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734

Overview

Jonathan L. Rees is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions primarily focus on medicine, with significant work spanning surgery, clinical psychology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology, and cognitive neuroscience. The scientist's studies engage with key topics such as SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, autism spectrum disorder research, COVID-19 clinical research studies, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, long-term effects of COVID-19, pelvic floor disorders treatments, and retinal and macular surgery.

Rees has published multiple papers in frequently utilized venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Autism in Adulthood
  • International Urogynecology Journal
  • Journal of Public Health
  • Archives of Disease in Childhood

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Masking Is Life": Experiences of Masking in Autistic and Nonautistic Adults (2021) in Autism in Adulthood
  • 'I felt like I deserved it because I was autistic': Understanding the impact of interpersonal victimisation in the lives of autistic people (2022) in Autism
  • "This Was Just How This Friendship Worked": Experiences of Interpersonal Victimization Among Autistic Adults (2022) in Autism in Adulthood
  • Previous COVID-19 infection, but not Long-COVID, is associated with increased adverse events following BNT162b2/Pfizer vaccination (2021) in Journal of Infection
  • Prior COVID-19 infection is associated with increased Adverse Events (AEs) after the first, but not the second, dose of the BNT162b2/Pfizer vaccine (2021) in Vaccine

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Rachael K. Raw
  • Amy Pearson
  • David Chadwick
  • Julia L. Newton
  • Clive Kelly

The scientist's work addresses clinical aspects of COVID-19, particularly focusing on vaccine adverse events and the long-term impact of infection. In addition, there is a notable emphasis on autism spectrum disorder, including qualitative studies of interpersonal victimization and social experiences within autistic adult populations. Their interdisciplinary approach incorporates clinical psychology and infectious disease research, contributing to a broad understanding of health-related consequences in these fields.

Best Publications

  • Variants of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor gene are associated with red hair and fair skin in humans.

    Paloma Valverde;Eugene Healy;Ian Jackson;Jonathan L. Rees

  • Mutations in ATP2A2, encoding a Ca2+ pump, cause Darier disease

    A. Sakuntabhai;V. Ruiz-Perez;S. Carter;N. Jacobsen

  • Topological Control of p21WAF1/CIP1 Expression in Normal and Neoplastic Tissues

    Wafik S. El-Deiry;Wafik S. El-Deiry;Takashi Tokino;Todd Waldman;Jon D. Oliner

  • Genetics of hair and skin color.

    Jonathan L. Rees

  • Evidence for Variable Selective Pressures at MC1R

    Rosalind M. Harding;Eugene Healy;Amanda J. Ray;Nichola S. Ellis

  • The genetics of sun sensitivity in humans

    Jonathan L. Rees

  • What is the 'true' function of skin?

    C M Chuong;B J Nickoloff;P M Elias;L A Goldsmith

  • The Asp84Glu Variant of the Melanocortin 1 Receptor (MC1R) is Associated with Melanoma

    Paloma Valverde;Eugene Healy;Stephen Sikkink;Faye Haldane

  • Pleiotropic effects of the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene on human pigmentation

    Niamh Flanagan;Eugene Healy;Amanda Ray;Sion Philips

  • A Color and Texture Based Hierarchical K-NN Approach to the Classification of Non-melanoma Skin Lesions

    Lucia Ballerini;Robert B. Fisher;Benjamin Aldridge;Jonathan Rees

  • Melanocortin 1 receptor variants in an Irish population

    Rachel Smith;Eugene Healy;Shazia Siddiqui;Niamh Flanagan

  • Involvement of histamine H4 and H1 receptors in scratching induced by histamine receptor agonists in BalbC mice

    J K Bell;D S McQueen;J L Rees

  • Loss of function mutations of the human melanocortin 1 receptor are common and are associated with red hair.

    Helgi B. Schiöth;Siôn R. Phillips;Richard Rudzish;Mark A. Birch-Machin

  • A retinoic acid response element is present in the mouse cellular retinol binding protein I (mCRBPI) promoter.

    W.C. Smith;H. Nakshatri;P. Leroy;J. Rees

  • p53 Mutations Are Common and Early Events that Precede Tumor Invasion in Squamous Cell Neoplasia of the Skin

    Christine Campbell;Anthony G. Quinn;Young-Suck Ro;Brian Angus

  • The Melanocortin 1 Receptor (MC1R): More Than Just Red Hair

    Jonathan L. Rees

  • Wavelength Specific Patterns of p53 Induction in Human Skin following Exposure to UV Radiation

    Christine Campbell;Anthony G. Quinn;Brian Angus;Peter M. Farr

  • The usefulness of 4-amino-3-hydroxyphenylalanine as a specific marker of pheomelanin.

    Kazumasa Wakamatsu;Shosuke Ito;Jonathan L. Rees

  • Basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas of human skin show distinct patterns of chromosome loss

    Anthony G. Quinn;Stephen Sikkink;Jonathan L. Rees

  • ATP2A2 mutations in Darier's disease: variant cutaneous phenotypes are associated with missense mutations, but neuropsychiatric features are independent of mutation class.

    Victor L. Ruiz-Perez;Simon A. Carter;Eugene Healy;Carole Todd

Frequent Co-Authors

Eugene Healy
Eugene Healy University of Southampton
Mark A. Birch-Machin
Mark A. Birch-Machin Newcastle University
Robert B. Fisher
Robert B. Fisher University of Edinburgh
Ian J. Jackson
Ian J. Jackson University of Edinburgh
Tom Strachan
Tom Strachan Newcastle University
Peter S. Friedmann
Peter S. Friedmann University of Southampton
Kazumasa Wakamatsu
Kazumasa Wakamatsu Fujita Health University
Ann K. Daly
Ann K. Daly Newcastle University
Shosuke Ito
Shosuke Ito Fujita Health University
Raju Kucherlapati
Raju Kucherlapati Harvard University

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