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69
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15911
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6241
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1898

Overview

William S. Hancock is affiliated with Northeastern University in the United States. Their academic work spans several interconnected fields including medicine, physiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, endocrine and autonomic systems, mechanical engineering, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Hancock's research covers multiple topics, notably:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Neonatal respiratory health research
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Design education and practice
  • Creativity in education and neuroscience
  • Product development and customization
  • Infective endocarditis diagnosis and management

Among Hancock's recent publications are:

  • MrgprC11+ Jugular Neurons Control Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Allergic Airway Inflammation, 2024, published in the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Multifunctional and domain independent? A meta-analysis of case studies of biologically inspired design, 2021, published in Design Science
  • Unidentified Flying Objects: An Infected Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus as a Nidus for Persistent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia, 2025, published in Cureus

Hancock has collaborated frequently with coauthors such as:

  • Yanyan Xing
  • Yeseul Nho
  • Katy Lawson
  • Yuyan Zhu
  • Aaron R. Ellison

Important venues where Hancock's work has appeared include:

  • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Design Science
  • Cureus

In the realm of academic publishing beyond journal articles, Hancock has contributed a book titled How Medicines Work, published by World Scientific in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Overview of the HUPO Plasma Proteome Project: results from the pilot phase with 35 collaborating laboratories and multiple analytical groups, generating a core dataset of 3020 proteins and a publicly-available database.

    Gilbert S. Omenn;David J. States;Marcin Adamski;Thomas W. Blackwell

  • Analysis of Oligonucleotides by HPLC-Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry.

    Alex Apffel;John A. Chakel;Steven Fischer;Kay Lichtenwalter

  • A new micro-test for the detection of incomplete coupling reactions in solid-phase peptide synthesis using 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene-sulphonic acid

    W.S. Hancock;J.E. Battersby

  • A novel method of activation of cross-linked agaroses with 1,1'-carbonyldiimidazole which gives a matrix for affinity chromatography devoid of additional charged groups.

    G.S. Bethell;J.S. Ayers;W.S. Hancock;M.T. Hearn

  • A HUPO test sample study reveals common problems in mass spectrometry–based proteomics

    Alexander W. Bell;Eric W. Deutsch;Catherine E. Au;Robert E. Kearney

  • Activated matrix and method of activation

    John S. Ayers;Geoffrey S. Bethell;William S. Hancock;Milton T. W. Hearn

  • Approach to the comprehensive analysis of glycoproteins isolated from human serum using a multi-lectin affinity column.

    Ziping Yang;William S. Hancock

  • Proteomic Analysis for the Assessment of Different Lots of Fetal Bovine Serum as a Raw Material for Cell Culture. Part IV. Application of Proteomics to the Manufacture of Biological Drugs

    Xiaoyang Zheng;Haven Baker;William S. Hancock;Farah Fawaz

  • The Chromosome-Centric Human Proteome Project for cataloging proteins encoded in the genome

    Young Ki Paik;Seul Ki Jeong;Gilbert S. Omenn;Gilbert S. Omenn;Mathias Uhlen

  • Reversed-Phase, High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography of Peptides and Proteins with Ion-Pairing Reagents

    W. S. Hancock;C. A. Bishop;R. L. Prestidge;D. R. K. Harding

  • Formation of isoaspartate at two distinct sites during in vitro aging of human growth hormone

    B A Johnson;J M Shirokawa;W S Hancock;M W Spellman

  • Multiple Enzymatic Digestion for Enhanced Sequence Coverage of Proteins in Complex Proteomic Mixtures Using Capillary LC with Ion Trap MS/MS

    Gargi Choudhary;Shiaw-Lin Wu;Paul Shieh;William S Hancock

  • Proteomic analysis of ductal carcinoma of the breast using laser capture microdissection, LC-MS, and 16O/18O isotopic labeling.

    Li Zang;Darryl Palmer Toy;William S. Hancock;Dennis C. Sgroi

  • Combination of abundant protein depletion and multi-lectin affinity chromatography (M-LAC) for plasma protein biomarker discovery.

    Tatiana Plavina;Eric Wakshull;William S. Hancock;Marina Hincapie

  • High-pressure liquid chromatography of peptides and proteins

    W.S. Hancock;C.A. Bishop;R.L. Prestidge;D.R.K. Harding

  • Human Proteinpedia enables sharing of human protein data.

    Suresh Mathivanan;Suresh Mathivanan;Mukhtar Ahmed;Natalie G Ahn;Hainard Alexandre

  • New procedure for the use of high-performance liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for the analysis of nucleotides and oligonucleotides

    Alex Apffel;John A Chakel;Steven Fischer;Kay Lichtenwalter

  • Approaches to the study of N-linked glycoproteins in human plasma using lectin affinity chromatography and nano-HPLC coupled to electrospray linear ion trap--Fourier transform mass spectrometry.

    Yonghui Wang;Shiaw-lin Wu;William S. Hancock

  • Targeted proteomics of low-level proteins in human plasma by LC/MSn: using human growth hormone as a model system.

    Shiaw-Lin Wu;Heidi Amato;Roger Biringer;Gargi Choudhary

  • Extended Range Proteomic Analysis (ERPA): a new and sensitive LC-MS platform for high sequence coverage of complex proteins with extensive post-translational modifications-comprehensive analysis of beta-casein and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR).

    Shiaw-Lin Wu;Jeongkwon Kim;William S Hancock;Barry Karger

  • Characterization of human growth hormone by capillary electrophoresis.

    John Frenz;Shiaw-Lin Wu;William S. Hancock

Frequent Co-Authors

Young Ki Paik
Young Ki Paik Yonsei University
Gilbert S. Omenn
Gilbert S. Omenn University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Barry L. Karger
Barry L. Karger Northeastern University
Mark S. Baker
Mark S. Baker Macquarie University
Eric W. Deutsch
Eric W. Deutsch University of Washington
Michael Snyder
Michael Snyder Stanford University
Samir M. Hanash
Samir M. Hanash The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
György Marko-Varga
György Marko-Varga Lund University
Nicolle H. Packer
Nicolle H. Packer Macquarie University

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