Keith R. Yamamoto | |
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| Born | February 4, 1946 Des Moines, Iowa, United States |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University, Princeton University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | University of California, San Francisco |
Keith R. Yamamoto (born February 4, 1946) is vice chancellor of Science Policy and Strategy and professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at the University of California, San Francisco, (UCSF). He is known for his Molecular Biology and Biochemistry research on nuclear receptors and his involvement in science policy and precision medicine.
Yamamoto identified the genomic sequences to which the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) binds in order to control gene transcription[1] termed "glucocorticoid response elements".[2] In science policy, he has served as Chairman of the Board on Life Sciences at the National Academy of Sciences,[3] as well as serving on numerous government and public advisory boards, including the NIH Center for Scientific Review Advisory Council.
- ^ Ucker, DS; Ross, SR; Yamamoto, KR (December 1981). "Mammary tumor virus DNA contains sequences required for its hormone regulated transcription". Cell. 27 (2 Part 1): 257–266. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(81)90409-8. PMID 6277499. S2CID 37961743.
- ^ Chandler, VL; Maler, BA; Yamamoto; KR (June 1983). "DNA sequences bound specifically by glucocorticoid receptor in vitro render a heterologous promoter hormone responsive in vivo". Cell. 33 (2): 489–499. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(83)90430-0. PMID 6190571.
- ^ Schubert, Charlotte (2008). "10 influential people to watch in biomedical policy". Nature Medicine. 14 (10): 1004–1005. doi:10.1038/nm1008-1004. S2CID 38846080.