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John Kiernan
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Latest papers
At least four distinct blue cationic phthalocyanine dyes sold as “alcian blue” raises the question: what is alcian blue?
Biotechnic & Histochemistry · 2022
Revised tests and standards for Biological Stain Commission certification of alcian blue dyes
Biotechnic & Histochemistry · 2020 · senior author
Certification procedures used by the Biological Stain Commission for eriochrome cyanine R (C.I. 43820, Mordant blue 3)
Biotechnic & Histochemistry · 2020 · senior author
Latest funding
- $19,635
Molecular and cellular mechanisms influencing cell survival in nervous tissue
NSERC · 2002 · Principal investigator
- $77,605
Molecular mechanisms of cell death in the nervous system
NSERC · 1998 · Principal investigator
- $15,500
Molecular mechanisms of cell death in the nervous system
NSERC · 1997 · Principal investigator
From the 150 most recent of 177 publications.
At least four distinct blue cationic phthalocyanine dyes sold as “alcian blue” raises the question: what is alcian blue?
Sajid Ali, RW Dapson, RW Horobin, John Alan Kiernan, Algy Kazlauciunas
Revised tests and standards for Biological Stain Commission certification of alcian blue dyes
C. Fagan, R. W. Dapson, Richard W. Horobin, John Alan Kiernan
Certification procedures used by the Biological Stain Commission for eriochrome cyanine R (C.I. 43820, Mordant blue 3)
C. Fagan, John Alan Kiernan
Let the Chips Fall Where They May: Evaluating the Impact and Effectiveness of Video Resources for Knowledge Transfer in Flint Knapping
John Alan Kiernan
Miscellaneous inorganic and organic substances used as biological stains
John Alan Kiernan, Richard W. Horobin
3D vessel-wall virtual histology of whole-body perfused mice using a novel heavy element stain.
Dunmore-Buyze PJ, Cruje C, Nong Z, Lee JJ, Kiernan JA, Pickering JG, Drangova M
Does progressive nuclear staining with hemalum (alum hematoxylin) involve DNA, and what is the nature of the dye-chromatin complex?
John Alan Kiernan
Fluorescence microscopy in life sciences
John Alan Kiernan
Tissue Fixation and Processing for the Histological Identification of Lipids
Víctor S. Carriel, Fernando Campos, José Aneiros‐Fernández, John Alan Kiernan
Buffered Ethanol Fixative
John Alan Kiernan
Molecular and cellular mechanisms influencing cell survival in nervous tissue
Principal investigators: Kiernan, John
Molecular mechanisms of cell death in the nervous system
Principal investigators: Kiernan, John
Molecular mechanisms of cell death in the nervous system
Principal investigators: Kiernan, John
Molecular mechanisms of cell death in the nervous system
Principal investigators: Kiernan, John
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- J. Kiernan and John Kiernan: 176 shared papers
- J. Kiernan and Barry Tepperman: 3 shared papers
- Barry Tepperman and John Kiernan: 3 shared papers
- C. Pringle and J. Kiernan: 2 shared papers
- C. Pringle and John Kiernan: 2 shared papers
- Christopher Pin and Maria Drangova: 1 shared paper
- Christopher Pin and J. Kiernan: 1 shared paper
- Christopher Pin and John Kiernan: 1 shared paper
- Jack Antel and J. Kiernan: 1 shared paper
- Jack Antel and John Kiernan: 1 shared paper
- Maria Drangova and J. Kiernan: 1 shared paper
- Maria Drangova and John Kiernan: 1 shared paper
- J. Kiernan and Peter Canham: 1 shared paper
- Peter Canham and John Kiernan: 1 shared paper
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
- Department of Medical Biophysics
- Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Co-authors at Western University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
J. Kiernan
Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
176 shared papers, latest 2022
Barry Tepperman
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
3 shared papers, latest 1991
C. Pringle
Department of Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 1993
Joseph Doucette
Pharmacy
2 shared papers, latest 1983
Christopher Pin
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
1 shared papers, latest 2004
Jack Antel
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
1 shared papers, latest 1982
Peter Canham
Department of Medical Biophysics
1 shared papers, latest 1999
Maria Drangova
Department of Medical Biophysics
1 shared papers, latest 2019
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