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James Forney

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1983
Protist diversity and phylogenyRadiation Effects in ElectronicsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsToxoplasma gondii Research Studies

Publications

70

Citations

1,798

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

43

Publishing since 1983

Research summary
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This publication record appears to mix two very different research areas, likely due to author-name overlap in the underlying database. One thread involves molecular and cell biology studies of the single-celled organism Tetrahymena thermophila, focusing on a protein modification process called SUMOylation and its role in mitochondrial (cell energy structure) division. The other thread consists of engineering test reports on radiation effects in electronic components for NASA, which is unrelated to the biology work and likely reflects a different individual sharing the same name.

Tetrahymena cell biologyProtein SUMOylationMitochondrial divisionRadiation testing of electronics (likely unrelated body of work)Science education assessment

Publication output has been low and irregular over the last decade, averaging fewer than one publication per year in the most recent five years, with several gap years and no clear growth or decline trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.4/year recently
2017: 2 publications217182019: 1 publication192020: 2 publications2202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication2223242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)×4
  • The FASEB Journal×2
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education×1
  • Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System)×1
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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