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Overview

John Douglas Mcpherson is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focused on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. The scientist has contributed notably to key subfields, including molecular biology, cancer research, oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their work prominently addresses several main topics, with significant contributions to acute lymphoblastic leukemia research, cancer genomics and diagnostics, RNA regulation and disease, prostate cancer treatment and research, RNA research and splicing, genetic factors in colorectal cancer, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia research.

Recent papers by John Douglas Mcpherson include:

  • Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution (2021), published in Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent)
  • Landscape of somatic single nucleotide variants and indels in colorectal cancer and impact on survival (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • Transcriptomic classes of BCR-ABL1 lymphoblastic leukemia (2023), published in Nature Genetics
  • Germline and somatic DNA repair gene alterations in prostate cancer (2020), published in Cancer
  • High-Plex Spatial RNA Profiling Reveals Cell Type-Specific Biomarker Expression during Melanoma Development (2021), published in Journal of Investigative Dermatology

John Douglas Mcpherson has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Maija Kiuru, Jessica R. Terrell, Guannan Zhu, Alexander D. Borowsky, and Katherine A. Rauen. These collaborations reflect a sustained research network contributing to diverse areas within molecular biology and cancer research.

Their publications have appeared in various venues, with multiple contributions to Journal of Investigative Dermatology, as well as publications in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Blood, Cancer Research, and Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent).

Best Publications

  • Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome.

    Eric S. Lander;Lauren M. Linton;Bruce Birren;Chad Nusbaum

  • Initial sequencing and comparative analysis of the mouse genome.

    Robert H. Waterston;Kerstin Lindblad-Toh;Ewan Birney;Jane Rogers

  • Coming of age: ten years of next-generation sequencing technologies

    Sara Goodwin;John Douglas Mcpherson;W. Richard McCombie

  • A map of human genome sequence variation containing 1.42 million single nucleotide polymorphisms

    Ravi Sachidanandam;David Weissman;Steven C. Schmidt;Jerzy M. Kakol

  • Identification and characterization of the familial adenomatous polyposis coli gene

    Joanna Groden;Andrew Thliveris;Andrew Thliveris;Wade Samowitz;Mary Carlson

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution

    Ladeana W. Hillier;Webb Miller;Ewan Birney;Wesley Warren

  • The male-specific region of the human Y chromosome is a mosaic of discrete sequence classes.

    Helen Skaletsky;Tomoko Kuroda-Kawaguchi;Patrick J. Minx;Holland S. Cordum

  • Genome sequence of the Brown Norway rat yields insights into mammalian evolution

    Richard A. Gibbs;George M. Weinstock;Michael L. Metzker;Donna M. Muzny

  • Pancreatic cancer genomes reveal aberrations in axon guidance pathway genes

    Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin;Nicola Waddell;Karin S. Kassahn;Marie Claude Gingras

  • International network of cancer genome projects

    Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson;Warwick Anderson;Axel Aretz;Anna D. Barker

  • Identification of pre-leukaemic haematopoietic stem cells in acute leukaemia

    Liran I. Shlush;Sasan Zandi;Amanda Mitchell;Weihsu Claire Chen

  • Characterizing the cancer genome in lung adenocarcinoma

    Barbara A. Weir;Barbara A. Weir;Michele S. Woo;Gad Getz;Sven Perner;Sven Perner

  • A Single Nucleotide Difference That Alters Splicing Patterns Distinguishes the SMA Gene SMN1 From the Copy Gene SMN2

    Umrao R. Monani;Christian L. Lorson;D. William Parsons;Thomas W. Prior

  • Identification of deletion mutations and three new genes at the familial polyposis locus

    Geoff Joslyn;Geoff Joslyn;Mary Carlson;Andrew Thliveris;Andrew Thliveris;Hans Albertsen

  • A physical map of the human genome.

    John Douglas Mcpherson;Marco Marra;Marco Marra;La Deana Hillier;Robert H. Waterston

  • Variable Clonal Repopulation Dynamics Influence Chemotherapy Response in Colorectal Cancer

    Antonija Kreso;Antonija Kreso;Catherine A. O'Brien;Catherine A. O'Brien;Peter van Galen;Olga I. Gan

  • Distinct routes of lineage development reshape the human blood hierarchy across ontogeny

    Faiyaz Notta;Faiyaz Notta;Sasan Zandi;Sasan Zandi;Naoya Takayama;Naoya Takayama;Stephanie Dobson;Stephanie Dobson

  • The Syntenic Relationship of the Zebrafish and Human Genomes

    W. Bradley Barbazuk;W. Bradley Barbazuk;Ian F Korf;Candy Kadavi;Joshua Heyen

  • Prediction of acute myeloid leukaemia risk in healthy individuals

    Sagi Abelson;Grace Collord;Grace Collord;Stanley W.K. Ng;Omer Weissbrod

Frequent Co-Authors

Lincoln Stein
Lincoln Stein Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Thomas J. Hudson
Thomas J. Hudson Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Paul C. Boutros
Paul C. Boutros University of California, Los Angeles
John J. Wasmuth
John J. Wasmuth University of California, Irvine
Richard A. Gibbs
Richard A. Gibbs Baylor College of Medicine
Marco A. Marra
Marco A. Marra University of British Columbia
Elaine R. Mardis
Elaine R. Mardis The Ohio State University
John E. Dick
John E. Dick Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Richard K. Wilson
Richard K. Wilson Nationwide Children's Hospital
Steven Gallinger
Steven Gallinger Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

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