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97
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53325
World Ranking
1720
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114

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1978 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Mary Osborn is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Germany. Their work spans across multiple domains within the life sciences, particularly in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

Osborn's publications emphasize research in molecular biology and physiology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding complex biological systems. The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Osborn is "ART26.12, a novel fatty acid-binding protein 5 inhibitor, shows efficacy in multiple preclinical neuropathy models," published in 2024 in the European Journal of Pain.

Frequent collaborators contributing alongside Osborn include:

  • W. G. Warren
  • Ana David-Pereira
  • Christoforos Tsantoulas
  • Wenwen Xue
  • Andrew Yates

Osborn's work has appeared in the European Journal of Pain, reflecting a consistent presence in venues dedicated to the study of pain and its mechanisms.

Throughout their career, Osborn has been recognized by various scientific organizations. They became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1978 and joined the Academia Europaea in 1995. Osborn is also a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Measurement of molecular weights by electrophoresis on SDS-acrylamide gel.

    K Weber;J R Pringle;M Osborn

  • Tumor diagnosis by intermediate filament typing: a novel tool for surgical pathology

    M Osborn;K Weber

  • Widespread occurrence of intermediate-sized filaments of the vimentin-type in cultured cells from diverse vertebrates.

    Werner W. Franke;Erika Schmid;Stefanie Winter;Mary Osborn

  • The organization of titin filaments in the half-sarcomere revealed by monoclonal antibodies in immunoelectron microscopy: a map of ten nonrepetitive epitopes starting at the Z line extends close to the M line.

    D O Fürst;M Osborn;R Nave;K Weber

  • Differential timing of nuclear lamin A/C expression in the various organs of the mouse embryo and the young animal: a developmental study

    R.A. Rober;K. Weber;M. Osborn

  • Monoclonal antibodies specific for glial fibrillary acidic (GFA) protein and for each of the neurofilament triplet polypeptides

    EIke Debus;Klaus Weber;Mary Osborn

  • Vimentin, the 57 000 molecular weight protein of fibroblast filaments, is the major cytoskeletal component in immature glia.

    D Dahl;D C Rueger;A Bignami;K Weber

  • Antibody to prekeratin: Decoration of tonofilament-like arrays in various cells of epithelial character

    Werner W. Franke;Klaus Weber;Mary Osborn;Erika Schmid

  • Patterns of organization of actin and myosin in normal and transformed cultured cells

    R Pollack;M Osborn;K Weber

  • Monoclonal antibodies specific for vimentin.

    M Osborn;E Debus;K Weber

  • Immunofluorescence and immunocytochemical procedures with affinity purified antibodies: tubulin-containing structures.

    Mary Osborn;Klaus Weber

  • Identification and Characterization of Epithelial Cells in Mammalian Tissues by Immunofluorescence Microscopy Using Antibodies to Prekeratin

    Werner W. Franke;Beate Appelhans;Erika Schmid;Christa Freudenstein

  • Intermediate filaments: Cell-type-specific markers in differentiation and pathology

    Mary Osborn;Klaus Weber

  • Intermediate-sized filaments of the prekeratin type in myoepithelial cells.

    Werner W. Franke;Erika Schmid;Erika Schmid;Erika Schmid;Christa Freudenstein;Christa Freudenstein;Christa Freudenstein;Beate Appelhans;Beate Appelhans;Beate Appelhans

  • The detergent-resistant cytoskeleton of tissue culture cells includes the nucleus and the microfilament bundles

    Mary Osborn;Klaus Weber

  • Myogenesis in the mouse embryo: differential onset of expression of myogenic proteins and the involvement of titin in myofibril assembly.

    D O Fürst;M Osborn;K Weber

  • CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AND REACTIVE ARTHRITIS: THE MISSING LINK

    Andrew Keat;Josh Dixey;Chris Sonnex;Brenda Thomas

  • An immunofluorescence microscopical study of the neurofilament triplet proteins, vimentin and glial fibrillary acidic protein within the adult rat brain.

    G Shaw;M Osborn;K Weber

  • An F-actin- and calmodulin-binding protein from isolated intestinal brush borders has a morphology related to spectrin

    John R. Glenney;Phyllis Glenney;Mary Osborn;Klaus Weber

  • Cytoplasmic microtubular images in glutaraldehyde-fixed tissue culture cells by electron microscopy and by immunofluorescence microscopy

    Klaus Weber;Peter C. Rathke;Mary Osborn

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Weber
Klaus Weber Max Planck Society
Werner W. Franke
Werner W. Franke German Cancer Research Center
Jerzy Lasota
Jerzy Lasota National Institutes of Health
Erika Schmid
Erika Schmid German Cancer Research Center
Gerry Shaw
Gerry Shaw University of Florida
Dieter O. Fürst
Dieter O. Fürst University of Bonn
Doris Dahl
Doris Dahl Harvard University
Denise Paulin
Denise Paulin Université Paris Cité
Thomas Tuschl
Thomas Tuschl Rockefeller University
Jürgen Wehland
Jürgen Wehland Technische Universität Braunschweig

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