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Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith

Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith

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Genetics
UK
2024
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
UK
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

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102
Citations
36930
World Ranking
706
National Ranking
103

Medicine

D-Index
104
Citations
37884
World Ranking
7080
National Ranking
692

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1988 - Polish Academy of Science
  • 1983 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1978 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on genetics, molecular biology, and evolutionary studies, with significant contributions to the fields of chromosomal and genetic variations, genetic diversity and population structure, as well as genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities.

Their work spans several subfields, including genetics, plant science, molecular biology, paleontology, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Ferguson-Smith include:

  • Whole-chromosome fusions in the karyotype evolution of Sceloporus (Iguania, Reptilia) are more frequent in sex chromosomes than autosomes, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Hybridization between subterranean tuco-tucos (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae) with contrasting phylogenetic positions, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Chromosomal Evolution in the Phylogenetic Context: A Remarkable Karyotype Reorganization in Neotropical Parrot Myiopsitta monachus (Psittacidae), 2020, Frontiers in Genetics
  • Novel insights into chromosome evolution of Charadriiformes: extensive genomic reshuffling in the wattled jacana (Jacana jacana, Charadriiformes, Jacanidae), 2020, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Conservation of Major Satellite DNAs in Snake Heterochromatin, 2023, Animals

Ferguson-Smith frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Jorge C. Pereira
  • Júlio César Pieczarka
  • Cleusa Yoshiko Nagamachi
  • Edivaldo Herculano Corrêa de Oliveira
  • Svetlana A. Romanenko

The scientist's work has appeared regularly in several journals with multiple publications, including:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Genes
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • PLoS ONE
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith's contributions have been recognized by various honors and fellowships, such as:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1983)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1978)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (1989)
  • Polish Academy of Science (1988)

Best Publications

  • Multicolor Spectral Karyotyping of Human Chromosomes

    E. Schröck;S. du Manoir;T. Veldman;B. Schoell

  • Clinical Features and Natural History of von Hippel-Lindau Disease

    E R Maher;J R Yates;R Harries;Caroline Benjamin

  • Translocation of c- abl oncogene correlates with the presence of a Philadelphia chromosome in chronic myelocytic leukaemia

    Claus R. Bartram;Annelies de Klein;Anne Hagemeijer;Ton van Agthoven

  • Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution

    Wesley C. Warren;La Deana W. Hillier;Jennifer A. Marshall Graves;Ewan Birney

  • Cytogenetic analysis by chromosome painting using dop-pcr amplified flow-sorted chromosomes

    H Telenius;A H Pelmear;A Tunnacliffe;N P Carter

  • Von Hippel-Lindau disease: a genetic study.

    E R Maher;L Iselius;J R Yates;M Littler

  • KARYOTYPE-PHENOTYPE CORRELATIONS IN GONADAL DYSGENESIS AND THEIR BEARING ON THE PATHOGENESIS OF MALFORMATIONS.

    Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith

  • Germline mutations in the Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) gene in families from North America, Europe, and Japan.

    Berton Zbar;Takeshi Kishida;Fan Chen;Laura Schmidt

  • Maternal age specific rates for chromosome aberrations and factors influencing them: Report of a collaborative european study on 52 965 amniocenteses

    M. A. Ferguson-Smith;J. R. W. Yates

  • X-Y CHROMOSOMAL INTERCHANGE IN THE ÆTIOLOGY OF TRUE HERMAPHRODITISM AND OF XX KLINEFELTER'S SYNDROME

    M.A. Ferguson-Smith

  • Essential Medical Genetics

    J. M. Connor;M. A. Ferguson-Smith

  • Somatic mutations of the von Hippel — Lindau disease tumour suppressor gene in non-familial clear cell renal carcinoma

    Keith Foster;Amanda Prowse;Anke van den Berg;Stewart Fleming

  • Identification of intragenic mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau disease tumour suppressor gene and correlation with disease phenotype.

    Paul A.Crossey;Frances M.Richards;Keith Foster;Jane S. reen

  • Microsatellite evolution — evidence for directionality and variation in rate between species

    David C. Rubinsztein;William Amos;Jayne Leggo;Sandy Goodburn

  • A complete comparative chromosome map for the dog, red fox, and human and its integration with canine genetic maps.

    F. Yang;P.C.M. O'Brien;B.S. Milne;A.S. Graphodatsky

  • Bird-like sex chromosomes of platypus imply recent origin of mammal sex chromosomes

    Frédéric Veyrunes;Paul D. Waters;Pat Miethke;Willem Rens

  • Mammalian karyotype evolution.

    Malcolm A Ferguson-Smith;Vladimir Trifonov

  • Multicolour spectral karyotyping of mouse chromosomes.

    M Liyanage;A Coleman;S du Manoir;T Veldman

  • Contiguous gene syndromes due to deletions in the distal short arm of the human X chromosome.

    A Ballabio;B Bardoni;R Carrozzo;G Andria

  • Tumour invasion and metastasis initiated by microRNA-10b in breast cancer (Nature (2007) 449, (682-688))

    Li Ma;Julie Teruya-Feldstein;Robert A. Weinberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia C. M. O’Brien
Patricia C. M. O’Brien University of Cambridge
Fengtang Yang
Fengtang Yang Wellcome Sanger Institute
Nabeel A. Affara
Nabeel A. Affara University of Cambridge
Alexander S. Graphodatsky
Alexander S. Graphodatsky Novosibirsk State University
Jennifer A. Marshall Graves
Jennifer A. Marshall Graves La Trobe University
Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University
Dirk Bootsma
Dirk Bootsma Erasmus University Rotterdam
Andries Westerveld
Andries Westerveld University of Amsterdam
Thomas B. Shows
Thomas B. Shows Roswell Park Cancer Institute
P. Meera Khan
P. Meera Khan Leiden University

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