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Overview

Paul Davies is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States, focusing on research that intersects biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and atmospheric sciences. Their scholarly work spans multiple subfields, including molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, global and planetary change, atmospheric science, and mechanical engineering.

Their research addresses several specialized topics, notably neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, ion channel regulation and function, climate variability and models, meteorological phenomena and simulations, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor studies, and additive manufacturing materials and processes.

Paul Davies has published in several academic journals and venues. Frequent publication outlets include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Atmospheric Science Letters, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE.

Notable recent papers by Paul Davies include:

  • The wet and stormy UK winter of 2019/2020, 2021, Weather

Although this is the only paper listed with them as an author directly, their research is also closely connected with studies led by frequent coauthors. These collaborators include Stephen J. Moss, Joshua L. Smalley, Anders A. Jensen, Christopher E. Bope, and Catherine Choi, with collaboration counts ranging from 6 to 12 joint works.

The principal areas of study and topics connected to Paul Davies's work are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Mechanical Engineering

Main topics investigated in their scholarly output include:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

Paul Davies's collaborative network and interdisciplinary approach link the molecular biosciences with atmospheric and climate research, indicating a diverse range of scientific interests and expertise.

Best Publications

  • Phosphoproteomics reveals that Parkinson's disease kinase LRRK2 regulates a subset of Rab GTPases

    Martin Steger;Francesca Tonelli;Genta Ito;Paul Davies

  • Comparative host-coronavirus protein interaction networks reveal pan-viral disease mechanisms.

    David E. Gordon;Joseph Hiatt;Mehdi Bouhaddou;Veronica V. Rezelj

  • The 5-HT3B subunit is a major determinant of serotonin-receptor function.

    Paul A. Davies;Marco Pistis;Michael C. Hanna;John A. Peters

  • The pulmonary vascular lesions of the adult respiratory distress syndrome.

    J. F. Tomashefski;P. Davies;C. Boggis;R. Greene

  • Insensitivity to anaesthetic agents conferred by a class of GABA A receptor subunit

    Paul A. Davies;Mike C. Hanna;Tim G. Hales;Ewen F. Kirkness

  • Characterization of a selective inhibitor of the Parkinson's disease kinase LRRK2

    Xianming Deng;Nicolas Dzamko;Alan Prescott;Paul Davies

  • Characterization of VPS34-IN1, a selective inhibitor of Vps34, reveals that the phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate-binding SGK3 protein kinase is a downstream target of class III phosphoinositide 3-kinase.

    Ruzica Bago;Nazma Malik;Michael J. Munson;Alan R. Prescott

  • NMDA receptor activity downregulates KCC2 resulting in depolarizing GABAA receptor-mediated currents

    Henry H C Lee;Tarek Z Deeb;Joshua A Walker;Paul A Davies

  • Progressive dopaminergic alterations and mitochondrial abnormalities in LRRK2 G2019S knock-in mice

    M. Yue;K.M. Hinkle;P. Davies;E. Trushina

  • A plasmid DNA-launched SARS-CoV-2 reverse genetics system and coronavirus toolkit for COVID-19 research.

    Suzannah J. Rihn;Andreas Merits;Siddharth Bakshi;Matthew L. Turnbull

  • Correction of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in utero. IV. An early gestational fetal lamb model for pulmonary vascular morphometric analysis.

    N. Scott Adzick;Kristan M. Outwater;Michael R. Harrison;Paul Davies

  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: Ion channels.

    Stephen P. H. Alexander;Alistair Mathie;John A. Peters;Emma L. Veale

  • Alpha-Synuclein Is a Cellular Ferrireductase

    Paul Davies;Dima Moualla;David R. Brown

  • Memory Deficits Induced by Inflammation Are Regulated by α5-Subunit-Containing GABAA Receptors

    Dian-Shi Wang;Agnieszka A. Zurek;Irene Lecker;Jieying Yu

  • A novel class of ligand-gated ion channel is activated by Zn2+.

    Paul A. Davies;Wei Wang;Tim G. Hales;Ewen F. Kirkness

  • The residence time of GABA(A)Rs at inhibitory synapses is determined by direct binding of the receptor α1 subunit to gephyrin

    Jayanta Mukherjee;Karla Kretschmannova;Geraldine Gouzer;Hans-Michael Maric

  • LRRK2 is a negative regulator of Mycobacterium tuberculosis phagosome maturation in macrophages

    Anetta Härtlova;Anetta Härtlova;Susanne Herbst;Susanne Herbst;Julien Peltier;Julien Peltier;Angela Rodgers

  • Determination of chiral pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs in wastewater and sludge using microwave assisted extraction, solid-phase extraction and chiral liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry

    Sian E. Evans;Paul Davies;Anneke Lubben;Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern

  • Functional regulation of GABAA receptors in nervous system pathologies

    Rochelle M Hines;Paul A Davies;Stephen J Moss;Stephen J Moss;Jamie Maguire

  • Development of phospho-specific Rab protein antibodies to monitor in vivo activity of the LRRK2 Parkinson's disease kinase.

    Pawel Lis;Sophie Burel;Martin Steger;Matthias Mann

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. Moss
Stephen J. Moss Tufts University
David R. Brown
David R. Brown University of Bath
Lynne Reid
Lynne Reid Harvard University
Dario R. Alessi
Dario R. Alessi University of Dundee
Nicholas J. Brandon
Nicholas J. Brandon Neumora Therapeutics Inc
Matthias Trost
Matthias Trost Newcastle University
Ewen F. Kirkness
Ewen F. Kirkness J. Craig Venter Institute
Frank Marken
Frank Marken University of Bath
Alan R. Prescott
Alan R. Prescott University of Dundee
Jamie Maguire
Jamie Maguire Tufts University

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