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6174
National Ranking
2904

Overview

John C. Lawrence was affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States and contributed to the fields of Medicine and Nursing throughout their career. Their work spanned several subfields, including Physiology, Surgery, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's research focused primarily on topics related to Nutrition and Health in Aging, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, and Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology. Their interest and expertise were reflected in their publications and collaborations.

John C. Lawrence published at least one paper titled "Nutritional support in reoperative surgical patients" in 2025. This paper appeared in the journal European surgery. Supplement/European surgery and received citations, indicating engagement from the scientific community.

Frequent collaboration was evident through co-authors including Brandon S. Radow and Patrick J. O'Neill, with whom John C. Lawrence co-published at least once.

Their scientific contributions were published predominantly in European surgery. Supplement/European surgery, which was a significant venue for their work.

  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
  • Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology

  • Nutritional support in reoperative surgical patients (2025), European surgery. Supplement/European surgery

  • Brandon S. Radow
  • Patrick J. O'Neill

  • European surgery. Supplement/European surgery

Best Publications

  • Akt/mTOR pathway is a crucial regulator of skeletal muscle hypertrophy and can prevent muscle atrophy in vivo.

    Sue C. Bodine;Trevor N. Stitt;Michael Gonzalez;William O. Kline

  • Insulin-dependent stimulation of protein synthesis by phosphorylation of a regulator of 5'-cap function

    Arnim Pause;Graham J. Belsham;Anne Claude Gingras;Olivier Donzé

  • Phosphorylation of the translational repressor PHAS-I by the mammalian target of rapamycin

    Gregory J. Brunn;Christine C. Hudson;Aleksandar Sekulić;Aleksandar Sekulić;Aleksandar Sekulić;Josie M. Williams

  • Direct inhibition of the signaling functions of the mammalian target of rapamycin by the phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors, wortmannin and LY294002.

    G. J. Brunn;J. Williams;C. Sabers;G. Wiederrecht

  • PHAS-I as a link between mitogen-activated protein kinase and translation initiation.

    Tai-An Lin;Xianming Kong;Timothy A. J. Haystead;Arnim Pause

  • PRAS40 Regulates mTORC1 Kinase Activity by Functioning as a Direct Inhibitor of Substrate Binding

    Lifu Wang;Thurl E. Harris;Richard A. Roth;John C. Lawrence

  • Lipin 1 is an inducible amplifier of the hepatic PGC-1α/PPARα regulatory pathway

    Brian N. Finck;Matthew C. Gropler;Zhouji Chen;Teresa C. Leone

  • Evidence of insulin-stimulated phosphorylation and activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin mediated by a protein kinase B signaling pathway

    Pamela H. Scott;Gregory J. Brunn;Aimee D. Kohn;Richard A. Roth

  • Protection Against Oxidative Stress—Induced Insulin Resistance in Rat L6 Muscle Cells by Micromolar Concentrations of α-Lipoic Acid

    Betty A. Maddux;Wendy See;John C. Lawrence;Amy L. Goldfine

  • Increasing cAMP attenuates activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase

    Bradley R. Sevetson;Xianming Kong;John C. Lawrence

  • New Insights Into the Role and Mechanism of Glycogen Synthase Activation by Insulin

    John C Lawrence;Peter J Roach

  • Construction and Characterization of a Conditionally Active Version of the Serine/Threonine Kinase Akt

    Aimee D. Kohn;Andreas Barthel;Kristina S. Kovacina;Annegret Boge

  • Control of Ser2448 Phosphorylation in the Mammalian Target of Rapamycin by Insulin and Skeletal Muscle Load

    Thomas H. Reynolds;Sue C. Bodine;John C. Lawrence

  • Insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of lipin mediated by the mammalian target of rapamycin

    Todd A. Huffman;Isabelle Mothe-Satney;John C. Lawrence

  • Fat Cell–Specific Ablation of Rictor in Mice Impairs Insulin-Regulated Fat Cell and Whole-Body Glucose and Lipid Metabolism

    Anil Kumar;John C. Lawrence;Dae Young Jung;Hwi Jin Ko

  • Control of PHAS-I by Insulin in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes SYNTHESIS, DEGRADATION, AND PHOSPHORYLATION BY A RAPAMYCIN-SENSITIVE AND MITOGEN- ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE-INDEPENDENT PATHWAY

    Tai An Lin;Xianming Kong;Alan R. Saltiel;Perry J. Blackshear

  • PHAS/4E-BPs as regulators of mRNA translation and cell proliferation

    John C. Lawrence;Robert T. Abraham

  • Evidence for the Involvement of Sulfhydryl Oxidation in the Regulation of Fat Cell Hexose Transport by Insulin

    Michael P. Czech;John C. Lawrence;William S. Lynn

  • Branched-chain amino acids are essential in the regulation of PHAS-I and p70 S6 kinase by pancreatic beta-cells. A possible role in protein translation and mitogenic signaling.

    Guang Xu;Guim Kwon;Connie A. Marshall;Tai-An Lin

  • Identification of Phosphorylation Sites in the Translational Regulator, PHAS-I, That Are Controlled by Insulin and Rapamycin in Rat Adipocytes

    Patrick Fadden;Timothy A.J. Haystead;John C. Lawrence

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy A. J. Haystead
Timothy A. J. Haystead Duke University
Peter J. Roach
Peter J. Roach Indiana University
Joseph Larner
Joseph Larner University of Virginia
Robert T. Abraham
Robert T. Abraham Pfizer (United States)
David E. James
David E. James University of Sydney
Anna A. DePaoli-Roach
Anna A. DePaoli-Roach Indiana University
Brian N. Finck
Brian N. Finck Washington University in St. Louis
Scot R. Kimball
Scot R. Kimball Pennsylvania State University
Leonard S. Jefferson
Leonard S. Jefferson Pennsylvania State University
Richard A. Roth
Richard A. Roth Stanford University

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