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  • 2015 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

Overview

John A. Lynch is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and the life sciences, with a primary focus on genetics and molecular biology.

The main fields of study in which Lynch is engaged include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields of particular focus are Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Literature and Literary Theory, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their research work covers several major topics:

  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
  • Rhetoric and Communication Studies

Selected recent publications by John A. Lynch include:

  • "A comparison of genomic diagnostics in adults and children with epilepsy and comorbid intellectual disability," 2020, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Understanding the Return of Genomic Sequencing Results Process: Content Review of Participant Summary Letters in the eMERGE Research Network," 2020, Journal of Personalized Medicine
  • "Indicator Dyes and Catalytic Nanoparticles for Irreversible Visual Hydrogen Sensing," 2020, Analytical Chemistry
  • "Returning negative results from large-scale genomic screening: Experiences from the eMERGE III network," 2020, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
  • "Developing video education materials for the return of genomic test results to parents and adolescents," 2022, PEC Innovation

Frequently collaborating coauthors include:

  • Melanie F. Myers
  • Cynthia A. Prows
  • Kristin Childers-Buschle
  • Michelle L. McGowan
  • Ingrid A. Holm

Lynch has published multiple works in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Journal of Personalized Medicine
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
  • PEC Innovation

The scientist was recognized in 2015 as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science.

Best Publications

  • Varus and valgus alignment and incident and progressive knee osteoarthritis

    Leena Sharma;Jing Song;Dorothy Dunlop;David Felson

  • Presence of MRI-detected joint effusion and synovitis increases the risk of cartilage loss in knees without osteoarthritis at 30-month follow-up: the MOST study

    Frank W Roemer;Ali Guermazi;David T Felson;Jingbo Niu

  • Micro-computed tomography: a new tool for experimental endodontology.

    J. S. Rhodes;T. R. Pitt Ford;J. A. Lynch;P. J. Liepins

  • Comparison of fixed-flexion positioning with fluoroscopic semi-flexed positioning for quantifying radiographic joint-space width in the knee: test-retest reproducibility

    C. Peterfy;J. Li;S. Zaim;J. Duryea

  • Change in MRI-detected subchondral bone marrow lesions is associated with cartilage loss: the MOST Study. A longitudinal multicentre study of knee osteoarthritis

    F W Roemer;A Guermazi;M K Javaid;J A Lynch

  • Joint space width measures cartilage thickness in osteoarthritis of the knee: High resolution plain film and double contrast macroradiographic investigation

    J C Buckland-Wright;D G Macfarlane;J A Lynch;M K Jasani

  • Cartilage segmentation of 3D MRI scans of the osteoarthritic knee combining user knowledge and active contours

    John Andrew Lynch;Souhil Zaim;Jenny Zhao;Alexander Stork

  • The role of varus and valgus alignment in the initial development of knee cartilage damage by MRI: the MOST study

    Leena Sharma;Joan S Chmiel;Orit Almagor;David Felson

  • Tibiofemoral Joint Osteoarthritis: Risk Factors for MR-depicted Fast Cartilage Loss over a 30-month Period in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study

    Frank W. Roemer;Yuqing Zhang;Jingbo Niu;John A. Lynch

  • Survey of Ontario Bulk Tank Raw Milk for Food-Borne Pathogens.

    Marina L. Steele;W. Bruce McNAB;Case Poppe;Mansel W. Griffiths

  • Assessment of synovitis with contrast-enhanced MRI using a whole-joint semiquantitative scoring system in people with, or at high risk of, knee osteoarthritis: the MOST study

    Ali Guermazi;Frank W Roemer;Daichi Hayashi;Michel D Crema

  • Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae: Association with Low Back Pain

    Lorenzo Nardo;Hamza Alizai;Hamza Alizai;Warapat Virayavanich;Warapat Virayavanich;Felix Liu

  • Analysis of texture in macroradiographs of osteoarthritic knees using the fractal signature.

    J A Lynch;D J Hawkes;J C Buckland-Wright

  • Baseline mean and heterogeneity of MR cartilage T2 are associated with morphologic degeneration of cartilage, meniscus, and bone marrow over 3 years--data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative.

    G. B. Joseph;T. Baum;H. Alizai;H. Alizai;J. Carballido-Gamio

  • Effect of meniscal damage on the development of frequent knee pain, aching, or stiffness.

    Martin Englund;Martin Englund;J Niu;A Guermazi;F W Roemer;F W Roemer

  • Subchondral bone marrow lesions are highly associated with, and predict subchondral bone attrition longitudinally: the MOST study

    F W Roemer;F W Roemer;T Neogi;M C Nevitt;D T Felson

  • Patellar cartilage: T2 values and morphologic abnormalities at 3.0-T MR imaging in relation to physical activity in asymptomatic subjects from the osteoarthritis initiative

    Christoph Stehling;Hans Liebl;Hans Liebl;Roland Krug;Nancy E. Lane

  • Assessment of the Microbiological Quality of Ready-To-Use Vegetables for Health-Care Food Services.

    Joseph A. Odumeru;Sheila J. Mitchell;David M. Alves;John A. Lynch

  • Brief Report: Cartilage Thickness Change as an Imaging Biomarker of Knee Osteoarthritis Progression: Data From the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Osteoarthritis Biomarkers Consortium.

    F. Eckstein;J. E. Collins;M. C. Nevitt;J. A. Lynch

  • Subjects with higher physical activity levels have more severe focal knee lesions diagnosed with 3T MRI: analysis of a non-symptomatic cohort of the osteoarthritis initiative.

    Christoph Stehling;Christoph Stehling;Nancy E. Lane;Michael C. Nevitt;John Lynch

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael C. Nevitt
Michael C. Nevitt University of California, San Francisco
Frank W. Roemer
Frank W. Roemer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ali Guermazi
Ali Guermazi Boston University
David T. Felson
David T. Felson Boston University
Thomas M. Link
Thomas M. Link University of California, San Francisco
Charles E. McCulloch
Charles E. McCulloch University of California, San Francisco
Jingbo Niu
Jingbo Niu Boston University
Nancy E. Lane
Nancy E. Lane University of California, Davis
Yuqing Zhang
Yuqing Zhang Harvard University
Cora E. Lewis
Cora E. Lewis University of Alabama at Birmingham

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