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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

James G. Wilson is affiliated with the University of Mississippi Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the biological and medical sciences, with a strong emphasis on genetics and molecular biology.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, they focus on several subfields:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Immunology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Their primary research topics cover a range of areas:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

James G. Wilson has published extensively, with selected recent papers including:

  • Dynamic incorporation of multiple in silico functional annotations empowers rare variant association analysis of large whole-genome sequencing studies at scale (2020, Nature Genetics)
  • A high-resolution HLA reference panel capturing global population diversity enables multi-ancestry fine-mapping in HIV host response (2021, Nature Genetics)
  • De novo mutations across 1,465 diverse genomes reveal mutational insights and reductions in the Amish founder population (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Multi-ancestry GWAS of the electrocardiographic PR interval identifies 202 loci underlying cardiac conduction (2020, Nature Communications)
  • A framework for detecting noncoding rare-variant associations of large-scale whole-genome sequencing studies (2022, Nature Methods)

The venues in which James G. Wilson most frequently publishes include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Genetics
  • Diabetes

The scientist has collaborated often with the following colleagues:

  • Stephen S. Rich
  • Jerome I. Rotter
  • Kent D. Taylor
  • Bruce M. Psaty
  • Ramachandran S. Vasan

In recognition of contributions to the scientific community, James G. Wilson has received fellowships including:

  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2018)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2005)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1966)

Best Publications

  • Intensive blood-glucose control with sulphonylureas or insulin compared with conventional treatment and risk of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 33)

    R C Turner;R R Holman;C A Cull;I M Stratton

  • Tight blood pressure control and risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: UKPDS 38. UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group.

    Stearne;SL Palmer;Hammersley;SL Franklin

  • Analysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans

    Monkol Lek;Konrad J. Karczewski;Konrad J. Karczewski;Eric V. Minikel;Eric V. Minikel;Kaitlin E. Samocha

  • Age-Related Clonal Hematopoiesis Associated with Adverse Outcomes

    Siddhartha Jaiswal;Pierre Fontanillas;Jason Flannick;Jason Flannick;Alisa Manning

  • Efficacy of atenolol and captopril in reducing risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: UKPDS 39

    M R Stearne;S L Palmer;M S Hammersley;S L Franklin

  • An epigenetic biomarker of aging for lifespan and healthspan

    Morgan E. Levine;Ake T. Lu;Austin Quach;Brian H. Chen

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program.

    Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

  • DNA methylation GrimAge strongly predicts lifespan and healthspan.

    Ake T. Lu;Austin Quach;James G. Wilson;Alex P. Reiner

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • The interleukin-6 receptor as a target for prevention of coronary heart disease: a mendelian randomisation analysis.

    D I Swerdlow;M V Holmes;K B Kuchenbaecker

  • Diagnostic Yield and Clinical Utility of Sequencing Familial Hypercholesterolemia Genes in Patients With Severe Hypercholesterolemia

    Amit V. Khera;Amit V. Khera;Hong Hee Won;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Kim S. Lawson

  • Loss-of-function mutations in APOC3, triglycerides, and coronary disease

    Jacy Crosby;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Paul L. Auer;David R. Crosslin

  • Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease:Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

    Michael V Holmes;Michael V Holmes;Caroline E Dale;Luisa Zuccolo;Richard J Silverwood

  • HMG-coenzyme A reductase inhibition, type 2 diabetes, and bodyweight: evidence from genetic analysis and randomised trials.

    Daniel I Swerdlow;David Preiss;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Michael Holmes

  • Mendelian randomization of blood lipids for coronary heart disease

    Michael V. Holmes;Folkert W. Asselbergs;Tom M. Palmer;Fotios Drenos

  • Exome sequencing identifies rare LDLR and APOA5 alleles conferring risk for myocardial infarction

    Ron Do;Ron Do;Nathan O. Stitziel;Hong Hee Won;Hong Hee Won;Anders Berg Jørgensen

  • Fas ligand mutation in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and lymphoproliferative disease.

    J Wu;J Wilson;J He;L Xiang

  • Toward resolution of cardiovascular health disparities in African Americans: design and methods of the Jackson Heart Study.

    Herman A. Taylor;James G. Wilson;Daniel W Jones;Daniel F. Sarpong

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program

    Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Alexander P. Reiner
Alexander P. Reiner University of Washington
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center
Leslie A. Lange
Leslie A. Lange University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Sekar Kathiresan
Sekar Kathiresan Harvard University
Kent D. Taylor
Kent D. Taylor David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
Stephen S. Rich
Stephen S. Rich University of Virginia
Adolfo Correa
Adolfo Correa University of Mississippi Medical Center

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