R. A. Somerville

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding(28), Trace Elements in Health(12), Neurological diseases and metabolism(10), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research(3), RNA Research and Splicing(2)

Publications40 total

Disentangling the co-evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes with PRIMA
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Intrinsic structural and functional properties of experimental TSE strains
Prion·2012· 2 cited
Factors influencing the fate of buried TSE infectivity
Prion·2012
Limited efficacy of steam sterilization to inactivate vCJD infectivity
Journal of Hospital Infection·2011· 23 cited
Risk of escape of prions in gaseous emissions from on‐farm digestion vessels
Veterinary Record·2010· 6 cited
Application of two low-cost adsorption media for removal of toxic metals from contaminated water
Water Science & Technology·2009· 2 cited
Prion protein: detection in ‘spiked’ anaerobic sludge and degradation experiments under anaerobic conditions
Water Science & Technology·2006· 29 cited
Inactivation of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy agents during the manufacture of dicalcium phosphate from bone
Veterinary Record·2006· 9 cited
Inactivation of BSE infectivity on chips of bone by autoclaving during the manufacture of gelatine
Veterinary Record·2006· 9 cited
Inactivation of the BSE agent by the heat and pressure process for manufacturing gelatine
Veterinary Record·2005· 20 citedOpen Access
Hubble Origins Probe(HOP): Science Overview
AAS·2004
The Hubble Origins Probe (HOP): Mission Overview
American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts·2004
Distribution of a bovine spongiform encephalopathy‐derived agent over ion‐exchange chromatography used in the preparation of concentrates of fibrinogen and factor VIII
Vox Sanguinis·2004· 31 cited
Prions. A challenge to Science, Medicine and the Public Health System
British Journal of Biomedical Science·2004· 17 cited
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy in sheep?
Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE·2003· 25 citedOpen Access
Studies on the removal of a bovine spongiform encephalopathy‐derived agent by processes used in the manufacture of human immunoglobulin
Vox Sanguinis·2002· 49 cited
Characterisation of thermodynamic diversity between TSE agent strains
Biochemical Society Transactions·2002
Characterisation of thermodynamic diversity between TSE agent strains
Biochemical Society Transactions·2002· 4 cited
Relative efficiency of transmitting bovine spongiform encephalopathy to RIII mice by the oral route
Veterinary Record·2001· 7 cited
Letters to the Editor
Journal of Hospital Infection·2000· 39 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Philip Steele(6), K. Fernie(5), P. A. Merz(4), Henryk M. Wı́sniewski(4), Christine Farquhar(4), H. Reichl(4), D. M. Taylor(4), Nora Hunter(3), Jacqueline Dornan(3), Jayne C. Hope(3), A. H. Grobben(3), David Taylor(3), L. Ritchie(2), James D. Foster(2), A M Tunstall(2), Peter R. Foster(2), Ian MacGregor(2), Lionel Alexander Ritchie(2), P. H. Gibson(2), J. Hope(2)