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Andrea Jurisicova

Andrea Jurisicova

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
12424
World Ranking
14339
National Ranking
500

Overview

Andrea Jurisicova is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily spans biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on molecular biology, reproductive medicine, and related subfields.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Ovarian function and disorders

Frequent publication venues for Andrea Jurisicova's work are diverse and include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Placenta
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • Science Advances
  • Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

They have collaborated often with:

  • Isidora Rovic
  • Sara Sugin
  • Yonit Tsatskis
  • Karen Krchma
  • Jun Wu

Notable recent papers published by Andrea Jurisicova include:

  • Evaluating totipotency using criteria of increasing stringency, 2021, Nature Cell Biology
  • The NEMP family supports metazoan fertility and nuclear envelope stiffness, 2020, Science Advances
  • Defining totipotency using criteria of increasing stringency, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Does gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist cause luteolysis by inducing apoptosis of the human granulosa-luteal cells?, 2021, Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
  • The inner nuclear membrane protein NEMP1 supports nuclear envelope openings and enucleation of erythroblasts, 2022, PLoS Biology

The scientist's work on nuclear envelope proteins, totipotency criteria, and reproductive biology reflects interdisciplinary engagement with molecular processes underlying fertility and development. Their studies combine experimental insights in reproductive medicine and cellular biology, including research on granulosa-luteal cell apoptosis and erythroblast enucleation.

Best Publications

  • Detection of deoxyribonucleic acid fragmentation in human sperm: correlation with fertilization in vitro.

    Jian-Guo Sun;Andrea Jurisicova;Robert F. Casper

  • Defects in regulation of apoptosis in caspase-2-deficient mice

    Louise Bergeron;Gloria I. Perez;Glen Macdonald;Lianfa Shi

  • Reactive Oxygen Species: Potential Cause for DNA Fragmentation in Human Spermatozoa

    Stephanie Lopes;Andrea Jurisicova;Jian-Guo Sun;Robert F. Casper

  • Sperm Deoxyribonucleic Acid Fragmentation is Increased in Poor-Quality Semen Samples and Correlates with Failed Fertilization in Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection 1

    Stephanie Lopes;Jian-Guo Sun;Andrea Jurisicova;Jim Meriano

  • Aromatic hydrocarbon receptor-driven Bax gene expression is required for premature ovarian failure caused by biohazardous environmental chemicals.

    Tiina Matikainen;Gloria I. Perez;Andrea Jurisicova;Andrea Jurisicova;James K. Pru

  • TAp73 knockout shows genomic instability with infertility and tumor suppressor functions

    Richard Tomasini;Katsuya Tsuchihara;Margareta Wilhelm;Masashi Fujitani

  • Coenzyme Q10 restores oocyte mitochondrial function and fertility during reproductive aging

    Assaf Ben‐Meir;Eliezer Burstein;Aluet Borrego‐Alvarez;Jasmine Chong

  • Programmed cell death and human embryo fragmentation

    A. Jurisicova;S. Varmuza;R.F. Casper

  • Expression and regulation of genes associated with cell death during murine preimplantation embryo development

    Andrea Jurisicova;Keith E. Latham;Robert F. Casper;Susannah L. Varmuza

  • HLA-G expression during preimplantation human embryo development

    Andrea Jurisicova;Robert F. Casper;Neil J. Maclusky;Gordon B. Mills

  • Preliminary Experience with Subcutaneous Human Ovarian Cortex Transplantation in the NOD-SCID Mouse

    Ariel Weissman;Lynda Gotlieb;Terence Colgan;Andrea Jurisicova

  • Alterations in mitochondrial membrane potential during preimplantation stages of mouse and human embryo development.

    B.M. Acton;A. Jurisicova;I. Jurisica;R.F. Casper

  • Sperm swim-up techniques and DNA fragmentation

    E.V. Younglai;D. Holt;P. Brown;A. Jurisicova

  • The contribution of mitochondrial function to reproductive aging

    Yaakov Bentov;Tetyana Yavorska;Navid Esfandiari;Andrea Jurisicova

  • Essential role for caspase-8 in toll-like receptors and NFκB signaling

    Bénédicte Lemmers;Bénédicte Lemmers;Bénédicte Lemmers;Leonardo Salmena;Leonardo Salmena;Leonardo Salmena;Nicolas Bidère;Helen Su

  • Spermiogenesis is impaired in mice bearing a targeted mutation in the protein phosphatase 1cgamma gene.

    Susannah Varmuza;Andrea Jurisicova;Kazuhiro Okano;John Hudson

  • Deadly decisions: the role of genes regulating programmed cell death in human preimplantation embryo development.

    Andrea Jurisicova;Beth M Acton

  • Inhibition of MTOR Disrupts Autophagic Flux in Podocytes

    Davide P. Cinà;Tuncer Onay;Aarti Paltoo;Chengjin Li

  • In silico prediction of physical protein interactions and characterization of interactome orphans

    Max Kotlyar;Chiara Pastrello;Flavia Pivetta;Alessandra Lo Sardo

  • Sperm Deoxyribonucleic Acid Fragmentation is Increased in Poor-Quality Semen Samples and Correlates With Failed Fertilization in Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

    Stephanie Lopes;Jian-Guo Sun;Andrea Jurisicova;Jim Meriano

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert F. Casper
Robert F. Casper Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Igor Jurisica
Igor Jurisica University Health Network
Yu Sun
Yu Sun University of Toronto
Pamela S. Ohashi
Pamela S. Ohashi Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Jonathan L. Tilly
Jonathan L. Tilly Northeastern University
Razqallah Hakem
Razqallah Hakem University of Toronto
Tak W. Mak
Tak W. Mak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
John G. Sled
John G. Sled University of Toronto
Gerry Melino
Gerry Melino University of Rome Tor Vergata
Gabriel Núñez
Gabriel Núñez University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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