Peter M. Howley
Peter Maxwell Howley is an American pathologist, virologist, and professor at Harvard Medical School. He has been president of the American Society for Virology and the American Society for Investigative Pathology and a co-editor of the Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease.
Read biography ↓Biography, research & contributions
Peter Maxwell Howley is an American pathologist, virologist, and professor at Harvard Medical School. He has been president of the American Society for Virology and the American Society for Investigative Pathology and a co-editor of the Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease.
Top Publications
- The E6 oncoprotein encoded by human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 promotes the degradation of p53 (1990) - 4,046 citations
- The Human Papilloma Virus-16 E7 Oncoprotein Is Able to Bind to the Retinoblastoma Gene Product (1989) - 3,079 citations
- Association of Human Papillomavirus Types 16 and 18 E6 Proteins with p53 (1990) - 2,617 citations
- The HPV-16 E6 and E6-AP complex functions as a ubiquitin-protein ligase in the ubiquitination of p53 (1993) - 2,424 citations
- The E6 and E7 genes of the human papillomavirus type 16 together are necessary and sufficient for transformation of primary human keratinocytes (1989) - 1,355 citations
At a glance
- Full name
- Peter M. Howley
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-8668-9579
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5089706444
Research interests
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Viral-associated cancers and disorders, Cancer-related Molecular Pathways, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
Research topics
Education
Not yet documented in this profile.
Selected research & further reading
A curated reading list, not a ranking by citation count. References use DOI metadata, matching public scholarly records or authoritative lecture sources.
See the source-linked reading and original works in the research guide above.
Citation & publication trends
Annual counts are not yet available from a verified author record. Explore the research guide above for the work itself; publication and citation totals depend on database coverage.
Source: OpenAlex · Retrieved 2026-10-08. Metrics are database-specific and are not a scientific ranking.
Most-cited linked publications
Publications matched across ORCID and OpenAlex. Citation counts are source-specific.
- 4,046OpenAlex citations
- 3,079OpenAlex citations
- 2,617OpenAlex citations
- 2,424OpenAlex citations
- 1,355OpenAlex citations
Recent linked publications
Publications matched across ORCID and OpenAlex. Citation counts are source-specific.
Journals published in
No verified record links added yet.
Related publishers
No verified record links added yet.
Institutions
Current verified institution
No verified record links added yet.
Previous institutions
No verified record links added yet.
Awards & honors
Not yet documented in this profile.
Career timeline
Not yet documented in this profile.
Co-authors
No verified record links added yet.
Education & career institution links
No verified record links added yet.
Claim & manage this profile
Are you this researcher? Sign in, provide identity evidence, and request administrator approval. Editing becomes available only after approval.
Sign in to claim this profileSources & data information
Editorial review: 2026-10-08 · Last data update: 2026-10-08 00:23:06
Unknown values are left blank. Linked publications may be a subset of total works. Identity verification, data retrieval and profile ownership are separate checks.