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Overview

James M. Cregg is affiliated with the Keck Graduate Institute in the United States. Their research spans across multiple fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to scientific inquiry.

The primary areas of study focus on Genetics and Oncology within Medicine, alongside Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Plant Science. These subfields are further aligned with the scientist's interest in genetic mapping, diversity, and variations across both animal and plant populations.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

James M. Cregg has contributed to scholarly literature with publications in recognized venues such as the British Journal of Surgery and Methods in Molecular Biology. Specific papers include:

  • Outcomes of preoperative real-time polymerase chain reaction testing for SARS CoV-2 in elective otolaryngology surgical patients during the pandemic: a prospective cohort study, published in 2021 in British Journal of Surgery
  • Classical Genetics of Pichia pastoris, published in 2025 in Methods in Molecular Biology

Their frequent collaborators reflect a breadth of engagement across related biomedical and genetic research areas. Coauthors regularly working with James M. Cregg include Fergal Kavanagh, David Brinkman, Deeptiman James, Sean O'Neill, and Colin G. Murphy.

Their interdisciplinary research interests and collaborations suggest a focus on both clinical and molecular genetic studies with particular relevance to infection control during the COVID-19 pandemic and genetic characteristics in diverse biological systems.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Heterologous protein expression in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris

    Joan Lin Cereghino;James M. Cregg

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

  • A Unified Nomenclature for Yeast Autophagy-Related Genes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;James M. Cregg;William A Dunn;Scott D. Emr

  • Recent advances in the expression of foreign genes in Pichia pastoris

    James M. Cregg;Thomas S. Vedvick;William C. Raschke

  • Recombinant protein expression in Pichia pastoris.

    James M. Cregg;Joan Lin Cereghino;Jianying Shi;David R. Higgins

  • Pichia pastoris as a host system for transformations.

    J M Cregg;K J Barringer;A Y Hessler;K R Madden

  • Production of recombinant proteins in fermenter cultures of the yeast Pichia pastoris.

    Geoff P.Lin Cereghino;Joan Lin Cereghino;Christine Ilgen;James M Cregg

  • Isolation of the Pichia pastoris glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene and regulation and use of its promoter.

    Hans R Waterham;Mary Ellen Digan;Patricia J Koutz;Stephen V Lair

  • Expression of the lacZ gene from two methanol-regulated promoters in Pichia pastoris

    Juerg F. Tschopp;Paul F. Brust;James M. Cregg;Cathy A. Stillman

  • High–Level Expression and Efficient Assembly of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in the Methylotrophic Yeast, Pichia Pastoris

    J. M. Cregg;J. F. Tschopp;C. Stillman;R. Siegel

  • A unified nomenclature for peroxisome biogenesis factors.

    B. Distel;R. Erdmann;S. J. Gould;G. Blobel

  • Functional characterization of the two alcohol oxidase genes from the yeast Pichia pastoris.

    J M Cregg;K R Madden;K J Barringer;G P Thill

  • Pexophagy: the selective autophagy of peroxisomes.

    Dunn Wa;Cregg Jm;Kiel Ja;van der Klei Ij

  • Promoter library designed for fine-tuned gene expression in Pichia pastoris.

    Franz S. Hartner;Claudia Ruth;David Langenegger;Sabrina N. Johnson

  • Introduction to Pichia pastoris.

    David R. Higgins;James M. Cregg

  • Expression in the yeast Pichia pastoris.

    James M. Cregg;Ilya Tolstorukov;Anasua Kusari;Jay Sunga

  • New yeast expression platforms based on methylotrophic Hansenula polymorpha and Pichia pastoris and on dimorphic Arxula adeninivorans and Yarrowia lipolytica – A comparison

    Gerd Gellissen;Gotthard Kunze;Claude Gaillardin;James M. Cregg

  • A strong nitrogen source-regulated promoter for controlled expression of foreign genes in the yeast Pichia pastoris

    Shigang Shen;Greitje Sulter;Thomas W Jeffries;James M Cregg

  • Applications of yeast in biotechnology: protein production and genetic analysis.

    Geoffrey P Lin Cereghino;James M Cregg

Frequent Co-Authors

Marten Veenhuis
Marten Veenhuis University of Groningen
Hans R. Waterham
Hans R. Waterham University of Amsterdam
Suresh Subramani
Suresh Subramani University of California, San Diego
Ida J. van der Klei
Ida J. van der Klei University of Groningen
Daniel J. Klionsky
Daniel J. Klionsky University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Carlos Gancedo
Carlos Gancedo Spanish National Research Council
Yasuyoshi Sakai
Yasuyoshi Sakai Kyoto University
Andrea Ballabio
Andrea Ballabio Baylor College of Medicine
Janice S. Blum
Janice S. Blum Indiana University
John H. Brumell
John H. Brumell University of Toronto

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