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  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
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  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
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  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard K. Wilson is affiliated with Nationwide Children's Hospital in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a significant focus on cancer research and genomics.

Their recent publications include a range of studies primarily focused on cancer and genomic variations. Notable papers are:

  • Long non-coding RNA RAMS11 promotes metastatic colorectal cancer progression, 2020, Nature Communications
  • MYCN amplification and ATRX mutations are incompatible in neuroblastoma, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The clonal evolution of metastatic colorectal cancer, 2020, Science Advances
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia displays a distinct highly methylated genome, 2022, Nature Cancer
  • Detection of brain somatic variation in epilepsy-associated developmental lesions, 2022, Epilepsia

Richard K. Wilson has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Elaine R. Mardis
  • Peter White
  • Vincent Magrini
  • Daniel C. Koboldt
  • Catherine E. Cottrell

Their work has been published in various venues, with several articles appearing in:

  • Molecular Case Studies
  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Nature Communications

Richard K. Wilson's primary fields of study are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Their subfields of study include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cancer Research
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Epidemiology

The main topics covered in their research are:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

In 2008, Richard K. Wilson was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome.

    Eric S. Lander;Lauren M. Linton;Bruce Birren;Chad Nusbaum

  • A global reference for human genetic variation.

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • An integrated map of genetic variation from 1,092 human genomes

    Goncalo R Abecasis;Adam Auton;Lisa D Brooks

  • Comprehensive molecular portraits of human breast tumours

    Daniel C. Koboldt;Robert S. Fulton;Michael D. McLellan;Heather Schmidt

  • Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

    Curtis Huttenhower;Curtis Huttenhower;Dirk Gevers;Rob Knight;Rob Knight;Sahar Abubucker

  • Table S2: Trans-factors and trinucleotide repeat instability Trans-factor

    Arturo López Castel;John D Cleary;Christopher E Pearson

  • Integrated Genomic Analysis Identifies Clinically Relevant Subtypes of Glioblastoma Characterized by Abnormalities in PDGFRA, IDH1, EGFR, and NF1

    Roel G. W. Verhaak;Katherine A. Hoadley;Elizabeth Purdom;Victoria Wang

  • The cancer genome atlas pan-cancer analysis project

    John N Weinstein;John N Weinstein;Eric A. Collisson;Gordon B Mills;Kenna R Mills Shaw;Kenna R Mills Shaw

  • Initial sequencing and comparative analysis of the mouse genome.

    Robert H. Waterston;Kerstin Lindblad-Toh;Ewan Birney;Jane Rogers

  • Comprehensive molecular characterization of human colon and rectal cancer

    Donna M. Muzny;Matthew N. Bainbridge;Kyle Chang;Huyen H. Dinh

  • Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma

    D. Bell;A. Berchuck;M. Birrer;J. Chien

  • Comprehensive genomic characterization defines human glioblastoma genes and core pathways

    Roger McLendon;Allan Friedman;Darrell Bigner;Erwin G. Van Meir

  • The International HapMap Project

    John W. Belmont;Paul Hardenbol;Thomas D. Willis;Fuli Yu

  • Genomic and epigenomic landscapes of adult de novo acute myeloid leukemia

    Timothy J. Ley;Christopher Miller;Li Ding;Benjamin J. Raphael

  • Identification and analysis of functional elements in 1% of the human genome by the ENCODE pilot project

    Ewan Birney;John A. Stamatoyannopoulos;Anindya Dutta;Roderic Guigó

  • A haplotype map of the human genome

    John W. Belmont;Andrew Boudreau;Suzanne M. Leal;Paul Hardenbol

  • The map-based sequence of the rice genome

    Takashi Matsumoto;Jianzhong Wu;Hiroyuki Kanamori;Yuichi Katayose

  • EGF receptor gene mutations are common in lung cancers from “never smokers” and are associated with sensitivity of tumors to gefitinib and erlotinib

    William Pao;Vincent Miller;Maureen Zakowski;Jennifer Doherty

  • The Cancer Genome Atlas Pan-Cancer analysis project

    Kyle Chang;Chad J Creighton;Caleb Davis;Lawrence Donehower

  • Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma

    D. Bell;A. Berchuck;M. Birrer;J. Chien

Frequent Co-Authors

Elaine R. Mardis
Elaine R. Mardis The Ohio State University
Robert S. Fulton
Robert S. Fulton Washington University in St. Louis
Li Ding
Li Ding Washington University in St. Louis
Timothy J. Ley
Timothy J. Ley Washington University in St. Louis
Lucinda Fulton
Lucinda Fulton Washington University in St. Louis
Wesley C. Warren
Wesley C. Warren University of Missouri
Patrick Minx
Patrick Minx Washington University in St. Louis
Tina Graves
Tina Graves Washington University in St. Louis
Michael D. McLellan
Michael D. McLellan Washington University in St. Louis
Evan E. Eichler
Evan E. Eichler University of Washington

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