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Molecular Biology D-index 101 Citations 63,655 201 World Ranking 280 National Ranking 167

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Awards & Achievements

2006 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

1992 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

1983 - US President's National Medal of Science "For fundamental contributions to understanding the mechanisms of gene expression, for the development of recombinant DNA, and for a deep concern for its safe and humane application to medicine.", Presented by President Reagan at a White House Ceremony on February 27, 1985.

1980 - Nobel Prize for his fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids, with particular regard to recombinant-DNA

1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1966 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Enzyme

Molecular biology, Biochemistry, DNA, Gene and Transfection are his primary areas of study. His Molecular biology research includes themes of Nucleic acid sequence, Plasmid, Complementary DNA, Virus and Phosphoribosyltransferase. His studies in Escherichia coli, RNA, Transfer RNA, Nick translation and Restriction fragment are all subfields of Biochemistry research.

His study in DNA is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both DNA polymerase I and Mutant. His work carried out in the field of Transfection brings together such families of science as Alpha chain, Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase and Cotransformation. The study incorporates disciplines such as DNA polymerase II and DNA polymerase in addition to Transcription.

His most cited work include:

  • Labeling deoxyribonucleic acid to high specific activity in vitro by nick translation with DNA polymerase I (8512 citations)
  • Transformation of mammalian cells to antibiotic resistance with a bacterial gene under control of the SV40 early region promoter. (1807 citations)
  • High-efficiency cloning of full-length cDNA. (1176 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Paul Berg mainly investigates Molecular biology, Biochemistry, DNA, Genetics and Gene. His Molecular biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Nucleic acid sequence, Plasmid, Mutant, Virus and Base pair. His Plasmid research includes elements of Complementary DNA and Transfection.

The Base pair study combines topics in areas such as DNA polymerase II, In vitro recombination, Heteroduplex and DNA polymerase. Paul Berg interconnects Polymerase and Circular bacterial chromosome in the investigation of issues within DNA polymerase II. Paul Berg combines subjects such as Helper virus and Cleavage with his study of DNA.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Molecular biology (45.45%)
  • Biochemistry (29.29%)
  • DNA (27.78%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1995-2019)?

  • Genetics (22.73%)
  • Molecular biology (45.45%)
  • Gene (20.71%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Genetics, Molecular biology, Gene, DNA and RAD51. His Genetics study incorporates themes from Genealogy and GEORGE. The concepts of his Molecular biology study are interwoven with issues in Heteroduplex, Recombination, Mutant, Glutamic acid and Gene targeting.

Biochemistry covers Paul Berg research in DNA. His work on Chromosomal translocation, Cell, Cytosol and Protein kinase C as part of general Biochemistry research is frequently linked to Jurkat cells, bridging the gap between disciplines. The RAD51 study which covers Biophysics that intersects with Fungal protein.

Between 1995 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • A genome-wide analysis of CpG dinucleotides in the human genome distinguishes two distinct classes of promoters. (980 citations)
  • A prudent path forward for genomic engineering and germline gene modification (374 citations)
  • Analysis of Gene Targeting and Intrachromosomal Homologous Recombination Stimulated by Genomic Double-Strand Breaks in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells (211 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Enzyme

Paul Berg focuses on Genetics, RAD51, Coding strand, Branch migration and Biophysics. His work on Genome, Gene, Human genome and RAD52 as part of general Genetics research is often related to Replication protein A, thus linking different fields of science. His studies deal with areas such as Mutation, DNA polymerase delta and DNA mismatch repair as well as RAD51.

His Coding strand study combines topics in areas such as Sense strand, Heteroduplex and Fungal protein. His Fungal protein study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Molecular biology, Primer and Transcription bubble. His DNA study is related to the wider topic of Biochemistry.

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Best Publications

Labeling deoxyribonucleic acid to high specific activity in vitro by nick translation with DNA polymerase I

Peter W.J. Rigby;Marianne Dieckmann;Carl Rhodes;Paul Berg.
Journal of Molecular Biology (1977)

24347 Citations

Transformation of mammalian cells to antibiotic resistance with a bacterial gene under control of the SV40 early region promoter.

Peter Southern;P. Berg.
Journal of molecular and applied genetics (1982)

3984 Citations

High-efficiency cloning of full-length cDNA.

H Okayama;P Berg.
Molecular and Cellular Biology (1982)

1950 Citations

A genome-wide analysis of CpG dinucleotides in the human genome distinguishes two distinct classes of promoters.

Serge Saxonov;Paul Berg;Douglas L. Brutlag.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2006)

1607 Citations

Selection for animal cells that express the Escherichia coli gene coding for xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase

R C Mulligan;P Berg.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (1981)

1590 Citations

A cDNA cloning vector that permits expression of cDNA inserts in mammalian cells.

H Okayama;P Berg.
Molecular and Cellular Biology (1983)

1403 Citations

Electroporation for the efficient transfection of mammalian cells with DNA.

Gilbert Chu;Hiroshi Hayakawa;Paul Berg.
Nucleic Acids Research (1987)

1098 Citations

Expression of a bacterial gene in mammalian cells

RC Mulligan;P Berg.
Science (1980)

1070 Citations

Biochemical Method for Inserting New Genetic Information into DNA of Simian Virus 40: Circular SV40 DNA Molecules Containing Lambda Phage Genes and the Galactose Operon of Escherichia coli

David A. Jackson;Robert H. Symons;Paul Berg.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (1972)

829 Citations

A prudent path forward for genomic engineering and germline gene modification

David Baltimore;Paul Berg;Michael Botchan;Dana Carroll.
Science (2015)

812 Citations

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