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Didier Y. R. Stainier

Didier Y. R. Stainier

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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
129
Citations
64116
World Ranking
424
National Ranking
29

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2016 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 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

Didier Y. R. Stainier is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research covers a broad range of topics within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with particular focus on molecular biology and cell biology subfields. Cardiovascular-related areas such as cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and surgery are also significant components of their work.

The scientist's publications include topics central to congenital heart defects research and zebrafish biomedical research applications. Additional areas of research include coronary artery anomalies, cardiomyopathy and myosin studies, congenital heart disease studies, RNA research and splicing, as well as angiogenesis and VEGF in cancer.

Frequent publication venues for Stainier's work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), eLife, Development, Circulation Research, and Nature Communications.

Selected recent papers authored by or involving Didier Y. R. Stainier are:

  • AP-1 Contributes to Chromatin Accessibility to Promote Sarcomere Disassembly and Cardiomyocyte Protrusion During Zebrafish Heart Regeneration (2020, Circulation Research)
  • Tension heterogeneity directs form and fate to pattern the myocardial wall (2020, Nature)
  • Origin and function of activated fibroblast states during zebrafish heart regeneration (2022, Nature Genetics)
  • Apelin signaling drives vascular endothelial cells toward a pro-angiogenic state (2020, eLife)
  • Stimulation of glycolysis promotes cardiomyocyte proliferation after injury in adult zebrafish (2020, EMBO Reports)

Stainier has frequently collaborated with researchers including Stefan Guenther, Stefan Günther, Christian SM Helker, Mario Looso, and Rashmi Priya.

Throughout their career, Didier Y. R. Stainier has been recognized with memberships and fellowships including:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (2016)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2008)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • miR-126 regulates angiogenic signaling and vascular integrity

    Jason E. Fish;Massimo M. Santoro;Sarah U. Morton;Sangho Yu

  • The draft genome of Ciona intestinalis : insights into chordate and vertebrate origins

    Paramvir Dehal;Yutaka Satou;Robert K. Campbell;Jarrod Chapman

  • Vertebrate Smoothened functions at the primary cilium

    Kevin C. Corbit;Pia Aanstad;Veena Singla;Andrew R. Norman

  • A genetic screen for mutations affecting embryogenesis in zebrafish

    Wolfgang Driever;Lilianna Solnica-Krezel;Alexander F. Schier;Stephan C.F. Neuhauss

  • Genetic compensation induced by deleterious mutations but not gene knockdowns

    Andrea Rossi;Zacharias Kontarakis;Claudia Gerri;Hendrik Nolte

  • Haematopoietic stem cells derive directly from aortic endothelium during development

    Julien Y. Bertrand;Neil C. Chi;Neil C. Chi;Buyung Santoso;Shutian Teng

  • Molecular control of endothelial cell behaviour during blood vessel morphogenesis

    Shane P. Herbert;Didier Y. R. Stainier

  • Primary contribution to zebrafish heart regeneration by gata4+ cardiomyocytes

    Kazu Kikuchi;Jennifer E. Holdway;Andreas A. Werdich;Ryan M. Anderson

  • The perivascular niche regulates breast tumour dormancy

    Cyrus M. Ghajar;Héctor Peinado;Hidetoshi Mori;Irina R. Matei

  • Cellular and molecular analyses of vascular tube and lumen formation in zebrafish

    Suk-Won Jin;Dimitris Beis;Tracy Mitchell;Jau-Nian Chen

  • Genetic compensation triggered by mutant mRNA degradation

    Mohamed A. El-Brolosy;Zacharias Kontarakis;Andrea Rossi;Andrea Rossi;Carsten Kuenne

  • Genetic compensation: A phenomenon in search of mechanisms.

    Mohamed A. El-Brolosy;Didier Y. R. Stainier

  • Fgf8 is mutated in zebrafish acerebellar (ace) mutants and is required for maintenance of midbrain-hindbrain boundary development and somitogenesis

    F. Reifers;H. Bohli;E. C. Walsh;P. H. Crossley

  • Selective plane illumination microscopy techniques in developmental biology.

    Jan Huisken;Didier Y. R. Stainier

  • Hepatic stellate cells in liver development, regeneration, and cancer

    Chunyue Yin;Kimberley J. Evason;Kinji Asahina;Didier Y.R. Stainier

  • Mutations affecting the formation and function of the cardiovascular system in the zebrafish embryo.

    Didier Y.R. Stainier;Bernadette Fouquet;Jau Nian Chen;Kerri S. Warren

  • Cardiac troponin T is essential in sarcomere assembly and cardiac contractility.

    Amy J. Sehnert;Anja Huq;Brant M. Weinstein;Charline Walker

  • cloche, an early acting zebrafish gene, is required by both the endothelial and hematopoietic lineages

    D. Y. R. Stainier;B. M. Weinstein;H. W. Detrich;L. I. Zon

  • Optogenetic control of cardiac function.

    Aristides B. Arrenberg;Didier Y. R. Stainier;Herwig Baier;Jan Huisken

  • Conditional targeted cell ablation in zebrafish: a new tool for regeneration studies

    Silvia Curado;Ryan M. Anderson;Benno Jungblut;Jeff Mumm

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil C. Chi
Neil C. Chi University of California, San Diego
Deborah Yelon
Deborah Yelon University of California, San Diego
Andrea Rossi
Andrea Rossi University of Verona
Mark C. Fishman
Mark C. Fishman Harvard University
Kenneth D. Poss
Kenneth D. Poss Duke University
Stefan Offermanns
Stefan Offermanns Max Planck Society
Wolfgang Driever
Wolfgang Driever University of Freiburg
Lilianna Solnica-Krezel
Lilianna Solnica-Krezel Washington University in St. Louis
Stephan C.F. Neuhauss
Stephan C.F. Neuhauss University of Zurich
Derek L. Stemple
Derek L. Stemple Camena Bioscience

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