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World Ranking
9537
National Ranking
4210

Overview

Margaret J. Wheelock is affiliated with the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, including medicine, psychology, and the arts and humanities, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach.

The scientist's work is categorized mainly within the subfields of public health, environmental and occupational health, clinical psychology, and history. These subfields highlight a blend of health sciences and social sciences in their research agenda.

Wheelock's main topics of study focus on digital imaging in medicine, body image and dysmorphia studies, and photography and visual culture. These areas suggest a concentration on how visual representation interacts with medical and psychological perspectives, particularly in relation to body perception.

Their recent publication record includes the paper titled "Seeing Is Not Believing: Facial Distortion in Smartphone Photography" published in 2021 in the journal Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. This work has been cited two times, indicating engagement with issues related to photographic representation and its impact on perception.

  • "Seeing Is Not Believing: Facial Distortion in Smartphone Photography," 2021, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Wheelock's frequent coauthors include C. Boudreau, Alison Wong, Anna Duncan, and Jenna Coles. Collaborations with these scholars suggest a networked research environment focused on the intersections of imaging, psychology, and reconstructive surgery.

  • C. Boudreau
  • Alison Wong
  • Anna Duncan
  • Jenna Coles

The primary publication venue for Wheelock's work is Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, reflecting a concentration on topics related to medical imaging and reconstructive practices.

  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Best Publications

  • N-cadherin promotes motility in human breast cancer cells regardless of their E-cadherin expression.

    Marvin T. Nieman;Ryan S. Prudoff;Keith R. Johnson;Margaret J. Wheelock

  • Interaction of alpha-actinin with the cadherin/catenin cell-cell adhesion complex via alpha-catenin.

    Karen A. Knudsen;Alejandro Peralta Soler;Keith R. Johnson;Margaret J. Wheelock

  • Cadherins as modulators of cellular phenotype.

    Margaret J. Wheelock;Keith R. Johnson

  • Identification of a new catenin: the tyrosine kinase substrate p120cas associates with E-cadherin complexes.

    Albert B. Reynolds;Juliet Daniel;Pierre D. Mccrea;Margaret J. Wheelock

  • The catenin/cadherin adhesion system is localized in synaptic junctions bordering transmitter release zones.

    Naoshige Uchida;Yasuko Honjo;Keith R. Johnson;Margaret J. Wheelock

  • Selective Uncoupling of P120 ctn from E-Cadherin Disrupts Strong Adhesion

    Molly A. Thoreson;Panos Z. Anastasiadis;Juliet M. Daniel;Reneé C. Ireton

  • Cadherin switching: essential for behavioral but not morphological changes during an epithelium-to-mesenchyme transition.

    Masato Maeda;Keith R. Johnson;Margaret J. Wheelock

  • Expression of N-cadherin by human squamous carcinoma cells induces a scattered fibroblastic phenotype with disrupted cell-cell adhesion

    Shahidul Islam;Thomas E. Carey;Gregory T. Wolf;Margaret J. Wheelock

  • Cadherin-mediated cellular signaling

    Margaret J Wheelock;Keith R Johnson

  • Association of p120, a Tyrosine Kinase Substrate, With E-cadherin/catenin Complexes

    S Shibamoto;M Hayakawa;K Takeuchi;T Hori

  • Characterization of the interactions of alpha-catenin with alpha-actinin and beta-catenin/plakoglobin.

    Jill E. Nieset;Ann R. Redfield;Fang Jin;Karen A. Knudsen

  • Cross-Talk between Adherens Junctions and Desmosomes Depends on Plakoglobin

    Jani E. Lewis;James K. Wahl;Kristin M. Sass;Pamela J. Jensen

  • Soluble 80‐kd fragment of cell‐CAM 120/80 disrupts cell‐cell adhesion

    Margaret J. Wheelock;Clayton A. Buck;Kathleen B. Bechtol;Caroline H. Damsky

  • Collagen I Promotes Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Lung Cancer Cells via Transforming Growth Factor–β Signaling

    Yasushi Shintani;Masato Maeda;Nina Chaika;Keith R. Johnson

  • Collagen I–mediated up-regulation of N-cadherin requires cooperative signals from integrins and discoidin domain receptor 1

    Yasushi Shintani;Yuri Fukumoto;Nina Chaika;Robert Svoboda

  • Regulation of keratinocyte intercellular junction organization and epidermal morphogenesis by E-cadherin.

    MJ Wheelock;PJ Jensen

  • Collagen I Promotes Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer by Activating c-Jun NH2-Terminal Kinase 1 and Up-regulating N-Cadherin Expression

    Yasushi Shintani;Michael A. Hollingsworth;Margaret J. Wheelock;Keith R. Johnson

  • N-Cadherin Extracellular Repeat 4 Mediates Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition and Increased Motility

    Jae-Beom Kim;Shahidul Islam;Young J. Kim;Ryan S. Prudoff

  • Nuclear association of the cytoplasmic tail of MUC1 and β-catenin

    Yunfei Wen;Thomas C. Caffrey;Margaret J. Wheelock;Keith R. Johnson;Keith R. Johnson

  • Cadherin Function Is Required for Human Keratinocytes to Assemble Desmosomes and Stratify in Response to Calcium

    Jani E Lewis;Pamela J Jensen;Margaret J Wheelock

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert B. Reynolds
Albert B. Reynolds Vanderbilt University
Masayuki Amagai
Masayuki Amagai Keio University
Michael A. Hollingsworth
Michael A. Hollingsworth University of Nebraska Medical Center
William B. Isaacs
William B. Isaacs Johns Hopkins University
Takeji Nishikawa
Takeji Nishikawa Keio University
Hiroshi Shimizu
Hiroshi Shimizu Hokkaido University
Pierre D. McCrea
Pierre D. McCrea The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Clayton A. Buck
Clayton A. Buck The Wistar Institute
Joe W. Gray
Joe W. Gray Oregon Health & Science University

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