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Overview

Richard J. Grand is affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Within these broad areas, the scientist has contributed significantly to subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Immunology.

The main topics of Richard J. Grand's work focus on Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Microscopic Colitis, and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics. Additional research areas include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, gene expression and cancer classification, autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, and cancer genomics and diagnostics.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Richard J. Grand include:

  • Steven R. Brant
  • John D. Rioux
  • Judy H. Cho
  • Mark S. Silverberg
  • Dermot McGovern

Richard J. Grand has a substantial publication record in a variety of scientific venues. The most prominent publication venues where they have contributed multiple papers are:

  • Gastroenterology (17 publications)
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (4 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology (4 publications)
  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis (3 publications)

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Genetic architecture of the inflammatory bowel diseases across East Asian and European ancestries," 2023, Nature Genetics
  • "BREM-SC: a bayesian random effects mixture model for joint clustering single cell multi-omics data," 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "GMM-Demux: sample demultiplexing, multiplet detection, experiment planning, and novel cell-type verification in single cell sequencing," 2020, Genome Biology
  • "Inflamed Ulcerative Colitis Regions Associated With MRGPRX2-Mediated Mast Cell Degranulation and Cell Activation Modules, Defining a New Therapeutic Target," 2021, Gastroenterology
  • "Common and Rare Variant Prediction and Penetrance of IBD in a Large, Multi-ethnic, Health System-based Biobank Cohort," 2020, Gastroenterology

Best Publications

  • Development and validation of a pediatric Crohn's disease activity index.

    Hyams Js;Ferry Gd;Mandel Fs;Gryboski Jd

  • Development and Validation of a Pediatric Crohnʼs Disease Activity Index

    Jeffrey S. Hyams;George D. Ferry;Francine S. Mandel;Joyce D. Gryboski

  • The Prevalence and Geographic Distribution of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis in the United States

    Michael D. Kappelman;Michael D. Kappelman;Sheryl L. Rifas–Shiman;Ken Kleinman;Dan Ollendorf

  • Development of the Human Gastrointestinal Tract: A Review

    Richard J. Grand;John B. Watkins;Frank M. Torti

  • Common variants at five new loci associated with early-onset inflammatory bowel disease.

    Marcin Imielinski;Robert N. Baldassano;Anne Griffiths;Richard K. Russell

  • Intraepithelial eosinophils: a new diagnostic criterion for reflux esophagitis.

    Harland S. Winter;James L. Madara;Richard J. Stafford;Richard J. Grand

  • Biliary atresia: Current concepts and research directions. Summary of a symposium

    W F Balistreri;R Grand;J H Hoofnagle;F J Suchy

  • Development of the human gastrointestinal tract: twenty years of progress.

    Robert K. Montgomery;Andrew E. Mulberg;Richard J. Grand

  • Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis: A Review

    Roger W. Park;Roger W. Park;Richard J. Grand;Richard J. Grand

  • Growth failure in children with inflammatory bowel disease: a prospective study.

    Kathleen J. Motil;Kathleen J. Motil;Richard J. Grand;Lee Davis-Kraft;Laura L. Ferlic

  • High-Dose Pancreatic-Enzyme Supplements and Fibrosing Colonopathy in Children with Cystic Fibrosis

    Stacey C. FitzSimmons;Greg A. Burkhart;Drucy Borowitz;Richard J. Grand

  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-1α, GATA-4, and Caudal Related Homeodomain Protein Cdx2 Interact Functionally to Modulate Intestinal Gene Transcription IMPLICATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL REGULATION OF THE SUCRASE-ISOMALTASE GENE

    François Boudreau;Edmond H.H.M. Rings;Herbert M. van Wering;Herbert M. van Wering;Richard K. Kim

  • Use of pancreatic enzyme supplements for patients with cystic fibrosis in the context of fibrosing colonopathy

    Drucy S. Borowitz;Richard J. Grand;Peter R. Durie

  • The relationship between biological activity and primary structure of troponin I from white skeletal muscle of the rabbit.

    H Syska;J M Wilkinson;R J A Grand;S V Perry

  • Vitamin D Status in Children and Young Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Helen M. Pappa;Catherine M. Gordon;Tracee M. Saslowsky;Anna Zholudev

  • Acylation of viral and eukaryotic proteins.

    R J A Grand

  • Nutritional basis of growth failure in children and adolescents with Crohn's disease.

    Drew G. Kelts;Richard J. Grand;Grace Shen;John B. Watkins

  • The biochemistry of ras p21.

    R J A Grand;D Owen

  • Impaired intestinal iron absorption in Crohn's disease correlates with disease activity and markers of inflammation

    Gaith Semrin;Douglas S. Fishman;Athos Bousvaros;Anna Zholudev

  • Report on the vitamin D status of adult and pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease and its significance for bone health and disease

    Helen M. Pappa;Helen M. Pappa;Richard J. Grand;Richard J. Grand;Catherine M. Gordon;Catherine M. Gordon

Frequent Co-Authors

Subra Kugathasan
Subra Kugathasan Emory University
Anne M. Griffiths
Anne M. Griffiths University of Toronto
David R. Mack
David R. Mack University of Ottawa
Jeffrey S. Hyams
Jeffrey S. Hyams University of Connecticut
S. V. Perry
S. V. Perry University of Birmingham
Mark J. Daly
Mark J. Daly Massachusetts General Hospital
Joel N. Hirschhorn
Joel N. Hirschhorn Boston Children's Hospital
Deborah P. Waber
Deborah P. Waber Boston Children's Hospital
Dwight E. Matthews
Dwight E. Matthews University of Vermont
Paul Matsudaira
Paul Matsudaira National University of Singapore

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