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Overview

David N. Louis is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work encompasses various subfields including Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Cancer Research, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist has contributed significantly to topics such as Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Brain Metastases and Treatment, Meningioma and Schwannoma Management, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with David N. Louis include Kenneth Aldape, Arie Perry, Andreas von Deimling, Caterina Giannini, and Pieter Wesseling.

Publication venues where David N. Louis's work has frequently appeared include Brain Pathology, Neuro-Oncology, Nature Communications, Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Some recent papers authored by David N. Louis are:

  • The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary, 2021, Neuro-Oncology
  • cIMPACT-NOW update 6: new entity and diagnostic principle recommendations of the cIMPACT-Utrecht meeting on future CNS tumor classification and grading, 2020, Brain Pathology

Additional recent works related to their field, though led by other authors but connected through coauthorship or related research, include:

  • cIMPACT-NOW update 5: recommended grading criteria and terminologies for IDH-mutant astrocytomas, 2020, Acta Neuropathologica
  • Inhibitory CD161 receptor identified in glioma-infiltrating T cells by single-cell analysis, 2021, Cell
  • cIMPACT-NOW update 7: advancing the molecular classification of ependymal tumors, 2020, Brain Pathology

Best Publications

  • The 2016 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary.

    David N. Louis;Arie Perry;Guido Reifenberger;Andreas von Deimling

  • Activating mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor underlying responsiveness of non-small-cell lung cancer to gefitinib

    Thomas J Lynch;Daphne W Bell;Raffaella Sordella;Sarada Gurubhagavatula

  • The 2007 WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System

    David Neil Louis;Hiroko Ohgaki;Otmar D. Wiestler;Webster K. Cavenee

  • The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary.

    David N Louis;Arie Perry;Pieter Wesseling;Daniel J Brat

  • WHO classification of tumours of the central nervous system

    David N. Louis

  • Single-cell RNA-seq highlights intratumoral heterogeneity in primary glioblastoma

    Anoop Premswaroop Patel;I. Tirosh;J. J. Trombetta;Alexander Kann Shalek

  • Patterns of somatic mutation in human cancer genomes

    Christopher Greenman;Philip Stephens;Raffaella Smith;Gillian L. Dalgliesh

  • Prediction of central nervous system embryonal tumour outcome based on gene expression

    Scott L. Pomeroy;Pablo Tamayo;Michelle Gaasenbeek;Lisa M. Sturla

  • The WHO Classification of Tumors of the Nervous System

    Paul Kleihues;David N. Louis;Bernd W. Scheithauer;Lucy B. Rorke

  • Malignant astrocytic glioma: genetics, biology, and paths to treatment.

    Frank B. Furnari;Tim Fenton;Robert M. Bachoo;Akitake Mukasa

  • AZD2171, a Pan-VEGF Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, Normalizes Tumor Vasculature and Alleviates Edema in Glioblastoma Patients

    Tracy T. Batchelor;A. Gregory Sorensen;A. Gregory Sorensen;Emmanuelle di Tomaso;Wei Ting Zhang;Wei Ting Zhang

  • An Integrative Model of Cellular States, Plasticity, and Genetics for Glioblastoma

    Cyril Neftel;Julie Laffy;Mariella G. Filbin;Toshiro Hara

  • Specific Genetic Predictors of Chemotherapeutic Response and Survival in Patients With Anaplastic Oligodendrogliomas

    J G Cairncross;K Ueki;M C Zlatescu;D K Lisle

  • Malignant glioma: Genetics and biology of a grave matter

    Elizabeth A. Maher;Frank B. Furnari;Robert M. Bachoo;David H. Rowitch

  • Human keratinocytes that express hTERT and also bypass a p16(INK4a)-enforced mechanism that limits life span become immortal yet retain normal growth and differentiation characteristics.

    Mark A. Dickson;William C. Hahn;William C. Hahn;Yasushi Ino;Vincent Ronfard

  • Analysis of BRAF V600E mutation in 1,320 nervous system tumors reveals high mutation frequencies in pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, ganglioglioma and extra-cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma

    Genevieve Schindler;David Capper;David Capper;Jochen Meyer;Wibke Janzarik

  • Erratum: The 2007 WHO classification of tumours of the central nervous system (Acta Neuropathol (2007) vol. 114 (97-109))

    David N Louis;Hiroko Ohgaki;Otmar D Wiestler;Webster K Cavenee

  • Inertial Focusing for Tumor Antigen–Dependent and –Independent Sorting of Rare Circulating Tumor Cells

    Emre Ozkumur;Ajay M. Shah;Jordan C. Ciciliano;Benjamin L. Emmink

  • Gene expression-based classification of malignant gliomas correlates better with survival than histological classification.

    Catherine L. Nutt;D. R. Mani;Rebecca A. Betensky;Pablo Tamayo

  • Cerebral blood volume maps of gliomas : comparison with tumor grade and histologic findings

    H J Aronen;I E Gazit;D N Louis;B R Buchbinder

Frequent Co-Authors

Tracy T. Batchelor
Tracy T. Batchelor Brigham and Women's Hospital
Andreas von Deimling
Andreas von Deimling Heidelberg University
Keith L. Ligon
Keith L. Ligon Harvard University
Rebecca A. Betensky
Rebecca A. Betensky New York University
Bradley E. Bernstein
Bradley E. Bernstein Broad Institute
J. Gregory Cairncross
J. Gregory Cairncross University of Calgary
A. John Iafrate
A. John Iafrate Harvard University
Gad Getz
Gad Getz Broad Institute
Otmar D. Wiestler
Otmar D. Wiestler German Cancer Research Center
Aviv Regev
Aviv Regev Genentech

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