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111
Citations
54817
World Ranking
926
National Ranking
578

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1998 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1987 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his many contributions to the light scattering and phase transition properties of simple fluids, liquid crystals, and surfactant solutions
  • 1974 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

William M. Gelbart is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions encompassing Molecular Biology, Ecology, Plant Science, Endocrinology, and Immunology.

The scientist's published work includes a variety of topics such as bacteriophages and microbial interactions, plant virus research studies, RNA interference and gene delivery, plant and fungal interactions research, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, CAR-T cell therapy research, and viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on viral structure, RNA-protein interactions, and virus particle assembly. These include:

  • Genome organization and interaction with capsid protein in a multipartite RNA virus (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Single-particle studies of the effects of RNA-protein interactions on the self-assembly of RNA virus particles (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Controlling the surface charge of simple viruses (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • Multiple Nucleocapsid Structural Forms of Shrimp White Spot Syndrome Virus Suggests a Novel Viral Morphogenetic Pathway (2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • In Vivo Delivery of Spherical and Cylindrical In Vitro Reconstituted Virus-like Particles Containing the Same Self-Amplifying mRNA (2024, Molecular Pharmaceutics)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with William M. Gelbart include:

  • Charles M. Knobler
  • Cheylene Tanimoto
  • Christian Beren
  • Rees F. Garmann
  • Ana L. Durán-Meza

The principal publication venues for their work consist of:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • PLoS ONE
  • Journal of Molecular Biology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Molecular Pharmaceutics

Throughout their career, William M. Gelbart has received several fellowships recognizing their contributions to science, including being a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2009), the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1998), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1992), the American Physical Society (APS) (1987) with a specific citation for work on light scattering and phase transition properties in various materials, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1974).

Best Publications

  • The genome sequence of Drosophila melanogaster

    M. D. Adams;S. E. Celniker;R. A. Holt;C. A. Evans

  • Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny.

    Andrew G. Clark;Michael B. Eisen;Michael B. Eisen;Douglas R. Smith;Casey M. Bergman

  • Comparative Genomics of the Eukaryotes

    Gerald M. Rubin;Mark D. Yandell;Jennifer R. Wortman;George L. Gabor

  • Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

    George M. Weinstock;Gene E. Robinson;Richard A. Gibbs;Kim C. Worley

  • Genome sequence of Aedes aegypti, a major arbovirus vector

    Vishvanath Nene;Jennifer R. Wortman;Daniel Lawson;Brian Haas

  • A transcript from a Drosophila pattern gene predicts a protein homologous to the transforming growth factor- β family

    Richard W. Padgett;R. Daniel St. Johnston;William M. Gelbart

  • Thermodynamic Control of Gold Nanocrystal Size: Experiment and Theory

    Daniel V. Leff;Pamela C. Ohara;James R. Heath;William M. Gelbart

  • Genetic Characterization and Cloning of Mothers against Dpp, a Gene Required for Decapentaplegic Function in Drosophila Melanogaster

    Jeff J. Sekelsky;Stuart J. Newfeld;Laurel A. Raftery;Elena H. Chartoff

  • Discovery of functional elements in 12 Drosophila genomes using evolutionary signatures

    Alexander Stark;Michael F Lin;Pouya Kheradpour;Jakob Skou Pedersen;Jakob Skou Pedersen

  • Micelles, Membranes, Microemulsions, and Monolayers

    William M. Gelbart;Avinoam Ben-Shaul;Didier Roux

  • Nonradiative electronic relaxation under collision-free conditions

    Phaedon. Avouris;William M. Gelbart;M. A. El-Sayed

  • DNA‐Inspired Electrostatics

    William M. Gelbart;Robijn F. Bruinsma;Philip A. Pincus;V. Adrian Parsegian

  • Comparative genome and proteome analysis of Anopheles gambiae and Drosophila melanogaster.

    Evgeny M. Zdobnov;Christian Von Mering;Ivica Letunic;David Torrents

  • Comparative genome sequencing of Drosophila pseudoobscura: Chromosomal, gene, and cis-element evolution

    Stephen Richards;Yue Liu;Brian R. Bettencourt;Pavel Hradecky

  • Highly evolvable malaria vectors: The genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes

    Daniel E. Neafsey;Robert M. Waterhouse;Mohammad R. Abai;Sergey S. Aganezov

  • Counterion-Induced Attraction between Rigid Polyelectrolytes

    Niels Grønbech-Jensen;Niels Grønbech-Jensen;Robert J. Mashl;Robijn F. Bruinsma;William M. Gelbart

  • The Transmembrane Tyrosine Phosphatase DLAR Controls Motor Axon Guidance in Drosophila

    Neil X Krueger;David Van Vactor;Hong I Wan;William M Gelbart

  • Crystallization of opals from polydisperse nanoparticles

    Pamela C. Ohara;Daniel V. Leff;James R. Heath;William M. Gelbart

  • Decapentaplegic: A gene complex affecting morphogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster

    Forrest A. Spencer;F.Michael Hoffmann;William M. Gelbart

  • Annotation of the Drosophila melanogaster euchromatic genome: a systematic review.

    Sima Misra;Madeline A Crosby;Christopher J Mungall;Beverley B Matthews

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey H Miller
Jeffrey H Miller University of California, Los Angeles
Richard C Lewontin
Richard C Lewontin Harvard University
Avinoam Ben-Shaul
Avinoam Ben-Shaul Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Charles M. Knobler
Charles M. Knobler University of California, Los Angeles
Igal Szleifer
Igal Szleifer Northwestern University
James R. Heath
James R. Heath California Institute of Technology
Evgeny M. Zdobnov
Evgeny M. Zdobnov Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Karl F. Freed
Karl F. Freed University of Chicago
Frank H. Collins
Frank H. Collins University of Notre Dame
Zhen-Gang Wang
Zhen-Gang Wang California Institute of Technology

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