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Overview

L. Jackson Roberts is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Medicine. Within these broad domains, the subfields of Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology, and Genetics are central to their scientific contributions. Additional interests include Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology.

The core research topics that Roberts explores surround retinal biology and associated disorders. These include Retinal Development and Disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, and related ocular conditions. Their work also addresses advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, connexins and lens biology, and ocular disorders and treatments.

Roberts has authored several papers, notable among them are:

  • Resolving the dark matter of ABCA4 for 1054 Stargardt disease probands through integrated genomics and transcriptomics, 2020, Genetics in Medicine
  • Structural Variants Create New Topological-Associated Domains and Ectopic Retinal Enhancer-Gene Contact in Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Association of Sex With Frequent and Mild ABCA4 Alleles in Stargardt Disease, 2020, JAMA Ophthalmology
  • De Novo Assembly-Based Analysis of RPGR Exon ORF15 in an Indigenous African Cohort Overcomes Limitations of a Standard Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Data Analysis Pipeline, 2020, Genes
  • Towards Uncovering the Role of Incomplete Penetrance in Maculopathies through Sequencing of 105 Disease-Associated Genes, 2024, Biomolecules

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Roberts include Raj Ramesar, L. Ingeborgh van den Born, Carel B. Hoyng, Sandro Banfi, and Tina M. Lamey. These collaborations reflect a network within genetics, ophthalmology, and molecular biology research.

The venues where Roberts' research has been published demonstrate an emphasis on genetics and ophthalmology-focused journals, including Genetics in Medicine, The American Journal of Human Genetics, JAMA Ophthalmology, Genes, and Biomolecules.

Best Publications

  • A series of prostaglandin F2-like compounds are produced in vivo in humans by a non-cyclooxygenase, free radical-catalyzed mechanism.

    J D Morrow;K E Hill;R F Burk;T M Nammour

  • Measuring reactive oxygen and nitrogen species with fluorescent probes: challenges and limitations.

    Balaraman Kalyanaraman;Victor Darley-Usmar;Kelvin J.A. Davies;Phyllis A. Dennery

  • Isoprostanes: markers and mediators of oxidative stress

    Paolo Montuschi;Peter J. Barnes;L. Jackson Roberts

  • Biomarkers of oxidative stress study II : are oxidation products of lipids, proteins, and DNA markers of CCl4 poisoning?

    M.B. Kadiiska;B.C. Gladen;D.D. Baird;D. Germolec

  • CuZnSOD deficiency leads to persistent and widespread oxidative damage and hepatocarcinogenesis later in life

    Sailaja Elchuri;Terry D. Oberley;Wenbo Qi;Richard S. Eisenstein

  • Coronary arterial smooth muscle contraction by a substance released from platelets: evidence that it is thromboxane A2.

    EF Ellis;O Oelz;LJ Roberts;NA Payne

  • Release of Prostaglandin D2 into Human Airways during Acute Antigen Challenge

    J J Murray;A B Tonnel;A R Brash;L J Roberts nd

  • Noncyclooxygenase oxidative formation of a series of novel prostaglandins: analytical ramifications for measurement of eicosanoids.

    Jason D. Morrow;Thomas M. Harris;L. Jackson Roberts

  • Increased production of prostaglandin D2 in patients with systemic mastocytosis.

    L J Roberts nd;B J Sweetman;R A Lewis;K F Austen

  • Lipid peroxidation in aging brain and Alzheimer's disease.

    Thomas J Montine;M.Diana Neely;Joseph F Quinn;M.Flint Beal

  • Regulation of eicosanoid production and mitogenesis in rat intestinal epithelial cells by transforming growth factor-alpha and phorbol ester.

    R N DuBois;J Awad;J Awad;J Morrow;L J Roberts nd

  • Preterm resuscitation with low oxygen causes less oxidative stress, inflammation, and chronic lung disease.

    Maximo Vento;Manuel Moro;Raquel Escrig;Luis Arruza

  • Absence of CuZn superoxide dismutase leads to elevated oxidative stress and acceleration of age-dependent skeletal muscle atrophy

    Florian L. Muller;Wook Song;Yuhong Liu;Asish Chaudhuri;Asish Chaudhuri

  • DC isoketal-modified proteins activate T cells and promote hypertension

    Annet Kirabo;Vanessa Fontana;Ana P C de Faria;Roxana Loperena

  • Formation of Isoprostane-like Compounds (Neuroprostanes) in Vivo from Docosahexaenoic Acid

    L. Jackson Roberts;Thomas J. Montine;William R. Markesbery;Andrew R. Tapper

  • Increased Adventitial Mast Cells in a Patient with Coronary Spasm

    M B Forman;J A Oates;D Robertson;R M Robertson

  • Elevated CSF prostaglandin E2 levels in patients with probable AD

    T.J. Montine;K.R. Sidell;B.C. Crews;W.R. Markesbery

  • Free radical-induced generation of isoprostanes in vivo. Evidence for the formation of D-ring and E-ring isoprostanes.

    J D Morrow;T A Minton;C R Mukundan;M D Campbell

  • Isoprostane Generation and Function

    Ginger L. Milne;Huiyong Yin;Klarissa D. Hardy;Sean S. Davies

  • The relationship between dose of vitamin E and suppression of oxidative stress in humans

    L. Jackson Roberts;John A. Oates;MacRae F. Linton;Sergio Fazio

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason D. Morrow
Jason D. Morrow Vanderbilt University
John A. Oates
John A. Oates Vanderbilt University
Thomas J. Montine
Thomas J. Montine Stanford University
Arlan Richardson
Arlan Richardson University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
MacRae F. Linton
MacRae F. Linton Vanderbilt University
Lorraine B. Ware
Lorraine B. Ware Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ginger L. Milne
Ginger L. Milne Vanderbilt University
Sergey Dikalov
Sergey Dikalov Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Holly Van Remmen
Holly Van Remmen Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Douglass F. Taber
Douglass F. Taber University of Delaware

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