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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1977 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Jon Lindstrom is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and specializes in research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work notably intersects the subfields of Molecular Biology and Neurology.

Their research focuses extensively on the study of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, covering various aspects of receptor mechanisms, signaling, pharmacological receptor effects, ion channel regulation, and autoimmune neurological disorders. Key topics in their body of work include:

  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments

Their collaborative efforts include frequent co-authors such as Roger L. Papke, Hong Xing, Kristin Andrud, Ferenc Sóti, and Anne Rouchaud.

Jon Lindstrom's scholarly contributions are documented through publications in various academic venues. These include:

  • Neuropharmacology
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Recent representative papers from their work are:

  • "Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: Conventional and unconventional ligands and signaling," 2020, Neuropharmacology
  • "A Methyl Scan of the Pyrrolidinium Ring of Nicotine Reveals Significant Differences in Its Interactions with α7 and α4β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors," 2020, Molecular Pharmacology
  • "SR9883 is a novel small-molecule enhancer of α4β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptor signaling that decreases intravenous nicotine self-administration in rats," 2024, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • "Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antibodies in autoimmune central nervous system disorders," 2024, Frontiers in Immunology

Throughout their career, Jon Lindstrom has been recognized with notable distinctions including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016 and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1977.

Best Publications

  • Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus by changes in lifestyle among subjects with impaired glucose tolerance.

    Tuomilehto J;Lindström J;Eriksson Jg;Valle Tt

  • Glucose tolerance and mortality: comparison of WHO and American Diabetes Association diagnostic criteria

    K Borch-Johnsen;A Neil;B Balkau;S Larsen

  • Antibody to acetylcholine receptor in myasthenia gravis Prevalence, clinical correlates, and diagnostic value

    Jon M. Lindstrom;Marjorie E. Seybold;Vanda A. Lennon;Senga Whittingham

  • Glucose tolerance and cardiovascular mortality - Comparison of fasting and 2-hour diagnostic criteria

    K. Borch-Johnsen;A. Neil;B. Balkau;S. Larsen

  • Autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptor.

    Jim Patrick;Jon Lindstrom

  • Age- and sex-specific prevalences of diabetes and impaired glucose regulation in 13 European cohorts

    J. Tuomilehto;J. Lindstrom;S. Keinanen-Kiukaanniemie;L. Hiltunen

  • International Union of Pharmacology. XX. Current Status of the Nomenclature for Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Their Subunits

    R. J. Lukas;J.-P. Changeux;N. Le Novere;E. X. Albuquerque

  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in health and disease.

    Jon Lindstrom

  • Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

    Jon Lindstrom

  • Monoclonal antibodies used to probe acetylcholine receptor structure: localization of the main immunogenic region and detection of similarities between subunits.

    Socrates J. Tzartos;Jon M. Lindstrom

  • Brain α-bungarotoxin binding protein cDNAs and MAbs reveal subtypes of this branch of the ligand-gated ion channel gene superfamily

    Ralf Schoepfer;William G. Conroy;Paul Whiting;Martin Gore

  • Alternate Stoichiometries of α4β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

    Mark E. Nelson;Alexander Kuryatov;Catherine H. Choi;Yan Zhou

  • Mapping of surface structures of electrophorus acetylcholine receptor using monoclonal antibodies.

    S J Tzartos;D E Rand;B L Einarson;J M Lindstrom

  • Nicotine-induced increase in neuronal nicotinic receptors results from a decrease in the rate of receptor turnover.

    Xiao Peng;V. Gerzanich;R. Anand;P. J. Whiting

  • Plasmapheresis and Immunosuppressive Drug Therapy in Myasthenia Gravis

    Peter C. Dau;Jon M. Lindstrom;Christine K. Cassel;Eric H. Denys

  • Occupational, commuting, and leisure-time physical activity in relation to risk for Type 2 diabetes in middle-aged Finnish men and women

    G. Hu;Q. Qiao;K. Silventoinen;J. G. Eriksson

  • Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes have a pentameric quaternary structure.

    R Anand;W G Conroy;R Schoepfer;P Whiting

  • Specificities of antibodies to acetylcholine receptors in sera from myasthenia gravis patients measured by monoclonal antibodies

    Socrates J. Tzartos;Marjorie E. Seybold;Jon M. Lindstrom

  • Assembly of Human Neuronal Nicotinic Receptor α5 Subunits with α3, β2, and β4 Subunits

    Fan Wang;Volodymyr Gerzanich;Gregg B. Wells;René Anand

  • Expression of functional acetylcholine receptor from cloned cDNAs

    Masayoshi Mishina;Tomohiro Kurosaki;Takamasa Tobimatsu;Yuuki Morimoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Whiting
Paul J. Whiting University College London
Johan G. Eriksson
Johan G. Eriksson National University of Singapore
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Kent T. Keyser
Kent T. Keyser University of Alabama at Birmingham
Luiz R.G. Britto
Luiz R.G. Britto Universidade de São Paulo
John P. Merlie
John P. Merlie Washington University in St. Louis
Andrew G. Engel
Andrew G. Engel Mayo Clinic
Socrates J. Tzartos
Socrates J. Tzartos Institut Pasteur
Harvey J. Karten
Harvey J. Karten University of California, San Diego
Hannsjörg Schröder
Hannsjörg Schröder University of Cologne

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