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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi
  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1986 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Michael J. Chamberlin is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields and subfields within medicine and psychology, focusing primarily on physiology and social psychology.

Their recent publication record includes the paper titled Motivation to Join and Adhere to SilverSneakers Among Older Adults, published in 2022 in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. This publication addresses aspects of physical activity and health, reflecting Chamberlin's engagement with topics related to aging and physical engagement.

Chamberlin's main research topics include:

  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders

Collaborations have featured regularly in their work, with frequent co-authors including Stacy Goddard and Barbara A. Bushman.

Their contributions to scientific literature have appeared predominantly in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity.

Throughout their career, Chamberlin has received recognition from several esteemed organizations. These awards include:

  • Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi, 2001
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1990
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1988
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1986

This profile outlines a research agenda interlinking medical and psychological sciences with practical concerns about health behavior and physical activity in older adult populations. The interdisciplinary nature of Chamberlin's work is demonstrated by their focus on both physiological mechanisms and social-psychological factors.

Best Publications

  • Structure and function of bacterial sigma factors.

    John D. Helmann;Michael J. Chamberlin

  • New RNA polymerase from Escherichia coli infected with bacteriophage T7.

    Michael Chamberlin;Janet Mcgrath;Lucy Waskell

  • DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID-DIRECTED SYNTHESIS OF RIBONUCLEIC ACID BY AN ENZYME FROM ESCHERICHIA COLI

    Michael Chamberlin;Paul Berg

  • Basic Mechanisms of Transcript Elongation and Its Regulation

    S. M. Uptain;C. M. Kane;M. J. Chamberlin

  • Studies of the binding of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase to DNA. I. The role of sigma subunit in site selection.

    David C. Hinkle;Michael J. Chamberlin

  • A simple procedure for resolution of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase holoenzyme from core polymerase.

    Nelida Gonzalez;Janey Wiggs;Michael J. Chamberlin

  • RNA chain initiation by Escherichia coli RNA polymerase: structural transitions of the enzyme in early ternary complexes

    Barbara Krummel;Michael J. Chamberlin

  • Characterization of T7-specific ribonucleic acid polymerase. 1. General properties of the enzymatic reaction and the template specificity of the enzyme.

    Michael Chamberlin;Janet Ring

  • A quantitative assay for bacterial RNA polymerases.

    M J Chamberlin;W C Nierman;J Wiggs;N Neff

  • Pausing and attenuation of in vitro transcription in the rrnB operon of E. coli

    Robert E. Kingston;Michael J. Chamberlin

  • ABNORMAL METABOLIC RESPONSE TO ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT OF A RECOMBINATION DEFICIENT MUTANT OF ESCHERICHIA COLI K12.

    Alvin J. Clark;Michael Chamberlin;Richard P. Boyce;Paul Howard-Flanders

  • Characterization of T7-specific Ribonucleic Acid Polymerase IV. RESOLUTION OF THE MAJOR IN VITRO TRANSCRIPTS BY GEL ELECTROPHORESIS

    Miriam Golomb;Michael Chamberlin

  • Developmental and genetic regulation of bacillus subtilis genes transcribed by σ28-RNA polymerase

    Michael Z. Gilman;Michael J. Chamberlin

  • Secondary sigma factor controls transcription of flagellar and chemotaxis genes in Escherichia coli.

    David N. Arnosti;Michael J. Chamberlin

  • The Bacillus subtilis flagellin gene (hag) is transcribed by the sigma 28 form of RNA polymerase.

    D B Mirel;M J Chamberlin

  • Motility and Chemotaxis

    George W. Ordal;Leticia Màrquez-Magaña;Michael J. Chamberlin

  • Transcription elongation factor SII (TFIIS) enables RNA polymerase II to elongate through a block to transcription in a human gene in vitro.

    D Reines;M J Chamberlin;C M Kane

  • MECHANISM OF RNA POLYMERASE ACTION: FORMATION OF DNA-RNA HYBRIDS WITH SINGLE-STRANDED TEMPLATES.

    Michael Chamberlin;Paul Berg

  • Isolation and properties of transcribing ternary complexes of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase positioned at a single template base

    Judith R. Levin;Barbara Krummel;Michael J. Chamberlin

  • Parameters affecting transcription termination by Escherichia coli RNA polymerase. I. Analysis of 13 rho-independent terminators.

    Rebecca Reynolds;Rosa María Bermúdez-Cruz;Michael J. Chamberlin

Frequent Co-Authors

Janey L. Wiggs
Janey L. Wiggs Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
John D. Helmann
John D. Helmann Cornell University
Paul Berg
Paul Berg Stanford University
George A. Kassavetis
George A. Kassavetis University of California, San Diego
Robert E. Kingston
Robert E. Kingston Harvard University
Jean-François Briat
Jean-François Briat INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Ian J. Molineux
Ian J. Molineux The University of Texas at Austin
Alvin J. Clark
Alvin J. Clark University of Arizona
Robin R. Gutell
Robin R. Gutell The University of Texas at Austin
Richard Losick
Richard Losick Harvard University

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