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Overview

Roger W. Hendrix was affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research predominantly focused on bacteriophages and microbial interactions, with significant contributions to genomics, phylogenetic studies, and molecular biology related to environmental science and virology.

The scientist published extensively on topics such as bacteriophages, microbial infections and diseases, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, HIV research and treatment, as well as epidemiology concerning Salmonella and Campylobacter. Their work spanned multiple specialized subfields including ecology, molecular biology, virology, oncology, and food science.

Among the frequent publication venues were:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements
  • Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Frequent collaborators included:

  • Graham F. Hatfull
  • Sherwood Casjens
  • Herman K.H. Fung
  • Shelley Grimes
  • Alexis Huet

Notable papers by Hendrix and colleagues included:

  • Structural basis of DNA packaging by a ring-type ATPase from an archetypal viral system, 2022, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Genome analysis of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium bacteriophage L, indicator for StySA (StyLT2III) restriction-modification system action, 2020, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Complete Genome Sequences of Lambdoid Phages 21, 434, and 434B and Several Lambda Hybrids, 2022, Microbiology Resource Announcements
  • Hybrid Vigor: Importance of Hybrid λ Phages in Early Insights in Molecular Biology, 2022, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
  • Structural basis of DNA packaging by a ring-type ATPase from an archetypal viral system, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their publications demonstrated a focus on genomic sequencing, molecular mechanisms of bacteriophage infection, and the role of viral systems in molecular biology. These studies contributed knowledge to both fundamental virology and applied genomics, especially in microbial genetics and bacteriophage biology.

Roger W. Hendrix's research career was marked by interdisciplinary work intersecting environmental science and molecular biology. Their contributions included exploring bacterial viruses' ecological roles and their genetic architectures, which intersected fields such as ecology, biochemistry, and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • Homologous plant and bacterial proteins chaperone oligomeric protein assembly

    Sean M. Hemmingsen;Carol Woolford;Saskia M. van der Vies;Kit Tilly

  • Evolutionary relationships among diverse bacteriophages and prophages: All the world’s a phage

    R W Hendrix;M C Smith;R N Burns;M E Ford

  • Origins of Highly Mosaic Mycobacteriophage Genomes

    Marisa L Pedulla;Michael E Ford;Jennifer M Houtz;Tharun Karthikeyan

  • Topologically Linked Protein Rings in the Bacteriophage HK97 Capsid

    William R. Wikoff;Lars Liljas;Lars Liljas;Robert L. Duda;Hiro Tsuruta

  • Phage genomics: small is beautiful.

    Harald Brüssow;Roger W. Hendrix

  • Stress proteins are immune targets in leprosy and tuberculosis.

    Douglas Young;Raju Lathigra;Roger Hendrix;Doug Sweetser

  • Bacteriophages and their genomes.

    Graham F Hatfull;Roger W Hendrix

  • Purification and properties of groE, a host protein involved in bacteriophage assembly.

    Roger W. Hendrix

  • Bacteriophages: evolution of the majority.

    Roger W. Hendrix

  • Genomic sequences of bacteriophages HK97 and HK022: pervasive genetic mosaicism in the lambdoid bacteriophages.

    Robert J Juhala;Michael E Ford;Robert L Duda;Anthony Youlton

  • Phamerator: a bioinformatic tool for comparative bacteriophage genomics

    Steven G Cresawn;Matt Bogel;Nathan Day;Deborah Jacobs-Sera

  • Host participation in bacteriophage lambda head assembly.

    C.P. Georgopoulos;Roger W. Hendrix;Sherwood R. Casjens;A.D. Kaiser

  • Consensus sequence for Escherichia coli heat shock gene promoters

    Deborah W. Cowing;James C. A. Bardwell;Elizabeth A. Craig;Carol Woolford

  • Purification and properties of the groES morphogenetic protein of Escherichia coli.

    G N Chandrasekhar;K Tilly;C Woolford;R Hendrix

  • The origins and ongoing evolution of viruses

    Roger W. Hendrix;Jeffrey G. Lawrence;Graham F. Hatfull;Sherwood Casjens

  • Symmetry mismatch and DNA packaging in large bacteriophages.

    Roger W. Hendrix

  • Control Mechanisms in dsDNA Bacteriophage Assembly

    Sherwood Casjens;Roger Hendrix

  • Comparative genomic analysis of 60 Mycobacteriophage genomes: genome clustering, gene acquisition, and gene size.

    Graham F. Hatfull;Deborah Jacobs-Sera;Jeffrey G. Lawrence;Welkin H. Pope

  • Imbroglios of Viral Taxonomy: Genetic Exchange and Failings of Phenetic Approaches

    Jeffrey G. Lawrence;Graham F. Hatfull;Roger W. Hendrix

  • Chapter 12 – Evolutionary Relationships Among Diverse Bacteriophages and Prophages: All The World's a Phage

    Roger W. Hendrix;Graham F. Hatfull;Michael E. Ford

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham F. Hatfull
Graham F. Hatfull University of Pittsburgh
James F. Conway
James F. Conway University of Pittsburgh
John E. Johnson
John E. Johnson Scripps Research Institute
Naiqian Cheng
Naiqian Cheng National Institutes of Health
Alasdair C. Steven
Alasdair C. Steven National Institutes of Health
Sherwood R. Casjens
Sherwood R. Casjens University of Utah
Jeffrey G. Lawrence
Jeffrey G. Lawrence University of Pittsburgh
William R. Jacobs
William R. Jacobs Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dennis H. Bamford
Dennis H. Bamford University of Helsinki

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