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Steven J. Collins is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Physiology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
  • Neurological Diseases and Metabolism
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Folate and B Vitamins Research

Recent publications illustrate their contributions to research on neurological diseases and aging. Noteworthy papers by Steven J. Collins include:

  • "Biomarkers and diagnostic guidelines for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease," 2021, The Lancet Neurology
  • "Risk prediction of late-onset Alzheimer's disease implies an oligogenic architecture," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Fifteen Years of the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) Study: Progress and Observations from 2,359 Older Adults Spanning the Spectrum from Cognitive Normality to Alzheimer's Disease," 2021, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports
  • "Asymmetric thinning of the cerebral cortex across the adult lifespan is accelerated in Alzheimer's disease," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light concentration predicts brain atrophy and cognition in Alzheimer's disease," 2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Steven J. Collins include:

  • Colin L. Masters
  • Qiao-Xin Li
  • Christiane Stehmann
  • Dhamidhu Eratne
  • Dennis Velakoulis

Publications are commonly found in several venues, reflecting the scientist's engagement with journals focused on neurodegenerative disorders and related fields. Prominent publication venues include:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Communicable Diseases Intelligence
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • The HL-60 promyelocytic leukemia cell line: proliferation, differentiation, and cellular oncogene expression

    Steven J. Collins

  • Updated clinical diagnostic criteria for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

    I. Zerr;K. Kallenberg;D. M. Summers;C. Romero

  • Integrated Genomic and Proteomic Analyses of Gene Expression in Mammalian Cells

    Qiang Tian;Serguei B. Stepaniants;Mao Mao;Lee Weng

  • Normal functional characteristics of cultured human promyelocytic leukemia cells (HL-60) after induction of differentiation by dimethylsulfoxide.

    S J Collins;F W Ruscetti;R E Gallagher;R C Gallo

  • Terminal differentiation of human promyelocytic leukemic cells in primary culture in response to retinoic acid.

    T. R. Breitman;Steven J. Collins;B. R. Keene

  • An exceptionally conserved transcriptional repressor, CTCF, employs different combinations of zinc fingers to bind diverged promoter sequences of avian and mammalian c-myc oncogenes.

    G N Filippova;S Fagerlie;E M Klenova;C Myers

  • Ultrasensitive human prion detection in cerebrospinal fluid by real-time quaking-induced conversion

    Ryuichiro Atarashi;Katsuya Satoh;Kazunori Sano;Takayuki Fuse

  • Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease at the millennium.

    P. Brown;M. Preece;J.-P. Brandel;T. Sato

  • Analysis of EEG and CSF 14-3-3 proteins as aids to the diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

    I. Zerr;M. Pocchiari;S. Collins;J.P. Brandel

  • Genetic prion disease: the EUROCJD experience.

    Gábor G. Kovács;Maria Puopolo;Anna Ladogana;Maurizio Pocchiari

  • Mortality from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease and related disorders in Europe, Australia, and Canada

    A. Ladogana;M. Puopolo;E. A. Croes;H. Budka

  • Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

    Steven J Collins;Victoria A Lawson;Colin L Masters;Colin L Masters

  • Retinoic acid-induced granulocytic differentiation of HL-60 myeloid leukemia cells is mediated directly through the retinoic acid receptor (RAR-alpha).

    S. J. Collins;K. A. Robertson;Lemoyne Mueller

  • Quantifying prion disease penetrance using large population control cohorts

    Eric Vallabh Minikel;Eric Vallabh Minikel;Sonia M. Vallabh;Sonia M. Vallabh;Monkol Lek;Monkol Lek;Karol Estrada;Karol Estrada

  • Polymerase chain reaction detection of the BCR-ABL fusion transcript after allogeneic marrow transplantation for chronic myeloid leukemia: results and implications in 346 patients.

    JP Radich;G Gehly;T Gooley;E Bryant

  • Lymphohematopoietic progenitors immortalized by a retroviral vector harboring a dominant-negative retinoic acid receptor can recapitulate lymphoid, myeloid, and erythroid development

    S Tsai;S Bartelmez;E Sitnicka;S Collins

  • CSF biomarker variability in the Alzheimer's Association quality control program

    Niklas Mattsson;Niklas Mattsson;Ulf Andreasson;Staffan Persson;Maria C. Carrillo

  • Determinants of diagnostic investigation sensitivities across the clinical spectrum of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

    S J Collins;P Sanchez-Juan;C L Masters;G M Klug

  • Cell lines and clinical isolates derived from Ph1-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia patients express c-abl proteins with a common structural alteration

    James B. Konopka;Susan M. Watanabe;Jack W. Singer;Steven J. Collins

  • Copper and zinc binding modulates the aggregation and neurotoxic properties of the prion peptide PrP106-126

    Michael F. Jobling;Xudong Huang;Leanne R. Stewart;Kevin J. Barnham

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin L. Masters
Colin L. Masters University of Melbourne
Andrew F. Hill
Andrew F. Hill Victoria University
Inga Zerr
Inga Zerr University of Göttingen
Roberto Cappai
Roberto Cappai University of Melbourne
Catriona McLean
Catriona McLean The Alfred Hospital
Robert G. Will
Robert G. Will University of Edinburgh
Anthony R. White
Anthony R. White QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Ralph N. Martins
Ralph N. Martins Edith Cowan University
Gabor G. Kovacs
Gabor G. Kovacs University of Toronto
Victor L. Villemagne
Victor L. Villemagne University of Pittsburgh

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