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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Saul Silverstein is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their academic career includes recognition by professional scientific organizations, notably being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010.

While specific publications, co-authors, and detailed research topics for Saul Silverstein are not provided, the available information highlights an academic profile connected to a major research institution known for multidisciplinary scientific inquiry.

No detailed data on recent papers, frequent co-authors, or main topics of work have been documented for this individual in the provided source. Similarly, information regarding book publications, specific fields of study, subfields, or frequent publication venues is not available.

The scientist is currently active and has not been recorded as deceased. The recognition by AAAS aligns with contributions to the advancement of science, although the citation details for this award are not specified.

Best Publications

  • Transfer of purified herpes virus thymidine kinase gene to cultured mouse cells.

    Michael Wigler;Saul Silverstein;Lih-Syng Lee;Angel Pellicer

  • Transformation of mammalian cells with genes from procaryotes and eucaryotes

    Michael Wigler;Raymond Sweet;Gek Kee Sim;Barbara Wold

  • DNA-mediated transfer of the adenine phosphoribosyltransferase locus into mammalian cells

    Michael Wigler;Angel Pellicer;Saul Silverstein;Richard Axel

  • Biochemical transfer of single-copy eucaryotic genes using total cellular DNA as donor

    Michael Wigler;Angel Pellicer;Saul Silverstein;Richard Axel

  • Isolation of transforming DNA: cloning the hamster aprt gene.

    Israel Lowy;Angel Pellicer;James F. Jackson;Gek-Kee Sim

  • Transformation of mammalian cells with an amplifiable dominant-acting gene

    M. H. Wigler;M. Perucho;D. Kurtz;S. Dana

  • The transfer and stable integration of the HSV thymidine kinase gene into mouse cells

    Angel Pellicer;Michael Wigler;Richard Axel;Saul Silverstein

  • Identification of immediate early genes from herpes simplex virus that transactivate the virus thymidine kinase gene.

    Irwin H. Gelman;Saul Silverstein

  • Cervical papillomaviruses segregate within morphologically distinct precancerous lesions.

    C P Crum;M Mitao;R U Levine;S Silverstein

  • Altering genotype and phenotype by DNA-mediated gene transfer

    Angel Pellicer;Diane Robins;Barbara Wold;Ray Sweet

  • Restriction fragment length polymorphism of polymerase chain reaction products from vaccine and wild-type varicella-zoster virus isolates.

    P LaRussa;O Lungu;I Hardy;A Gershon

  • Pre-mRNA splicing and the nuclear matrix.

    S Zeitlin;A Parent;S Silverstein;A Efstratiadis

  • Human papillomavirus type 16 DNA in periungual squamous cell carcinomas

    Ronald L. Moy;Yehuda D. Eliezri;Gerard J. Nuovo;John A. Zitelli

  • Typing of human papillomaviruses by polymerase chain reaction amplification with L1 consensus primers and RFLP analysis

    Octavian Lungu;Thomas C. Wright;Saul Silverstein

  • Herpes simplex virus type 1 immediate-early protein Vmw110 reactivates latent herpes simplex virus type 2 in an in vitro latency system.

    R A Harris;R D Everett;X X Zhu;S Silverstein

  • Herpes simplex viruses with mutations in the gene encoding ICP0 are defective in gene expression.

    J Chen;S Silverstein

  • Varicella Vaccine: The American Experience

    A A Gershon;P LaRussa;I Hardy;S Steinberg

  • Introduction and expression of a rabbit beta-globin gene in mouse fibroblasts.

    B. Wold;M. H. Wigler;E. Lacy;T. Maniatis

  • Relationship of human papillomavirus type to grade of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

    Octavian Lungu;Xiao Wei Sun;Juan Felix;Ralph M. Richart

  • Degradation of cellular mRNA during infection by herpes simplex virus.

    Yutaka Nishioka;Saul Silverstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Axel
Richard Axel Columbia University
Michael Wigler
Michael Wigler Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Anne A. Gershon
Anne A. Gershon Columbia University
Christopher P. Crum
Christopher P. Crum Brigham and Women's Hospital
Thomas C. Wright
Thomas C. Wright Columbia University
Tom Maniatis
Tom Maniatis Columbia University
Angel Pellicer
Angel Pellicer New York University
Bernard Roizman
Bernard Roizman University of Chicago
Alex Ferenczy
Alex Ferenczy McGill University
Sharon Steinberg
Sharon Steinberg Columbia University

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