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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
13565
World Ranking
9749
National Ranking
4290

Overview

Robert Balázs was affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily contributed to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Within these broader domains, their work focused notably on Molecular Biology, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry, and Insect Science.

The scientist's work addressed various topics, including:

  • Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Their recent publications highlighted research in neuropathology, genomics, and systems biology with a focus on disease mechanisms and cancer treatment strategies. Notable papers included:

  • "MOBP and HIP1 in multiple system atrophy: New α-synuclein partners in glial cytoplasmic inclusions implicated in the disease pathogenesis," 2020, Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology
  • "Epigenomics and transcriptomics analyses of multiple system atrophy brain tissue supports a role for inflammatory processes in disease pathogenesis," 2020, Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • "Network-driven cancer cell avatars for combination discovery and biomarker identification for DNA damage response inhibitors," 2024, npj Systems Biology and Applications
  • "Network-driven cancer cell avatars for combination discovery and biomarker identification for DNA Damage Response inhibitors," 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Author Correction: Network-driven cancer cell avatars for combination discovery and biomarker identification for DNA damage response inhibitors," 2024, npj Systems Biology and Applications

Frequent publication venues included:

  • npj Systems Biology and Applications
  • Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology
  • Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biology

Collaborations formed an important part of their scientific activity. Regular co-authors were:

  • Orsolya Papp
  • Viktória Jordán
  • Szabolcs Hetey
  • A Bartha
  • Nóra N. Ordasi

Best Publications

  • The role of depolarization in the survival and differentiation of cerebellar granule cells in culture

    V Gallo;A Kingsbury;R Balazs;OS Jorgensen

  • N-methyl-D-aspartate promotes the survival of cerebellar granule cells in culture.

    R. Balázs;O.S. Jørgensen;N. Hack

  • Effects of exercise on gene-expression profile in the rat hippocampus.

    Liqi Tong;Hong Shen;Victoria M. Perreau;Robert Balazs

  • The operation of the γ-aminobutyrate bypath of the tricarboxylic acid cycle in brain tissue in vitro

    B. J. Hammond;R. Balázs;Y. Machiyama;T. Julian

  • Superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and lipoperoxidation in Down's syndrome fetal brain.

    Benjamin W.L. Brooksbank;Robert Balazs

  • Beta-amyloid peptide at sublethal concentrations downregulates brain-derived neurotrophic factor functions in cultured cortical neurons.

    Liqi Tong;Robert Balazs;Phillip L. Thornton;Carl W. Cotman

  • β-Amyloid-(1–42) Impairs Activity-dependent cAMP-response Element-binding Protein Signaling in Neurons at Concentrations in Which Cell Survival Is Not Compromised

    Liqi Tong;Phillip L. Thornton;Robert Balazs;Carl W. Cotman

  • Observations on rat cerebellar cells in vitro: influence of substratum, potassium concentration and relationship between neurones and astrocytes.

    Wipawan Thangnipon;Ann Kingsbury;Michael Webb;Robert Balazs

  • Interleukin-1β impairs brain derived neurotrophic factor-induced signal transduction

    Liqi Tong;Robert Balazs;Rungtip Soiampornkul;Wipawan Thangnipon

  • The activities in different neural cell types of certain enzymes associated with the metabolic compartmentation glutamate.

    A.J. Patel;A. Hunt;R.D. Gordon;R. Balázs

  • Survival, morphology and adhesion properties of cerebellar interneurones cultured in chemically defined and serum-supplemented medium.

    Anne E. Kingsbury;Vittorio Gallo;Peter L. Woodhams;Robert Balazs

  • Immunohistochemical analysis of the early ontogeny of the neuropeptide Y system in rat brain

    P.L. Woodhams;Y.S. Allen;J. McGovern;J.M. Allen

  • MANIFESTATION OF METABOLIC COMPARTMENTATION DURING THE MATURATION OF THE RAT BRAIN

    A. J. Patel;R. Balázs

  • EFFECT OF UNDERNUTRITION ON CELL FORMATION IN THE RAT BRAIN

    A. J. Patel;R. Balázs;A. L. Johnson

  • Effects of anoxia on the stimulated release of amino acid neurotransmitters in the cerebellum in vitro.

    T. M. Bosley;P. L. Woodhams;R. D. Gordon;R. Balázs

  • Physical activity elicits sustained activation of the cyclic AMP response element-binding protein and mitogen-activated protein kinase in the rat hippocampus

    H Shen;L Tong;R Balazs;C.W Cotman

  • Effect of thyroid deficiency on cell acquistion in the postnatal rat brain: a quantitative histological study.

    P.D. Lewis;A.J. Patel;A.L. Johnson;R. Balázs

  • N-Methyl-d-aspartate promotes the survival of cerebellar granule cells: Pharmacological characterization

    Robert Balázs;Nicola Hack;Ole Steen Jørgensen;Carl W. Cotman

  • Effect of thyroid deficiency on postnatal cell formation in the rat brain: a biochemical investigation.

    A.J. Patel;A. Rabié;P.D. Lewis;R. Balázs

  • Preparation of cell bodies from the developing cerebellum: Structural and metabolic integrity of the isolated ‘cells’

    Graham P. Wilkin;Robert Balázs;John E. Wilson;James Cohen

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl W. Cotman
Carl W. Cotman University of California, Irvine
Vittorio Gallo
Vittorio Gallo National Institutes of Health
James Cohen
James Cohen University College London
Ricardo Tapia
Ricardo Tapia National Autonomous University of Mexico
Dietmar Benke
Dietmar Benke University of Zurich
Hanns Möhler
Hanns Möhler University of Zurich
Christian J. Pike
Christian J. Pike University of Southern California
Hiroyoshi Hidaka
Hiroyoshi Hidaka D. Western Therapeutics Institute (Japan)

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