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Christian Rommel

Christian Rommel

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
17574
World Ranking
13581
National Ranking
965

Overview

Christian Rommel is a researcher affiliated with Bayer Pharmaceuticals in Germany. Their work spans several areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on molecular biology, cancer research, biophysics, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and genetics.

The main topics in Christian Rommel's research portfolio include:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Single-cell and Spatial Transcriptomics
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Brain Metastases and Treatment
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Gene Expression and Cancer Classification

Rommel has collaborated frequently with multiple co-authors, including:

  • Ximena Bonilla
  • Stéphane Chevrier
  • Emanuela S. Milani
  • Ruben Casanova
  • Francis Jacob

The researcher has published work in various scientific venues, notably:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Cancer Cell
  • Nature Communications
  • Laboratory Investigation
  • NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics

Recent papers reflecting their research interests include:

  • The Tumor Profiler Study: integrated, multi-omic, functional tumor profiling for clinical decision support (2021, Cancer Cell)
  • SCIM: universal single-cell matching with unpaired feature sets (2020, Bioinformatics)
  • Establishing standardized immune phenotyping of metastatic melanoma by digital pathology (2021, Laboratory Investigation)
  • Detection of isoforms and genomic alterations by high-throughput full-length single-cell RNA sequencing in ovarian cancer (2023, Nature Communications)
  • scROSHI: robust supervised hierarchical identification of single cells (2022, NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics)

Christian Rommel's contributions demonstrate a blend of applied and theoretical approaches to cancer biology, leveraging bioinformatics, genomics, and digital pathology techniques. Their publication record reveals engagement with multi-omic integration, cancer diagnostics, and advanced single-cell analysis methods.

Best Publications

  • Mediation of IGF-1-induced skeletal myotube hypertrophy by PI(3)K/Akt/mTOR and PI(3)K/Akt/GSK3 pathways

    Christian Rommel;Sue C. Bodine;Brian A. Clarke;Roni Rossman

  • PI3K and cancer: lessons, challenges and opportunities

    David A. Fruman;Christian Rommel

  • The translational landscape of mTOR signalling steers cancer initiation and metastasis

    Andrew C. Hsieh;Yi Liu;Merritt P. Edlind;Nicholas T. Ingolia

  • Differentiation Stage-Specific Inhibition of the Raf-MEK-ERK Pathway by Akt

    Christian Rommel;Brian A. Clarke;Sven Zimmermann;Lorna Nuñez

  • Blockade of PI3Kgamma suppresses joint inflammation and damage in mouse models of rheumatoid arthritis

    Montserrat Camps;Thomas Rückle;Hong Ji;Vittoria Ardissone

  • Targeting dual-specificity phosphatases: manipulating MAP kinase signalling and immune responses

    Kate L. Jeffrey;Montserrat Camps;Christian Rommel;Charles R. Mackay

  • PI3K delta and PI3K gamma: partners in crime in inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis and beyond?

    Christian Rommel;Montserrat Camps;Hong Ji

  • Effective and selective targeting of leukemia cells using a TORC1/2 kinase inhibitor

    Matthew R Janes;Jose J Limon;Lomon So;Jing Chen

  • Certain chemical entities, compositions and methods

    Pingda Ren;Yi Liu;Troy Edward Wilson;Liansheng Li

  • PI3Kgamma inhibition blocks glomerulonephritis and extends lifespan in a mouse model of systemic lupus

    Domingo F Barber;Almira Bartolomé;Carmen Hernandez;Juana M Flores

  • Sequential activation of class IB and class IA PI3K is important for the primed respiratory burst of human but not murine neutrophils

    Alison M. Condliffe;Keith Davidson;Karen E. Anderson;Chris D. Ellson

  • PI3Kgamma inhibition: towards an 'aspirin of the 21st century'?

    Thomas Rückle;Matthias K. Schwarz;Christian Rommel

  • The p110[delta] structure: mechanisms for selectivity and potency of new PI(3)K inhibitors

    Alex Berndt;Simon Miller;Olusegun Williams;Daniel D Le

  • PI3K-δ and PI3K-γ inhibition by IPI-145 abrogates immune responses and suppresses activity in autoimmune and inflammatory disease models.

    David G. Winkler;Kerrie L. Faia;Jonathan P. DiNitto;Janid A. Ali

  • Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase p110β Activity: Key Role in Metabolism and Mammary Gland Cancer but Not Development

    Elisa Ciraolo;Manuela Iezzi;Romina Marone;Stefano Marengo

  • Positive regulation of immune cell function and inflammatory responses by phosphatase PAC-1

    Kate L Jeffrey;Kate L Jeffrey;Tilman Brummer;Michael S Rolph;Michael S Rolph;Sue M Liu;Sue M Liu

  • PI(3)Kgamma has an important context-dependent role in neutrophil chemokinesis

    G John Ferguson;Laura Milne;Suhasini Kulkarni;Takehiko Sasaki

  • Furan-2-ylmethylene Thiazolidinediones as Novel, Potent, and Selective Inhibitors of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase γ

    Vincent Pomel;Jasna Klicic;David Covini;Dennis D. Church

  • Key role of the p110δ isoform of PI3K in B-cell antigen and IL-4 receptor signaling: comparative analysis of genetic and pharmacologic interference with p110δ function in B cells

    Antonio Bilancio;Klaus Okkenhaug;Montserrat Camps;Juliet L. Emery

  • The heat shock protein 83 (Hsp83) is required for Raf‐mediated signalling in Drosophila

    A van der Straten;C Rommel;B J Dickson;E Hafen

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias P. Wymann
Matthias P. Wymann University of Basel
David A. Fruman
David A. Fruman University of California, Irvine
Bart Vanhaesebroeck
Bart Vanhaesebroeck University College London
Emilio Hirsch
Emilio Hirsch University of Turin
Josep Tabernero
Josep Tabernero Vall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology
Caroline C. Whitacre
Caroline C. Whitacre The Ohio State University
Abhay R. Satoskar
Abhay R. Satoskar The Ohio State University
Bao Lu
Bao Lu Boston Children's Hospital
Kevan M. Shokat
Kevan M. Shokat University of California, San Francisco
Marina Konopleva
Marina Konopleva The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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