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50
Citations
11870
World Ranking
17495
National Ranking
7185

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

R. Andrew Cameron is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a specific emphasis on Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science, and Aquatic Science.

The scientist's main research topics include Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, Echinoderm Biology and Ecology, Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, and Mycobacterium Research and Diagnosis.

Recent publications by Cameron reflect a focus on genomics, pathogen identification, and developmental biology. These works include:

  • "Echinobase: leveraging an extant model organism database to build a knowledgebase supporting research on the genomics and biology of echinoderms" (2021) published in Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Genomic insights of body plan transitions from bilateral to pentameral symmetry in Echinoderms" (2020) published in Communications Biology
  • "Clinical Pathogen Genomics" (2020) published in Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
  • "Acis-regulatory point mutation at a R2R3-Myb transcription factor contributes to speciation by reinforcement in Phlox drummondii" (2023) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Deep homology of a brachyury regulatory syntax and origin of the notochord" (2024) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors of Cameron include Yongxin Li, Akihito Omori, Rachel L. Flores, Sheri Satterfield, and Christine Nguyen, each having collaborated on multiple publications.

The scientist's work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues such as Communications Biology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nucleic Acids Research, Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, and Science Advances.

In recognition of their contributions to science, Cameron was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1991.

Best Publications

  • A Genomic Regulatory Network for Development

    Eric H. Davidson;Jonathan P. Rast;Paola Oliveri;Andrew Ransick

  • The genome of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

    Erica Sodergren;George M. Weinstock;Eric H. Davidson;R. Andrew Cameron

  • The immune gene repertoire encoded in the purple sea urchin genome

    Taku Hibino;Mariano Loza-Coll;Cynthia Messier;Audrey J. Majeske

  • Origin of Bilaterian Body Plans: Evolution of Developmental Regulatory Mechanisms

    Eric H. Davidson;Kevin J. Peterson;R. Andrew Cameron

  • A provisional regulatory gene network for specification of endomesoderm in the sea urchin embryo.

    Eric H. Davidson;Jonathan P. Rast;Paola Oliveri;Andrew Ransick

  • Developmental gene regulatory network architecture across 500 million years of echinoderm evolution

    Veronica F. Hinman;Albert T. Nguyen;R. Andrew Cameron;Eric H. Davidson

  • Majority of divergence between closely related DNA samples is due to indels

    Roy J. Britten;Lee Rowen;John Williams;R. Andrew Cameron

  • SpBase: the sea urchin genome database and web site

    R. Andrew Cameron;Manoj Samanta;Autumn Yuan;Dong He

  • Set-aside cells in maximal indirect development: evolutionary and developmental significance.

    Kevin J. Peterson;R. Andrew Cameron;Eric H. Davidson

  • Initiation of metamorphosis in laboratory cultured sea urchins.

    R. Andrew Cameron;Ralph T. Hinegardner

  • An ancient evolutionary origin of the Rag1/2 gene locus

    Sebastian D. Fugmann;Cynthia Messier;Laura A. Novack;R. Andrew Cameron

  • Unusual Gene Order and Organization of the Sea Urchin Hox Cluster

    R. Andrew Cameron;Lee Rowen;Ryan Nesbitt;Scott Bloom

  • Gene structure in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus based on transcriptome analysis

    Qiang Tu;R. Andrew Cameron;Kim C. Worley;Richard A. Gibbs

  • Bilaterian origins: significance of new experimental observations.

    Kevin J. Peterson;R.Andrew Cameron;Eric H. Davidson

  • Macromere cell fates during sea urchin development

    R.A. Cameron;S.E. Fraser;R.J. Britten;E.H. Davidson

  • Gene families encoding transcription factors expressed in early development of Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

    Meredith Howard-Ashby;Stefan C. Materna;C. Titus Brown;Lili Chen

  • A large-scale analysis of mRNAs expressed by primary mesenchyme cells of the sea urchin embryo

    Xiaodong Zhu;Xiaodong Zhu;Xiaodong Zhu;Gregory Mahairas;Gregory Mahairas;Michele Illies;Michele Illies;R. Andrew Cameron;R. Andrew Cameron

  • Expression of the Hox gene complex in the indirect development of a sea urchin

    César Arenas-Mena;Pedro Martinez;R. Andrew Cameron;Eric H. Davidson

  • microRNA complements in deuterostomes: origin and evolution of microRNAs

    Florent Campo-Paysaa;Marie Sémon;R. Andrew Cameron;Kevin J. Peterson

  • Identification and characterization of homeobox transcription factor genes in Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, and their expression in embryonic development

    Meredith Howard-Ashby;Stefan C. Materna;C. Titus Brown;Lili Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric H. Davidson
Eric H. Davidson California Institute of Technology
Roy J. Britten
Roy J. Britten California Institute of Technology
Jonathan P. Rast
Jonathan P. Rast Emory University
Kevin J. Peterson
Kevin J. Peterson Dartmouth College
Charles A. Ettensohn
Charles A. Ettensohn Carnegie Mellon University
David J. Bottjer
David J. Bottjer University of Southern California
Lee Rowen
Lee Rowen Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle
Wen Wang
Wen Wang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Leroy Hood
Leroy Hood University of Washington
Richard A. Gibbs
Richard A. Gibbs Baylor College of Medicine

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