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Overview

Thomas D. Brown is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, and Arts and Humanities. The scientist has produced work in several subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, History and Philosophy of Science, and Philosophy.

The primary focus of Thomas D. Brown's research lies in the area of retinal development and disorders, as well as photoreceptor and optogenetics research. They have also contributed to topics that intersect philosophy and theoretical science, philosophy and history of science, epistemology, ethics, and metaphysics, alongside neuroscience and neuropharmacology research. The scientist's work has also engaged with aspects of connexins and lens biology.

Recent publications by Thomas D. Brown include the following:

  • Propositions are not representational, 2021, Synthese
  • Cadherin 4 assembles a family of color-preferring retinal circuits that respond to light offset, 2025, Current Biology
  • Cadherin 4 Assembles a Family of Color-Selective Retinal Circuits that Respond to Light Offset, 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent collaborators of Thomas D. Brown include:

  • Aline Giselle Rangel Olguin
  • Pierre-Luc Rochon
  • Catherine Theriault
  • Michel Cayouette
  • Erik P. Cook

The scientist has published work in venues such as Synthese, Current Biology, and SSRN Electronic Journal. These publications reflect a range of interests from philosophy and theoretical science to molecular neuroscience and retinal biology.

Best Publications

  • Atypical subtrochanteric and diaphyseal femoral fractures: Report of a task force of the american society for bone and mineral Research

    Elizabeth Shane;David Burr;Peter R. Ebeling;Bo Abrahamsen

  • Techniques for mechanical stimulation of cells in vitro: a review

    Thomas D Brown

  • Mechanical determinants of osteoarthrosis.

    E. L. Radin;D. B. Burr;B. Caterson;David P Fyhrie

  • Structural properties of a new design of composite replicate femurs and tibias

    Anneliese D Heiner;Thomas D Brown

  • Mechanical property distributions in the cancellous bone of the human proximal femur

    Thomas D. Brown;Albert B. Ferguson

  • In vitro contact stress distributions in the natural human hip.

    Thomas D. Brown;Daniel T. Shaw

  • Contact stress aberrations following imprecise reduction of simple tibial plateau fractures.

    Thomas D. Brown;Donald D. Anderson;James V. Nepola;Robert J. Singerman

  • The Roles of Mechanical Stresses in the Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis: Implications for Treatment of Joint Injuries.

    Joseph A. Buckwalter;Donald D. Anderson;Thomas D. Brown;Yuki Tochigi

  • Kinematics, kinetics, and finite element analysis of commonplace maneuvers at risk for total hip dislocation.

    Mark E. Nadzadi;Douglas R. Pedersen;H.John Yack;John J. Callaghan

  • A sliding-distance-coupled finite element formulation for polyethylene wear in total hip arthroplasty

    Tina A. Maxian;Thomas D. Brown;Douglas R. Pedersen;John J. Callaghan

  • Effects of osteochondral defect size on cartilage contact stress.

    Thomas D. Brown;David F. Pope;Joseph E. Hale;Joseph A. Buckwalter

  • In vitro contact stress distribution on the femoral condyles.

    Thomas D. Brown;Daniel T. Shaw

  • Finite element studies of some juxtarticular stress changes due to localized subchondral stiffening

    Thomas D. Brown;Thomas D. Brown;Eric L. Radin;Eric L. Radin;R.Bruce Martin;R.Bruce Martin;David B. Burr;David B. Burr

  • Toward an identification of mechanical parameters initiating periosteal remodeling: A combined experimental and analytic approach

    Thomas D. Brown;Douglas R. Pedersen;Martha L. Gray;Richard A. Brand

  • Chronic stress tolerance levels for human articular cartilage: two nonuniform contact models applied to long-term follow-up of CDH.

    Tina A. Maxian;Thomas D. Brown;Stuart L. Weinstein

  • Computational and experimental investigations of two-dimensional nonlinear peristaltic flows

    Thomas D. Brown;Tin-Kan Hung

  • Quantification of the effect of cross-shear on the wear of conventional and highly cross-linked UHMWPE.

    Lu Kang;Alison L. Galvin;Thomas D. Brown;Zhongmin Jin

  • A new animal model of femoral head osteonecrosis: one that progresses to human-like mechanical failure.

    Michael G. Conzemius;Thomas D. Brown;Yongde Zhang;Robert A. Robinson

  • Baseline articular contact stress levels predict incident symptomatic knee osteoarthritis development in the MOST cohort.

    Neil A. Segal;Donald D. Anderson;Krishna S. Iyer;Jennifer Baker

  • Physical validation of a patient-specific contact finite element model of the ankle.

    Donald D. Anderson;Jane K. Goldsworthy;Wendy Li;M. James Rudert

  • Erratum: Atypical subtrochanteric and diaphyseal femoral fractures: Report of a task force of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (2010) 25 (2267-2294))

    Elizabeth Shane;David Burr;Peter R. Ebeling;Bo Abrahamsen

Frequent Co-Authors

John J. Callaghan
John J. Callaghan University of Iowa
Charles L. Saltzman
Charles L. Saltzman University of Utah
John Fisher
John Fisher University of Leeds
Joseph A. Buckwalter
Joseph A. Buckwalter University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
John J. Lannutti
John J. Lannutti The Ohio State University
Annunziato Amendola
Annunziato Amendola University of Iowa
David B. Burr
David B. Burr Indiana University
Eileen Ingham
Eileen Ingham University of Leeds
Clinton T. Rubin
Clinton T. Rubin Stony Brook University
Ruth M. Hall
Ruth M. Hall University of Sydney

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