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Overview

Robert B. Weiss is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the areas of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, contributing significantly across 62 publications. Medicine is another key field of study for Robert B. Weiss, with 19 related publications.

Their work often intersects with various specialized subfields including molecular biology, genetics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Specifically, their contributions include 51 publications in molecular biology, 10 in genetics, 7 in cellular and molecular neuroscience, 6 in physiology, and 5 in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The research topics covered by Robert B. Weiss show a diverse range of interests. These consist of muscle physiology and disorders, RNA research and splicing, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, adipose tissue and metabolism, RNA modifications and cancer, neurogenetic and muscular disorders research, and mitochondrial function and pathology. The breakdown by topic includes 40 publications related to muscle physiology and disorders, 20 related to RNA research and splicing, and 12 on genetic neurodegenerative diseases, as well as 12 in adipose tissue and metabolism.

Robert B. Weiss has published in various scientific journals. Frequent venues for their work include Neuromuscular Disorders with six publications, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with four, The FASEB Journal with four, Journal of Visualized Experiments with two, and Research Square with two publications.

Collaboration is evident in their frequent co-authorship with other researchers. Notable co-authors include Diane M. Dunn (17 joint publications), Kevin M. Flanigan (16 joint publications), Nicolas Wein (10 joint publications), E. Frair (8 joint publications), and Russell J. Butterfield (7 joint publications).

Recent publications by Robert B. Weiss include the following:

  • Population-Based Prevalence of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 Using Genetic Analysis of Statewide Blood Screening Program, 2021, Neurology
  • Intron mutations and early transcription termination in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy, 2022, Human Mutation
  • Systemic delivery of an AAV9 exon-skipping vector significantly improves or prevents features of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the Dup2 mouse, 2022, Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development
  • Clinical Phenotypes of DMD Exon 51 Skip Equivalent Deletions: A Systematic Review, 2020, Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases
  • X-linked muscular dystrophy in a Labrador Retriever strain: phenotypic and molecular characterisation, 2020, Skeletal Muscle

Best Publications

  • Initial sequencing and comparative analysis of the mouse genome.

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

  • Genome sequence of the Brown Norway rat yields insights into mammalian evolution

    Richard A. Gibbs;George M. Weinstock;Michael L. Metzker;Donna M. Muzny

  • A major segment of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene: cDNA sequence, genomic structure, and point mutations.

    Richard M. Cawthon;Robert Weiss;Gangfeng Xu;David Viskochil

  • The neurofibromatosis type 1 gene encodes a protein related to GAP

    Gangfeng Xu;Peter O'Connell;David Viskochil;Richard Cawthon

  • The catalytic domain of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene product stimulates ras GTPase and complements ira mutants of S. cerevisiae

    Gangfeng Xu;Boris Lin;Kazuma Tanaka;Diane Dunn

  • Evidence-based path to newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

    Jerry R. Mendell;Chris Shilling;Nancy D. Leslie;Kevin M. Flanigan

  • Multiple Independent Loci at Chromosome 15q25.1 Affect Smoking Quantity: a Meta-Analysis and Comparison with Lung Cancer and COPD

    Nancy L. Saccone;Nancy L. Saccone;Robert C Culverhouse;Tae-Hwi Schwantes-An;Dale S. Cannon

  • Gut microbes of mammalian herbivores facilitate intake of plant toxins.

    Kevin D. Kohl;Robert B. Weiss;James Cox;Colin Dale

  • Mutational Spectrum of DMD Mutations in Dystrophinopathy Patients: Application of Modern Diagnostic Techniques to a Large Cohort

    Flanigan Km;Dunn Dm;von Niederhausern A;Soltanzadeh P

  • A candidate gene approach identifies the CHRNA5-A3-B4 region as a risk factor for age-dependent nicotine addiction.

    Robert B Weiss;Timothy B. Baker;Dale Sherman Cannon;Andrew Von Niederhausern

  • Slippery runs, shifty stops, backward steps, and forward hops: -2, -1, +1, +2, +5, and +6 ribosomal frameshifting.

    R B Weiss;D M Dunn;J F Atkins;R F Gesteland

  • Ribosome gymnastics--degree of difficulty 9.5, style 10.0.

    John F. Atkins;Robert B. Weiss;Raymond F. Gesteland

  • Automated hybridization/imaging device for fluorescent multiplex dna sequencing

    Robert B. Weiss;Alvin W. Kimball;Raymond F. Gesteland;F. Mark Ferguson

  • Genomic sequence of hyperthermophile, Pyrococcus furiosus: implications for physiology and enzymology.

    Frank T Robb;Dennis L Maeder;James R Brown;Jocelyne DiRuggiero

  • Reading frame switch caused by base-pair formation between the 3' end of 16S rRNA and the mRNA during elongation of protein synthesis in Escherichia coli.

    R. B. Weiss;D. M. Dunn;A. E. Dahlberg;J. F. Atkins

  • Rapid Direct Sequence Analysis of the Dystrophin Gene

    Kevin M. Flanigan;Andrew von Niederhausern;Diane M. Dunn;Jonathan Alder

  • Template-switching during DNA synthesis by Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase I

    Shannon J. Odelberg;Robert B. Weiss;Akira Hata;Ray White

  • A persistent untranslated sequence within bacteriophage T4 DNA topoisomerase gene 60.

    Wai Mun Huang;Shi Zhou Ao;Sherwood Casjens;Richard Orlandi

  • A strong signature of balancing selection in the 5′ cis-regulatory region of CCR5

    Michael J. Bamshad;Srinivas Mummidi;Enrique Gonzalez;Seema S. Ahuja

  • Recoding: reprogrammed genetic decoding.

    R. F. Gesteland;R. B. Weiss;John F. Atkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Diane M. Dunn
Diane M. Dunn University of Utah
Kevin M. Flanigan
Kevin M. Flanigan The Ohio State University
Raymond F. Gesteland
Raymond F. Gesteland University of Utah
John F. Atkins
John F. Atkins University College Cork
Francesco Muntoni
Francesco Muntoni University College London
Hilary Coon
Hilary Coon University of Utah
Mark Leppert
Mark Leppert University of Utah
Jerry R. Mendell
Jerry R. Mendell The Ohio State University
Scott W. Rogers
Scott W. Rogers University of Utah
Alan Pestronk
Alan Pestronk Washington University in St. Louis

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