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Michael Williams

Michael Williams

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
13543
World Ranking
14280
National Ranking
215

Overview

Michael Williams is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and molecular biology. Their research spans topics including circadian rhythm and melatonin, neurobiology and insect physiology, genetics and aging in model organisms, effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals, lipoproteins and cardiovascular health, as well as microplastics and plastic pollution.

The primary fields of study in their work include neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Subfields where they have focused significant research efforts are cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, endocrine and autonomic systems, health toxicology and mutagenesis, and insect science.

Michael Williams has published their research in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include The Science of The Total Environment, Scientific Reports, Cells, Biomedicines, and the World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research.

Frequent collaborators in their research have been Helgi B. Schiöth, Thiago C. Moulin, Robert Fredriksson, Ahmed M. Alsehli, and Błażej Kudłak, indicating a network of coauthors active in related scientific domains.

Recent publications by Michael Williams include:

  • Rodent and fly models in behavioral neuroscience: An evaluation of methodological advances, comparative research, and future perspectives, 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • CCAP regulates feeding behavior via the NPF pathway in Drosophila adults, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Dibutyl phthalate disrupts conserved circadian rhythm in Drosophila and human cells, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Identification of synergistic and antagonistic actions of environmental pollutants: Bisphenols A, S and F in the presence of DEP, DBP, BADGE and BADGE·2HCl in three component mixtures, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • The Cognitive Effects of Statins are Modified by Age, 2020, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum.

    Stephen Richards;Richard A. Gibbs;George M. Weinstock;Susan J. Brown

  • [3H]CGS 21680, a selective A2 adenosine receptor agonist directly labels A2 receptors in rat brain.

    M. F. Jarvis;R. Schulz;A. J. Hutchison;Un Hoi Do

  • A-317491, a novel potent and selective non-nucleotide antagonist of P2X3 and P2X2/3 receptors, reduces chronic inflammatory and neuropathic pain in the rat

    Michael F. Jarvis;Edward C. Burgard;Steve McGaraughty;Prisca Honore

  • Hepatic progenitor cells of biliary origin with liver repopulation capacity

    Wei-Yu Lu;Thomas G. Bird;Luke Boulter;Atsunori Tsuchiya

  • A directed screen for genes involved in Drosophila blood cell activation

    Carl Johan Zettervall;Ines Anderl;Michael J. Williams;Ruth Palmer

  • Drosophila hemopoiesis and cellular immunity

    Michael J. Williams

  • The 18-wheeler mutation reveals complex antibacterial gene regulation in Drosophila host defense

    Michael J. Williams;Antony Rodriguez;Deborah A. Kimbrell;Elizabeth D. Eldon

  • Comparative genomic analysis of the Tribolium immune system

    Zhen Zou;Jay D Evans;Zhiqiang Lu;Picheng Zhao

  • Mutant huntingtin expression in clonal striatal cells: dissociation of inclusion formation and neuronal survival by caspase inhibition.

    Manho Kim;H. S. Lee;Genevieve LaForet;Charmian McIntyre

  • Links Between Hepatic Fibrosis, Ductular Reaction, and Progenitor Cell Expansion

    Michael J. Williams;Andrew D. Clouston;Stuart J. Forbes

  • Binding of [3H]3-(2-carboxypiperazin-4-yl)propyl-1-phosphonic acid to rat brain membranes: a selective, high-affinity ligand for N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors

    D E Murphy;J Schneider;C Boehm;J Lehmann

  • Purinergic and pyrimidinergic receptors as potential drug targets

    Michael Williams;Michael F Jarvis

  • Biochemical characterization of putative central purinergic receptors by using 2-chloro[3H]adenosine, a stable analog of adenosine.

    Michael Williams;Edwin A. Risley

  • 2-(Arylalkylamino)adenosin-5'-uronamides: a new class of highly selective adenosine A2 receptor ligands.

    Hutchison Aj;Williams M;de Jesus R;Yokoyama R

  • A-85380 [3-(2(S)-azetidinylmethoxy) pyridine]: In Vitro pharmacological properties of a novel, high affinity α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ligand

    James P. Sullivan;Diana Donnelly-Roberts;Clark A. Briggs;David J. Anderson

  • Detection of Water Vapor in Halley's Comet

    Michael J. Mumma;Harold A. Weaver;Harold P. Larson;D. Scott Davis

  • Bone marrow injection stimulates hepatic ductular reactions in the absence of injury via macrophage-mediated TWEAK signaling.

    Thomas G. Bird;Wei-Yu Lu;Luke Boulter;Sabrina Gordon-Keylock

  • Alkaloids from frog skin: the discovery of epibatidine and the potential for developing novel non-opioid analgesics

    John W. Daly;H. Martin Garraffo;Thomas F. Spande;Michael W. Decker

  • Characterization of the activation-associated isoform of CD43 on murine T lymphocytes.

    A T Jones;B Federsppiel;L G Ellies;M J Williams

  • ABT-594 [(R)-5-(2-azetidinylmethoxy)-2-chloropyridine]: a novel, orally effective analgesic acting via neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: I. In vitro characterization.

    Diana L. Donnelly-Roberts;Pamela S. Puttfarcken;Theresa A. Kuntzweiler;Clark A. Briggs

Frequent Co-Authors

Helgi B. Schiöth
Helgi B. Schiöth Uppsala University
Robert Fredriksson
Robert Fredriksson Uppsala University
Stuart J. Forbes
Stuart J. Forbes University of Edinburgh
John Horgan
John Horgan Georgia State University
Dan Hultmark
Dan Hultmark Umeå University
Michael W. Decker
Michael W. Decker Abbott (United Kingdom)
Joseph T. Coyle
Joseph T. Coyle Harvard University
Owen J. Sansom
Owen J. Sansom University of Glasgow
David J. Anderson
David J. Anderson California Institute of Technology
Jocelyn J. Bélanger
Jocelyn J. Bélanger New York University

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