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41
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6169
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3059
National Ranking
1448

Overview

Harald Biessmann was affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States during their academic career. The work and research contributions made by this scientist spanned various aspects of their field of study, although specific details on their main and subfields of study were not recorded.

There are no listed recent papers that provide titles, publication years, or venues to detail specific research outputs. Similarly, frequent co-authors and publication venues associated with this scientist were not documented. This absence of detailed publication records limits the ability to outline specific collaborative efforts or preferred journals and conferences where their work appeared.

No book publications or awards have been recorded for Harald Biessmann. Likewise, there is no explicit information available regarding the main topics of their work or specific research areas they contributed to throughout their career.

As this scientist is deceased, all references to their career use the past tense. The available data presents an outline that suggests an association with academic research activities at a prominent university, but does not provide detailed outputs, collaborations, or recognitions.

Best Publications

  • The fat tumor suppressor gene in Drosophila encodes a novel member of the cadherin gene superfamily.

    Paul A. Mahoney;Ursula Weber;Patricia Onofrechuk;Harald Biessmann

  • Addition of telomere-associated HeT DNA sequences “heals” broken chromosome ends in Drosophila

    Harald Biessmann;James M. Mason;Kristian Ferry;Marie d'Hulst

  • The unusual telomeres of Drosophila

    James M. Mason;Harald Biessmann

  • HeT-A, a transposable element specifically involved in healing broken chromosome ends in Drosophila melanogaster

    Harald Biessmann;Katrin Valgeirsdottir;Ariel Lofsky;Casey Chin

  • Telomere maintenance without telomerase.

    Biessmann H;Mason Jm

  • The Anopheles gambiae odorant binding protein 1 (AgamOBP1) mediates indole recognition in the antennae of female mosquitoes.

    Harald Biessmann;Evi Andronopoulou;Max R. Biessmann;Vassilis Douris

  • Frequent transpositions of Drosophila melanogaster HeT-A transposable elements to receding chromosome ends.

    H. Biessmann;L.E. Champion;M. O'Hair;K. Ikenaga

  • Drosophila telomeres: an exception providing new insights.

    James M. Mason;Radmila Capkova Frydrychova;Harald Biessmann

  • Silencing at Drosophila telomeres: nuclear organization and chromatin structure play critical roles.

    Diane E. Cryderman;Eric J. Morris;Harald Biessmann;Sarah C.R. Elgin

  • Chromosome ends in Drosophila without telomeric DNA sequences

    Harald Biessmann;Steven B. Carter;James M. Mason

  • Genetics and Molecular Biology of Telomeres

    Harald Biessmann;James M. Mason

  • Progressive loss of DNA sequences from terminal chromosome deficiencies in Drosophila melanogaster.

    H Biessmann;J M Mason

  • Chromosome End Elongation by Recombination in the Mosquito Anopheles gambiae

    Charles W. Roth;Frances Kobeski;Marika F. Walter;Harald Biessmann

  • Temporal and spatial expression of the yellow gene in correlation with cuticle formation and DOPA decarboxylase activity in drosophila development

    Marika F. Walter;Bruce C. Black;Golnar Afshar;Anne-Yvonne Kermabon

  • Microarray-based survey of a subset of putative olfactory genes in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

    H. Biessmann;Q. K. Nguyen;D. Le;M. F. Walter

  • Isolation of cDNA clones encoding putative odourant binding proteins from the antennae of the malaria-transmitting mosquito, Anopheles gambiae.

    Harald Biessmann;Marika F. Walter;Spiros Dimitratos;Daniel Woods

  • Small heat shock proteins of Drosophila associate with the cytoskeleton.

    Brenda G. Leicht;Harald Biessmann;Karen B. Palter;J. Jose Bonner

  • DNA organization and polymorphism of a wild-type Drosophila telomere region.

    M. F. Walter;C. Jang;B. Kasravi;J. Donath

  • Centrosome detection in sea urchin eggs with a monoclonal antibody against Drosophila intermediate filament proteins: characterization of stages of the division cycle of centrosomes

    Heide Schatten;Marika Walter;Daniel Mazia;Harald Biessmann

  • Chromosome ends in Drosophila without telomeric DNA sequences (chromosome breaks/terminal deletion/telomere/DNA replication/yellow gene)

    Harald Biessmann;Steven B. Carter;James M. MASONt

Frequent Co-Authors

Kostas Iatrou
Kostas Iatrou University of Calgary
Gerald Schatten
Gerald Schatten University of Pittsburgh
Anthony A. James
Anthony A. James University of California, Irvine
Sarah C. R. Elgin
Sarah C. R. Elgin Washington University in St. Louis
Pavel Georgiev
Pavel Georgiev Russian Academy of Sciences
Corey S. Goodman
Corey S. Goodman University of California, Berkeley
Peter J. Bryant
Peter J. Bryant University of California, Irvine
Trevor K. Archer
Trevor K. Archer National Institutes of Health

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