Advances in Genetics
- 1st Edition, Volume 105 - June 13, 2020
- Latest edition
- Editor: Dhavendra Kumar
- Language: English
Advances in Genetics, Volume 105, provides the latest information on the rapidly evolving field of genetics, presenting new medical breakthroughs that are occurring as a result of… Read more
Advances in Genetics, Volume 105, provides the latest information on the rapidly evolving field of genetics, presenting new medical breakthroughs that are occurring as a result of advances in our knowledge of the topic. The book continually publishes important reviews of the broadest interest to geneticists and their colleagues in affiliated disciplines, critically analyzing future directions.
- Critically analyzes future directions for the study of clinical genetics
- Written and edited by recognized leaders in the field
- Presents new medical breakthroughs that are occurring as a result of advances in our knowledge of genetics
Molecular geneticists, clinical geneticists, neurologists, neuroscientists, molecular biologists, and biochemists
- Pathogen and host genetics underpinning cryptococcal disease
- Role of RNA-interacting proteins in modulating plant-microbe interactions
- FMRP ribonucleoprotein complexes and RNA homeostasis
- "Electrifying dysmorphology": Potassium channelopathies causing dysmorphic syndromes
- Recent advances in oomycete genomics
- Antibiotic drug discovery: Challenges and perspectives in the light of emerging antibiotic resistance
- Application of yeast to studying amyloid and prion diseases
Carolina Coelho and Rhys A. Farrer
Saurabh Pandey, Namisha Sharma and Manoj Prasad
Gabriela Aparecida Marcondes Suardi and Luciana Amaral Haddad
Mark James Hamilton and Mohnish Suri
Jamie McGowan and David A. Fitzpatrick
Keshab Bhattarai, Rina Bastola and Bikash Baral
Yury O. Chernoff, Anastasia V. Grizel, Aleksandr A. Rubel, Andrew A. Zelinsky, Pavithra Chandramowlishwaran and Tatiana A. Chernova
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 105
- Published: June 13, 2020
- Language: English
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Dhavendra Kumar
Professor Kumar has considerable previous experience in writing and editing books and journals related to genetics and genomics. His books include Genomics and Clinical Medicine and Genomics and Health in the Developing World. He founded and leads the new open access journal Applied and Translational Genomics, published by Elsevier. He has published 40 articles in the journals literature.
Professor Dhavendra Kumar is a Visiting Professor, Genomic Policy Unit, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, The University of South Wales and Consultant in Clinical Genetics at the University Hospital of Wales, Institute of Medical Genetics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. He is one of the Consultants for the All Wales Medical Genetics Service and the lead Clinician for Clinical Cardiovascular Genetics. After qualifying in Medicine from the King George’s Medical College, University of Lucknow, India, he completed postgraduate training in Pediatrics with an MD. Since 1980 he has pursued a career in Medical Genetics in the UK. In 1990 he became a Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Genetics. He is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics (FACMG) and as well as Royal Colleges of Physicians (FRCP-London and FRCP-Ireland) and Pediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH-UK).
In 2015, he was conferred with the higher degree of DSc by his Alma Mater, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow (UP, India) based on his life-time contributions and achievements to genetic and genomic applications in medicine and health.
Affiliations and expertise
Honorary Clinical Professor, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UKRead Advances in Genetics on ScienceDirect