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Overview

David Kessel is affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States and focuses primarily on research within the fields of Medicine and Engineering. Their work spans several subfields, including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer Research, Materials Chemistry, and Ophthalmology.

The core topics of David Kessel's research encompass Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry, Ocular Oncology and Treatments, Autophagy in Disease and Therapy, and Social Media in Health Education.

They have published extensively, contributing to a range of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Photochemistry and Photobiology (24 publications)
  • Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy (6 publications)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2 publications)
  • Autophagy (1 publication)
  • APOPTOSIS (1 publication)

Recent papers by David Kessel highlight their focus on photodynamic therapy mechanisms and applications. Notable publications include:

  • Photodynamic therapy: autophagy and mitophagy, apoptosis and paraptosis, 2020, Autophagy
  • Photodynamic therapy: apoptosis, paraptosis and beyond, 2020, APOPTOSIS
  • Photodynamic Therapy: Critical PDT Theory, 2022, Photochemistry and Photobiology
  • Paraptosis and Photodynamic Therapy: A Progress Report, 2020, Photochemistry and Photobiology

Their collaborations often involve several recurring coauthors, among whom are Tayyaba Hasan, Girgis Obaid, Imran Rizvi, Won Jin Cho, and J Rakowski. These partnerships have contributed to multiple publications over time.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

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

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

  • Photodynamic therapy of cancer: An update†‡

    Patrizia Agostinis;Kristian Berg;Keith A. Cengel;Thomas H. Foster

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

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

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

  • The role of subcellular localization in initiation of apoptosis by photodynamic therapy.

    David Kessel;Yu Luo;Yongqi Deng;C. K. Chang

  • Mitochondrial photodamage and PDT-induced apoptosis.

    David Kessel;Yu Luo

  • Release of cytochrome c and activation of pro-caspase-9 following lysosomal photodamage involves Bid cleavage.

    Jr Jj Reiners;JA Caruso;P Mathieu;B Chelladurai

  • Photodynamic therapy: a mitochondrial inducer of apoptosis.

    David Kessel;Yu Luo

  • HEMATOPORPHYRIN and HPD: PHOTOPHYSICS, PHOTOCHEMISTRY and PHOTOTHERAPY

    David Kessel

  • Initiation of apoptosis and autophagy by photodynamic therapy.

    David Kessel;M. Graça H. Vicente;John J. Reiners

  • Photodynamic therapy of neoplastic disease

    David Kessel

  • Assessing autophagy in the context of photodynamic therapy

    John J. Reiners;Patrizia Agostinis;Kristian Berg;Nancy L. Oleinick

  • 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

  • Porphyrin-lipoprotein association as a factor in porphyrin localization

    D. Kessel

  • TUMOR LOCALIZATION AND PHOTOSENSITIZATION BY SULFONATED DERIVATIVES OF TETRAPHENYLPORPHINE

    David Kessel;Paul Thompson;Karen Saatio;Kwaku D. Nantwi

  • Monitoring Singlet Oxygen and Hydroxyl Radical Formation with Fluorescent Probes During Photodynamic Therapy

    Michael Price;John J Reiners;Ann Marie Santiago;David Kessel

  • Direct detection of singlet oxygen sensitized by haematoporphyrin and related compounds.

    J P Keene;D Kessel;Edward J Land;R Redmond

  • Sites of photosensitization by derivatives of hematoporphyrin.

    David Kessel

  • Cell Death Pathways Associated with Photodynamic Therapy: An Update.

    David Kessel;Nancy L. Oleinick

  • Initiation of Apoptosis versus Necrosis by Photodynamic Therapy with Chloroaluminum Phthalocyanine

    Yu Luo;David Kessel

Frequent Co-Authors

Tayyaba Hasan
Tayyaba Hasan Harvard University
Chi K. Chang
Chi K. Chang Michigan State University
M. Graça H. Vicente
M. Graça H. Vicente Louisiana State University
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Leonidas C. Platanias
Leonidas C. Platanias Northwestern University
Hsing Jien Kung
Hsing Jien Kung Taipei Medical University
Andrea Ballabio
Andrea Ballabio Baylor College of Medicine

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