What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
Kim S. McKim mainly investigates Genetics, Meiosis, Homologous recombination, Molecular biology and Synaptonemal complex.
He undertakes multidisciplinary studies into Genetics and Enhancer in his work.
His Meiosis study combines topics in areas such as Spindle checkpoint, Cell division, X chromosome, Cell biology and Heterochromatin.
The study incorporates disciplines such as FLP-FRT recombination, Genetic recombination, Chromosomal crossover and Gene conversion in addition to Homologous recombination.
His Molecular biology research integrates issues from Mitosis and DNA repair.
His Synaptonemal complex research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Synapsis, Drosophila melanogaster and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
His most cited work include:
- mei-W68 in Drosophila melanogaster encodes a Spo11 homolog: evidence that the mechanism for initiating meiotic recombination is conserved (265 citations)
- The mei.41 Gene of D. melanogaster Is a Structural and Functional Homolog of the Human Ataxia Telangiectasia Gene (256 citations)
- Meiotic Synapsis in the Absence of Recombination (246 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Kim S. McKim spends much of his time researching Genetics, Meiosis, Cell biology, Homologous recombination and Chromosomal crossover.
His works in Synaptonemal complex, Mutant, Recombination, Genetic recombination and X chromosome are all subjects of inquiry into Genetics.
His research integrates issues of Drosophila melanogaster, Homologous chromosome and Chromosome segregation in his study of Meiosis.
His Drosophila melanogaster study incorporates themes from Germline and Null allele.
His Cell biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Spindle apparatus, Spindle pole body, Aurora B kinase and Kinetochore.
His Homologous recombination study also includes
- DNA repair which is related to area like Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related,
- Gene conversion which intersects with area such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
He most often published in these fields:
- Genetics (69.51%)
- Meiosis (56.10%)
- Cell biology (46.34%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?
- Cell biology (46.34%)
- Kinetochore (24.39%)
- Centromere (14.63%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Kim S. McKim focuses on Cell biology, Kinetochore, Centromere, Meiosis and Microtubule.
Kim S. McKim usually deals with Cell biology and limits it to topics linked to Cohesin and Anaphase and Centromere separation.
Kim S. McKim has researched Kinetochore in several fields, including Spindle apparatus, Homologous chromosome and Metaphase.
His work is dedicated to discovering how Meiosis, Chromosome segregation are connected with Mitosis and other disciplines.
Kim S. McKim has included themes like Aurora B kinase and Central spindle in his Microtubule study.
His Kinesin study is related to the wider topic of Genetics.
Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- The chromosomal basis of meiotic acentrosomal spindle assembly and function in oocytes (28 citations)
- Sister centromere fusion during meiosis I depends on maintaining cohesins and destabilizing microtubule attachments. (12 citations)
- Cooperation Between Kinesin Motors Promotes Spindle Symmetry and Chromosome Organization in Oocytes (12 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
Centromere, Cell biology, Cohesin, Kinetochore and Spindle apparatus are his primary areas of study.
His Centromere study is concerned with Genetics in general.
His studies deal with areas such as Chromosome movement, Synaptonemal complex, Centromere separation, Polo kinase and Separase as well as Cell biology.
His Cohesin research incorporates themes from Metaphase, Chromosome segregation, Astral microtubules, Mitosis and Anaphase.
A large part of his Kinetochore studies is devoted to Spindle organization.
As part of his studies on Spindle apparatus, Kim S. McKim often connects relevant areas like Meiosis.
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