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Lung Adenocarcinoma, 2020, Cell
  • Proteogenomic characterization of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, 2021, Cell
  • A proteogenomic portrait of lung squamous cell carcinoma, 2021, Cell
  • Proteogenomic insights into the biology and treatment of HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, 2021, Cancer Cell
  • Advances and Utility of the Human Plasma Proteome, 2021, Journal of Proteome Research

Their work covers a range of main research topics, including:

  • Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Machine Learning in Healthcare
  • RNA Modifications and Cancer
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies

Frequent collaborators in their research network include Paul Avillach, Amelia L.M. Tan, David A. Hanauer, Riccardo Bellazzi, and Alba Gutiérrez-Sacristán. These partnerships have resulted in numerous joint publications.

The most common venues where their work appears are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Proteome Research
  • Cell
  • Cancer Research
  • Cancer Cell

Throughout their career, Gilbert S. Omenn has been recognized with multiple professional honors:

  • Walsh McDermott Medal, National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2008
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2001
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1991
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 1979
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • A quantitative assessment of plasma homocysteine as a risk factor for vascular disease. Probable benefits of increasing folic acid intakes

    Carol J. Boushey;Shirley A. A. Beresford;Gilbert S. Omenn;Arno G. Motulsky

  • EFFECTS OF A COMBINATION OF BETA CAROTENE AND VITAMIN A ON LUNG CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

    Gilbert S. Omenn;Gary E. Goodman;Gary E. Goodman;Mark D. Thornquist;John Balmes

  • ProteomeXchange provides globally coordinated proteomics data submission and dissemination

    Juan A. Vizcaíno;Eric W Deutsch;Rui Wang;Attila Csordas

  • Homocysteine and risk of ischemic heart disease and stroke: A meta-analysis

    R. Clarke;R. Collins;S. Lewington;A. Donald

  • Metabolomic profiles delineate potential role for sarcosine in prostate cancer progression

    Arun Sreekumar;Laila M. Poisson;Thekkelnaycke M. Rajendiran;Amjad P. Khan

  • Risk Factors for Lung Cancer and for Intervention Effects in CARET, the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial

    Gilbert S. Omenn;Gary E. Goodman;Mark D. Thornquist;John Balmes

  • A common open representation of mass spectrometry data and its application to proteomics research

    Patrick G A Pedrioli;Jimmy K Eng;Robert Hubley;Mathijs Vogelzang

  • Overview of the HUPO Plasma Proteome Project: results from the pilot phase with 35 collaborating laboratories and multiple analytical groups, generating a core dataset of 3020 proteins and a publicly-available database.

    Gilbert S. Omenn;David J. States;Marcin Adamski;Thomas W. Blackwell

  • Proteogenomic Characterization Reveals Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Lung Adenocarcinoma

    Michael A. Gillette;Michael A. Gillette;Shankha Satpathy;Song Cao;Saravana M. Dhanasekaran

  • Integrated Proteogenomic Characterization of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.

    David J. Clark;Saravana M. Dhanasekaran;Francesca Petralia;Jianbo Pan

  • Proteogenomic and metabolomic characterization of human glioblastoma

    Liang-Bo Wang;Alla Karpova;Marina A. Gritsenko;Jennifer E. Kyle

  • Evidence of genetic predisposition to alcoholic cirrhosis and psychosis: twin concordances for alcoholism and its biological end points by zygosity among male veterans

    Zdenek Hrubec;Gilbert S. Omenn

  • The Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial: Incidence of Lung Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality During 6-Year Follow-up After Stopping β-Carotene and Retinol Supplements

    Gary E. Goodman;Mark D. Thornquist;John Balmes;Mark R. Cullen

  • Total serum cholesterol levels and mortality risk as a function of age. A report based on the Framingham data.

    Richard A. Kronmal;Kevin C. Cain;Zhan Ye;Gilbert S. Omenn

  • A High-Confidence Human Plasma Proteome Reference Set with Estimated Concentrations in PeptideAtlas

    Terry Farrah;Eric W. Deutsch;Gilbert S. Omenn;Gilbert S. Omenn;David S. Campbell

  • Beneficial six-year outcome of smoking cessation in older men and women with coronary artery disease. Results from the CASS registry.

    Bonnie Hermanson;Gilbert S. Omenn;Richard A. Kronmal;Bernard J. Gersh

  • An evaluation, comparison, and accurate benchmarking of several publicly available MS/MS search algorithms: sensitivity and specificity analysis.

    Eugene A. Kapp;Frédéric Schütz;Lisa M. Connolly;John A. Chakel

  • The human proteome project: Current state and future direction

    Pierre Legrain;Ruedi Aebersold;Ruedi Aebersold;Alexander Archakov;Amos Marc Bairoch

  • Metscape 2 bioinformatics tool for the analysis and visualization of metabolomics and gene expression data

    Alla Karnovsky;Terry Weymouth;Tim Hull;V. Glenn Tarcea

  • A wellness study of 108 individuals using personal, dense, dynamic data clouds.

    Nathan D Price;Andrew T Magis;John C Earls;Gustavo Glusman

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric W. Deutsch
Eric W. Deutsch University of Washington
Young Ki Paik
Young Ki Paik Yonsei University
William S. Hancock
William S. Hancock Northeastern University
Robert L. Moritz
Robert L. Moritz Institute for Systems Biology
Mark S. Baker
Mark S. Baker Macquarie University
Arul M. Chinnaiyan
Arul M. Chinnaiyan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Christopher M. Overall
Christopher M. Overall University of British Columbia
Alexey I. Nesvizhskii
Alexey I. Nesvizhskii University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John R. Balmes
John R. Balmes University of California, Berkeley

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