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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Rebecca W. Doerge is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Immunology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics in molecular and cancer biology. Notable papers include:

  • Severe deficiency of the voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.2 elevates neuronal excitability in adult mice, 2021, Cell Reports
  • Multispecific targeting of glioblastoma with tumor microenvironment-responsive multifunctional engineered NK cells, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • TNF is a potential therapeutic target to suppress prostatic inflammation and hyperplasia in autoimmune disease, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Targeting Plk1 Sensitizes Pancreatic Cancer to Immune Checkpoint Therapy, 2022, Cancer Research
  • Loss of KMT5C Promotes EGFR Inhibitor Resistance in NSCLC via LINC01510-Mediated Upregulation of MET, 2022, Cancer Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Doerge include:

  • Sagar M. Utturkar
  • Harish Kothandaraman
  • Renee E. Vickman
  • Simon W. Hayward
  • Bennett D. Elzey

Their work has been published extensively in several venues, particularly:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Oncogene
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Key topics of Doerge's research include:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Rebecca W. Doerge has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007, and the same year, was also named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA).

Best Publications

  • Empirical threshold values for quantitative trait mapping.

    G A Churchill;R W Doerge

  • Role of transposable elements in heterochromatin and epigenetic control

    Zachary Lippman;Anne Valérie Gendrel;Michael Black;Michael Black;Matthew W. Vaughn

  • Permutation Tests for Multiple Loci Affecting a Quantitative Character

    R W Doerge;G A Churchill

  • The Collaborative Cross, a community resource for the genetic analysis of complex traits

    Gary A. Churchill;David C. Airey;Hooman Allayee;Joe M. Angel

  • Understanding mechanisms of novel gene expression in polyploids.

    Thomas C. Osborn;J. Chris Pires;James A. Birchler;Donald L. Auger

  • Mapping and analysis of quantitative trait loci in experimental populations

    Rebecca W. Doerge

  • Genomewide Nonadditive Gene Regulation in Arabidopsis Allotetraploids

    Jianlin Wang;Lu Tian;Hyeon Se Lee;Ning E. Wei

  • The nature and identification of quantitative trait loci: a community's view.

    Oduola Abiola;Joe M. Angel;Philip Avner;Alexander A. Bachmanov

  • Epigenetic natural variation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Matthew W Vaughn;Miloš Tanurdžić;Zachary Lippman;Hongmei Jiang

  • Statistical Design and Analysis of RNA Sequencing Data

    Paul L. Auer;R. W. Doerge

  • Global eQTL Mapping Reveals the Complex Genetic Architecture of Transcript-Level Variation in Arabidopsis

    Marilyn A. L. West;Kyunga Kim;Daniel J. Kliebenstein;Hans van Leeuwen

  • Genomic changes in synthetic Arabidopsis polyploids

    Andreas Madlung;Andreas Madlung;Anand P. Tyagi;Anand P. Tyagi;Brian Watson;Hongmei Jiang

  • The fate of duplicated genes in a polyploid plant genome.

    Anne Roulin;Anne Roulin;Paul L. Auer;Paul L. Auer;Marc Libault;Marc Libault;Jessica Schlueter;Jessica Schlueter

  • QTL mapping in rice.

    Susan R. McCough;Rebecca W. Doerge;Rebecca W. Doerge

  • Epigenomic consequences of immortalized plant cell suspension culture.

    Milos Tanurdzic;Matthew W Vaughn;Hongmei Jiang;Tae-Jin Lee

  • Modifying the Schwarz Bayesian Information Criterion to Locate Multiple Interacting Quantitative Trait Loci

    Małgorzata Bogdan;Małgorzata Bogdan;Jayanta K. Ghosh;Jayanta K. Ghosh;R. W. Doerge

  • Transfer of T‐DNA and Vir proteins to plant cells by Agrobacterium tumefaciens induces expression of host genes involved in mediating transformation and suppresses host defense gene expression

    Veena;Hongmei Jiang;R W Doerge;Stanton B Gelvin

  • Statistical issues in the search for genes affecting quantitative traits in experimental populations

    R. W. Doerge;Z. B. Zeng;B. S. Weir

  • Reversible histone acetylation and deacetylation mediate genome-wide, promoter-dependent, and locus-specific changes in gene expression during plant development

    Lu Tian;M. Paulus Fong;Jiyuan J. Wang;Ning E. Wei

  • High-density haplotyping with microarray-based expression and single feature polymorphism markers in Arabidopsis

    Marilyn A.L. West;Hans van Leeuwen;Alexander Kozik;Daniel J. Kliebenstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Martienssen
Robert A. Martienssen Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Z. Jeffrey Chen
Z. Jeffrey Chen The University of Texas at Austin
Luca Comai
Luca Comai University of California, Davis
Jayanta K. Ghosh
Jayanta K. Ghosh Purdue University West Lafayette
Paul L. Auer
Paul L. Auer Medical College of Wisconsin
Thomas C. Osborn
Thomas C. Osborn University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gary A. Churchill
Gary A. Churchill The Jackson Laboratory
Daniel J. Kliebenstein
Daniel J. Kliebenstein University of California, Davis
Richard W. Michelmore
Richard W. Michelmore University of California, Davis
Lauren M. McIntyre
Lauren M. McIntyre University of Florida

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