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83
Citations
38511
World Ranking
3427
National Ranking
258

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1985 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Ian M. Kerr is affiliated with The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn in the United Kingdom. This association links them to one of the four Inns of Court which have a significant historical role in the legal profession.

Kerr's recognized achievements include being named a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 1985. This fellowship is a formal acknowledgment by one of the oldest scientific institutions, signifying a notable status within the scientific community.

Despite the absence of specific records of recent papers, coauthors, or publication venues, and without listed fields or subfields of study, the available information highlights Kerr's connection to notable institutions and honors. This suggests involvement in scholarly activities, potentially intersecting legal and academic disciplines.

Best Publications

  • How cells respond to interferons

    George R. Stark;Ian M. Kerr;Bryan R. G. Williams;Robert H. Silverman

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of the human double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase induced by interferon.

    Eliane Meurs;Karen Chong;Julien Galabru;N.Shaun B. Thomas

  • Jaks and Stats in signaling by the cytokine receptor superfamily

    James N. Ihle;Ian M. Kerr

  • A single phosphotyrosine residue of Stat91 required for gene activation by interferon-gamma

    Ke Shuai;George R. Stark;Ian M. Kerr;James E. Darnell

  • pppA2'p5'A2'p5'A: an inhibitor of protein synthesis synthesized with an enzyme fraction from interferon-treated cells

    Ian M. Kerr;Ronald E. Brown

  • Transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of interferon-induced gene expression in human cells

    Richard L. Friedman;Susan P. Manly;Martin McMahon;Ian M. Kerr

  • Interferon-mediated protein kinase and low-molecular-weight inhibitor of protein synthesis

    Walden K. Roberts;Walden K. Roberts;Ara Hovanessian;Ronald E. Brown;Michael J. Clemens;Michael J. Clemens

  • Synthesis of low molecular weight inhibitor of protein synthesis with enzyme from interferon-treated cells

    Ara G. Hovanessian;Ronald E. Brown;Ian M. Kerr

  • Complementation of a mutant cell line : central role of the 91 kDa polypeptide of ISGF3 in the interferon-alpha and -gamma signal transduction pathways

    Mathias Müller;Carl Laxton;James Briscoe;Chris Schindler

  • Activation of Jak2 catalytic activity requires phosphorylation of Y1007 in the kinase activation loop.

    Jian Feng;Bruce A. Witthuhn;Tadashi Matsuda;Franz Kohlhuber

  • Interferon action--sequence specificity of the ppp(A2'p)nA-dependent ribonuclease.

    Daniel H. Wreschner;Daniel H. Wreschner;John W. McCauley;John W. McCauley;John J. Skehel;Ian M. Kerr

  • High-frequency mutagenesis of human cells and characterization of a mutant unresponsive to both alpha and gamma interferons

    Roslyn Mckendry;Joseph John;David Flavell;Mathias Müller

  • A single DNA response element can confer inducibility by both alpha- and gamma-interferons.

    Laurence E. Reid;Adrian H. Brasnett;Christopher S. Gilbert;Andrew C. G. Porter

  • 2-5A synthetase: assay, distribution and variation with growth or hormone status.

    George R. Stark;William J. Dower;Robert T. Schimke;Ronald E. Brown

  • Ribosomal RNA cleavage, nuclease activation and 2-5A (ppp(A2′p)nA) in interferon-treated cells

    D.H. Wreschner;T.C. James;R.H. Silverman;I.M. Kerr

  • Interferon response element of the human gene 6-16.

    A. C. G. Porter;Y. Chernajovsky;T. C. Dale;C. S. Gilbert

  • Radioimmune, radiobinding and HPLC analysis of 2-5A and related oligonucleotides from intact cells

    M. Knight;M. Knight;P. J. Cayley;P. J. Cayley;Robert H Silverman;Robert H Silverman;D. H. Wreschner;D. H. Wreschner

  • Purification and characterization of vaccinia virus growth factor.

    Paul Stroobant;Andrew R. Rice;William J. Gullick;Dorothy J. Cheng

  • Mutational switch of an IL-6 response to an interferon-γ-like response

    Ana P. Costa-Pereira;Silvia Tininini;Birgit Strobl;Tonino Alonzi

  • Natural occurrence of 2-5A in interferon-treated EMC virus-infected L cells

    B. R. G. Williams;R. R. Golgher;R. R. Golgher;R. E. Brown;C. S. Gilbert

Frequent Co-Authors

George R. Stark
George R. Stark Cleveland Clinic
Robert H. Silverman
Robert H. Silverman Kent State University
Peter C. Heinrich
Peter C. Heinrich University of Freiburg
James N. Ihle
James N. Ihle St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Martin McMahon
Martin McMahon Huntsman Cancer Institute
James Briscoe
James Briscoe The Francis Crick Institute
Trevor Clive Dale
Trevor Clive Dale Cardiff University
Michael J. Clemens
Michael J. Clemens University of Sussex
Iris Behrmann
Iris Behrmann University of Luxembourg
Sandra Pellegrini
Sandra Pellegrini Institut Pasteur

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