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Christian Waeber

Christian Waeber

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Medicine

D-Index
75
Citations
26557
World Ranking
19023
National Ranking
53

Overview

Christian Waeber is affiliated with University College Cork in Ireland and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, neurology, ophthalmology, immunology, and biomaterials.

The scientist's research topics focus largely on sphingolipid metabolism and signaling, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, retinal diseases and treatments, migraine and headache studies, olfactory and sensory function studies, immune cells in cancer, and glaucoma and retinal disorders.

Recent publications by Christian Waeber include:

  • Polymer based sustained drug delivery to the ocular posterior segment: barriers and future opportunities for the treatment of neovascular pathologies, 2022, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
  • Estrogen modulation of cortical spreading depression, 2023, The Journal of Headache and Pain
  • A sphingosine kinase 2-mimicking TAT-peptide protects neurons against ischemia-reperfusion injury by activating BNIP3-mediated mitophagy, 2020, Neuropharmacology
  • The 5-HT1F receptor as the target of ditans in migraine - from bench to bedside, 2023, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • The effect of fingolimod on regulatory T cells in a mouse model of brain ischaemia, 2021, Journal of Neuroinflammation

Frequent co-authors associated with their work include Katie B. Ryan, Kyle Malone, Jennifer A. Shearer, Rasha A. Alshaikh, and Anne Moore.

Christian Waeber's publications are often found in journals such as Frontiers in Pharmacology, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, The Journal of Headache and Pain, Nature Reviews Neurology, and Neuropharmacology.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Differential signal transduction by five splice variants of the PACAP receptor

    Dietmar Spengler;Christian Waeber;Colette Pantaloni;Florian Holsboer

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Ischemic brain injury is mediated by the activation of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase

    Matthias Endres;Zhao-Qi Wang;Shobu Namura;Christian Waeber

  • Attenuation of delayed neuronal death after mild focal ischemia in mice by inhibition of the caspase family.

    Matthias Endres;Shobu Namura;Masao Shimizu-Sasamata;Christian Waeber

  • FGF-2 regulation of neurogenesis in adult hippocampus after brain injury

    Shinichi Yoshimura;Yasushi Takagi;Jun Harada;Tetsuyuki Teramoto

  • Migraine as an inflammatory disorder

    Christian Waeber;Michael A. Moskowitz

  • Delayed inflammation in rat meninges: implications for migraine pathophysiology.

    Uwe Reuter;Hayrunnisa Bolay;Inger Jansen-Olesen;Alberto Chiarugi

  • Microemboli may link spreading depression, migraine aura, and patent foramen ovale.

    Ala Nozari;Ergin Dilekoz;Inna Sukhotinsky;Thor Stein

  • Genetic and hormonal factors modulate spreading depression and transient hemiparesis in mouse models of familial hemiplegic migraine type 1

    Katharina Eikermann-Haerter;Ergin Dileköz;Chiho Kudo;Sean I. Savitz

  • Alternative splicing generates metabotropic glutamate receptors inducing different patterns of calcium release in Xenopus oocytes.

    Jean-Philippe Pin;Christian Waeber;Laurent Prezeau;Joel Bockaert

  • The distribution and cellular localization of the serotonin 1C receptor mRNA in the rodent brain examined by in situ hybridization histochemistry. Comparison with receptor binding distribution

    G. Mengod;H. Nguyen;H. Le;C. Waeber

  • Fingolimod provides long‐term protection in rodent models of cerebral ischemia

    Ying Wei;Muge Yemisci;Hyung-Hwan Kim;Lai Ming Yung

  • Mild cerebral ischemia induces loss of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors and activation of cell cycle machinery before delayed neuronal cell death.

    Juri Katchanov;Christoph Harms;Karen Gertz;Ludger Hauck

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Stimulus-Induced Changes in Blood Flow and 2-Deoxyglucose Uptake Dissociate in Ipsilateral Somatosensory Cortex

    Anna Devor;Elizabeth M. C. Hillman;Peifang Tian;Christian Waeber

  • Increased Exploratory Activity and Altered Response to LSD in Mice Lacking the 5-HT5A Receptor

    Régis Grailhe;Christian Waeber;Stephanie C Dulawa;Jean P Hornung

  • Mechanisms of Reduced Striatal NMDA Excitotoxicity in Type I Nitric Oxide Synthase Knock-Out Mice

    C Ayata;G Ayata;H Hara;R T Matthews

  • Sphingosine-1-phosphate induces proliferation and morphological changes of neural progenitor cells

    Jun Harada;Melissa Foley;Michael A. Moskowitz;Christian Waeber

  • Distribution of Serotonin Receptors

    J. M. Palacios;C. Waeber;D. Hoyer;G. Mengod

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Moskowitz
Michael A. Moskowitz Harvard University
José Palacios
José Palacios Ramón y Cajal Hospital (Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal)
Daniel Hoyer
Daniel Hoyer University of Melbourne
Cenk Ayata
Cenk Ayata Harvard University
Joël Bockaert
Joël Bockaert University of Montpellier
Eng H. Lo
Eng H. Lo Harvard University
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Guadalupe Mengod
Guadalupe Mengod Spanish National Research Council
Maurizio Molinari
Maurizio Molinari Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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