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Desire Collen

Desire Collen

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Biology and Biochemistry
Belgium
2026
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Medicine
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
157
Citations
97659
World Ranking
139
National Ranking
4

Medicine

D-Index
162
Citations
110206
World Ranking
707
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Belgium Leader Award
  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Desire Collen is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans several subfields, including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Physiology.

The research topics covered by Collen include Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation, Congenital Heart Defects Research, Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments, Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling, Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology, Complement System in Diseases, and Apelin-related Biomedical Research.

Collen's frequent co-authors are Anne Angelillo-Scherrer, Laurent Burnier, Stéphane Plaisance, Maria DeMol, and Greg Lemke, each collaborating on multiple publications.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Collen include the following:

  • Recombinant human placental growth factor-2 in post-infarction left ventricular dysfunction: a randomized, placebo-controlled, preclinical study (2024, Basic Research in Cardiology)
  • Role of Gas6 in erythropoiesis and anemia in mice (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Role of Gas6 receptors in platelet signaling during thrombus stabilization and implications for antithrombotic therapy (2020, UNC Libraries)

Collen's research has been published repeatedly in venues such as UNC Libraries and Basic Research in Cardiology. The distribution of publications shows a focus on disciplines related to cardiovascular and immunological studies.

Recognition in the scientific community includes membership in the Academia Europaea since 1989 and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Abnormal blood vessel development and lethality in embryos lacking a single VEGF allele

    Peter Carmeliet;Valérie Ferreira;Georg Breier;Saskia Pollefeyt

  • Role of HIF-1alpha in hypoxia-mediated apoptosis, cell proliferation and tumour angiogenesis.

    Peter Carmeliet;Yuval Dor;Jean-Marc Herbert;Dai Fukumura

  • Synergism between vascular endothelial growth factor and placental growth factor contributes to angiogenesis and plasma extravasation in pathological conditions

    Peter Carmeliet;Lieve Moons;Aernout Luttun;Valeria Vincenti

  • Kinetics of the activation of plasminogen by human tissue plasminogen activator. Role of fibrin.

    M Hoylaerts;D C Rijken;H R Lijnen;D Collen

  • Cloning and expression of human tissue-type plasminogen activator cDNA in E. coli

    Diane Pennica;William E. Holmes;William J. Kohr;Richard N. Harkins

  • Targeted deficiency or cytosolic truncation of the VE-cadherin gene in mice impairs VEGF-mediated endothelial survival and angiogenesis.

    Peter Carmeliet;Maria Grazia Lampugnani;Lieve Moons;Ferrucio Breviario

  • Revascularization of ischemic tissues by PlGF treatment, and inhibition of tumor angiogenesis, arthritis and atherosclerosis by anti-Flt1

    Aernout Luttun;Marc Tjwa;Lieve Moons;Yan Wu

  • Molecular mechanisms of blood vessel growth

    Edward M. Conway;Désiré Collen;Peter Carmeliet

  • Physiological consequences of loss of plasminogen activator gene function in mice.

    Peter Carmeliet;Peter Carmeliet;Luc Schoonjans;Lena Kieckens;Beverly Ream

  • Deletion of the hypoxia-response element in the vascular endothelial growth factor promoter causes motor neuron degeneration

    B. Oosthuyse;L. Moons;E. Storkebaum;H. Beck

  • Purification and characterization of the plasminogen activator secreted by human melanoma cells in culture.

    D C Rijken;D Collen

  • VEGF is a modifier of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mice and humans and protects motoneurons against ischemic death

    Diether Lambrechts;Erik Storkebaum;Masafumi Morimoto;Jurgen Del-Favero

  • RANDOMISED TRIAL OF INTRAVENOUS RECOMBINANT TISSUE-TYPE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR VERSUS INTRAVENOUS STREPTOKINASE IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: Report from the European Cooperative Study Group for Recombinant Tissue-type Plasminogen Activator

    M. Verstraete;M. Bory;D. Collen;R. Erbel

  • Role of PlGF in the intra- and intermolecular cross talk between the VEGF receptors Flt1 and Flk1

    Monica Autiero;Johannes Waltenberger;Didier Communi;Andrea Kranz

  • Inhibition of plasminogen activators or matrix metalloproteinases prevents cardiac rupture but impairs therapeutic angiogenesis and causes cardiac failure.

    Stephane Heymans;Aernout Luttun;Dieter Nuyens;G Theilmeier

  • Anti-PlGF Inhibits Growth of VEGF(R)-Inhibitor-Resistant Tumors without Affecting Healthy Vessels

    Christian Fischer;Bart Jonckx;Massimiliano Mazzone;Serena Zacchigna

  • Basic and clinical aspects of fibrinolysis and thrombolysis.

    D Collen;HR Lijnen

  • Loss of HIF-2α and inhibition of VEGF impair fetal lung maturation, whereas treatment with VEGF prevents fatal respiratory distress in premature mice

    Veerle Compernolle;Koen Brusselmans;Till Acker;Peter Hoet

  • Oxidized LDL and Malondialdehyde-Modified LDL in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes and Stable Coronary Artery Disease

    Paul Holvoet;Johan Vanhaecke;Stefaan Janssens;Frans Van de Werf

  • Role of tissue factor in embryonic blood vessel development

    Peter Carmeliet;N Mackman;Lieve Moons;T Luther

Frequent Co-Authors

Lieve Moons
Lieve Moons KU Leuven
Herman K. Gold
Herman K. Gold Harvard University
Paul Declerck
Paul Declerck KU Leuven
Jean-Marc Herbert
Jean-Marc Herbert Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours
Florea Lupu
Florea Lupu Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

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