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Robin J. Parks

Robin J. Parks

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
12676
World Ranking
16529
National Ranking
579

Overview

Robin J. Parks is affiliated with the Ottawa Hospital in Canada and has a research focus within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work spans various subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Oncology, Surgery, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's research interests are reflected in major topics such as virus-based gene therapy research, neurogenetic and muscular disorders research, viral infectious diseases and gene expression in insects, muscle physiology and disorders, CAR-T cell therapy research, extracellular vesicles in disease, and congenital anomalies and fetal surgery.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Robin J. Parks include Kathy L. Poulin, Rashmi Kothary, Charlotte A. René, Jodi Warman-Chardon, and Morgan R. Jennings.

They have contributed publications across several significant venues, including:

  • Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases
  • UNC Libraries
  • Viruses
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Microorganisms

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Robin J. Parks include the following:

  • Curcumin as an Antiviral Agent (2020) published in Viruses
  • Delivery of Therapeutic Agents to the Central Nervous System and the Promise of Extracellular Vesicles (2021) published in Pharmaceutics
  • Recent Advances in Novel Antiviral Therapies against Human Adenovirus (2020) published in Microorganisms
  • Antiviral Effects of Curcumin on Adenovirus Replication (2020) published in Microorganisms
  • Human Adenovirus Gene Expression and Replication Is Regulated through Dynamic Changes in Nucleoprotein Structure throughout Infection (2023) published in Viruses

The range of their work indicates a focus on viral interactions at the molecular level, gene expression dynamics, and therapeutic approaches related to infectious diseases. Their collaborative efforts often involve research on extracellular vesicles, viral gene therapy, and muscular and neurogenetic disorders.

Best Publications

  • The inflammasome recognizes cytosolic microbial and host DNA and triggers an innate immune response

    Daniel A. Muruve;Virginie Pétrilli;Anne K. Zaiss;Lindsay R. White

  • A helper-dependent adenovirus vector system: Removal of helper virus by Cre-mediated excision of the viral packaging signal

    Robin J. Parks;Liane Chen;Martina Anton;Uma Sankar

  • Genomic DNA transfer with a high-capacity adenovirus vector results in improved in vivo gene expression and decreased toxicity

    Gudrun Schiedner;Núria Morral;Núria Morral;Robin J. Parks;Ying Wu

  • An adenoviral vector deleted for all viral coding sequences results in enhanced safety and extended expression of a leptin transgene

    M. A. Morsy;M. Gu;S. Motzel;Jing Zhao

  • Pax7 is critical for the normal function of satellite cells in adult skeletal muscle

    Julia von Maltzahn;Andrew E. Jones;Andrew E. Jones;Robin J. Parks;Michael A. Rudnicki;Michael A. Rudnicki

  • Administration of helper-dependent adenoviral vectors and sequential delivery of different vector serotype for long-term liver-directed gene transfer in baboons

    Núria Morral;Wanda O’Neal;Karen Rice;Michele Leland

  • High Doses of a Helper-Dependent Adenoviral Vector Yield Supraphysiological Levels of α1-Antitrypsin with Negligible Toxicity

    Núria Morral;Robin J. Parks;Heshan Zhou;Claire Langston

  • A helper-dependent system for adenovirus vector production helps define a lower limit for efficient DNA packaging.

    R J Parks;F L Graham

  • Site-specific integration mediated by a hybrid adenovirus/adeno-associated virus vector.

    A. Recchia;R. J. Parks;S. Lamartina;C. Toniatti

  • Helper-dependent adenovirus vectors elicit intact innate but attenuated adaptive host immune responses in vivo

    Daniel A. Muruve;Matthew J. Cotter;Anne K. Zaiss;Lindsay R. White

  • Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 interacts with Parkin, DJ-1 and PINK-1 in a Drosophila melanogaster model of Parkinson's disease

    Katerina Venderova;Ghassan Kabbach;Elizabeth Abdel-Messih;Yi Zhang

  • Use of a Liver-Specific Promoter Reduces Immune Response to the Transgene in Adenoviral Vectors

    Lucio Pastore;Nuria Morral;Heshan Zhou;Racel Garcia

  • High-efficiency Cre/loxp based system for construction of adenovirus vectors

    Frank L. Graham;Robin J. Parks;Philip Ng

  • Expression of apolipoprotein C-III in McA-RH7777 cells enhances VLDL assembly and secretion under lipid-rich conditions

    Meenakshi Sundaram;Shumei Zhong;Maroun Bou Khalil;Philip H. Links

  • Separating fact from fiction: assessing the potential of modified adenovirus vectors for use in human gene therapy.

    Andrea Amalfitano;Robin J Parks

  • Use of helper-dependent adenoviral vectors of alternative serotypes permits repeat vector administration

    Frank L. Graham;Robin Parks

  • Rb is required for progression through myogenic differentiation but not maintenance of terminal differentiation.

    Michael S. Huh;Maura H. Parker;Anthony Scimè;Robin Parks

  • Molecular, cellular, and pharmacological therapies for Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophies

    Joe V. Chakkalakal;Jennifer Thompson;Robin J. Parks;Robin J. Parks;Bernard J. Jasmin;Bernard J. Jasmin

  • Snapshots: chromatin control of viral infection.

    David M. Knipe;Paul M. Lieberman;Jae U. Jung;Alison A. McBride

  • Curcumin as an Antiviral Agent

    Morgan R. Jennings;Robin J. Parks

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank L. Graham
Frank L. Graham McMaster University
Rashmi Kothary
Rashmi Kothary Ottawa Hospital
Bernard J. Jasmin
Bernard J. Jasmin University of Ottawa
Stefan Kochanek
Stefan Kochanek University of Ulm
John C. Bell
John C. Bell University of Ottawa
Arthur L. Beaudet
Arthur L. Beaudet Baylor College of Medicine
Zemin Yao
Zemin Yao University of Ottawa
Michael A. Rudnicki
Michael A. Rudnicki Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Marilyn E. Carroll
Marilyn E. Carroll University of Minnesota

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