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  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert E. Burke was affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spanned multiple areas within medicine, focusing primarily on neurology, surgery, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. The work included studies in cell biology and epidemiology, addressing various aspects of neurological and cardiovascular conditions.

Their scientific contributions covered several main topics:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
  • Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy

Burke published extensively, resulting in notable papers including:

  • "Efficacy of catheter-based renal denervation in the absence of antihypertensive medications (SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED Pivotal): a multicentre, randomised, sham-controlled trial" (2020) in The Lancet
  • "The drug adaptaquin blocks ATF4/CHOP-dependent pro-death Trib3 induction and protects in cellular and mouse models of Parkinson's disease" (2020) in Neurobiology of Disease
  • "The Role of a Social Worker in the Deep Brain Stimulation Preoperative Evaluation: The DBS-FACTS Screening Tool" (2025) in Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
  • "KRISHNA AKELLA DO" (2022) in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • "Timing of Intervention for Left Ventricular Mass in the Setting of Acute Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease" (2023) in CASE

Their frequent co-authors included Amanda D. Currie, Alfonso Enrique Martinez Nunez, Andrew McKay, Christopher W. Hess, and Justin D. Hilliard. These collaborations often appeared across various publications.

Burke's research appeared in several venues multiple times with notable frequency:

  • Movement Disorders Clinical Practice (2 publications)
  • The Lancet (1 publication)
  • Neurobiology of Disease (1 publication)
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1 publication)
  • CASE (1 publication)

Recognition for their research included being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Validity and reliability of a rating scale for the primary torsion dystonias

    R. E. Burke;S. Fahn;C. D. Marsden;S. B. Bressman

  • Clinical progression in Parkinson disease and the neurobiology of axons.

    Hsiao-Chun Cheng;Christina M. Ulane;Robert E. Burke

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Resistance of alpha -synuclein null mice to the parkinsonian neurotoxin MPTP.

    William Dauer;Nikolai Kholodilov;Miquel Vila;Anne Cecile Trillat

  • Time course and morphology of dopaminergic neuronal death caused by the neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine

    Vernice Jackson-Lewis;Michael Jakowec;Robert E Burke;Serge Przedborski

  • Forces produced by medial gastrocnemius and soleus muscles during locomotion in freely moving cats.

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  • Mutant LRRK2R1441G BAC transgenic mice recapitulate cardinal features of Parkinson’s disease

    Yanping Li;Wencheng Liu;Tinmarla F Oo;Lei Wang;Lei Wang

  • Anatomy of medial gastrocnemius and soleus motor nuclei in cat spinal cord

    R. E. Burke;P. L. Strick;K. Kanda;C. C. Kim

  • Tardive dystonia Late‐onset and persistent dystonia caused by antipsychotic drugs

    Robert E. Burke;Stanley Fahn;Joseph Jankovic;C. D. Marsden

  • Efficacy of catheter-based renal denervation in the absence of antihypertensive medications (SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED Pivotal): a multicentre, randomised, sham-controlled trial

    Michael Böhm;Kazuomi Kario;David E. Kandzari;Felix Mahfoud;Felix Mahfoud

  • Axon degeneration in Parkinson's disease.

    Robert E. Burke;Karen O'Malley

  • Detecting dynamical interdependence and generalized synchrony through mutual prediction in a neural ensemble

    Steven J. Schiff;Paul So;Taeun Chang;Robert E. Burke

  • Pitx3 is required for development of substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons

    Irene Nunes;Lucy T. Tovmasian;Robert M. Silva;Robert E. Burke

  • A Critical Evaluation of The Braak Staging Scheme for Parkinson’s Disease

    Robert E. Burke;William T. Dauer;Jean Paul G. Vonsattel

  • Matching dendritic neuron models to experimental data.

    W. Rall;R. E. Burke;W. R. Holmes;J. J. B. Jack

  • 6-Hydroxydopamine Lesion of the Rat Substantia Nigra: Time Course and Morphology of Cell Death

    Beom S. Jeon;Vernice Jackson-Lewis;Robert E. Burke

  • Regulation of presynaptic neurotransmission by macroautophagy.

    Daniela Hernandez;Ciara A. Torres;Wanda Setlik;Carolina Cebrián

  • Current concepts on the clinical features, aetiology and management of idiopathic cervical dystonia.

    William T. Dauer;Robert E. Burke;Paul Greene;Stanley Fahn

  • Membrane area and dendritic structure in type-identified triceps surae alpha motoneurons.

    S. Cullheim;J. W. Fleshman;L. L. Glenn;R. E. Burke

  • APOPTOSIS IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS

    Leonidas Stefanis;Robert E. Burke;Lloyd A. Greene

Frequent Co-Authors

Serge Przedborski
Serge Przedborski Columbia University
Vernice Jackson-Lewis
Vernice Jackson-Lewis Columbia University
Neil Risch
Neil Risch University of California, San Francisco
Laurie J. Ozelius
Laurie J. Ozelius Harvard University
Patricia L. Kramer
Patricia L. Kramer Oregon Health & Science University
David Sulzer
David Sulzer Columbia University
Un Jung Kang
Un Jung Kang New York University
Xandra O. Breakefield
Xandra O. Breakefield Harvard University
William T. Dauer
William T. Dauer The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
James F. Gusella
James F. Gusella Harvard University

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