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Biology and Biochemistry
UK
2025

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
104
Citations
44228
World Ranking
1243
National Ranking
66

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 1988 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Howard R. Morris is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. The primary fields of study covered in their work include Medicine, with focused contributions to Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ecology, and Organic Chemistry as subfields.

The scientist has authored several recent papers covering a range of topics. These include:

  • "Site-specific characterization of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein receptor-binding domain," 2020, Glycobiology
  • "N-Terminal Modification of Gly-His-Tagged Proteins with Azidogluconolactone," 2021, ChemBioChem
  • "Vitamin D testing: Impact of changes to testing guidelines on detection of patients at risk of vitamin D deficiency," 2020, Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory Medicine
  • "How octopuses use and recruit additional arms to find and manipulate visually hidden items," 2025, Biology Open
  • "Early Days in the Hunt Laboratory at UVA, 1969 to 1980," 2024, Molecular & Cellular Proteomics

The main topics of research reflected in these papers are diverse and cover:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Vitamin D Research Studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Howard R. Morris include Aristotelis Antonopoulos, Steven Broome, Victor S. Sharov, Christopher Ziegenfuss, and Richard L. Easton.

The research has been disseminated through various scientific publication venues such as Glycobiology, ChemBioChem, Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory Medicine, Biology Open, and Molecular & Cellular Proteomics.

Howard R. Morris has received recognition from scientific communities, including election as a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom in 1988 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1966.

Best Publications

  • Identification of two related pentapeptides from the brain with potent opiate agonist activity

    J. Hughes;T. W. Smith;H. W. Kosterlitz;Linda A. Fothergill

  • Calcitonin gene-related peptide is a potent vasodilator

    S. D. Brain;T. J. Williams;J. R. Tippins;H. R. Morris

  • Sequence and structure of a human glucose transporter

    M Mueckler;C Caruso;SA Baldwin;M Panico

  • N-Linked Glycosylation in Campylobacter jejuni and Its Functional Transfer into E. coli

    Michael Wacker;Dennis Linton;Paul G. Hitchen;Mihai Nita-Lazar

  • Glycoprotein structure determination by mass spectrometry

    Anne Dell;Howard R. Morris

  • Identification of xanthurenic acid as the putative inducer of malaria development in the mosquito

    Oliver Billker;V. Lindo;M. Panico;A. E. Etienne

  • High sensitivity collisionally-activated decomposition tandem mass spectrometry on a novel quadrupole/orthogonal-acceleration time-of-flight mass spectrometer.

    Howard R. Morris;Thanai Paxton;Anne Dell;Jean Langhorne

  • Identification of 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol, a New Kidney Hormone controlling Calcium Metabolism

    D. E. M. Lawson;D. R. Fraser;E. Kodicek;H. R. Morris

  • Structure of locust adipokinetic hormone, a neurohormone that regulates lipid utilisation during flight

    Judith V. Stone;William Mordue;Karen E. Batley;Howard R. Morris

  • Inhibition of NF-κB DNA Binding by Nitric Oxide

    James R. Matthews;Catherine H. Botting;Maria Panico;Howard R. Morris

  • Isolation and characterization of human calcitonin gene-related peptide

    Howard R. Morris;Maria Panico;Tony Etienne;John Tippins

  • Engineering N-linked protein glycosylation with diverse O antigen lipopolysaccharide structures in Escherichia coli.

    Mario F. Feldman;Michael Wacker;Marcela Hernandez;Paul G. Hitchen

  • Structure of slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis from guinea-pig lung

    Howard R. Morris;Graham W. Taylor;Priscilla J. Piper;John R. Tippins

  • Structure revision of the antibiotic echinomycin.

    Anne Dell;Dudley H. Williams;Howard R. Morris;Gerald A. Smith

  • Glycolipids as receptors for Bacillus thuringiensis crystal toxin.

    Joel S. Griffitts;Stuart M. Haslam;Tinglu Yang;Stephan F. Garczynski

  • Chemical structure of the morphogen differentiation inducing factor from Dictyostelium discoideum

    Howard R. Morris;Graham W. Taylor;Mark S. Masento;Keith A. Jermyn

  • A study of fucoidan from the brown seaweed Chorda filum.

    Alexander O. Chizhov;Anne Dell;Howard R. Morris;Stuart M. Haslam

  • Human sperm binding is mediated by the sialyl-Lewis(x) oligosaccharide on the zona pellucida.

    Poh-Choo Pang;Philip C. N. Chiu;Cheuk-Lun Lee;Lan-Yi Chang

  • Fast atom bombardment: A new mass spectrometric method for peptide sequence analysis

    Howard R. Morris;Maria Panico;Michael Barber;Robert S. Bordoli

  • Structural analysis of the oligosaccharides derived from glycodelin, a human glycoprotein with potent immunosuppressive and contraceptive activities.

    Anne Dell;Howard R. Morris;Richard L. Easton;Maria Panico

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne Dell
Anne Dell Imperial College London
Maria Panico
Maria Panico Imperial College London
Stuart M. Haslam
Stuart M. Haslam Imperial College London
Kay-Hooi Khoo
Kay-Hooi Khoo National Taiwan University
Gurdyal S. Besra
Gurdyal S. Besra University of Birmingham
Brendan W. Wren
Brendan W. Wren London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Markku Seppälä
Markku Seppälä Helsinki University Hospital
Patrick J. Brennan
Patrick J. Brennan Colorado State University
David Lane
David Lane Imperial College London
Michael R. McNeil
Michael R. McNeil Colorado State University

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