User profiles for S. C. Watkins

Simon C Watkins

University of Pittsburgh
Verified email at pitt.edu
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Outsourcing social transformation: Development NGOs as organizations

SC Watkins, A Swidler, T Hannan - Annual review of sociology, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The literature on development nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) envisions an
alternative form of social organization, one that is more altruistic, more cooperative, and less …

If all we knew about women was what we read in Demography, what would we know?

SC Watkins - Demography, 1993 - Springer
How do women appear on the pages of Demography? This is not a question of authorship,
of whether the articles published in Demography by women differ from those published by …

Negative inotropic effects of cytokines on the heart mediated by nitric oxide

MS Finkel, CV Oddis, TD Jacob, SC Watkins… - Science, 1992 - science.org
The direct effects of pro-inflammatory cytokines on the contractility of mammalian heart were
studied. Tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin-6, and interleukin-2 inhibited contractility of …

[BOOK][B] Connected learning: An agenda for research and design

…, K Salen, J Schor, J Sefton-Green, SC Watkins - 2013 - eprints.lse.ac.uk
This report is a synthesis of ongoing research, design, and implementation of an approach
to education called “connected learning.” It advocates for broadened access to learning that …

[HTML][HTML] Confocal microscopy: comparisons, applications, and problems

CM St. Croix, SH Shand, SC Watkins - Biotechniques, 2005 - Future Science
Over the past several years, fluorescence microscopy has become a primary quantitative tool
in the armamentarium of the biomedical research scientist. In the past, the technology was …

Mechanism of transfer of functional microRNAs between mouse dendritic cells via exosomes

…, R Jordan, J Lyons-Weiler, SC Watkins… - Blood, The Journal …, 2012 - ashpublications.org
Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most potent APCs. Whereas immature DCs down-regulate T-cell
responses to induce/maintain immunologic tolerance, mature DCs promote immunity. To …

Social interactions and contemporary fertility transitions

J Bongaarts, SC Watkins - Population and development review, 1996 - JSTOR
… This article was written while Watkins was a visiting associate at the Population Council,
and was improved by stimulating interaction with John Casterline, Geoffrey McNicoll, and Mark …

Endocytosis, intracellular sorting, and processing of exosomes by dendritic cells

…, AF Zahorchak, AJ Logar, Z Wang, SC Watkins… - Blood, 2004 - ashpublications.org
Exosomes are nanovesicles released by leukocytes and epithelial cells. Although their
function remains enigmatic, exosomes are a source of antigen and transfer functional major …

DNA–based immunization by in vivo transfection of dendritic cells

C Condon, SC Watkins, CM Celluzzi, K Thompson… - Nature medicine, 1996 - nature.com
Delivery of antigen in a manner that induces effective, antigen–specific immunity is a critical
challenge in vaccine design. Optimal antigen presentation is mediated by professional …

Constitutive activation of Stat3 signaling abrogates apoptosis in squamous cell carcinogenesis in vivo

…, SD Drenning, Q Zeng, SC Watkins… - Proceedings of the …, 2000 - National Acad Sciences
Field cancerization predisposes the upper aerodigestive tract mucosa to the formation of
multiple primary tumors, when exposed to environmental carcinogens. Up-regulation of …