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Robert R. Crichton is affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Their main field of study is Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Neurology, Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, including:

  • Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction

Robert R. Crichton has contributed to several recent papers. These publications include:

  • Iron, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration, 2022, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Is Chelation Therapy a Potential Treatment for Parkinson's Disease?, 2021, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Maternal death secondary to COVID-19 infection: A case report and review of the literature, 2020, published in Obstetric Medicine
  • TRUST-AI, 2025, published in Journal of Perioperative Practice

Their frequent co-authors include Roberta J. Ward, David T. Dexter, Antonio Martín-Bastida, Annabel Stout, and Farshad Tahmasebi, with several collaborations producing multiple publications.

Publications by Robert R. Crichton are commonly found in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Obstetric Medicine, and the Journal of Perioperative Practice.

Best Publications

  • Iron, brain ageing and neurodegenerative disorders

    Luigi Zecca;Moussa B. H. Youdim;Peter Riederer;James R. Connor

  • The role of iron in brain ageing and neurodegenerative disorders

    Roberta J Ward;Roberta J Ward;Fabio A Zucca;Jeff H Duyn;Robert R Crichton

  • Iron Transport and Storage

    Robert R. Crichton;Mireille Charloteaux-Wauters

  • Molecular and cellular mechanisms of iron homeostasis and toxicity in mammalian cells

    Robert R. Crichton;Stéphanie Wilmet;Rachida Legssyer;Roberta J. Ward

  • Inorganic biochemistry of iron metabolism

    Robert R. Crichton

  • Brain iron metabolism and its perturbation in neurological diseases

    Robert R. Crichton;David T. Dexter;Roberta J. Ward;Roberta J. Ward

  • Brain iron chelation by deferiprone in a phase 2 randomised double-blinded placebo controlled clinical trial in Parkinson's disease.

    Antonio Martin-Bastida;Roberta J. Ward;Roberta J. Ward;Rexford Newbould;Paola Piccini

  • Old iron, young copper: from Mars to Venus.

    Robert Crichton;J L Pierre

  • Inorganic Biochemistry of Iron Metabolism: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Consequences

    Robert R. Crichton

  • Metal based neurodegenerative diseases - From molecular mechanisms to therapeutic strategies

    Robert R. Crichton;D.T. Dexter;Roberta J. Ward;Roberta J. Ward;Roberta J. Ward

  • Reductive mobilisation of ferritin iron.

    Felix Funk;Jean-Pierre Lenders;Robert R. Crichton;Walter Schneider

  • Iron storage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Fabio Raguzzi;Emmanuel Lesuisse;Robert R. Crichton

  • Chemistry for an essential biological process: the reduction of ferric iron

    JL Pierre;M Fontecave;Robert Crichton

  • X-ray structures of ferritins and related proteins.

    Robert R. Crichton;Jean-Paul Declercq

  • Iron-metabolism : new perspectives in view

    Robert R. Crichton;Roberta J. Ward

  • Proteins of Iron Storage and Transport

    Robert R. Crichton

  • Iron Metabolism: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Consequences

    Robert R. Crichton

  • Iron uptake and utilization by mammalian cells. I: Cellular uptake of transferrin and iron

    Jean-Noël Octave;Yves-Jacques Schneider;André Trouet;Robert R. Crichton

  • Aluminium toxicity and iron homeostasis

    Roberta J Ward;Ying Zhang;Robert R Crichton

  • Metal based neurodegenerative diseases : From molecular mechanisms to therapeutic strategies

    Robert R. Crichton;Roberta J. Ward

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Noël Octave
Jean-Noël Octave Université Catholique de Louvain
Yves-Jacques Schneider
Yves-Jacques Schneider Université Catholique de Louvain
André Trouet
André Trouet Université Catholique de Louvain
Timothy J. Peters
Timothy J. Peters University of Bristol
Jean-Louis Pierre
Jean-Louis Pierre Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jacques Piette
Jacques Piette University of Liège
Louis Hue
Louis Hue Université Catholique de Louvain
Luigi Zecca
Luigi Zecca National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Luc Bertrand
Luc Bertrand Université Catholique de Louvain
Keith F. Tipton
Keith F. Tipton Trinity College Dublin

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