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Robert Fairman is affiliated with Haverford College in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader disciplines, they have contributed notably to Molecular Biology, Neurology, Pharmacology, Genetics, and Materials Chemistry.

Their recent publications address diverse topics including neurotoxicity, proteasome disruptions, and the biological applications of carbon quantum dots. Notable works include:

  • Citric Acid-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots Attenuate Paraquat-Induced Neuronal Compromise In Vitro and In Vivo (2022, ACS Chemical Neuroscience)
  • Gelatin-derived carbon quantum dots mitigate herbicide-induced neurotoxic effects in vitro and in vivo (2022, Biomaterials Advances)
  • C9orf72 proline-arginine dipeptide repeats disrupt the proteasome and perturb proteolytic activities (2023, Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology)
  • The Effects of poly-GA and poly-PR C9orf72 Dipeptide Repeats on Sleep Patterns in Drosophila melanogaster (2023, PubMed)
  • 2674. Disparities in Mpox Care: Use of the Social Vulnerability Index to Predict Mpox Infections (2023, Open Forum Infectious Diseases)

Their work covers several main topics, such as:

  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Selenium in Biological Systems

Frequent collaborators include K. K. Hsu, Cristin M. Ferguson, Christina M. McBride, Nicholas B Mostaghim, and Kelsey N Mabry, each contributing to multiple publications with Fairman.

Their research has been published in various scientific venues, indicating interdisciplinary reach. These publication venues include:

  • ACS Chemical Neuroscience
  • Biomaterials Advances
  • Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology
  • PubMed
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Best Publications

  • Mechanism of XIAP-Mediated Inhibition of Caspase-9

    Eric N Shiozaki;Jijie Chai;Daniel J Rigotti;Stefan J Riedl

  • Crystal Structure of a Phosphorylated Smad2: Recognition of Phosphoserine by the MH2 Domain and Insights on Smad Function in TGF-β Signaling

    Jia-Wei Wu;Min Hu;Jijie Chai;Joan Seoane

  • Regulation of SNARE complex assembly by an N-terminal domain of the t-SNARE Sso1p

    Karin L. Nicholson;Mary Munson;Rebecca B. Miller;Rebecca B. Miller;Thomas J. Filip

  • Peptides as novel smart materials.

    Robert Fairman;Karin S Åkerfeldt

  • Rational modification of protein stability by the mutation of charged surface residues.

    Shari Spector;Minghui Wang;Stefan A. Carp;James Robblee

  • Molecular characterization of helix-loop-helix peptides

    Spencer J. Anthony-Cahill;Pamela A. Benfield;Robert Fairman;Zelda R. Wasserman

  • Engineering a Dimeric Caspase-9: A Re-evaluation of the Induced Proximity Model for Caspase Activation

    Yang Chao;Eric N Shiozaki;Srinivasa M Srinivasula;Daniel J Rigotti

  • Multiple oligomeric states regulate the DNA binding of helix-loop-helix peptides.

    Robert Fairman;Rita K. Beran-Steed;Spencer J. Anthony-Cahill;James D. Lear

  • Structural analysis of the neuronal SNARE protein syntaxin-1A.

    Jeffrey C. Lerman;James Robblee;Robert Fairman;Frederick M. Hughson

  • Side-chain interactions in the C-peptide helix: Phe 8 ... His 12+.

    Kevin R. Shoemaker;Robert Fairman;David A. Schultz;Andrew D. Robertson

  • Control of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis by alternate quaternary forms of porphobilinogen synthase

    Sabine Breinig;Jukka Kervinen;Linda Stith;Andrew S Wasson

  • Formation of a Stable Heterodimer between Smad2 and Smad4

    Jia Wei Wu;Robert Fairman;Jack Penry;Yigong Shi

  • Helix propensity of highly fluorinated amino acids.

    Hsien-Po Chiu;Yuta Suzuki;Donald Gullickson;Raheel Ahmad

  • The (i,i+4) Phe-His Interaction Studied in an Alanine-based α-Helix

    Katherine M. Armstrong;Robert Fairman;Robert L. Baldwin

  • Design of heterotetrameric coiled coils: evidence for increased stabilization by Glu(-)-Lys(+) ion pair interactions.

    Robert Fairman;Hann-Guang Chao;Thomas B. Lavoie;Joseph J. Villafranca

  • Thermodynamic analysis of a designed three-stranded coiled coil.

    Judith A. Boice;Gregg R. Dieckmann;William F. DeGrado;Robert Fairman

  • A Multilaboratory Comparison of Calibration Accuracy and the Performance of External References in Analytical Ultracentrifugation

    Huaying Zhao;Rodolfo Ghirlando;Carlos Alfonso;Fumio Arisaka

  • Structure and stability of the N-terminal domain of the ribosomal protein L9: evidence for rapid two-state folding.

    Brian A Kuhlman;Judith A. Boice;Robert Fairman;Daniel P. Raleigh

  • A PROTEIN DESIGNED BY BINARY PATTERNING OF POLAR AND NONPOLAR AMINO ACIDS DISPLAYS NATIVE-LIKE PROPERTIES

    Sushmita Roy;Gayathri Ratnaswamy;Judith A. Boice;Robert Fairman

  • Peptide models provide evidence for significant structure in the denatured state of a rapidly folding protein: The villin headpiece subdomain

    Yuefeng Tang;Daniel J. Rigotti;Robert Fairman;Daniel P. Raleigh

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel P. Raleigh
Daniel P. Raleigh Stony Brook University
Robert L. Baldwin
Robert L. Baldwin Stanford University
John M. Stewart
John M. Stewart University of Colorado Denver
Yigong Shi
Yigong Shi Westlake University
William F. DeGrado
William F. DeGrado University of California, San Francisco
Brian Kuhlman
Brian Kuhlman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Frederick M. Hughson
Frederick M. Hughson Princeton University
Thomas M. Laue
Thomas M. Laue University of New Hampshire
Walter F. Stafford
Walter F. Stafford Harvard University
Christopher D. Link
Christopher D. Link University of Colorado Boulder

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