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  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

James M. Roberts is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and focuses primarily on research within the field of Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics

Roberts has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • "The importance of nutrition in pregnancy and lactation: lifelong consequences" (2021) in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • "Syncytiotrophoblast stress in preeclampsia: the convergence point for multiple pathways" (2021) in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • "Subtypes of Preeclampsia: Recognition and Determining Clinical Usefulness" (2021) in Hypertension
  • "RNA profiles reveal signatures of future health and disease in pregnancy" (2022) in Nature
  • "Preeclampsia epidemiology(ies) and pathophysiology(ies)" (2024) in Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The researcher frequently collaborates with several colleagues, including:

  • Mandy J. Schmella
  • Yvette P. Conley
  • Carl A. Hubel
  • Leslie Myatt
  • Erica P. Gunderson

Publication venues where Roberts has contributed multiple works include:

  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Hypertension
  • Pregnancy Hypertension
  • Hypertension in Pregnancy
  • Reproductive Sciences

In 2002, Roberts was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

Best Publications

  • Hypertension in pregnancy: Executive summary

    James M. Roberts;Phyllis A. August;George Bakris;John R. Barton

  • Preeclampsia: An endothelial cell disorder

    J.M. Roberts;R.N. Taylor;T.J. Musci;G.M. Rodgers

  • The Length of the Cervix and the Risk of Spontaneous Premature Delivery

    Jay D. Iams;Robert L. Goldenberg;Paul J. Meis;Brian M. Mercer

  • Pre-eclampsia: more than pregnancy-induced hypertension.

    J.M Roberts;C.W.G Redman

  • Pathogenesis and genetics of pre-eclampsia.

    JM Roberts;DW Cooper

  • Summary of the NHLBI Working Group on Research on Hypertension During Pregnancy

    James M Roberts;Gail D Pearson;Jeffrey A Cutler;Marshall D Lindheimer

  • Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency Increases the Risk of Preeclampsia

    Lisa M. Bodnar;Janet M. Catov;Hyagriv N. Simhan;Michael F. Holick

  • The Two Stage Model of Preeclampsia: Variations on the Theme

    James M Roberts;Carl A. Hubel

  • Subclassification of Preeclampsia

    Peter von Dadelszen;Laura A. Magee;James M. Roberts

  • Pre-eclampsia: pathophysiology and clinical implications

    Graham J Burton;Christopher W Redman;James M Roberts;Ashley Moffett

  • Summary of the NHLBI Working Group on Research on Hypertension During Pregnancy

    James M. Roberts;Gail Pearson;Jeff Cutler;Marshall Lindheimer

  • Preeclampsia: Recent Insights

    James M. Roberts;Hilary S. Gammill

  • HIGH PREVALENCE OF VITAMIN D INSUFFICIENCY IN BLACK AND WHITE PREGNANT WOMEN RESIDING IN THE NORTHERN UNITED STATES AND THEIR NEONATES

    Lisa M. Bodnar;Hyagriv N. Simhan;Robert W. Powers;Michael P. Frank

  • Endothelial dysfunction in preeclampsia.

    James M. Roberts

  • Recent insights into the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia

    J.M. Roberts;K.Y. Lain

  • Metronidazole to prevent preterm delivery in pregnant women with asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis

    J. Christopher Carey;Mark A. Klebanoff;John C. Hauth;Sharon L. Hillier

  • Heterogeneous causes constituting the single syndrome of preeclampsia: A hypothesis and its implications

    Roberta B. Ness;James M. Roberts

  • Preeclampsia is associated with abnormal expression of adhesion molecules by invasive cytotrophoblasts.

    Yan Zhou;C. H. Damsky;King Chiu;J. M. Roberts

  • A randomized, controlled trial of magnesium sulfate for the prevention of cerebral palsy

    Dwight J. Rouse;Deborah G. Hirtz;Elizabeth Thom;Michael W. Varner

  • Lipid peroxidation in pregnancy: New perspectives on preeclampsia

    CA Hubel;JM Roberts;RN Taylor;TJ Musci

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberta B. Ness
Roberta B. Ness The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Robert N. Taylor
Robert N. Taylor University of Utah
Brian M. Mercer
Brian M. Mercer Case Western Reserve University
Christopher W.G. Redman
Christopher W.G. Redman University of Oxford
Peter von Dadelszen
Peter von Dadelszen King's College London
John M. Thorp
John M. Thorp University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Susan M. Ramin
Susan M. Ramin The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Menachem Miodovnik
Menachem Miodovnik National Institutes of Health
Ronald J. Wapner
Ronald J. Wapner Columbia University
Jay D. Iams
Jay D. Iams The Ohio State University

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