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Chris Boshoff

Chris Boshoff

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Biology and Biochemistry

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91
Citations
36209
World Ranking
2292
National Ranking
161

Medicine

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92
Citations
36554
World Ranking
11183
National Ranking
606

Overview

Chris Boshoff is affiliated with Pfizer in Germany and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics related to gene-targeted therapies, neurological disorders, and cancer treatment strategies. These papers include:

  • Toward personalized treatment approaches for non-small-cell lung cancer (2021) in Nature Medicine
  • Next-generation strategies for gene-targeted therapies of central nervous system disorders: A workshop summary (2021) in Molecular Therapy
  • NINDS launches network to develop treatments for ultra-rare neurological diseases (2021) in Nature Biotechnology
  • NINDS funding opportunities for Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementia therapy development (2023) in Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Moving Things Along (2024) in Neurology

The main topics of Boshoff's research include:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases

Frequent coauthors in Boshoff's research collaborations are:

  • Jill A. Morris
  • Nina F. Schor
  • Ling M. Wong
  • Shantadurga Rajaram
  • Rebecca A. Roof

Boshoff's publications appear in a variety of recognized scientific venues, including:

  • Nature Medicine
  • Molecular Therapy
  • Nature Biotechnology
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Neurology

The scientist's work is connected to research areas involving advanced genetic engineering techniques and novel treatment modalities, with a focus on complex diseases such as cancer, neurological disorders, and rare genetic conditions.

Best Publications

  • The biology and management of non-small cell lung cancer

    Roy S. Herbst;Daniel Morgensztern;Chris Boshoff;Chris Boshoff

  • Development and validation of a clinical cancer genomic profiling test based on massively parallel DNA sequencing

    Garrett M Frampton;Alex Fichtenholtz;Geoff A Otto;Kai Wang

  • Molecular Mimicry of Human Cytokine and Cytokine Response Pathway Genes by KSHV

    Patrick S. Moore;Chris Boshoff;Robin A. Weiss;Yuan Chang

  • Detection of Kaposi sarcoma associated herpesvirus in peripheral blood of HIV-infected individuals and progression to Kaposi's sarcoma

    D Whitby;C Boshoff;T Hatzioannou;R.A Weiss

  • Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infects endothelial and spindle cells.

    C Boshoff;T F Schulz;M M Kennedy;A K Graham

  • Kaposi's sarcoma and its associated herpesvirus

    Enrique A. Mesri;Ethel Cesarman;Chris Boshoff

  • Distribution of human herpesvirus-8 latently infected cells in Kaposi's sarcoma, multicentric Castleman's disease, and primary effusion lymphoma.

    N Dupin;C Fisher;P Kellam;S Ariad

  • HHV-8 is associated with a plasmablastic variant of Castleman disease that is linked to HHV-8-positive plasmablastic lymphoma.

    Nicolas Dupin;Tim L. Diss;Paul Kellam;Micheline Tulliez

  • Prevalence of Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus infection measured by antibodies to recombinant capsid protein and latent immunofluorescence antigen

    G. R. Simpson;T. F. Schulz;D. Whitby;P. M. Cook

  • Toward personalized treatment approaches for non-small-cell lung cancer

    Meina Wang;Roy S Herbst;Chris Boshoff;Chris Boshoff

  • The latent nuclear antigen of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus targets the retinoblastoma-E2F pathway and with the oncogene Hras transforms primary rat cells

    Stoyan A. Radkov;Paul Kellam;Chris Boshoff

  • Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus

    Chris Boshoff;Robin A. Weiss

  • Brachyury, a crucial regulator of notochordal development, is a novel biomarker for chordomas

    S Vujovic;S Henderson;N Presneau;Edward Odell

  • Angiogenic and HIV-Inhibitory Functions of KSHV-Encoded Chemokines

    Chris Boshoff;Yoshio Endo;Paul D. Collins;Yasuhiro Takeuchi

  • AIDS-related malignancies.

    Chris Boshoff;Robin Weiss

  • Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus–induced cellular reprogramming contributes to the lymphatic endothelial gene expression in Kaposi sarcoma

    Hsei-Wei Wang;Matthew W B Trotter;Dimitrios Lagos;Dimitra Bourboulia

  • Continuous low dose Thalidomide: a phase II study in advanced melanoma, renal cell, ovarian and breast cancer.

    T Eisen;C Boshoff;C Boshoff;I Mak;F Sapunar

  • High incidence of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma in patients with HIV infection and multicentric Castleman disease.

    Eric Oksenhendler;Emmanuelle Boulanger;Lionel Galicier;Ming-Qing Du

  • Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Latent and Lytic Gene Expression as Revealed by DNA Arrays

    Richard G. Jenner;M. Mar Albà;Chris Boshoff;Paul Kellam

  • Kaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus infects monotypic (IgMλ) but polyclonal naive B cells in Castleman disease and associated lymphoproliferative disorders

    Ming-Qing Du;Hongxiang Liu;Tim C. Diss;Hongtao Ye

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin A. Weiss
Robin A. Weiss University College London
Frances Gotch
Frances Gotch Imperial College London
Valerie Beral
Valerie Beral University of Oxford
Paul Kellam
Paul Kellam Imperial College London
Robert U. Newton
Robert U. Newton Edith Cowan University
Harold W. Jaffe
Harold W. Jaffe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nicolas Dupin
Nicolas Dupin Université Paris Cité
Adrienne M. Flanagan
Adrienne M. Flanagan University College London
Patrick S. Moore
Patrick S. Moore University of Pittsburgh
Yuan Chang
Yuan Chang University of Pittsburgh

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