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Kathryn J. H. Robson

Kathryn J. H. Robson

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
12172
World Ranking
15516
National Ranking
1220

Overview

Kathryn J. H. Robson is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within Social Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work intersects several subfields, including Geography, Planning and Development, Genetics, Paleontology, Immunology, and Ecology. This multidisciplinary focus supports a range of topics throughout their academic contributions.

Main research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Interferon and immune responses

Kathryn J. H. Robson has coauthored several papers with frequent collaborators, such as Consuelo D. Quinto-Cortés, Adrian V. S. Hill, Alexander J. Mentzer, Andrés Moreno-Estrada, and Alexander G. Ioannidis.

Their recent notable papers include:

  • Native American gene flow into Polynesia predating Easter Island settlement, 2020, Nature
  • Paths and timings of the peopling of Polynesia inferred from genomic networks, 2021, Nature
  • A loss-of-function IFNAR1 allele in Polynesia underlies severe viral diseases in homozygotes, 2022, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Ancient DNA reveals five streams of migration into Micronesia and matrilocality in early Pacific seafarers, 2022, Science
  • The Genomic Landscape of Oceania, 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)

Robson's publications have appeared in a variety of venues, including:

  • Nature
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Science
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research

Best Publications

  • Enhanced immunogenicity for CD8+ T cell induction and complete protective efficacy of malaria DNA vaccination by boosting with modified vaccinia virus Ankara

    Jörg Schneider;Sarah C. Gilbert;Tom J. Blanchard;Tomas Hanke

  • TRAP is necessary for gliding motility and infectivity of plasmodium sporozoites.

    Ali A Sultan;Vandana Thathy;Ute Frevert;Kathryn J.H Robson

  • A highly conserved amino-acid sequence in thrombospondin, properdin and in proteins from sporozoites and blood stages of a human malaria parasite

    Kathryn J. H. Robson;Jennifer R. S. Hall;M. W. Jennings;T. J. R. Harris

  • Cloned human phenylalanine hydroxylase gene allows prenatal diagnosis and carrier detection of classical phenylketonuria

    Savio L. C. Woo;Alan S. Lidsky;Flemming Güttler;T. Chandra

  • Factors influencing success of clinical genome sequencing across a broad spectrum of disorders

    Jenny C. Taylor;Jenny C. Taylor;Hilary C. Martin;Stefano Lise;John Broxholme

  • Geography of HFE C282Y and H63D mutations.

    Alison T. Merryweather-Clarke;Jennifer J. Pointon;Anne Marie Jouanolle;Jacques Rochette

  • Nucleotide sequence of a full-length complementary DNA clone and amino acid sequence of human phenylalanine hydroxylase

    Simon C. M. Kwok;Fred D. Ledley;Anthony G. DiLella;Kathryn J. H. Robson

  • Digenic inheritance of mutations in HAMP and HFE results in different types of haemochromatosis

    Alison T. Merryweather-Clarke;Estelle Cadet;Adrian Bomford;Dominique Capron

  • Resistance to hepcidin is conferred by hemochromatosis-associated mutations of ferroportin.

    Hal Drakesmith;Lisa M. Schimanski;Emma Ormerod;Alison T. Merryweather-Clarke

  • Sequence homology between human alpha 1-antichymotrypsin, alpha 1-antitrypsin, and antithrombin III.

    T. Chandra;Robin Stackhouse;Vincent J. Kidd;Kathryn J. H. Robson

  • In vitro functional analysis of human ferroportin (FPN) and hemochromatosis-associated FPN mutations.

    Lisa M. Schimanski;Hal Drakesmith;Alison T. Merryweather-Clarke;Vip Viprakasit

  • Identification of conserved antigenic components for a cytotoxic T lymphocyte-inducing vaccine against malaria

    M Aidoo;A Lalvani;C.E.M Allsopp;M Plebanski

  • Language continuity despite population replacement in Remote Oceania

    Cosimo Posth;Kathrin Nägele;Heidi Colleran;Frédérique Valentin

  • Thrombospondin-related adhesive protein (TRAP) of Plasmodium falciparum: expression during sporozoite ontogeny and binding to human hepatocytes.

    K J Robson;U Frevert;I Reckmann;G Cowan

  • Mutations in the β-Tubulin Gene TUBB5 Cause Microcephaly with Structural Brain Abnormalities

    Martin Breuss;Julian Ik-Tsen Heng;Karine Poirier;Guoling Tian

  • Multicentric origin of hemochromatosis gene (HFE) mutations

    J. Rochette;J.J. Pointon;C.A. Fisher;G. Perera

  • The origin and spread of the HFE-C282Y haemochromatosis mutation.

    S. Distante;K. J. H. Robson;J. Graham-Campbell;A. Arnaiz-Villena

  • Extensive restriction site polymorphism at the human phenylalanine hydroxylase locus and application in prenatal diagnosis of phenylketonuria.

    A. S. Lidsky;F. D. Ledley;A. G. DiLella;S. C. Kwok

  • The A-domain and the thrombospondin-related motif of Plasmodium falciparum TRAP are implicated in the invasion process of mosquito salivary glands

    Kai Wengelnik;Roberta Spaccapelo;Silvia Naitza;Kathryn J.H. Robson

  • A valine deletion of ferroportin 1: a common mutation in hemochromatosis type 4?

    Antonella Roetto;Alison T. Merryweather-Clarke;Filomena Daraio;Karen Livesey

Frequent Co-Authors

Adrian V. S. Hill
Adrian V. S. Hill University of Oxford
Andrea Crisanti
Andrea Crisanti University of Padua
Savio L. C. Woo
Savio L. C. Woo Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Anna Schuh
Anna Schuh University of Oxford
Sarah C. Gilbert
Sarah C. Gilbert University of Oxford
David J. Weatherall
David J. Weatherall University of Oxford
Mark Worwood
Mark Worwood Cardiff University
Clara Camaschella
Clara Camaschella Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Swapan Mallick
Swapan Mallick Harvard Medical School
Fred D. Ledley
Fred D. Ledley Bentley University

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