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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mark Nelson is affiliated with the University of Vermont in the United States. Their main fields of study include Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The research spans several subfields such as Neurology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including Ion channel regulation and function, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research.

Among their notable recent papers are:

  • Contractile pericytes determine the direction of blood flow at capillary junctions (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Local IP 3 receptor-mediated Ca 2+ signals compound to direct blood flow in brain capillaries (2021), Science Advances
  • PIP 2 corrects cerebral blood flow deficits in small vessel disease by rescuing capillary Kir2.1 activity (2021), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Adenosine signaling activates ATP-sensitive K + channels in endothelial cells and pericytes in CNS capillaries (2022), Science Signaling
  • PIP2: A critical regulator of vascular ion channels hiding in plain sight (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Mark Nelson include Grant W. Hennig, David C. Hill-Eubanks, Thomas J. Heppner, Nicholas R. Klug, and Amreen Mughal.

Mark Nelson has published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Physiology
  • Function

Recognitions include being named Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2019 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Development of a simple noninvasive index to predict significant fibrosis in patients with HIV/HCV coinfection

    Richard K. Sterling;Eduardo Lissen;Eduardo Lissen;Nathan Clumeck;Ricard Sola

  • Physiological roles and properties of potassium channels in arterial smooth muscle

    M. T. Nelson;J. M. Quayle

  • Relaxation of arterial smooth muscle by calcium sparks

    M. T. Nelson;H. Cheng;M. Rubart;Luis Fernando Santana

  • Calcium channels, potassium channels, and voltage dependence of arterial smooth muscle tone

    M. T. Nelson;J. B. Patlak;J. F. Worley;N. B. Standen

  • Regulation of arterial tone by activation of calcium-dependent potassium channels

    Joseph E. Brayden;Mark T. Nelson

  • Hyperpolarizing vasodilators activate ATP-sensitive K+ channels in arterial smooth muscle.

    Nicholas B. Standen;John M. Quayle;Noel W. Davies;Joseph E. Brayden

  • ATP-sensitive and inwardly rectifying potassium channels in smooth muscle

    J. M. Quayle;M. T. Nelson;N. B. Standen

  • Vasoregulation by the β1 subunit of the calcium-activated potassium channel

    Robert Brenner;Guillermo J. Peréz;Adrian D. Bonev;Delrae M. Eckman

  • Regulation of arterial diameter and wall [Ca2+] in cerebral arteries of rat by membrane potential and intravascular pressure

    Harm J. Knot;Mark T. Nelson

  • Calcium sparks in smooth muscle

    Jonathan H. Jaggar;Valerie A. Porter;W. Jonathan Lederer;Mark T. Nelson

  • cGMP-dependent protein kinase activates Ca-activated K channels in cerebral artery smooth muscle cells.

    Blair E. Robertson;Rudolf Schubert;Jorgen Hescheler;Mark T. Nelson

  • Calcium-activated potassium channels and the regulation of vascular tone.

    Jonathan Ledoux;Matthias E. Werner;Joseph E. Brayden;Mark T. Nelson

  • Local potassium signaling couples neuronal activity to vasodilation in the brain.

    Jessica A Filosa;Jessica A Filosa;Adrian D Bonev;Stephen V Straub;Andrea L Meredith;Andrea L Meredith

  • Transient Receptor Potential Channels Regulate Myogenic Tone of Resistance Arteries

    Donald G. Welsh;Anthony D. Morielli;Mark T. Nelson;Joseph E. Brayden

  • Elementary Ca2+ signals through endothelial TRPV4 channels regulate vascular function

    Swapnil K. Sonkusare;Adrian D. Bonev;Jonathan Ledoux;Jonathan Ledoux;Wolfgang Liedtke

  • Recent epidemic of acute hepatitis C virus in HIV-positive men who have sex with men linked to high-risk sexual behaviours.

    Mark Danta;David Brown;Sanjay Bhagani;Oliver G Pybus

  • TRPV4 Forms a Novel Ca2+ Signaling Complex With Ryanodine Receptors and BKCa Channels

    Scott Earley;Thomas J. Heppner;Mark T. Nelson;Joseph E. Brayden

  • Persistence of episomal HIV-1 infection intermediates in patients on highly active anti-retroviral therapy.

    Mark E. Sharkey;Ian Teo;Thomas Greenough;Natalia Sharova

  • British HIV Association guidelines for the treatment of HIV-1-positive adults with antiretroviral therapy 2012

    Ian Williams;Duncan Churchill;Jane Anderson;Marta Boffito

  • Elementary Ca2+ signals through endothelial TRPV4 channels regulate vascular function

    Mark T Nelson;Adrian D Bonev;Thomas Dalsgaard;Luis F Santana

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Gazzard
Brian Gazzard St Bartholomew's Hospital
Mark Bower
Mark Bower Imperial College London
Justin Stebbing
Justin Stebbing Imperial College London
Anton Pozniak
Anton Pozniak London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Alan Winston
Alan Winston Imperial College London
Graeme Moyle
Graeme Moyle Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Marta Boffito
Marta Boffito Imperial College London
Caroline Sabin
Caroline Sabin University College London
Chloe Orkin
Chloe Orkin Queen Mary University of London
Thomas Powles
Thomas Powles Queen Mary University of London

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