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Overview

Jill Dixon is a researcher affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their work spans multiple fields, primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The research portfolio includes a focus on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Oncology, and Genetics.

The main topics covered by Jill Dixon's research involve:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

Jill Dixon's publication record includes work in several notable venues with multiple papers in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and others appearing in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Frontiers in Medicine.

Recent papers include:

  • Clinical features and management of human monkeypox: a retrospective observational study in the UK, 2022, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Dynamic regulation and requirement for ribosomal RNA transcription during mammalian development, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • SARS-CoV-2 Testing of 11,884 Healthcare Workers at an Acute NHS Hospital Trust in England: A Retrospective Analysis, 2021, Frontiers in Medicine
  • SARS-CoV-2 testing of 11,884 healthcare workers at an acute NHS hospital trust in England: a retrospective analysis, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Dynamic regulation and requirement for ribosomal RNA transcription during mammalian development, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Jill Dixon frequently collaborates with the following coauthors:

  • C.J. Duncan
  • Ewan Hunter
  • Brendan Payne
  • David Price
  • Matthias L. Schmid

The wide range of collaborative partnerships and publication venues reflects interdisciplinary research interests, particularly focusing on clinical and molecular aspects of infectious diseases, RNA biology, and cancer-related studies.

Best Publications

  • Positional cloning of a gene involved in the pathogenesis of Treacher Collins syndrome

    Jill Dixon;Sara J. Edwards;Amanda J. Gladwin

  • Tcof1/Treacle is required for neural crest cell formation and proliferation deficiencies that cause craniofacial abnormalities

    Jill Dixon;Natalie Carmaline Jones;Lisa L Sandell;Sachintha M Jayasinghe

  • Prevention of the neurocristopathy Treacher Collins syndrome through inhibition of p53 function

    Natalie Carmaline Jones;Megan L Lynn;Karin Gaudenz;Daisuke Sakai

  • Mutations in genes encoding subunits of RNA polymerases I and III cause Treacher Collins syndrome

    Johannes G. Dauwerse;Jill Dixon;Saskia Seland;Claudia A L Ruivenkamp

  • The Treacher Collins syndrome (TCOF1) gene product is involved in ribosomal DNA gene transcription by interacting with upstream binding factor

    Benigno C. Valdez;Dale Henning;Rolando B. So;Jill Dixon

  • Irf6 is a key determinant of the keratinocyte proliferation-differentiation switch

    Rebecca J Richardson;Jill Dixon;Saimon Malhotra;Matthew J Hardman

  • Treacher Collins syndrome: etiology, pathogenesis and prevention

    Paul A Trainor;Jill Dixon;Michael J Dixon

  • Treacher Collins syndrome

    Jill Dixon;Paul Trainor;Michael J. Dixon

  • A Conserved Pbx-Wnt-p63-Irf6 Regulatory Module Controls Face Morphogenesis by Promoting Epithelial Apoptosis

    Elisabetta Ferretti;Bingsi Li;Rediet Zewdu;Victoria Wells

  • The Treacher Collins syndrome (TCOF1) gene product is involved in pre-rRNA methylation

    Bianca Gonzales;Dale Henning;Rolando B. So;Jill Dixon

  • Increased levels of apoptosis in the prefusion neural folds underlie the craniofacial disorder, Treacher Collins syndrome

    Jill Dixon;Cord Brakebusch;Reinhard Fässler;Michael J. Dixon

  • Cooperation between the transcription factors p63 and IRF6 is essential to prevent cleft palate in mice

    Helen A. Thomason;Huiqing Zhou;Evelyn N. Kouwenhoven;Gian Paolo Dotto

  • Targeted deletion of mek5 causes early embryonic death and defects in the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 5/myocyte enhancer factor 2 cell survival pathway

    Xin Wang;Anita J. Merritt;Jan Seyfried;Chun Guo

  • Integration of IRF6 and Jagged2 signalling is essential for controlling palatal adhesion and fusion competence

    Rebecca J. Richardson;Jill Dixon;Rulang Jiang;Michael J. Dixon

  • Enhanced ectodysplasin-A receptor (EDAR) signaling alters multiple fiber characteristics to produce the East Asian hair form.

    Chunyan Mou;Helen A. Thomason;Pamela M. Willan;Christopher Clowes

  • Characterization of the Nucleolar Gene Product, Treacle, in Treacher Collins Syndrome

    Isaac C;Marsh Kl;Paznekas Wa;Dixon J

  • Genetic background has a major effect on the penetrance and severity of craniofacial defects in mice heterozygous for the gene encoding the nucleolar protein treacle

    Jill Dixon;Michael James Dixon

  • Sequence Analysis, Identification of Evolutionary Conserved Motifs and Expression Analysis of Murine tcof1 Provide Further Evidence for a Potential Function for the Gene and Its Human Homologue, TCOF1

    Jill Dixon;Karine Hovanes;Rita Shiang;Michael J. Dixon

  • Facial clefting in Tp63 deficient mice results from altered Bmp4, Fgf8 and Shh signaling.

    Helen A. Thomason;Michael J. Dixon;Jill Dixon

  • Treacher Collins Syndrome may Result from Insertions, Deletions or Splicing Mutations, Which Introduce a Termination Codon into the Gene

    Amanda J. Gladwin;Jill Dixon;Stacie K. Loftus;Sara Edwards

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Dixon
Michael J. Dixon University of Manchester
Paul A. Trainor
Paul A. Trainor University of Kansas
John J. Wasmuth
John J. Wasmuth University of California, Irvine
Daisuke Sakai
Daisuke Sakai Tokai University
Hans van Bokhoven
Hans van Bokhoven Radboud University
Alexander Hoischen
Alexander Hoischen Radboud University
Christian Gilissen
Christian Gilissen Radboud University
Graeme C.M. Black
Graeme C.M. Black University of Manchester
Peter J. Scambler
Peter J. Scambler University College London

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