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Robert E. W. Hancock

Robert E. W. Hancock

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Microbiology
Canada
2026

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2007 - Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize, Canada Council
  • 1994 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Robert E. W. Hancock is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and immunology and microbiology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several main fields of study, including:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Within these broader areas, Hancock's work also covers specialized subfields such as molecular biology, microbiology, immunology, epidemiology, and genetics.

The primary topics of their research encompass:

  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment

Hancock has authored numerous papers, with recent notable publications including:

  • "The value of antimicrobial peptides in the age of resistance," 2020, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Antimicrobial resistance: a concise update," 2024, published in The Lancet Microbe
  • "Antibiofilm activity of host defence peptides: complexity provides opportunities," 2021, published in Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Microtiter plate assays to assess antibiofilm activity against bacteria," 2021, published in Nature Protocols
  • "Antibiotic failure: Beyond antimicrobial resistance," 2023, published in Drug Resistance Updates

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including Amy Huei-Yi Lee, Evan F. Haney, Daniel Pletzer, Travis M. Blimkie, and Reza Falsafi.

Hancock has published extensively in various scientific journals, with a high volume of work appearing in Frontiers in Immunology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Microbiology, Nature Communications, and the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

Throughout their career, Hancock has received notable recognitions such as the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize from the Canada Council in 2007 and was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1994 under the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Agar and broth dilution methods to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of antimicrobial substances

    Irith Wiegand;Kai Hilpert;Robert E W Hancock

  • Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, an opportunistic pathogen.

    C. K. Stover;X. Q. Pham;A. L. Erwin;S. D. Mizoguchi

  • Antimicrobial and host-defense peptides as new anti-infective therapeutic strategies.

    Robert E W Hancock;Hans-Georg Sahl

  • Peptide Antimicrobial Agents

    Håvard Jenssen;Pamela Hamill;Robert E. W. Hancock

  • Designing antimicrobial peptides: form follows function

    Christopher D. Fjell;Jan A. Hiss;Robert E. W. Hancock;Gisbert Schneider

  • Cationic peptides: a new source of antibiotics

    Robert E.W Hancock;Robert Lehrer

  • NetworkAnalyst 3.0: a visual analytics platform for comprehensive gene expression profiling and meta-analysis.

    Guangyan Zhou;Othman Soufan;Jessica Ewald;Robert E W Hancock

  • The role of cationic antimicrobial peptides in innate host defences.

    Robert E.W Hancock;Gill Diamond

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa : new insights into pathogenesis and host defenses

    Shaan L. Gellatly;Robert E.W. Hancock

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa: all roads lead to resistance.

    Elena B.M. Breidenstein;César de la Fuente-Núñez;Robert E.W. Hancock

  • Peptide antibiotics

    Unknown

  • InnateDB: systems biology of innate immunity and beyond—recent updates and continuing curation

    Karin Breuer;Amir K. Foroushani;Matthew R. Laird;Carol Chen

  • Cationic peptides: effectors in innate immunity and novel antimicrobials

    Robert E W Hancock

  • The role of antimicrobial peptides in animal defenses

    Robert E. W. Hancock;Monisha G. Scott

  • Antibacterial peptides for therapeutic use: obstacles and realistic outlook.

    Alexandra K Marr;William J Gooderham;Robert Ew Hancock

  • The relationship between peptide structure and antibacterial activity

    Jon-Paul S Powers;Robert E.W Hancock

  • Cationic host defense (antimicrobial) peptides.

    Kelly L Brown;Robert E W Hancock

  • The value of antimicrobial peptides in the age of resistance

    Maria Magana;Muthuirulan Pushpanathan;Ana L Santos;Leon Leanse

  • Adaptive and Mutational Resistance: Role of Porins and Efflux Pumps in Drug Resistance

    Lucía Fernández;Robert E. W. Hancock

  • Resistance Mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Other Nonfermentative Gram-Negative Bacteria

    Robert E. W. Hancock

  • Mechanism of Interaction of Different Classes of Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides with Planar Bilayers and with the Cytoplasmic Membrane of Escherichia coli

    Manhong Wu;Elke Maier;Roland Benz;Robert E. W. Hancock

  • Procedure for isolation of bacterial lipopolysaccharides from both smooth and rough Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella typhimurium strains.

    Richardp . Darveau;Robert E. W. Hancock

  • Peptide Antibiotics

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Fiona S. L. Brinkman
Fiona S. L. Brinkman Simon Fraser University
Amy S. Lee
Amy S. Lee University of Southern California
Håvard Jenssen
Håvard Jenssen Roskilde University
Octavio L. Franco
Octavio L. Franco Universidade Católica de Brasília
Roland Benz
Roland Benz Jacobs University
Dawn M. E. Bowdish
Dawn M. E. Bowdish McMaster University
Robert S. Hodges
Robert S. Hodges University of Colorado Denver
Donald J. Davidson
Donald J. Davidson University of Edinburgh
B. Brett Finlay
B. Brett Finlay University of British Columbia
David P. Speert
David P. Speert University of British Columbia

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