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67
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World Ranking
6872
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2054

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America
  • 2006 - Distinguished Scientist Award, Mineralogical Society of America
  • 1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Joseph S. Wall is affiliated with the Brookhaven National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a strong emphasis on civil and structural engineering as well as mechanical engineering. This work interfaces with related fields including pediatrics, perinatology, child health, cell biology, and molecular biology.

They have contributed extensively to topics such as structural analysis and optimization, advanced materials and mechanics, cellular mechanics and interactions, prion diseases and protein misfolding, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, trace elements in health, and birth, development, and health.

The scientist's frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Frontiers in Epidemiology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Discrete Applied Mathematics

Joseph S. Wall has collaborated regularly with several co-authors throughout their career, notably:

  • Anthony Nixon
  • Bernd Schulze
  • Asen Daskalov
  • Dênis Martinez
  • Virginie Coustou

Important recent publications by Joseph S. Wall include:

  • Structural and molecular basis of cross-seeding barriers in amyloids, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Exposure to war and conflict: The individual and inherited epigenetic effects on health, with a focus on post-traumatic stress disorder, 2023, Frontiers in Epidemiology
  • Rigidity of symmetric frameworks on the cylinder, 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Rigidity of symmetric linearly constrained frameworks in the plane, 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Rigidity of Symmetric Linearly Constrained Frameworks in the Plane, 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal

Their research contributions extend to topics such as structural rigidity, as shown in studies on symmetric frameworks, and molecular biology related to amyloid structures. They also investigate the epigenetic effects of trauma on health, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach across engineering and health sciences.

Joseph S. Wall has received recognition including:

  • Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America, 2009
  • Distinguished Scientist Award, Mineralogical Society of America, 2006
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1966

Best Publications

  • α-Synuclein, Especially the Parkinson's Disease-associated Mutants, Forms Pore-like Annular and Tubular Protofibrils

    Hilal A. Lashuel;Benjamin M. Petre;Joseph Wall;Martha Simon

  • Atomic-resolution structure of a disease-relevant Aβ(1–42) amyloid fibril

    Marielle Aulikki Wälti;Francesco Ravotti;Hiromi Arai;Charles G. Glabe

  • Atomic Resolution Structure of Monomorphic Aβ42 Amyloid Fibrils

    Michael T. Colvin;Robert Silvers;Qing Zhe Ni;Thach V. Can

  • Function in protein folding of TRiC, a cytosolic ring complex containing TCP-1 and structurally related subunits.

    J Frydman;E Nimmesgern;H Erdjument-Bromage;J S Wall

  • Relative Nucleophilic Reactivities of Amino Groups and Mercaptide Ions in Addition Reactions with α,β-Unsaturated Compounds1,2

    Mendel Friedman;J. F. Cavins;J. S. Wall

  • A molecular chaperone from a thermophilic archaebacterium is related to the eukaryotic protein t-complex polypeptide-1

    J D Trent;E Nimmesgern;J S Wall;F U Hartl

  • ATP-dependent assembly of double hexamers of SV40 T antigen at the viral origin of DNA replication.

    Iris A. Mastrangelo;Paul V. C. Hough;Joseph S. Wall;Mark Dodson

  • Molecular basis for insulin fibril assembly.

    Magdalena I. Ivanova;Stuart A. Sievers;Michael R. Sawaya;Joseph S. Wall

  • Microtubule-associated protein 1C from brain is a two-headed cytosolic dynein

    Richard B. Vallee;Joseph S. Wall;Bryce Mark Paschal;Howard S. Shpetner

  • Structure of the herpes simplex virus capsid : molecular composition of the pentons and the triplexes

    William W. Newcomb;Benes L. Trus;Frank P. Booy;Alasdair C. Steven

  • DNA looping and Sp1 multimer links: a mechanism for transcriptional synergism and enhancement.

    Iris A. Mastrangelo;Albert J. Courey;Joseph S. Wall;Stephen P. Jackson

  • Mixtures of Wild-type and a Pathogenic (E22G) Form of Aβ40 in Vitro Accumulate Protofibrils, Including Amyloid Pores☆

    Hilal A. Lashuel;Dean M. Hartley;Dean M. Hartley;Benjamin M. Petre;Joseph S. Wall

  • Atomic-resolution three-dimensional structure of amyloid β fibrils bearing the Osaka mutation.

    Anne K Schütz;Toni Vagt;Matthias Huber;Oxana Y Ovchinnikova

  • Mass mapping with the scanning transmission electron microscope.

    J S Wall;J F Hainfeld

  • Mass and molecular composition of vesicular stomatitis virus: a scanning transmission electron microscopy analysis.

    D Thomas;W W Newcomb;J C Brown;J S Wall

  • Molecular substructure of a viral receptor-recognition protein. The gp17 tail-fiber of bacteriophage T7.

    A.C. Steven;B.L. Trus;J.V. Maizel;M. Unser

  • A virus capsid-like nanocompartment that stores iron and protects bacteria from oxidative stress

    Colleen A McHugh;Juan Fontana;Daniel Nemecek;Naiqian Cheng

  • Architecture of Ure2p Prion Filaments: THE N-TERMINAL DOMAINS FORM A CENTRAL CORE FIBER *

    Ulrich Baxa;Kimberly L. Taylor;Joseph S. Wall;Martha N. Simon

  • Identification and mass analysis of human fibrinogen molecules and their domains by scanning transmission electron microscopy.

    M.W. Mosesson;J. Hainfeld;J. Wall;R.H. Haschemeyer

  • Structure of Hepatitis E Virion-sized Particle Reveals an RNA-dependent Viral Assembly Pathway

    Li Xing;Li Xing;Tian Cheng Li;Naoyuki Mayazaki;Naoyuki Mayazaki;Martha N. Simon

  • The arrangement of the subunits of the acetylcholine receptor of Torpedo californica.

    A Karlin;E Holtzman;N Yodh;P Lobel

Frequent Co-Authors

Alasdair C. Steven
Alasdair C. Steven National Institutes of Health
Serge N. Vinogradov
Serge N. Vinogradov Wayne State University
Benes L. Trus
Benes L. Trus National Institutes of Health
Ulrich Baxa
Ulrich Baxa Leidos (United States)
Naiqian Cheng
Naiqian Cheng National Institutes of Health
Xiaobing Zuo
Xiaobing Zuo Argonne National Laboratory
Vincent P. Conticello
Vincent P. Conticello Emory University
Peter Güntert
Peter Güntert ETH Zurich
Michael W. Mosesson
Michael W. Mosesson American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Garry Rumbles
Garry Rumbles National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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