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Kevin Jon Williams

Kevin Jon Williams

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
20338
World Ranking
5307
National Ranking
2519

Overview

Kevin Jon Williams is affiliated with Temple University in the United States. Their research contributions span fields primarily focused on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader areas, they have actively contributed to subfields such as Epidemiology, Cancer Research, Surgery, Immunology, and Molecular Biology.

Their work addresses several main topics including Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism; Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research; Cervical Cancer and HPV Research; Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health; Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment; and Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis.

Kevin Jon Williams has published frequently in venues such as Neuro-Oncology, Atherosclerosis, Modern Pathology, Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). The distribution of their publications highlights sustained engagement with these journals and platforms.

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Kevin Jon Williams include:

  • Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Comprehensive Genomic Profiling of HPV+ Versus HPV- Forms Reveals Distinct Sets of Potentially Actionable Molecular Targets, 2020, JCO Precision Oncology
  • The mitochondrial fission protein Drp1 in liver is required to mitigate NASH and prevents the activation of the mitochondrial ISR, 2022, Molecular Metabolism
  • Pan-sarcoma genomic analysis of KMT2A rearrangements reveals distinct subtypes defined by YAP1-KMT2A-YAP1 and VIM-KMT2A fusions, 2020, Modern Pathology
  • Melanoma with in-frame deletion of MAP2K1: a distinct molecular subtype of cutaneous melanoma mutually exclusive from BRAF, NRAS, and NF1 mutations, 2020, Modern Pathology
  • Novel SOX10 indel mutations drive schwannomas through impaired transactivation of myelination gene programs, 2023, Neuro-Oncology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, reflecting interdisciplinary research interests. Frequent collaborators include Erik A. Williams, Jeffrey S. Ross, Victoria P. Werth, Steven J. Bensinger, and Brian M. Alexander.

Best Publications

  • The Response-to-Retention Hypothesis of Early Atherogenesis

    Kevin Jon Williams;Ira Tabas

  • Subendothelial Lipoprotein Retention as the Initiating Process in Atherosclerosis: Update and Therapeutic Implications

    Ira Tabas;Kevin Jon Williams;Jan Borén

  • THE RESPONSE-TO-RETENTION HYPOTHESIS OF ATHEROGENESIS REINFORCED

    Kevin Jon Williams;Ira Tabas

  • Letter by Williams and Tabas regarding article "atherosclerosis 2005: recent discoveries and novel hypotheses".

    Kevin Jon Williams;Ira Tabas

  • Limiting Cholesterol Biosynthetic Flux Spontaneously Engages Type I IFN Signaling

    Autumn G. York;Kevin J. Williams;Joseph P. Argus;Quan D. Zhou

  • The central role of arterial retention of cholesterol-rich apolipoprotein-B-containing lipoproteins in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis: a triumph of simplicity

    Jan Borén;Kevin Jon Williams

  • Rabbit aorta and human atherosclerotic lesions hydrolyze the sphingomyelin of retained low-density lipoprotein. Proposed role for arterial-wall sphingomyelinase in subendothelial retention and aggregation of atherogenic lipoproteins.

    S L Schissel;J Tweedie-Hardman;J H Rapp;G Graham

  • An Integrated Understanding of the Rapid Metabolic Benefits of a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet on Hepatic Steatosis in Humans

    Adil Mardinoglu;Hao Wu;Elias Bjornson;Cheng Zhang

  • Secretory Sphingomyelinase, a Product of the Acid Sphingomyelinase Gene, Can Hydrolyze Atherogenic Lipoproteins at Neutral pH IMPLICATIONS FOR ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESION DEVELOPMENT

    Scott L. Schissel;Xian-cheng Jiang;Judith Tweedie-Hardman;Tae-sook Jeong

  • Recombinant HDL-like nanoparticles: a specific contrast agent for MRI of atherosclerotic plaques.

    Juan C Frias;Kevin Jon Williams;Edward A Fisher;Zahi A Fayad

  • Mechanisms by which lipoprotein lipase alters cellular metabolism of lipoprotein(a), low density lipoprotein, and nascent lipoproteins. Roles for low density lipoprotein receptors and heparan sulfate proteoglycans.

    K J Williams;G M Fless;K A Petrie;M L Snyder

  • Lipid peroxidation and oxidant stress regulate hepatic apolipoprotein B degradation and VLDL production

    Meihui Pan;Arthur I. Cederbaum;Yuan-Li Zhang;Henry N. Ginsberg

  • Zn2+-stimulated Sphingomyelinase Is Secreted by Many Cell Types and Is a Product of the Acid Sphingomyelinase Gene

    Scott L. Schissel;Edward H. Schuchman;Kevin Jon Williams;Ira Tabas

  • Human vascular endothelial cells are a rich and regulatable source of secretory sphingomyelinase. Implications for early atherogenesis and ceramide-mediated cell signaling

    Sudhir Marathe;Scott L. Schissel;Michael J. Yellin;Nanda Beatini

  • The Cellular Trafficking and Zinc Dependence of Secretory and Lysosomal Sphingomyelinase, Two Products of the Acid Sphingomyelinase Gene

    Scott L. Schissel;George A. Keesler;Edward H. Schuchman;Kevin Jon Williams

  • The syndecan family of proteoglycans. Novel receptors mediating internalization of atherogenic lipoproteins in vitro.

    I V Fuki;K M Kuhn;I R Lomazov;V L Rothman

  • FXR activation protects against NAFLD via bile-acid-dependent reductions in lipid absorption.

    Bethan L. Clifford;Leslie R. Sedgeman;Kevin J. Williams;Pauline Morand

  • Lipoprotein lipase and sphingomyelinase synergistically enhance the association of atherogenic lipoproteins with smooth muscle cells and extracellular matrix. A possible mechanism for low density lipoprotein and lipoprotein(a) retention and macrophage foam cell formation.

    I. Tabas;Yueqing Li;R. W. Brocia;Shu Wen Xu

  • Rapid regression of atherosclerosis: insights from the clinical and experimental literature.

    Kevin Jon Williams;Jonathan E Feig;Edward A Fisher

  • Principles of dimer-specific gene regulation revealed by a comprehensive characterization of NF-κB family DNA binding

    Trevor Siggers;Abraham B Chang;Ana Teixeira;Daniel Wong

Frequent Co-Authors

Ira Tabas
Ira Tabas Columbia University
Edward A. Fisher
Edward A. Fisher New York University
Victoria P. Werth
Victoria P. Werth University of Pennsylvania
Tero Aittokallio
Tero Aittokallio University of Helsinki
Jan Borén
Jan Borén University of Gothenburg
Michael Aviram
Michael Aviram Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Guenther Boden
Guenther Boden Temple University
Alan R. Tall
Alan R. Tall Columbia University
Zahi A. Fayad
Zahi A. Fayad Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

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