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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Alberto Orfao is affiliated with the University of Salamanca in Spain and has a significant research presence in the field of medicine, with a focus on hematology, immunology, genetics, molecular biology, and oncology. Their publication record spans over 400 works, exploring various dimensions of blood cancers and immune system disorders.

Their research emphasizes key topics such as:

  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Mast cells and histamine
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders

Orfao's recent scholarly articles include:

  • International Consensus Classification of Myeloid Neoplasms and Acute Leukemias: integrating morphologic, clinical, and genomic data, 2022, published in Blood
  • Updated Diagnostic Criteria and Classification of Mast Cell Disorders: A Consensus Proposal, 2021, published in HemaSphere
  • Mast cells as a unique hematopoietic lineage and cell system: From Paul Ehrlich's visions to precision medicine concepts, 2020, published in Theranostics
  • Immunogenomic identification and characterization of granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells in multiple myeloma, 2020, published in Blood
  • Deep MRD profiling defines outcome and unveils different modes of treatment resistance in standard- and high-risk myeloma, 2020, published in Blood

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Jacques J. M. van Dongen
  • Juan Flores-Montero
  • Bruno Paiva
  • Noemí Puig
  • Josep-María Ribera

Orfao frequently publishes their findings in several scientific venues, most notably:

  • Blood
  • Cancers
  • The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia

Best Publications

  • A global reference for human genetic variation.

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • An integrated map of genetic variation from 1,092 human genomes

    Goncalo R Abecasis;Adam Auton;Lisa D Brooks

  • International Myeloma Working Group consensus criteria for response and minimal residual disease assessment in multiple myeloma

    Shaji Kumar;Bruno Paiva;Kenneth C. Anderson;Brian Durie

  • EuroFlow antibody panels for standardized n-dimensional flow cytometric immunophenotyping of normal, reactive and malignant leukocytes.

    J J M van Dongen;L Lhermitte;S Böttcher;J Almeida

  • A global reference for human genetic variation

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Andreas Acs

  • Standards and standardization in mastocytosis: consensus statements on diagnostics, treatment recommendations and response criteria.

    P. Valent;C. Akin;L. Escribano;M. Födinger

  • EuroFlow standardization of flow cytometer instrument settings and immunophenotyping protocols

    T Kalina;J Flores-Montero;V H J van der Velden;M Martin-Ayuso

  • Definitions and standards in the diagnosis and treatment of the myelodysplastic syndromes: Consensus statements and report from a working conference

    Peter Valent;Hans-Peter Horny;John M. Bennett;Christa Fonatsch

  • Definitions, Criteria and Global Classification of Mast Cell Disorders with Special Reference to Mast Cell Activation Syndromes: A Consensus Proposal

    Peter Valent;Cem Akin;Michel Arock;Knut Brockow

  • Next Generation Flow for highly sensitive and standardized detection of minimal residual disease in multiple myeloma

    J Flores-Montero;L Sanoja-Flores;B Paiva;N Puig

  • New criteria to identify risk of progression in monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance and smoldering multiple myeloma based on multiparameter flow cytometry analysis of bone marrow plasma cells

    Ernesto Pérez-Persona;María-Belén Vidriales;Gema Mateo;Ramón García-Sanz

  • Report of the European Myeloma Network on multiparametric flow cytometry in multiple myeloma and related disorders

    Andy C Rawstron;Alberto Orfao;Meral Beksac;Ludmila Bezdickova

  • KIT mutation in mast cells and other bone marrow hematopoietic cell lineages in systemic mast cell disorders: a prospective study of the Spanish Network on Mastocytosis (REMA) in a series of 113 patients.

    Andres C Garcia-Montero;Maria Jara-Acevedo;Cristina Teodosio;Maria Luz Sanchez

  • Minimal residual disease diagnostics in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: need for sensitive, fast, and standardized technologies

    Jacques J. M. van Dongen;Vincent H. J. van der Velden;Monika Brüggemann;Alberto Orfao

  • Multiparameter flow cytometric remission is the most relevant prognostic factor for multiple myeloma patients who undergo autologous stem cell transplantation.

    Bruno Paiva;Maria-Belén Vidriales;Jorge Cerveró;Gema Mateo

  • Early immunophenotypical evaluation of minimal residual disease in acute myeloid leukemia identifies different patient risk groups and may contribute to postinduction treatment stratification.

    Jesús F. San Miguel;Marı́a B. Vidriales;Consuelo López-Berges;Joaquı́n Dı́az-Mediavilla

  • Primary Plasma Cell Leukemia: Clinical, Immunophenotypic, DNA Ploidy, and Cytogenetic Characteristics

    R. Garcı́a-Sanz;A. Orfão;M. González;M.D. Tabernero

  • Standardized flow cytometry for highly sensitive MRD measurements in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

    Prisca Theunissen;Ester Mejstrikova;Lukasz Sedek;Alita J. van der Sluijs-Gelling

  • Flow cytometric analysis of normal B cell differentiation: a frame of reference for the detection of minimal residual disease in precursor-B-ALL.

    P Lúcio;A Parreira;M W van den Beemd;E G van Lochem

Frequent Co-Authors

Julia Almeida
Julia Almeida University of Salamanca
Jesús F. San Miguel
Jesús F. San Miguel University of Navarra
Marcos González
Marcos González University of Salamanca
Luis Escribano
Luis Escribano University of Salamanca
Jacques J.M. van Dongen
Jacques J.M. van Dongen Leiden University Medical Center
Maria-Victoria Mateos
Maria-Victoria Mateos University of Salamanca
Ramón García-Sanz
Ramón García-Sanz University of Salamanca
Joan Bladé
Joan Bladé University of Barcelona
Juan José Lahuerta
Juan José Lahuerta Complutense University of Madrid
Peter Valent
Peter Valent Medical University of Vienna

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