2026 Tamara L. Doering: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	54	15694	14414	6539	5845	123	9861

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Tamara L. Doering is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research spans primarily the field of Medicine, with notable subfields in Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.

Their research topics include:

Fungal Infections and Studies
Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Nail Diseases and Treatments
Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins

Some of their recent published papers are:

5-fluorocytosine resistance is associated with hypermutation and alterations in capsule biosynthesis in Cryptococcus, 2020, Nature Communications
Short homology-directed repair using optimized Cas9 in the pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans enables rapid gene deletion and tagging, 2021, Genetics
Dangerous Liaisons: Interactions of Cryptococcus neoformans with Host Phagocytes, 2020, Pathogens
Ergosterol distribution controls surface structure formation and fungal pathogenicity, 2023, mBio
The Transcription Factor Pdr802 Regulates Titan Cell Formation and Pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans, 2021, mBio

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Tamara L. Doering include:

Elizabeth A. Gaylord
Michael R. Brent
Hau Lam Choy
Liza Loza
Daniel Paiva Agustinho

They have published extensively in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
mBio
Genetics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Nature Communications

Tamara L. Doering was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010.

Best Publications

The Genome of the Basidiomycetous Yeast and Human Pathogen Cryptococcus Neoformans

Brendan J. Loftus;Eula Fung;Paola Roncaglia;Don Rowley

882
Citations
Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, the Etiologic Agents of Cryptococcosis

Kyung J. Kwon-Chung;James A. Fraser;Tamara L. Doering;Zhuo A. Wang

598
Citations
A novel pathway for glycan assembly: Biosynthesis of the glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol anchor of the trypanosome variant surface glycoprotein

Wayne J. Masterson;Tamara L. Doering;Gerald W. Hart;Paul T. Englund

369
Citations
A yeast under cover: the capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans.

Indrani Bose;Amy J. Reese;Jeramia J. Ory;Guilhem Janbon

324
Citations
Cell wall α‐1,3‐glucan is required to anchor the Cryptococcus neoformans capsule

Amy J. Reese;Tamara L. Doering

259
Citations
Fatty acid remodeling: a novel reaction sequence in the biosynthesis of trypanosome glycosyl phosphatidylinositol membrane anchors.

Wayne J. Masterson;Jayne Raper;Tamara L. Doering;Gerald W. Hart

255
Citations
How Sweet it is! Cell Wall Biogenesis and Polysaccharide Capsule Formation in Cryptococcus neoformans

Tamara Lea Doering

246
Citations
Biosynthesis of glycosyl phosphatidylinositol membrane anchors.

T L Doering;W J Masterson;G W Hart;P T Englund

242
Citations
RNA Interference in the Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus neoformans

Hong Liu;Tricia R. Cottrell;Lynda M. Pierini;William E. Goldman

242
Citations
Biosynthesis of the Glycosyl Phosphatidylinositol Membrane Anchor of the Trypanosome Variant Surface Glycoprotein: Origin of the non-acetylated glucosamine

T L Doering;W J Masterson;P T Englund;G W Hart

209
Citations
Specific requirements for the ER to Golgi transport of GPI-anchored proteins in yeast

Christine Sütterlin;Tamara L. Doering;Frauke Schimmöller;Stephan Schröder

209
Citations
Trojan Horse Transit Contributes to Blood-Brain Barrier Crossing of a Eukaryotic Pathogen.

Felipe H. Santiago-Tirado;Michael D. Onken;John A. Cooper;Robyn S. Klein

205
Citations
Gene silencing with RNA interference in the human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

Isabelle Mouyna;Christine Henry;Tamara L. Doering;Jean-Paul Latgé

202
Citations
Melanin as a potential cryptococcal defence against microbicidal proteins.

Tamara L. Doering;J. D. Nosanchuk;W. K. Roberts;A. Casadevall

188
Citations
Loss of cell wall alpha(1-3) glucan affects cryptococcus neoformans from ultrastructure to virulence

Amy J. Reese;Aki Yoneda;Julia A. Breger;Anne Beauvais

187
Citations
Cryptococcus neoformans: historical curiosity to modern pathogen

Deepa Srikanta;Felipe H. Santiago-Tirado;Tamara L. Doering

186
Citations
Functional cloning and characterization of a UDP- glucuronic acid decarboxylase: The pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans elucidates UDP-xylose synthesis

Maor Bar-Peled;Cara L. Griffith;Tamara L. Doering

185
Citations
A Eukaryotic Capsular Polysaccharide Is Synthesized Intracellularly and Secreted via Exocytosis

Aki Yoneda;Tamara L. Doering

184
Citations
Tissue specific expression of p422 protein, a putative lipid carrier, in mouse adipocytes.

David A. Bernlohr;Tamara L. Doering;Thomas J. Kelly;M.Daniel Lane

165
Citations
Eukaryotic UDP-Galactopyranose Mutase (GLF Gene) in Microbial and Metazoal Pathogens

Stephen M. Beverley;Katherine L. Owens;Melissa Showalter;Cara L. Griffith

165
Citations