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William Howard Evans

William Howard Evans

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
15142
World Ranking
4659
National Ranking
158

Overview

William Howard Evans was affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and contributed to research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work intersected multiple subfields, including Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Education, Information Systems, and Speech and Hearing. This multidimensional approach reflected a focus on both clinical and educational aspects of healthcare.

Evans' research covered several significant topics, such as:

  • Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
  • Innovative Teaching Methods
  • Educational Innovations and Technology
  • Dysphagia Assessment and Management
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Family and Disability Support Research

Their publication record included contributions to various academic journals, such as Education Sciences, Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, International Journal of Older People Nursing, BMC Palliative Care, and Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Evans were:

  • "Lessons from the Past and Challenges for the Future: Inclusive Education for Students with Unique Needs," 2021, Education Sciences
  • "Exploring the impact educational interventions have on nursing and medical students' attitudes and empathy levels towards people with disability. A systematic review," 2023, Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Evans also collaborated on works published in the International Journal of Older People Nursing, BMC Palliative Care, and the Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, although in these cases, Evans was not the primary author. Their collaborative network included frequent co-authors such as Amany Habib, Dominika Lisiecka, Timothy E. Morse, Dawn Farrell, and Emir Murphy Dourieu.

The scientist's career reflected an ongoing engagement with interdisciplinary research themes, especially those bridging medicine and education. The focus on inclusive education, empathy development in healthcare education, and clinical conditions such as salivary gland disorders showed a blend of theoretical and applied research interests.

Best Publications

  • Nanoparticles can cause DNA damage across a cellular barrier

    Gevdeep Bhabra;Aman Sood;Brenton Fisher;Laura Cartwright

  • Central role of heterocellular gap junctional communication in endothelium-dependent relaxations of rabbit arteries

    A. T. Chaytor;William Howard Evans;T. H. Griffith

  • Functional polarity of the rat hepatocyte surface membrane. Isolation and characterization of plasma-membrane subfractions from the blood-sinusoidal, bile-Canalicular and contiguous surfaces of the hepatocyte.

    M. H. Wisher;William Howard Evans

  • Differential Expression of Connexins during Neocortical Development and Neuronal Circuit Formation

    B. Nadarajah;A. M. Jones;William Howard Evans;J. G. Parnavelas

  • Peptides Homologous to Extracellular Loop Motifs of Connexin 43 Reversibly Abolish Rhythmic Contractile Activity in Rabbit Arteries

    A. T. Chaytor;William Howard Evans;T. M. Griffith;K. D. Thornbury

  • Connexin mimetic peptides: specific inhibitors of gap-junctional intercellular communication.

    William Howard Evans;S. Boitano

  • Subtilisin Carlsberg. V. The complete sequence; comparison with subtilisin BPN'; evolutionary relationships.

    E. L. Smith;R. J. Delange;William Howard Evans;M. Landon

  • Topological analysis of the major protein in isolated intact rat liver gap junctions and gap junction-derived single membrane structures.

    D. B. Zimmer;C. R. Green;William Howard Evans;N. B. Gilula

  • A biochemical dissection of the functional polarity of the plasma membrane of the hepatocyte

    William Howard Evans

  • Ca2+ regulation of connexin 43 hemichannels in C6 glioma and glial cells

    Elke De Vuyst;Nan Wang;Elke Decrock;Marijke De Bock

  • Fractionation of liver plasma membranes prepared by zonal centrifugation.

    W. H. Evans

  • pH in the endosome. Measurements during pinocytosis and receptor-mediated endocytosis.

    M. J. Geisow;William Howard Evans

  • Gap junctions in the adult cerebral cortex: regional differences in their distribution and cellular expression of connexins

    B. Nadarajah;D. Thomaidou;William Howard Evans;J. G. Parnavelas

  • Multiple pathways in the trafficking and assembly of connexin 26, 32 and 43 into gap junction intercellular communication channels.

    P Martin;G. Blundell;S. Ahmad;Rachel Jane Errington

  • Mimetic peptides as blockers of connexin channel-facilitated intercellular communication.

    W Howard Evans;Luc Leybaert

  • Connexin 43 hemichannels contribute to the propagation of apoptotic cell death in a rat C6 glioma cell model.

    E. Decrock;E. De Vuyst;M. Vinken;M. Van Moorhem

  • Properties of a 5′-nucleotidase purified from mouse liver plasma membranes

    William Howard Evans;J. W. Gurd

  • Photoliberating inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate triggers ATP release that is blocked by the connexin mimetic peptide gap 26.

    Katleen Braet;Wouter Vandamme;Patricia E M Martin;W Howard Evans

  • Nitric Oxide–Independent Relaxations to Acetylcholine and A23187 Involve Different Routes of Heterocellular Communication: Role of Gap Junctions and Phospholipase A2

    Iain Robert Hutcheson;Andrew T. Chaytor;William Howard Evans;Tudor M. Griffith

  • Connexin mimetic peptides inhibit Cx43 hemichannel opening triggered by voltage and intracellular Ca2+ elevation.

    Nan Wang;Marijke De Bock;Gudrun Antoons;Ashish K. Gadicherla

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos Enrich
Carlos Enrich University of Barcelona
Anthony K. Campbell
Anthony K. Campbell Cardiff University
Luc Leybaert
Luc Leybaert Ghent University
David L. Becker
David L. Becker Nanyang Technological University
Jeffrey S. Hoch
Jeffrey S. Hoch University of California, Davis
John G. Parnavelas
John G. Parnavelas University College London
Brant E. Isakson
Brant E. Isakson University of Virginia
Andrew Forge
Andrew Forge University College London
Diane J. McLaren
Diane J. McLaren Medical Research Council
Eileen Ingham
Eileen Ingham University of Leeds

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