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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1997 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

William R Schafer is affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Neuroscience. The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Circadian rhythm and melatonin, and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior.

They have contributed to a significant number of publications, with notable frequent venues including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Neuron, Current Biology, Cell Reports, and the Journal of Neuroscience. These venues reflect a consistent focus on neuroscience and molecular biology research connected to aging and neural function.

The scientist's main areas of study break down into several subfields as well. These include Aging, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Social Psychology, highlighting a broad interdisciplinary approach within biological sciences.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by William R Schafer include:

  • The neuropeptidergic connectome of C. elegans, 2023, Neuron
  • System-wide mapping of peptide-GPCR interactions in C. elegans, 2023, Cell Reports
  • Ankyrin Is An Intracellular Tether for TMC Mechanotransduction Channels, 2020, Neuron
  • Tyramine Acts Downstream of Neuronal XBP-1s to Coordinate Inter-tissue UPRER Activation and Behavior in C. elegans, 2020, Developmental Cell
  • Sleep Analysis in Adult C. elegans Reveals State-Dependent Alteration of Neural and Behavioral Responses, 2021, Journal of Neuroscience

William R Schafer has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, indicating ongoing research partnerships. These co-authors include:

  • Isabel Beets
  • Denise S. Walker
  • Iris Hardege
  • Eva Kaulich
  • Yee Lian Chew

The scientific output of William R Schafer has been recognized through awards, including election as a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom in 2020 and as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines on nicotine dose selection for in vivo research

    Shannon G. Matta;David J. Balfour;Neal L. Benowitz;R. Thomas Boyd

  • Genetic and pharmacological suppression of oncogenic mutations in ras genes of yeast and humans.

    William R. Schafer;Rosalind Kim;Rachel Sterne;Jeremy Thorner

  • Protein prenylation: genes, enzymes, targets, and functions.

    William R. Schafer;Jasper Rine

  • Optical Imaging of Calcium Transients in Neurons and Pharyngeal Muscle of C. elegans

    Rex Kerr;Varda Lev-Ram;Geoff Baird;Pierre Vincent

  • In vivo imaging of C. elegans ASH neurons: Cellular response and adaptation to chemical repellents

    Massimo A Hilliard;Alfonso J Apicella;Rex Kerr;Hiroshi Suzuki

  • A database of Caenorhabditis elegans behavioral phenotypes

    Eviatar Yemini;Tadas Jucikas;Laura J Grundy;André E X Brown

  • A calcium-channel homologue required for adaptation to dopamine and serotonin in Caenorhabditis elegans

    William R. Schafer;Cynthia J. Kenyon

  • Network control principles predict neuron function in the Caenorhabditis elegans connectome

    Gang Yan;Petra E. Vértes;Emma K. Towlson;Yee Lian Chew

  • The Rich Club of the C. elegans Neuronal Connectome

    Emma K. Towlson;Petra E. Vértes;Sebastian E. Ahnert;William R. Schafer

  • The Insulin/PI 3-Kinase Pathway Regulates Salt Chemotaxis Learning in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Masahiro Tomioka;Takeshi Adachi;Hiroshi Suzuki;Hirofumi Kunitomo

  • In Vivo Imaging of C. elegans Mechanosensory Neurons Demonstrates a Specific Role for the MEC-4 Channel in the Process of Gentle Touch Sensation

    Hiroshi Suzuki;Rex Kerr;Laura Bianchi;Christian Frøkjær-Jensen;Christian Frøkjær-Jensen

  • Proprioceptive coupling within motor neurons drives C. elegans forward locomotion.

    Quan Wen;Michelle D. Po;Elizabeth Hulme;Sway Chen

  • Control of Alternative Behavioral States by Serotonin in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Laura E. Waggoner;G.Tong Zhou;Ronald W. Schafer;William R. Schafer

  • Specific roles for DEG/ENaC and TRP channels in touch and thermosensation in C. elegans nociceptors.

    Marios Chatzigeorgiou;Sungjae Yoo;Joseph D. Watson;Wei Hsiang Lee

  • Functional asymmetry in Caenorhabditis elegans taste neurons and its computational role in chemotaxis.

    Hiroshi Suzuki;Tod R. Thiele;Serge Faumont;Marina Ezcurra

  • Dopamine modulates the plasticity of mechanosensory responses in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Suparna Sanyal;Richard F Wintle;Katie S Kindt;William M Nuttley

  • Caenorhabditis elegans TRPA-1 functions in mechanosensation.

    Katie S Kindt;Katie S Kindt;Veena Viswanath;Veena Viswanath;Lindsey Macpherson;Kathleen Quast

  • The Multilayer Connectome of Caenorhabditis elegans.

    Barry Bentley;Robyn Branicky;Christopher L. Barnes;Yee Lian Chew

  • C. elegans TRP Family Protein TRP-4 Is a Pore-Forming Subunit of a Native Mechanotransduction Channel

    Lijun Kang;Jingwei Gao;Jingwei Gao;William R. Schafer;Zhixiong Xie

  • A dictionary of behavioral motifs reveals clusters of genes affecting Caenorhabditis elegans locomotion.

    André E. X. Brown;Eviatar I. Yemini;Laura J. Grundy;Tadas Jucikas

  • Enzymatic coupling of cholesterol intermediates to a mating pheromone precursor and to the ras protein

    W. R. Schafer;C. E. Trueblood;Chi-Ching Yang;M. P. Mayer

Frequent Co-Authors

Pamela C. Cosman
Pamela C. Cosman University of California, San Diego
Alexander Gottschalk
Alexander Gottschalk Michigan State University
Petra E. Vértes
Petra E. Vértes University of Cambridge
Edward T. Bullmore
Edward T. Bullmore King's College London
Monica Driscoll
Monica Driscoll Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Jasper Rine
Jasper Rine University of California, Berkeley
Catharine H. Rankin
Catharine H. Rankin University of British Columbia
Dmitri B. Chklovskii
Dmitri B. Chklovskii New York University
Albert-László Barabási
Albert-László Barabási Northeastern University
Charles C. Berry
Charles C. Berry University of California, San Diego

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