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Genetics and Molecular Biology
UK
2024

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Genetics

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99
Citations
33257
World Ranking
784
National Ranking
111

Medicine

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100
Citations
34304
World Ranking
8314
National Ranking
815

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2006 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Shomi S. Bhattacharya is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cancer Research, and Oncology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • Glaucoma and Retinal Disorders
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Retinoids in Leukemia and Cellular Processes
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Bhattacharya are:

  • Integrating Metabolomics, Genomics, and Disease Pathways in Age-Related Macular Degeneration, 2020, Ophthalmology
  • Predicting Progression to Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration from Clinical, Genetic, and Lifestyle Factors Using Machine Learning, 2020, Ophthalmology
  • Mutations in SPATA13/ASEF2 cause primary angle closure glaucoma, 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • WDR34 , a candidate gene for non-syndromic rod-cone dystrophy, 2020, Clinical Genetics
  • Depleted hexokinase1 and lack of AMPKα activation favor OXPHOS-dependent energetics in retinoblastoma tumors, 2023, Translational Research

Frequent publication venues where Bhattacharya's work appears include:

  • Ophthalmology
  • PLoS Genetics
  • Clinical Genetics
  • Translational Research
  • Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

They have collaborated often with other researchers, notably:

  • Rohit Shetty
  • Shyam S. Chaurasia
  • Arkasubhra Ghosh
  • Johanna M. Colijn
  • Magda A. Meester-Smoor

In 2006, Bhattacharya was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a distinction awarded for contributions in their field.

Best Publications

  • Effect of gene therapy on visual function in Leber's congenital amaurosis.

    James W B Bainbridge;Alexander J Smith;Susie S Barker;Scott Robbie

  • OPA1, encoding a dynamin-related GTPase is mutated in autosomal dominant optic atrophy linked to chromosome 3q28

    C Alexander;M Votruba;U.E.A Pesch;D.L Thiselton

  • Cone-rod dystrophy due to mutations in a novel photoreceptor-specific homeobox gene (CRX) essential for maintenance of the photoreceptor

    Carol L. Freund;Cheryl Y. Gregory-Evans;Takahisa Furukawa;Myrto Papaioannou

  • Photoreceptor degeneration: genetic and mechanistic dissection of a complex trait

    Alan F. Wright;Christina F. Chakarova;Mai M. Abd El-Aziz;Shomi S. Bhattacharya

  • Mutations in a human homologue of Drosophila crumbs cause retinitis pigmentosa (RP12).

    A.I. den Hollander;J.B. ten Brink;Y.J.M. de Kok;S. van Soest

  • Mutations in the human retinal degeneration slow (RDS) gene can cause either retinitis pigmentosa or macular dystrophy.

    John Wells;John Wroblewski;Jeffrey Keen;Christopher Inglehearn

  • Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Europe: The Past and the Future

    Johanna M. Colijn;Gabriëlle H.S. Buitendijk;Elena Prokofyeva;Dalila Alves

  • Fox's in development and disease.

    Ordan J Lehmann;Jane C Sowden;Peter Carlsson;Tim Jordan

  • IsK and KvLQT1: Mutation in Either of the Two Subunits of the Slow Component of the Delayed Rectifier Potassium Channel Can Cause Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome

    Jessica Tyson;Lisbeth Tranebjærg;Sue Bellman;Christopher Wren

  • A missense mutation in the human connexin50 gene (GJA8) underlies autosomal dominant "zonular pulverulent" cataract, on chromosome 1q.

    Alan Shiels;Donna Mackay;Alexander Ionides;Vanita Berry

  • A Human Homolog of Yeast Pre-mRNA Splicing Gene, PRP31, Underlies Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa on Chromosome 19q13.4 (RP11)

    Eranga N. Vithana;Leen Abu-Safieh;Maxine J. Allen;Alisoun Carey

  • Restoration of photoreceptor ultrastructure and function in retinal degeneration slow mice by gene therapy

    Robin R. Ali;Gian-Marco Sarra;Clare Stephens;Mahesh de Alwis

  • Mutations of the forkhead/winged-helix gene, FKHL7, in patients with Axenfeld-Rieger anomaly.

    Alan J. Mears;Tim Jordan;Farideh Mirzayans;Stéphane Dubois

  • Missense mutations in MIP underlie autosomal dominant 'polymorphic' and lamellar cataracts linked to 12q.

    Berry;P Francis;S Kaushal;A Moore

  • Rapid detection of single base mismatches as heteroduplexes on Hydrolink gels.

    J Keen;D Lester;C Inglehearn;A Curtis

  • Mutations in a new photoreceptor-pineal gene on 17p cause Leber congenital amaurosis.

    Melanie M. Sohocki;Sara J. Bowne;Lori S. Sullivan;Seth Blackshaw

  • Connexin46 mutations in autosomal dominant congenital cataract

    Donna Mackay;Alexander Ionides;Zoha Kibar;Guy Rouleau

  • Gene Transfer into the Mouse Retina Mediated by an Adeno-Associated Viral Vector

    Robin R. Ali;Martin B. Reichel;Adrian J. Thrasher;Roland J. Levinsky

  • Mutations in the pre-mRNA splicing factor gene PRPC8 in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RP13)

    Arthur B. McKie;John C. McHale;T. Jeffrey Keen;Emma E. Tarttelin

  • RPGR mutation associated with retinitis pigmentosa, impaired hearing, and sinorespiratory infections

    I Zito;S M Downes;R J Patel;M E Cheetham

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony T. Moore
Anthony T. Moore University of California, San Francisco
Andrew R. Webster
Andrew R. Webster University College London
Alison J. Hardcastle
Alison J. Hardcastle University College London
Alan C. Bird
Alan C. Bird University College London
David Hunt
David Hunt University of Edinburgh
José-Alain Sahel
José-Alain Sahel University of Pittsburgh
Thierry Léveillard
Thierry Léveillard Institut de la Vision
Anand Swaroop
Anand Swaroop National Institutes of Health
Robin R. Ali
Robin R. Ali King's College London
Eranga N. Vithana
Eranga N. Vithana National University of Singapore

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