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D-Index
59
Citations
14302
World Ranking
3972
National Ranking
1807

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert G. Kalb is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Within these broader domains, their work concentrates on subfields including neurology, molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, genetics, and aging.

The scientist's main topics of study cover areas such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research, mitochondrial function and pathology, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, histone deacetylase inhibitors research, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms.

Robert G. Kalb's publication record includes several recent papers, with notable works including:

  • Homeostatic regulation of STING protein at the resting state by stabilizer TOLLIP (2020) published in Nature Immunology
  • Analysis of proteome-wide degradation dynamics in ALS SOD1 iPSC-derived patient neurons reveals disrupted VCP homeostasis (2023) published in Cell Reports
  • Neurons undergo pathogenic metabolic reprogramming in models of familial ALS (2022) published in Molecular Metabolism
  • The nuclear ubiquitin ligase adaptor SPOP is a conserved regulator of C9orf72 dipeptide toxicity (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Titin is a nucleolar protein in neurons (2024) published in Research Square

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Robert G. Kalb include Jelena Mojsilovic-Petrovic, Casey Dalton, Valentina Medvedeva, Mehraveh Garjani, and Carley Snoznik.

Regarding publication venues, they have contributed most frequently to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with seven publications. Other venues include Nature Immunology, Cell Reports, Molecular Metabolism, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Robert G. Kalb was awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Plexin-neuropilin-1 complexes form functional semaphorin-3A receptors.

    Takuya Takahashi;Alyson Fournier;Fumio Nakamura;Li Hsien Wang

  • AMPA receptor antibodies in limbic encephalitis alter synaptic receptor location

    Meizan Lai;Ethan G. Hughes;Xiaoyu Peng;Lei Zhou

  • TARDBP mutations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with TDP-43 neuropathology: a genetic and histopathological analysis

    Vivianna M. Van Deerlin;James B. Leverenz;James B. Leverenz;Lynn M. Bekris;Thomas D. Bird;Thomas D. Bird

  • A yeast functional screen predicts new candidate ALS disease genes

    Julien Couthouis;Michael P. Hart;James Shorter;Mariely DeJesus-Hernandez

  • Requirement for nitric oxide activation of p21ras/extracellular regulated kinase in neuronal ischemic preconditioning

    Mirella Gonzalez-Zulueta;Alicia B. Feldman;Laura J. Klesse;Robert G. Kalb

  • Poly(ADP-Ribose) Prevents Pathological Phase Separation of TDP-43 by Promoting Liquid Demixing and Stress Granule Localization

    Leeanne McGurk;Edward Gomes;Lin Guo;Jelena Mojsilovic-Petrovic

  • Molecular basis of semaphorin-mediated axon guidance

    Fumio Nakamura;Robert G. Kalb;Stephen M. Strittmatter

  • Expression of neural proteoglycans correlates with the acquisition of mature neuronal properties in the mammalian brain.

    S. Hockfield;R.G. Kalb;S. Zaremba;H. Fryer

  • Neuropilin-1 Extracellular Domains Mediate Semaphorin D/III-Induced Growth Cone Collapse

    Fumio Nakamura;Masaki Tanaka;Takuya Takahashi;Robert G Kalb

  • Semaphorins A and E act as antagonists of neuropilin-1 and agonists of neuropilin-2 receptors.

    Takuya Takahashi;Fumio Nakamura;Zhao Jin;Robert G. Kalb

  • Sensitization to morphine induced by viral-mediated gene transfer

    William A. Carlezon;Virginia A. Boundy;Virginia A. Boundy;Colin N. Haile;Colin N. Haile;Sarah B. Lane;Sarah B. Lane

  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease probably acquired from a cadaveric dura mater graft: Case report

    Vijay Thadani;Paul L. Penar;Jonathan Partington;Robert Kalb

  • Evaluating the role of the FUS/TLS-related gene EWSR1 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Julien Couthouis;Michael P. Hart;Michael P. Hart;Renske Erion;Oliver D. King

  • Semaphorin3a Enhances Endocytosis at Sites of Receptor–F-Actin Colocalization during Growth Cone Collapse

    Alyson E. Fournier;Fumio Nakamura;Susumu Kawamoto;Yoshio Goshima

  • Characterization of an activity-dependent, neuronal surface proteoglycan identified with monoclonal antibody Cat-301.

    Sam Zaremba;Aurea Guimaraes;Robert G. Kalb;Susan Hockfield

  • Dopamine induces soluble α-synuclein oligomers and nigrostriatal degeneration.

    Danielle Emille Mor;Elpida Tsika;Joseph R Mazzulli;Neal S Gould

  • N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors are transiently expressed in the developing spinal cord ventral horn.

    Robert G. Kalb;Michael S. Lidow;Mark J. Halsted;Susan Hockfield

  • A switch in retrograde signaling from survival to stress in rapid-onset neurodegeneration

    Eran Perlson;Goo Bo Jeong;Goo Bo Jeong;Jenny L. Ross;Jenny L. Ross;Ram Dixit;Ram Dixit

  • Quantitative and qualitative changes in AMPA receptor expression during spinal cord development

    M.W. Jakowec;A.J. Fox;L.J. Martin;R.G. Kalb

  • The protean actions of neurotrophins and their receptors on the life and death of neurons

    Robert Kalb

Frequent Co-Authors

Rachael L. Neve
Rachael L. Neve Harvard University
Nancy M. Bonini
Nancy M. Bonini University of Pennsylvania
Virginia M.-Y. Lee
Virginia M.-Y. Lee University of Pennsylvania
John Q. Trojanowski
John Q. Trojanowski University of Pennsylvania
Alyson E. Fournier
Alyson E. Fournier Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Valina L. Dawson
Valina L. Dawson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Aaron D. Gitler
Aaron D. Gitler Stanford University
Gerard D. Schellenberg
Gerard D. Schellenberg University of Pennsylvania

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