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Biology and Biochemistry

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66
Citations
13969
World Ranking
8771
National Ranking
3924

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Lawrence A. Tabak is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, with a notable emphasis on molecular biology, public health, infectious diseases, ecology, and gender studies. The scientist's work integrates several subfields and topics, highlighting a multidisciplinary approach to biomedical research.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

The subfields Lawrence A. Tabak frequently contributes to are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Ecology
  • Gender Studies

Main topics of work cover diverse areas such as:

  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Biomedical and Engineering Education

Lawrence A. Tabak has frequently published in several scientific venues:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Science
  • JAMA
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Cell

Frequent collaborators include:

  • E Tian
  • Kelly G. Ten Hagen
  • Matthew Mann
  • N.L. Samara
  • Tara A. Schwetz

Their recent publications include:

  • Furin cleavage of the SARS-CoV-2 spike is modulated by O-glycosylation, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Affirming NIH's commitment to addressing structural racism in the biomedical research enterprise, 2021, Cell
  • ARPA-H: Accelerating biomedical breakthroughs, 2021, Science
  • The NIH-led research response to COVID-19, 2023, Science
  • Furin cleavage of the SARS-CoV-2 spike is modulated by O-glycosylation, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Lawrence A. Tabak has been recognized with the following awards:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2002
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1997

Best Publications

  • Policy: NIH plans to enhance reproducibility

    Francis S. Collins;Lawrence A. Tabak

  • Control of mucin-type O-glycosylation: A classification of the polypeptide GalNAc-transferase gene family

    Eric P Bennett;Ulla Mandel;Henrik Clausen;Thomas A Gerken

  • Role of salivary mucins in the protection of the oral cavity

    Lawrence A. Tabak;Michael J. Levine;Irwin D. Mandel;Solon A. Ellison

  • All in the family: the UDP-GalNAc:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases

    Kelly G. Ten Hagen;Timothy A. Fritz;Lawrence A. Tabak

  • In Defense of the Oral Cavity: Structure, Biosynthesis, and Function of Salivary Mucins

    Lawrence A. Tabak

  • T-cell-specific deletion of a polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyl-transferase gene by site-directed recombination

    Thierry Hennet;Fred K. Hagen;Lawrence A. Tabak;Jamey D. Marth

  • Structural Aspects of Salivary Glycoproteins

    M.J. Levine;M.S. Reddy;L.A. Tabak;R.E. Loomis

  • Specificity of salivary-bacterial interactions: II. Evidence for a lectin on Streptococcussanguis with specificity for a NeuAcα2,3Ga1β1,3Ga1NAc sequence

    P.A. Murray;M.J. Levine;L.A. Tabak;M.S. Reddy

  • A revolution in biomedical assessment: the development of salivary diagnostics.

    Lawrence A. Tabak

  • Artificial Salivas: Present and Future

    M. J. Levine;A. Aguirre;M. N. Hatton;L. A. Tabak

  • Dynamic Association between the Catalytic and Lectin Domains of Human UDP-GalNAc:Polypeptide α-N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-2

    Timothy A. Fritz;Jayalakshmi Raman;Lawrence A. Tabak

  • The beginnings of mucin biosynthesis: The crystal structure of UDP-GalNAc:polypeptide α-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-T1

    Timothy A. Fritz;James H. Hurley;Loc-Ba Trinh;Joseph Shiloach

  • Emerging Paradigms for the Initiation of Mucin-type Protein O-Glycosylation by the Polypeptide GalNAc Transferase Family of Glycosyltransferases *

    Thomas A. Gerken;Oliver Jamison;Cynthia L. Perrine;Jeremy C. Collette

  • Reduced chemotactic peptide binding in juvenile periodontitis: A model for neutrophil function

    T.E. Van Dyke;M.J. Levine;L.A. Tabak;R.J. Genco

  • Structure And Function of Human Salivary Mucins

    Lawrence A. Tabak

  • Masticatory lubrication. The role of carbohydrate in the lubricating property of a salivary glycoprotein-albumin complex.

    M N Hatton;R E Loomis;M J Levine;L A Tabak

  • Structure-function analysis of the UDP-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase. Essential residues lie in a predicted active site cleft resembling a lactose repressor fold

    Fred K. Hagen;Bart Hazes;Roberto Raffo;Deborah deSa

  • cDNA Cloning and Expression of a Novel UDP-N-acetyl-d-galactosamine:PolypeptideN-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase

    Fred K. Hagen;Kelly G. Ten Hagen;Thomas M. Beres;Marlene M. Balys

  • Purification of a low-molecular-weight, mucin-type glycoprotein from human submandibular-sublingual saliva.

    Akraporn Prakobphol;Michael J. Levine;Lawrence A. Tabak;Molakala S. Reddy

  • Association of Free Arginine and Lysine Concentrations in Human Parotid Saliva with Caries Experience

    B.C. VanWuyckhuyse;H.E.R. Perinpanayagam;D. Bevacqua;R.E. Raubertas

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Levine
Michael J. Levine University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Francis S. Collins
Francis S. Collins National Institutes of Health
William H. Bowen
William H. Bowen University of Rochester Medical Center
Bruce J. Baum
Bruce J. Baum National Institutes of Health
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
Carolyn R. Bertozzi Stanford University
Robert J. Genco
Robert J. Genco University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Howard C. Hang
Howard C. Hang Rockefeller University
Henrik Clausen
Henrik Clausen University of Copenhagen
Anthony S. Fauci
Anthony S. Fauci Georgetown University
Eric D. Green
Eric D. Green National Institutes of Health

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