Randy M. Berka

9.4k citations

47 papers · 4.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 28

Co-authors: Michael L. Vasil Stephen H.M. Brown Michael P. Ward Gregory L. Gray Michael W. Rey Debbie Yaver Hanne Jarmer Steen Knudsen
Topics: Fungal and yeast genetics research (13 papers)Enzyme Production and Characterization (12 papers)Biofuel production and bioconversion (8 papers)
Cited by: Biotechnology Plant Science Molecular Biology
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of Biological Chemistry Nature Biotechnology
Partner nations: United States Denmark France

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Randy M. Berka

46 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Genome sequence of the lignocellulose degrading fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium strain RP78

2004 649 citations Diego Martínez, Luis Larrondo et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	From the Lab to the Farm: An Industrial Perspective of Plant Beneficial Microorganisms 2016 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·Jacob Parnell,Randy M. Berka,Hugh A. Young,Joseph M. Sturino,(unknown),(unknown),Matthew V. DiLeo	256
2	Genetics of mating in members of the Chaetomiaceae as revealed by experimental and genomic characterization of reproduction in Myceliophthora heterothallica 2015 ·Fungal Genetics and Biology ·(unknown),Amy Powell,Adrian Tsang,Nicholas O’Toole,Randy M. Berka,Kerrie Barry,Igor V. Grigoriev,Donald O. Natvig	11
3	Metabolic engineering of Aspergillus oryzae NRRL 3488 for increased production of l-malic acid 2013 ·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Stephen H.M. Brown,(unknown),Randy M. Berka,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Michael McCulloch,Sarah McFarland,(unknown),Debbie Yaver,A. Berry	163
4	ORIGINAL RESEARCH: Analysis of an Aspergillus niger glucoamylase strain pedigree using comparative genome hybridization & real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction 2009 ·Industrial Biotechnology ·(unknown),Elena V. Bashkirova,Alfredo Lopez de Leon,Qiming Jin,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Randy M. Berka	4
5	Use of transcriptional profiling & bioinformatics to solve production problems: Eliminating red pigment production in a Bacillus subtilis strain producing hyaluronic acid 2006 ·Industrial Biotechnology ·(unknown),David Sternberg,(unknown),Alan Sloma,Randy M. Berka	20
6	Genome sequence of the lignocellulose degrading fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium strain RP78breakdown → 2004 ·Nature Biotechnology ·Diego Martínez,Luis Larrondo,Nicholas H. Putnam,Maarten D. Sollewijn Gelpke,Katherine Huang,Jarrod Chapman,Kevin G. Helfenbein,(unknown),John C. Detter,Frank W. Larimer,Pedro M. Coutinho,Bernard Henrissat,Randy M. Berka,Dan Cullen,Daniel S. Rokhsar	649
7	Transcriptome analysis documents induced competence ofBacillus subtilisduring nitrogen limiting conditions 2002 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Hanne Jarmer,Randy M. Berka,Steen Knudsen,Hans H. Saxild	56
8	A new non-linear normalization method for reducing variability in DNA microarray experiments 2002 ·Genome biology ·Christopher T. Workman,Lars Juhl Jensen,Hanne Jarmer,Randy M. Berka,Laurent Gautier,(unknown),(unknown),Claus Henrik Nielsen,Søren Brunak,Steen Knudsen	424
9	Cloning of the Aspergillus oryzae 5-aminolevulinate synthase gene and its use as a selectable marker 2000 ·Current Genetics ·Susan Elrod,(unknown),Randy M. Berka,Joel R. Cherry	9
10	Targeted Mutations in a Trametes villosa Laccase 1999 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Feng Xu,Amy E. Palmer,Debbie Yaver,Randy M. Berka,Gregory A. Gambetta,Stephen H.M. Brown,Edward I. Solomon	159
11	The catR gene encoding a catalase from Aspergillus niger primary structure and elevated expression through increased gene copy number and use of a strong promoter 1993 ·Molecular Microbiology ·(unknown),Michael W. Rey,(unknown),Scott Power,Randy M. Berka	46
12	Molecular industrial mycology : systems and applications for filamentous fungi 1991 ·Sally A. Leong,Randy M. Berka	29
13	Gene expression systems for filamentous fungi 1991 ·Current Opinion in Biotechnology ·(unknown),Randy M. Berka	25
14	Commercial Levels of Chymosin Production by Aspergillus 1991 ·Bio/Technology ·Nigel Dunn-Coleman,Peggy Bloebaum,Randy M. Berka,Elizabeth A. Bodie,Nancy Robinson,(unknown),Michael P. Ward,Melinda Przetak,(unknown),(unknown),Lori J. Wilson,Katherine H. Kodama,(unknown),Ben Bower,Michael Lamsa,Henry Heinsohn	121
15	Cloning and Amplification of the Gene Encoding an Extracellular β-Glucosidase from Trichoderma reesei: Evidence for Improved Rates of Saccharification of Cellulosic Substrates 1991 ·Nature Biotechnology ·(unknown),Randy M. Berka,Tim Fowler	102
16	Improved Production of Chymosin in Aspergillus by Expression as a Glucoamylase-Chymosin Fusion 1990 ·Nature Biotechnology ·Michael P. Ward,Lori J. Wilson,Katherine H. Kodama,Michael W. Rey,Randy M. Berka	121
17	The promoter of the glucoamylase-encoding gene of Aspergillus niger functions in Ustilago maydis 1990 ·Gene ·Timothy L. Smith,Jill Gaskell,Randy M. Berka,Maria Yang,Dennis J. Henner,Daniel Cullen	21
18	Regulation of the glaA gene of Aspergillus niger 1990 ·Current Genetics ·(unknown),Randy M. Berka,Michael P. Ward	85
19	The development of gene expression systems for filamentous fungi 1989 ·Biotechnology Advances ·Randy M. Berka,(unknown)	24
20	Studies of phospholipase C (heat-labile hemolysin) in Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1981 ·Infection and Immunity ·Randy M. Berka,Gregory L. Gray,Michael L. Vasil	122

About Randy M. Berka

Randy M. Berka is a scholar working on Biotechnology, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology, having authored 47 papers that have together received 4.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fungal and yeast genetics research (13 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (12 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biotechnology (1.1k citations), Plant Science (1.8k citations) and Molecular Biology (2.3k citations). Randy M. Berka has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Denmark and France. Frequent co-authors include Michael L. Vasil, Stephen H.M. Brown, Michael P. Ward, Gregory L. Gray, Michael W. Rey, Debbie Yaver, Hanne Jarmer, Steen Knudsen, Lori J. Wilson and Feng Xu. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Biotechnology.

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