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19921
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949
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Thomas E. Cleveland is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within the life sciences, particularly focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their studies frequently touch on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Biomedical Engineering, Genetics, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main research topics covered by Cleveland include:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research

The scientist has contributed to a range of peer-reviewed papers, with some recent publications including:

  • "Ionization and structural properties of mRNA lipid nanoparticles influence expression in intramuscular and intravascular administration" (2021) published in Communications Biology
  • "Structure of the cell-binding component of the Clostridium difficile binary toxin reveals a di-heptamer macromolecular assembly" (2020) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Design of a native-like secreted form of the hepatitis C virus E1E2 heterodimer" (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A round-robin approach provides a detailed assessment of biomolecular small-angle scattering data reproducibility and yields consensus curves for benchmarking" (2022) published in Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology
  • "Particle Metrology Approach to Understanding How Storage Conditions Affect Long-Term Liposome Stability" (2023) published in Langmuir

Cleveland frequently collaborates with several researchers, notably including Alexander Grishaev, Thomas R. Fuerst, Susan Krueger, Jacob M. Majikes, and Seulki Cho. These collaborations have resulted in multiple coauthored publications.

Regarding publication venues, Cleveland's work appears regularly in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Communications Biology, Langmuir, and Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology.

In recognition of their contributions to science, Cleveland was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of Aspergillus oryzae

    Masayuki Machida;Kiyoshi Asai;Motoaki Sano;Toshihiro Tanaka

  • Clustered pathway genes in aflatoxin biosynthesis.

    Jiujiang Yu;Perng Kuang Chang;Kenneth C. Ehrlich;Jeffrey W. Cary

  • Bacillomycin D: an iturin with antifungal activity against Aspergillus flavus.

    A.-L. Moyne;R. Shelby;T.E. Cleveland;S. Tuzun

  • Ionization and structural properties of mRNA lipid nanoparticles influence expression in intramuscular and intravascular administration.

    Manuel J Carrasco;Suman Alishetty;Mohamad-Gabriel Alameh;Hooda Said

  • Comparative mapping of aflatoxin pathway gene clusters in Aspergillus parasiticus and Aspergillus flavus.

    Jiujiang Yu;Perng-Kuang Chang;J. W. Cary;M. Wright

  • Whole genome comparison of Aspergillus flavus and A. oryzae

    G. A. Payne;W. C. Nierman;J. R. Wortman;B. L. Pritchard

  • United States Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service research on pre‐harvest prevention of mycotoxins and mycotoxigenic fungi in US crops

    Thomas E Cleveland;Patrick F Dowd;Anne E Desjardins;Deepak Bhatnagar

  • Evaluation of the estrogenic effects of legume extracts containing phytoestrogens.

    Stephen M Boué;Thomas E Wiese;Suzanne Nehls;Matthew E Burow

  • Molecular genetic analysis and regulation of aflatoxin biosynthesis.

    D. Bhatnagar;K. C. Ehrlich;T. E. Cleveland

  • Cloning of the afl-2 gene involved in aflatoxin biosynthesis from Aspergillus flavus.

    G A Payne;G J Nystrom;D Bhatnagar;T E Cleveland

  • Increased expression of Aspergillus parasiticus aflR, encoding a sequence-specific DNA-binding protein, relieves nitrate inhibition of aflatoxin biosynthesis.

    Perng-Kuang Chang;K. C. Ehrlich;Jiujiang Yu;Deepak Bhatnagar

  • Cloning of the Aspergillus parasiticus apa-2 gene associated with the regulation of aflatoxin biosynthesis.

    Perng-Kuang Chang;J. W. Cary;Deepak Bhatnagar;T. E. Cleveland

  • Molecular genetic evidence for the involvement of a specific polygalacturonase, P2c, in the invasion and spread of Aspergillus flavus in cotton bolls.

    Mei-Tsu Shieh;Robert L. Brown;Michael P. Whitehead;Jeffrey W. Cary

  • Completed sequence of aflatoxin pathway gene cluster in Aspergillus parasiticus1

    Jiujiang Yu;Deepak Bhatnagar;Thomas E Cleveland

  • Understanding the genetics of regulation of aflatoxin production and Aspergillus flavus development.

    Deepak Bhatnagar;Jeffrey W. Cary;Kenneth Ehrlich;Jiujiang Yu

  • Aspergillus flavus genomics: gateway to human and animal health, food safety, and crop resistance to diseases.

    Jiujiang Yu;Thomas E. Cleveland;William C. Nierman;Joan W. Bennett

  • Reduction in Aflatoxin Content of Maize by Atoxigenic Strains of Aspergillus flavus

    Robert L. Brown;Peter J. Cotty;Thomas E. Cleveland

  • The aflatoxin pathway regulator AflR induces gene transcription inside and outside of the aflatoxin biosynthetic cluster

    Michael S. Price;Jiujiang Yu;William C. Nierman;H. Stanley Kim

  • Transgenic expression of a gene encoding a synthetic antimicrobial peptide results in inhibition of fungal growth in vitro and in planta.

    Jeffrey W. Cary;Kanniah Rajasekaran;Jesse M. Jaynes;Thomas E. Cleveland

  • The effect of elevated temperature on gene transcription and aflatoxin biosynthesis.

    G.R. OBrian;D.R. Georgianna;J.R. Wilkinson;J. Yu

  • Advances in the Development of Host Resistance in Corn to Aflatoxin Contamination by Aspergillus flavus

    R L Brown;Z Y Chen;T E Cleveland;J S Russin

Frequent Co-Authors

Deepak Bhatnagar
Deepak Bhatnagar Agricultural Research Service
Jiujiang Yu
Jiujiang Yu United States Department of Agriculture
Jeffrey W. Cary
Jeffrey W. Cary United States Department of Agriculture
William C. Nierman
William C. Nierman J. Craig Venter Institute
Gary A. Payne
Gary A. Payne North Carolina State University
Perng-Kuang Chang
Perng-Kuang Chang United States Department of Agriculture
Baozhu Guo
Baozhu Guo Agricultural Research Service
Kenneth C. Ehrlich
Kenneth C. Ehrlich US Department of Agriculture
Joan W. Bennett
Joan W. Bennett Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Abebe Menkir
Abebe Menkir International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

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