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Robert W. Egan is affiliated with Schering-Plough in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Ecology, Spectroscopy, and Food Science.

Their research covers a range of topics such as Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications, Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, and Probiotics and Fermented Foods.

Recent publications by Robert W. Egan include:

  • "Flash Oxidation (FOX) System: A Novel Laser-Free Fast Photochemical Oxidation Protein Footprinting Platform" (2021) in Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
  • "Coassembly and binning of a twenty-year metagenomic time-series from Lake Mendota" (2024) in Scientific Data
  • "GenomeFace: a deep learning-based metagenome binner trained on 43,000 microbial genomes" (2024) in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Investigation of an outbreak of novel hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children and adolescents, Ireland, 2021 to 2023" (2025) in Eurosurveillance
  • "E-Cargo Bikes as a Route to Decarbonise Urban Deliveries" (2022) in SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert W. Egan include:

  • Robert Riley
  • Katherine Yelick
  • Emer Fitzpatrick
  • Annemarie Broderick
  • Tiarnán Fallon Verbruggen

Publication venues where Robert W. Egan has appeared include:

  • Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
  • Scientific Data
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Eurosurveillance
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Association of the ADAM33 gene with asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness

    Paul Van Eerdewegh;Randall D. Little;Josée Dupuis;Richard G. Del Mastro

  • Interleukin (IL)-10 inhibits nuclear factor kappa B (NF kappa B) activation in human monocytes. IL-10 and IL-4 suppress cytokine synthesis by different mechanisms.

    Peng Wang;Ping Wu;Marvin I. Siegel;Robert W. Egan

  • Phosphatidylcholine Hydrolysis by Phospholipase D Determines Phosphatidate and Diglyceride Levels in Chemotactic Peptide-stimulated Human Neutrophils: Involvement of phosphatidate phosphohydrolase in signal transduction

    M. Motasim Billah;S. Eckel;T. J. Mullmann;R. W. Egan

  • The Binding Specificity and Selective Antagonism of Vedolizumab, an Anti-α4β7 Integrin Therapeutic Antibody in Development for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

    Dulce Soler;Tobias Chapman;Li-Li Yang;Tim Wyant

  • Effects of an antibody to interleukin-5 in a monkey model of asthma

    P J Mauser;A M Pitman;X Fernandez;S K Foran

  • IL-10 inhibits transcription of cytokine genes in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

    Peng Wang;Ping Wu;M. I. Siegel;R. W. Egan

  • Phospholipase D catalyzes phospholipid metabolism in chemotactic peptide-stimulated HL-60 granulocytes.

    Jin-Keon Pai;Marvin I. Siegel;Robert W. Egan;M. Motasim Billah

  • Characterization of a Murine Model of Allergic Pulmonary Inflammation

    T.T. Kung;H. Jones;G.K. Adams;S.P. Umland

  • Regulation of phospholipase D in HL-60 granulocytes. Activation by phorbol esters, diglyceride, and calcium ionophore via protein kinase- independent mechanisms.

    M. Motasim Billah;J.-K. Pai;T. J. Mullmann;R. W. Egan

  • Inhibitory Effect of the TRFK-5 Anti-IL-5 Antibody in a Guinea Pig Model of Asthma

    Peter J. Mauser;Aileen Pitman;Angela Witt;Xiomara Fernandez

  • Th2 cytokines and asthma — The role of interleukin-5 in allergic eosinophilic disease

    Scott Greenfeder;Shelby P Umland;Francis M Cuss;Richard W Chapman

  • Interleukin-10 inhibits interleukin-8 production in human neutrophils.

    Peng Wang;Ping Wu;John C. Anthes;Marvin I. Siegel

  • INVOLVEMENT OF IL-5 IN A MURINE MODEL OF ALLERGIC PULMONARY INFLAMMATION :PROPHYLACTIC AND THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF AN ANTI-IL-5 ANTIBODY

    T T Kung;D M Stelts;J A Zurcher;G K Adams

  • Functional TRPV4 channels are expressed in human airway smooth muscle cells

    Yanlin Jia;Xin Wang;LoriAnn Varty;Charles A. Rizzo

  • Identification of two H3-histamine receptor subtypes.

    R. E. West;A. Zweig;Neng-Yang Shih;M. I. Siegel

  • Phosphodiesterase 4B2 is the predominant phosphodiesterase species and undergoes differential regulation of gene expression in human monocytes and neutrophils.

    Peng Wang;Ping Wu;Kathleen M. Ohleth;Robert W. Egan

  • Mast cells modulate allergic pulmonary eosinophilia in mice.

    T T Kung;D Stelts;J A Zurcher;H Jones

  • Activation of phospholipase D by chemotactic peptide in HL-60 granulocytes.

    Jin-Keon Pai;Marvin I. Siegel;Robert W. Egan;M.Motasim Billah

  • Expression, Purification, and Characterization of Human cAMP-Specific Phosphodiesterase (PDE4) Subtypes A, B, C, and D

    Peng Wang;Joyce G. Myers;Ping Wu;Boonlert Cheewatrakoolpong

  • Role of CXCR2 in cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation.

    Thomas H Thatcher;N A McHugh;R W Egan;R W Chapman

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald C. Bolser
Donald C. Bolser University of Florida
Akio Mori
Akio Mori University of Tokyo
Gerald J. Gleich
Gerald J. Gleich University of Utah
Robert J. Naylor
Robert J. Naylor University of Bradford
Alan J. Wein
Alan J. Wein University of Miami
Christopher R. Lowe
Christopher R. Lowe University of Cambridge
Kazuo Akiyama
Kazuo Akiyama University of Tokyo
Francesco Amenta
Francesco Amenta University of Camerino
Richard P. Phipps
Richard P. Phipps University of Rochester
Nicholas W. Lukacs
Nicholas W. Lukacs University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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