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Overview

Barbara A. Weir is affiliated with Janssen in the United States and focuses research primarily within the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work includes multiple contributions to the study of hematology, immunology, genetics, molecular biology, and oncology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer

Barbara A. Weir has authored papers in various publication venues. Frequent venues for publication include:

  • Communications Biology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Blood
  • Cancer Research
  • Cell Reports

Notable recent papers include:

  • "The methyltransferase domain of DNMT1 is an essential domain in acute myeloid leukemia independent of DNMT3A mutation," 2022, Communications Biology
  • "SETDB1 suppresses NK cell-mediated immunosurveillance in acute myeloid leukemia with granulo-monocytic differentiation," 2024, Cell Reports
  • "Comprehensive genomic dependency landscape of a human colon cancer organoid," 2025, Communications Biology
  • "An integrated genomic analysis identifies clinically relevant subtypes of glioblastoma characterized by abnormalities in PDGFRA, IDH1, EGFR and NF1," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "The landscape of somatic copy-number alteration across human cancers," 2020, UNC Libraries

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Glenn S. Cowley
  • Ramona Crescenzo
  • Ulrike Philippar
  • Keita Yamamoto
  • Emi Sugimoto

Best Publications

  • Integrated Genomic Analysis Identifies Clinically Relevant Subtypes of Glioblastoma Characterized by Abnormalities in PDGFRA, IDH1, EGFR, and NF1

    Roel G. W. Verhaak;Katherine A. Hoadley;Elizabeth Purdom;Victoria Wang

  • Comprehensive genomic characterization defines human glioblastoma genes and core pathways

    Roger McLendon;Allan Friedman;Darrell Bigner;Erwin G. Van Meir

  • The landscape of somatic copy-number alteration across human cancers

    Rameen Beroukhim;Craig H. Mermel;Craig H. Mermel;Dale Porter;Guo Wei

  • Systematic RNA interference reveals that oncogenic KRAS-driven cancers require TBK1

    David A. Barbie;Pablo Tamayo;Jesse S. Boehm;So Young Kim

  • Somatic mutations affect key pathways in lung adenocarcinoma

    Li Ding;Gad Getz;David A. Wheeler;Elaine R. Mardis

  • Next-generation characterization of the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia

    Mahmoud Ghandi;Franklin W. Huang;Franklin W. Huang;Franklin W. Huang;Judit Jané-Valbuena;Judit Jané-Valbuena;Gregory V. Kryukov

  • Defining a Cancer Dependency Map

    Aviad Tsherniak;Francisca Vazquez;Francisca Vazquez;Phil G. Montgomery;Barbara A. Weir;Barbara A. Weir

  • Absolute quantification of somatic DNA alterations in human cancer

    Scott L Carter;Kristian Cibulskis;Elena Helman;Elena Helman;Aaron McKenna

  • Computational correction of copy number effect improves specificity of CRISPR-Cas9 essentiality screens in cancer cells.

    Robin M Meyers;Jordan G Bryan;James M McFarland;Barbara A Weir

  • Characterizing the cancer genome in lung adenocarcinoma

    Barbara A. Weir;Barbara A. Weir;Michele S. Woo;Gad Getz;Sven Perner;Sven Perner

  • Gene expression-based survival prediction in lung adenocarcinoma: a multi-site, blinded validation study.

    Kerby Shedden;Jeremy M.G. Taylor;Steven A. Enkemann;Ming Sound Tsao

  • SOX2 is an amplified lineage-survival oncogene in lung and esophageal squamous cell carcinomas

    Adam J. Bass;Adam J. Bass;Hideo Watanabe;Hideo Watanabe;Craig H. Mermel;Craig H. Mermel;Soyoung Yu

  • β-Catenin-Driven Cancers Require a YAP1 Transcriptional Complex for Survival and Tumorigenesis

    Joseph Rosenbluh;Deepak Nijhawan;Deepak Nijhawan;Deepak Nijhawan;Andrew G. Cox;Andrew G. Cox;Xingnan Li

  • Subtype-specific genomic alterations define new targets for soft-tissue sarcoma therapy.

    Jordi Barretina;Barry S Taylor;Barry S Taylor;Shantanu Banerji;Shantanu Banerji;Alexis H Ramos;Alexis H Ramos

  • PTEN Loss Contributes to Erlotinib Resistance in EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer by Activation of Akt and EGFR

    Martin L. Sos;Mirjam Koker;Barbara A. Weir;Stefanie Heynck

  • Highly parallel identification of essential genes in cancer cells

    Biao Luo;Hiu Wing Cheung;Aravind Subramanian;Tanaz Sharifnia

  • Genomic Copy Number Dictates a Gene-Independent Cell Response to CRISPR/Cas9 Targeting

    Andrew J Aguirre;Robin M Meyers;Barbara A. Weir;Francisca Vázquez

  • Loss of ATRX, genome instability, and an altered DNA damage response are hallmarks of the alternative lengthening of telomeres pathway.

    Courtney A. Lovejoy;Wendi Li;Steven Reisenweber;Supawat Thongthip

  • Prognostic and Predictive Gene Signature for Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Resected Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Chang Qi Zhu;Keyue Ding;Dan Strumpf;Barbara A. Weir

  • MTAP deletion confers enhanced dependency on the PRMT5 arginine methyltransferase in cancer cells.

    Gregory V. Kryukov;Gregory V. Kryukov;Frederick H. Wilson;Frederick H. Wilson;Jason R. Ruth;Jason R. Ruth;Joshiawa Paulk;Joshiawa Paulk

Frequent Co-Authors

William C. Hahn
William C. Hahn Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Matthew Meyerson
Matthew Meyerson Harvard University
Francisca Vazquez
Francisca Vazquez Broad Institute
Levi A. Garraway
Levi A. Garraway Roche (United States)
Rameen Beroukhim
Rameen Beroukhim Harvard University
Todd R. Golub
Todd R. Golub Harvard University
Aviad Tsherniak
Aviad Tsherniak Broad Institute
David E. Root
David E. Root Broad Institute
Jesse S. Boehm
Jesse S. Boehm Broad Institute
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute

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