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14518
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Overview

Felix B. Engel is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their research spans several interrelated fields, predominantly within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. The main subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Cell Biology, and Surgery.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics

Felix B. Engel has contributed research with frequent publication venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Cells
  • European Heart Journal
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials

Among recent papers, the following are notable for their focus and citation count:

  • "Zeb1 mediates EMT/plasticity-associated ferroptosis sensitivity in cancer cells by regulating lipogenic enzyme expression and phospholipid composition," 2024, Nature Cell Biology
  • "Improving translational research in sex-specific effects of comorbidities and risk factors in ischaemic heart disease and cardioprotection: position paper and recommendations of the ESC Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart," 2020, Cardiovascular Research
  • "Microtubule Organization in Striated Muscle Cells," 2020, Cells
  • "Gelatin methacryloyl is a slow degrading material allowing vascularization and long-term use in vivo," 2021, Biomedical Materials
  • "Electrically Conductive Collagen-PEDOT:PSS Hydrogel Prevents Post-Infarct Cardiac Arrhythmia and Supports hiPSC-Cardiomyocyte Function," 2024, Advanced Materials

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Kaveh Roshanbinfar
  • Tilman U. Esser
  • Silvia Vergarajauregui
  • Arwin Groenewoud
  • Fulvia Ferrazzi

Best Publications

  • p38 MAP kinase inhibition enables proliferation of adult mammalian cardiomyocytes

    Felix B. Engel;Michael Schebesta;Mychelle T. Duong;Gang Lu

  • Silk proteins for biomedical applications: Bioengineering perspectives

    Banani Kundu;Nicholas E. Kurland;Subia Bano;Chinmoy Patra

  • International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. XCIV. Adhesion G Protein–Coupled Receptors

    Jörg Hamann;Gabriela Aust;Demet Araç;Felix B. Engel

  • FGF1/p38 MAP kinase inhibitor therapy induces cardiomyocyte mitosis, reduces scarring, and rescues function after myocardial infarction

    Felix B. Engel;Patrick C. H. Hsieh;Richard T. Lee;Mark T. Keating

  • Extracellular vesicles in diagnostics and therapy of the ischaemic heart: Position Paper from the Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart of the European Society of Cardiology

    Joost Petrus Gerardus Sluijter;Sean Michael Davidson;Chantal M Boulanger;Edit Iren Buzás

  • Novel targets and future strategies for acute cardioprotection: Position Paper of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart.

    Derek J. Hausenloy;David Garcia-Dorado;Hans Erik Bøtker;Sean M. Davidson

  • New non-viral method for gene transfer into primary cells.

    Oliver Gresch;Felix B Engel;Dobrila Nesic;Thi Thai Tran

  • Hypoxia-inducible factor induces local thyroid hormone inactivation during hypoxic-ischemic disease in rats

    Warner S. Simonides;Michelle A. Mulcahey;Everaldo M. Redout;Alice Muller

  • Position Paper of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group Cellular Biology of the Heart: cell-based therapies for myocardial repair and regeneration in ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

    Rosalinda Madonna;Rosalinda Madonna;Linda W. Van Laake;Sean M. Davidson;Felix B. Engel

  • The GSK-3 Inhibitor BIO Promotes Proliferation in Mammalian Cardiomyocytes

    Ai-Sun Tseng;Felix B. Engel;Mark T. Keating

  • Silk protein fibroin from Antheraea mylitta for cardiac tissue engineering

    Chinmoy Patra;Sarmistha Talukdar;Tatyana Novoyatleva;Siva R. Velagala

  • Gpr126 functions in Schwann cells to control differentiation and myelination via G-protein activation.

    Amit Mogha;Andrew E. Benesh;Chinmoy Patra;Felix B. Engel;Felix B. Engel

  • The SRF Target Gene Fhl2 Antagonizes RhoA/MAL-Dependent Activation of SRF

    Ulrike Philippar;Gerhard Schratt;Christoph Dieterich;Judith M. Müller

  • Spatially Resolved Genome-wide Transcriptional Profiling Identifies BMP Signaling as Essential Regulator of Zebrafish Cardiomyocyte Regeneration

    Chi Chung Wu;Fabian Kruse;Mohankrishna Dalvoy Vasudevarao;Jan Philipp Junker

  • Anillin localization defect in cardiomyocyte binucleation

    Felix B. Engel;Felix B. Engel;Michael Schebesta;Mark T. Keating

  • Electroconductive biohybrid hydrogel for enhanced maturation and beating properties of engineered cardiac tissues

    Kaveh Roshanbinfar;Lena Vogt;Boris Greber;Sebastian Diecke

  • ESC working group cellular biology of the heart: Position paper: Improving the preclinical assessment of novel cardioprotective therapies

    Sandrine Lecour;Hans E. Bøtker;Gianluigi Condorelli;Sean M. Davidson

  • Cardiomyocyte proliferation in cardiac development and regeneration: a guide to methodologies and interpretations.

    Marina Leone;Ajit Magadum;Felix B. Engel

  • Features of cardiomyocyte proliferation and its potential for cardiac regeneration

    Machteld J van Amerongen;Felix B Engel

  • Epigenomic and transcriptomic approaches in the post-genomic era: path to novel targets for diagnosis and therapy of the ischaemic heart? Position Paper of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart.

    Cinzia Perrino;Albert Laszló Barabási;Gianluigi Condorelli;Gianluigi Condorelli;Sean Michael Davidson

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek J. Hausenloy
Derek J. Hausenloy National University of Singapore
Péter Ferdinandy
Péter Ferdinandy Semmelweis University
Sean M. Davidson
Sean M. Davidson University College London
Ralph T. Schermuly
Ralph T. Schermuly University of Giessen
Rainer Schulz
Rainer Schulz University of Giessen
Joost P.G. Sluijter
Joost P.G. Sluijter Utrecht University
Aldo R. Boccaccini
Aldo R. Boccaccini University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Hans Erik Bøtker
Hans Erik Bøtker Aarhus University Hospital
Judith A. Roether
Judith A. Roether University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Thomas Scheibel
Thomas Scheibel University of Bayreuth

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