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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Thomas P. Stossel was affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focused on fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with subfields covering Epidemiology, Molecular Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.

The scientist's work addressed several key topics such as:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Nosocomial Infections in ICU
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
  • Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology

Their recent notable publications included:

  • "Recombinant Human Plasma Gelsolin Improves Survival and Attenuates Lung Injury in a Murine Model of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia," 2020, published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • "Delayed administration of recombinant plasma gelsolin improves survival in a murine model of severe influenza," 2020, published in F1000Research
  • "Low Plasma Gelsolin Concentrations in Chronic Granulomatous Disease," 2020, published in Inflammation

Frequent co-authors associated with their work included Mark J. DiNubile, Susan L. Levinson, Matthew B. Lawrenz, Jonathan M. Warawa, and Zhiping Yang.

Their research was often published in venues such as Open Forum Infectious Diseases, F1000Research, and Inflammation.

Thomas P. Stossel was recognized by several professional organizations, including memberships in the National Academy of Sciences (1997), the National Academy of Medicine (1998), and the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • On the crawling of animal cells

    Thomas P. Stossel

  • Filamins as integrators of cell mechanics and signalling.

    Thomas P. Stossel;John Condeelis;Lynn Cooley;John H. Hartwig

  • Control of cytoplasmic actin gel–sol transformation by gelsolin, a calcium-dependent regulatory protein

    Helen L. Yin;Thomas P. Stossel

  • Thrombin receptor ligation and activated rac uncap actin filament barbed ends through phosphoinositide synthesis in permeabilized human platelets

    John H. Hartwig;Gary M. Bokoch;Christopher L. Carpenter;Paul A. Janmey

  • Modulation of gelsolin function by phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate.

    Paul A. Janmey;Thomas P. Stossel

  • Actin-binding protein requirement for cortical stability and efficient locomotion.

    CC Cunningham;JB Gorlin;DJ Kwiatkowski;JH Hartwig

  • Plasma and cytoplasmic gelsolins are encoded by a single gene and contain a duplicated actin-binding domain.

    David J. Kwiatkowski;Thomas P. Stossel;Stuart H. Orkin;John E. Mole

  • Nonmuscle Actin-Binding Proteins

    Stossel Tp;Chaponnier C;Ezzell Rm;Hartwig Jh

  • The small GTPase RalA targets filamin to induce filopodia

    Yasutaka Ohta;Nobuchika Suzuki;Shun Nakamura;John H. Hartwig

  • Hemostatic, inflammatory, and fibroblast responses are blunted in mice lacking gelsolin

    Walter Witke;Arlene H Sharpe;John H Hartwig;Toshifumi Azuma

  • From signal to pseudopod. How cells control cytoplasmic actin assembly.

    T P Stossel

  • Phagocytes as carcinogens: malignant transformation produced by human neutrophils

    Sigmund A. Weitzman;Alan B. Weitberg;Edward P. Clark;Thomas P. Stossel

  • Human endothelial actin-binding protein (ABP-280, nonmuscle filamin): a molecular leaf spring.

    J B Gorlin;R Yamin;S Egan;M Stewart

  • Prestressed F-actin networks cross-linked by hinged filamins replicate mechanical properties of cells

    M. L. Gardel;F. Nakamura;J. H. Hartwig;J. C. Crocker

  • FilGAP, a Rho- and ROCK-regulated GAP for Rac binds filamin A to control actin remodelling.

    Yasutaka Ohta;John H. Hartwig;Thomas P. Stossel

  • Phagocytosis (first of three parts).

    Stossel Tp

  • The Clearance Mechanism of Chilled Blood Platelets

    Karin M. Hoffmeister;Thomas W. Felbinger;Hervé Falet;Cécile V. Denis

  • Mechanical Strain in Actin Networks Regulates FilGAP and Integrin Binding to Filamin A

    Allen J. Ehrlicher;Fumihiko Nakamura;John H. Hartwig;David A. Weitz

  • The filamins Organizers of cell structure and function

    Fumihiko Nakamura;Thomas P Stossel;John H Hartwig

  • Isolation and properties of actin, myosin, and a new actinbinding protein in rabbit alveolar macrophages.

    John H. Hartwig;Thomas P. Stossel

Frequent Co-Authors

John H. Hartwig
John H. Hartwig Brigham and Women's Hospital
Paul A. Janmey
Paul A. Janmey University of Pennsylvania
Helen L. Yin
Helen L. Yin The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
David A. Weitz
David A. Weitz Harvard University
David J. Kwiatkowski
David J. Kwiatkowski Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ravi Thadhani
Ravi Thadhani Harvard University
Andrej Tarkowski
Andrej Tarkowski University of Gothenburg
Henrik Clausen
Henrik Clausen University of Copenhagen
Robert J. Mason
Robert J. Mason National Jewish Health
George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University

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