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61
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World Ranking
11359
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4914

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1976 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Michael A. Savageau is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Genetics, Condensed Matter Physics, and Biophysics.

The scientist has contributed to topics such as Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Gene Regulatory Network Analysis, Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Micro and Nano Robotics, Plant Biochemistry and Biosynthesis, and Biofuel Production and Bioconversion.

Michael A. Savageau's recent publications include the following papers:

  • Phenotype Design Space Provides a Mechanistic Framework Relating Molecular Parameters to Phenotype Diversity Available for Selection, 2023, Journal of Molecular Evolution
  • Mechanistic Modeling of Biochemical Systems without A Priori Parameter Values Using the Design Space Toolbox v.3.0, 2020, iScience
  • TaxisPy: A Python-based software for the quantitative analysis of bacterial chemotaxis, 2020, Journal of Microbiological Methods
  • Mechanistic Modeling of Biochemical Systems Without A Priori Parameter Values Using the Design Space Toolbox v.3.0, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Systems Predict Equilibrium Distributions of Phenotype Diversity Available for Selection, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The venues where the scientist frequently publishes include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • iScience
  • Journal of Molecular Evolution
  • Journal of Microbiological Methods
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Michael A. Savageau has worked with several frequent co-authors, such as:

  • Miguel Á. Valderrama-Gómez
  • Jason G. Lomnitz
  • Rick A. Fasani
  • Rebecca A. Schomer
  • Rebecca E. Parales

Awards received over the course of their career include:

  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), 2007
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2002
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1996
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1976

Their work spans various aspects of molecular and biochemical system modeling, with particular emphasis on phenotype diversity and gene regulatory networks. The integration of computational tools and experimental data is evident in their research, contributing to understanding complex biological systems and microbial processes.

Best Publications

  • Biochemical Systems Analysis: A Study of Function and Design in Molecular Biology

    Michael A. Savageau

  • Development of genetic circuitry exhibiting toggle switch or oscillatory behavior in Escherichia coli.

    Mariette R. Atkinson;Michael A. Savageau;Jesse T. Myers;Alexander J. Ninfa

  • Biochemical systems analysis. I. Some mathematical properties of the rate law for the component enzymatic reactions.

    Michael A. Savageau

  • Biochemical systems analysis. II. The steady-state solutions for an n-pool system using a power-law approximation.

    Michael A. Savageau

  • Escherichia coli Habitats, Cell Types, and Molecular Mechanisms of Gene Control

    Michael A. Savageau

  • Recasting nonlinear differential equations as S-systems: a canonical nonlinear form

    Michael A. Savageau;Eberhard O. Voit

  • Generalized indicator plate for genetic, metabolic, and taxonomic studies with microorganisms.

    B R Bochner;M A Savageau

  • Biochemical systems analysis. III. Dynamic solutions using a power-law approximation

    Michael A. Savageau

  • Comparison of classical and autogenous systems of regulation in inducible operons

    Michael A. Savageau

  • Design of gene circuits: lessons from bacteria

    Michael E. Wall;William S. Hlavacek;Michael A. Savageau

  • Parameter Sensitivity as a Criterion for Evaluating and Comparing the Performance of Biochemical Systems

    Michael A. Savageau

  • Design principles for elementary gene circuits: Elements, methods, and examples

    Michael A. Savageau

  • Michaelis-Menten mechanism reconsidered: implications of fractal kinetics

    Michael A. Savageau

  • The Behavior of Intact Biochemical Control Systems

    Michael A. Savageau

  • Glutamate dehydrogenase from Escherichia coli: purification and properties.

    N Sakamoto;A M Kotre;M A Savageau

  • Concepts relating the behavior of biochemical systems to their underlying molecular properties.

    Michael A. Savageau

  • DEVELOPMENT OF FRACTAL KINETIC THEORY FOR ENZYME-CATALYSED REACTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAYS

    Michael A Savageau

  • Biochemical systems theory and metabolic control theory: 1. fundamental similarities and differences

    Michael A. Savageau;Eberhard O. Voit;Douglas H. Irvine

  • Rules for coupled expression of regulator and effector genes in inducible circuits.

    William S. Hlavacek;Michael A. Savageau

  • Duplication Frequency in a Population of Salmonella enterica Rapidly Approaches Steady State With or Without Recombination

    Andrew B. Reams;Eric Kofoid;Michael Savageau;John R. Roth

Frequent Co-Authors

Rebecca E. Parales
Rebecca E. Parales University of California, Davis
Reinhard Laubenbacher
Reinhard Laubenbacher University of Florida
Julio Collado-Vides
Julio Collado-Vides National Autonomous University of Mexico
Siobhan M. Brady
Siobhan M. Brady University of California, Davis
Chester W. Price
Chester W. Price University of California, Davis
Gunnar von Heijne
Gunnar von Heijne Stockholm University
Alexander J. Ninfa
Alexander J. Ninfa University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Eduardo D. Sontag
Eduardo D. Sontag Northeastern University
Charles F. Sing
Charles F. Sing University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John R. Roth
John R. Roth University of California, Davis

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