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Robert D. Burke

Robert D. Burke

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
8561
World Ranking
15803
National Ranking
549

Overview

Robert D. Burke is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada and focuses on research within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several specialized subfields including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Aquatic Science, Biotechnology, and Immunology.

The scientist's research encompasses multiple key topics, such as:

  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Echinoderm Biology and Ecology
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms

Two recent papers reflect Robert D. Burke's research activity. One is titled Ciliary photoreceptors in sea urchin larvae indicate pan-deuterostome cell type conservation, published in 2021 in BMC Biology. The second paper is Pigment cells: Paragons of cellular development, published in 2022 in Current Topics in Developmental Biology.

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jonathan E. Valencia
  • Roberto Feuda
  • Dan O Mellott
  • Isabelle S. Peter

The scientist publishes primarily in the following venues:

  • BMC Biology
  • Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Best Publications

  • The genome of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

    Erica Sodergren;George M. Weinstock;Eric H. Davidson;R. Andrew Cameron

  • A Genomic View of the Sea Urchin Nervous System

    R. D. Burke;L. M. Angerer;M. R. Elphick;G. W. Humphrey

  • The induction of metamorphosis of marine invertebrate larvae: stimulus and response

    Robert D. Burke

  • Growth of Francisella spp. in rodent macrophages.

    L. S. D. Anthony;R. D. Burke;F. E. Nano

  • Pheromones and the gregarious settlement of marine invertebrate larvae

    R. D. Burke

  • The echinoderm adhesome

    Charles A. Whittaker;Karl-Frederik Bergeron;James Whittle;Bruce P. Brandhorst

  • Pheromonal Control of Metamorphosis in the Pacific Sand Dollar, Dendraster excentricus.

    Robert D. Burke

  • Divergent patterns of neural development in larval echinoids and asteroids.

    Yoko Nakajima;Hiroyuki Kaneko;Greg Murray;Robert D. Burke

  • The origin of pigment cells in embryos of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

    Allan W. Gibson;Robert D. Burke

  • Development of the nervous system of the pluteus larva of Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

    Brent W. Bisgrove;Robert D. Burke

  • Bioconjugation of Ln3+-doped LaF3 nanoparticles to avidin.

    Peter R. Diamente;Robert D. Burke;Frank C. J. M. Van Veggel

  • An Effective Polymer Cross-Linking Strategy To Obtain Stable Dispersions of Upconverting NaYF4 Nanoparticles in Buffers and Biological Growth Media for Biolabeling Applications

    Guicheng Jiang;Jothirmayanantham Pichaandi;Noah J J Johnson;Robert D Burke

  • Cell movements during the initial phase of gastrulation in the sea urchin embryo.

    Robert D. Burke;Robert L. Myers;Tracy L. Sexton;Craig Jackson

  • Invertebrate integrins: structure, function, and evolution.

    Robert D. Burke

  • The evolution of nervous system patterning: insights from sea urchin development

    Lynne M. Angerer;Shunsuke Yaguchi;Robert C. Angerer;Robert D. Burke

  • A global view of gene expression in lithium and zinc treated sea urchin embryos: new components of gene regulatory networks.

    Albert J Poustka;Alexander Kühn;Detlef Groth;Vesna Weise

  • Identification and structural basis of binding to host lung glycogen by streptococcal virulence factors.

    Alicia Lammerts van Bueren;Melanie Higgins;Diana Wang;Robert D Burke

  • Apical organs in echinoderm larvae: insights into larval evolution in the Ambulacraria.

    Maria Byrne;Yoko Nakajima;Francis C. Chee;Robert D. Burke

  • NEURAL CONTROL OF METAMORPHOSIS IN DENDRASTER EXCENTRICUS

    Robert D. Burke

  • TGFβ signaling positions the ciliary band and patterns neurons in the sea urchin embryo

    Shunsuke Yaguchi;Junko Yaguchi;Junko Yaguchi;Junko Yaguchi;Robert C. Angerer;Lynne M. Angerer

Frequent Co-Authors

Alisdair B. Boraston
Alisdair B. Boraston University of Victoria
Michael C. Thorndyke
Michael C. Thorndyke Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
David J. Vocadlo
David J. Vocadlo Simon Fraser University
Lynne M. Angerer
Lynne M. Angerer National Institutes of Health
Victor D. Vacquier
Victor D. Vacquier University of California, San Diego
Charles A. Ettensohn
Charles A. Ettensohn Carnegie Mellon University
Kevin J. Peterson
Kevin J. Peterson Dartmouth College
Mirjam Czjzek
Mirjam Czjzek Sorbonne University
James C. Paton
James C. Paton University of Adelaide
Arcady Mushegian
Arcady Mushegian National Science Foundation

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