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Overview

William J. Showers is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within engineering and molecular biology, with a primary focus on ocean engineering and biomedical science. The composite nature of their work covers areas ranging from reservoir engineering and drilling techniques to acute myeloid leukemia research and single-cell transcriptomics.

Their recent publications reflect an interdisciplinary approach. Notable papers include:

  • "SCUBA implements a storage format-agnostic API for single-cell data access in R," published in F1000Research in 2024
  • "SCUBA implements a storage format-agnostic API for single-cell data access in R," published again in F1000Research in 2025
  • "A Novel Type of Monocytic Leukemia Stem Cell Revealed by the Clinical Use of Venetoclax-Based Therapy," published in Cancer Discovery in 2023
  • "A novel type of monocytic leukemia stem cell revealed by the clinical use of venetoclax-based therapy," published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) in 2022
  • "The STAT3-VDAC1 Axis Modulates Mitochondrial Function and Plays a Critical Role in the Survival of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells," published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) in 2024

These works contribute to fields such as hematology, immunology, and biophysics, demonstrating links between clinical therapies and cellular mechanisms. The involvement in single-cell data access tools illustrates an intersection between computational biology and molecular research.

William J. Showers collaborates frequently with a group of researchers who appear consistently in related publications. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Roger D. Flood
  • David J.W. Piper
  • Adam Klaus
  • Stephen J. Bums
  • William H. Busch

Research dissemination has largely occurred through several key venues, indicating a multidisciplinary scope. Primary publication platforms include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Blood
  • F1000Research
  • Cancer Discovery

The research topics frequently addressed in their work cover a broad spectrum:

  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Single-cell and Spatial Transcriptomics
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions

Through contributions across these overlapping domains, William J. Showers integrates engineering principles with biomedical research, reflecting a research profile that spans applied technology and life sciences.

Best Publications

  • A Pervasive Millennial-Scale Cycle in North Atlantic Holocene and Glacial Climates

    Gerard Bond;William Showers;Maziet Cheseby;Rusty Lotti

  • Persistent Solar Influence on North Atlantic Climate During the Holocene

    Gerard Bond;Bernd Kromer;Juerg Beer;Raimund Muscheler

  • The North Atlantic's 1‐2 Kyr Climate Rhythm: Relation to Heinrich Events, Dansgaard/Oeschger Cycles and the Little Ice Age

    Gerard C. Bond;William Showers;Mary Elliot;Michael Evans

  • Primary productivity and particle fluxes on a transect of the equator at 153°W in the Pacific Ocean

    Peter R Betzer;William J Showers;Edward A Laws;Christopher D Winn

  • Oxygen isotope partitioning between phosphate and carbonate in mammalian apatite

    J. Daniel Bryant;Paul L. Koch;Philip N. Froelich;William J. Showers

  • Indicators of methane-derived carbonates and chemosynthetic organic carbon deposits; examples from the Florida Escarpment

    Charles K. Paull;Jeffrey P. Chanton;A. Conrad Neumann;Jennifer A. Coston

  • Preparation of phosphate samples for oxygen isotope analysis

    Ronald A. Crowson;William J. Showers;Ellen K. Wright;Thomas C. Hoering

  • Chemical sensor networks for the aquatic environment

    Kenneth S. Johnson;Joseph A. Needoba;Stephen C. Riser;William J. Showers

  • Biologic and climatic signals in the oxygen isotopic composition of Eocene-Oligocene equid enamel phosphate

    J.Daniel Bryant;Philip N. Froelich;William J. Showers;Bernard J. Genna

  • Thermophysiology of Tyrannosaurus rex: Evidence from Oxygen Isotopes.

    Reese E. Barrick;William J. Showers

  • Pleistocene Seascape Evolution Above A “Simple” Stepped Slope—Western Niger Delta

    D. J. W. Piper;C. Pirmez;P. L. Manley;D. Long

  • Stable isotopic characterization of organic carbon accumulation on the Amazon continental shelf

    William J. Showers;David G. Angle

  • The effect of primary productivity and seasonality on the distribution of deep-sea benthic foraminifera in the North Atlantic

    Xichun Sun;Bruce H. Corliss;Christopher W. Brown;William J. Showers

  • Tracing nitrate transport and environmental impact from intensive swine farming using delta nitrogen-15.

    Jonathan D. Karr;William J. Showers;J.Wendell Gilliam;A.Scott Andres

  • Methane flux from Peltandra virginica: stable isotope tracing and chamber effects

    Jeffrey P. Chanton;Gary J. Whiting;William J. Showers;Patrick M. Crill

  • Methane transport mechanisms and isotopic fractionation in emergent macrophytes of an Alaskan tundra lake

    Jeffrey P. Chanton;Christopher S. Martens;Cheryl A. Kelley;Patrick M. Crill

  • Environmental information stored in otoliths: insights from stable isotopes

    R. L. Radtke;P. Lenz;W. Showers;E. Moksness

  • A tale of two quarries; biologic and taphonomic signatures in the oxygen isotope composition of tooth enamel phosphate from modern and Miocene equids

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  • Carbon and hydrogen isotopic characterization of methane from wetlands and lakes of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Western Alaska

    Christopher S. Martens;Cheryl A. Kelley;Jeffrey P. Chanton;William J. Showers

  • Evaluation of a nonlethal technique for hemolymph collection in Elliptio complanata, a freshwater bivalve (Mollusca: Unionidae)

    Lori L. Gustafson;Michael K. Stoskopf;Arthur E. Bogan;William Showers

  • Paleoclimate of the past 4000 years at Lake Turkana, Kenya, based on the isotopic composition of authigenic calcite

    T. C. Johnson;John D. Halfman;W. J. Showers

  • Methane transfer across the water-air interface in stagnant wooded swamps of Florida: Evaluation of mass-transfer coefficients and isotropic fractionation

    James D. Happell;Jeffrey P. Chanton;William J. Showers

  • Stable isotopes as tracers of methane dynamics in Everglades marshes with and without active populations of methane oxidizing bacteria

    James D. Happell;Jeffrey P. Chanton;Gary J. Whiting;William J. Showers

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey P. Chanton
Jeffrey P. Chanton Florida State University
Irka Hajdas
Irka Hajdas ETH Zurich
Gerard C. Bond
Gerard C. Bond Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Ralph R Schneider
Ralph R Schneider Kiel University
Thomas C. Johnson
Thomas C. Johnson University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bruce H. Corliss
Bruce H. Corliss University of Rhode Island
Christopher S. Martens
Christopher S. Martens University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Peter J Müller
Peter J Müller University of Bremen
Peter B deMenocal
Peter B deMenocal Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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