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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1977 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1973 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1951 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Howard A. Bern was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Over the course of their career, they engaged in academic research within a range of scientific domains, although specific fields of study and subfields are not detailed in the available data.

Bern did not have recorded recent papers, nor was there information on co-authors or frequent publication venues to specify their collaborative networks or preferred outlets for dissemination. Similarly, there is no data on books published by Bern or primary topics of work.

Throughout their career, Bern received several recognitions. They were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1977. Prior to this, in 1973, Bern was inducted as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences. Earlier still, they were a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1951.

Bern's status as deceased is noted, reflecting a completed body of work and career. Due to the lack of detailed records on publications, coauthors, or research topics, the professional overview is limited to affiliation and distinctions received.

Best Publications

  • Development of mammary tumors from hyperplastic alveolar nodules transplanted into gland-free mammary fat pads of female C3H mice.

    K. B. DeOme;L. J. Faulkin;Howard A. Bern;Phyllis B. Blair

  • Insulin-like growth factor signaling in fish.

    Antony W. Wood;Cunming Duan;Howard A. Bern

  • Cloning of the cDNA encoding the urotensin II precursor in frog and human reveals intense expression of the urotensin II gene in motoneurons of the spinal cord

    Yolaine Coulouarn;Isabelle Lihrmann;Sylvie Jegou;Youssef Anouar

  • Urotensin II: a somatostatin-like peptide in the caudal neurosecretory system of fishes.

    David Pearson;John E. Shively;Brian R. Clark;Irving I. Geschwind

  • The comparative endocrinology of prolactin.

    Howard A. Bern;Charles S. Nicoll

  • Neurohormones from fish tails: the caudal neurosecretory system. I. "Urophysiology" and the caudal neurosecretory system of fishes.

    Howard A. Bern;David Pearson;David Pearson;Brett A. Larson;Richard S. Nishioka

  • Chloride cells and the hormonal control of teleost fish osmoregulation

    J K Foskett;H A Bern;T E Machen;M Conner

  • Smoltification and seawater adaptation in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch): plasma prolactin, growth hormone, thyroid hormones, and cortisol.

    Graham Young;Björn Th. Björnsson;Patrick Prunet;Richard J. Lin

  • Prolactin and osmoregulation in vertebrates. An update.

    Christopher A. Loretz;Howard A. Bern

  • A textbook of comparative endocrinology

    Aubrey Gorbman;Howard Alan Bern

  • Differentiation of the Chloride Extrusion Mechanism During Seawater Adaptation of a Teleost Fish, The Cichlid Sarotherodon Mossambicus

    J. Kevin Foskett;Craig D. Logsdon;Timothy Turner;Terry E. Machen

  • In vitro stimulation of Na+-K+-ATPase activity and ouabain binding by cortisol in coho salmon gill

    S. D. McCormick;H. A. Bern

  • Lunar phasing of the thyroxine surge preparatory to seaward migration of salmonid fish

    EG Grau;WW Dickhoff;RS Nishioka;HA Bern

  • Long-term effects of perinatal exposure to sex steroids and diethylstilbestrol on the reproductive system of male mammals.

    Yasumasa Arai;Takao Mori;Yoshihide Suzuki;Howard A. Bern

  • Control of prolactin secretion in teleosts, with special reference to Gillichthys mirabilis and Tilapia mossambica.

    Yoshitaka Nagahama;Richard S. Nishioka;Howard A. Bern;Robert L. Gunther

  • Restoration of normal morphology and estrogen responsiveness in cultured vaginal and uterine epithelia transplanted with stroma.

    Paul S. Cooke;Francis-Dean A. Uchima;Dennis K. Fujii;Howard A. Bern

  • Osmoregulatory Actions of Growth Hormone and Prolactin in an Advanced Teleost

    Tatsuya Sakamoto;Brian S. Shepherd;Steffen S. Madsen;Richard S. Nishioka

  • Prolactin and Osmoregulation

    Howard A. Bern

  • The properties of neurosecretory cells.

    Howard A. Bern

  • Prolactin and Tadpole Growth.

    Howard A. Bern;Charles S. Nicoll;Richard C. Strohman

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen D. McCormick
Stephen D. McCormick University of Massachusetts Amherst
E. Gordon Grau
E. Gordon Grau University of Hawaii at Manoa
Taisen Iguchi
Taisen Iguchi National Institute for Basic Biology
Patrick Prunet
Patrick Prunet INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Choh Hao Li
Choh Hao Li University of California, San Francisco
Leonard J. Deftos
Leonard J. Deftos University of California, San Diego
David S. King
David S. King University of California, Berkeley
Terry E. Machen
Terry E. Machen University of California, Berkeley
Hubert Vaudry
Hubert Vaudry University of Rouen
Yugo Fukazawa
Yugo Fukazawa University of Fukui

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