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George W. Bell

George W. Bell

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
57
Citations
43059
World Ranking
2121
National Ranking
1053

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Genetics

His primary areas of study are Genetics, Stem cell, Cell biology, Cellular differentiation and Cancer cell. As part of his studies on Stem cell, George W. Bell often connects relevant subjects like Immunology. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Gene expression, Gene and Caenorhabditis elegans.

His work deals with themes such as PRC2, SUZ12 and Induced pluripotent stem cell, which intersect with Cellular differentiation. His Cancer cell study combines topics in areas such as Cancer stem cell and Cancer research. His Cancer research study incorporates themes from Mesenchymal stem cell and Cancer, Metastasis.

His most cited work include:

  • Predicting effective microRNA target sites in mammalian mRNAs (3055 citations)
  • Mesenchymal stem cells within tumour stroma promote breast cancer metastasis (2449 citations)
  • Polycomb complexes repress developmental regulators in murine embryonic stem cells (2142 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

George W. Bell mainly focuses on Cell biology, Genetics, Cancer research, Gene and Stem cell. His Cell biology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Psychological repression, Gene expression, Parkinson's disease and Paracrine signalling. His Genetics study deals with Computational biology intersecting with DNA microarray.

His Cancer research research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Cell and Carcinogenesis, Cancer, Metastasis, Cancer stem cell. The study incorporates disciplines such as Endocrinology, Wnt signaling pathway, Autocrine signalling, Internal medicine and Bivalent chromatin in addition to Stem cell. His research in Cancer cell intersects with topics in Transcription factor and Immunology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Cell biology (32.05%)
  • Genetics (30.77%)
  • Cancer research (26.92%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Progenitor cell (8.97%)
  • Endocrinology (7.69%)
  • Internal medicine (7.69%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Progenitor cell, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Cell biology and Cancer research. His Progenitor cell study is concerned with the larger field of Stem cell. His multidisciplinary approach integrates Stem cell and Beta oxidation in his work.

His Endocrinology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Carcinogenesis, Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor, Ex vivo and Organoid. His studies in Cell biology integrate themes in fields like Hydrogen peroxide and DNA replication. While the research belongs to areas of Cancer research, George W. Bell spends his time largely on the problem of Cell, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Embryo and Induced pluripotent stem cell.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • High-fat diet enhances stemness and tumorigenicity of intestinal progenitors (314 citations)
  • Fasting Activates Fatty Acid Oxidation to Enhance Intestinal Stem Cell Function during Homeostasis and Aging (102 citations)
  • MERAV: a tool for comparing gene expression across human tissues and cell types (63 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Genetics

His primary scientific interests are in Stem cell, Internal medicine, Progenitor cell, Endocrinology and Cell type. His study in Stem cell is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Tissue homeostasis, Intermittent fasting, Regeneration and Homeostasis. His research integrates issues of Organoid and Cell biology in his study of Internal medicine.

The concepts of his Progenitor cell study are interwoven with issues in Carcinogenesis, Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor and Ex vivo. The various areas that George W. Bell examines in his Cell type study include Genome, Gene, DNA microarray, KEGG and Computational biology. His research on Gene concerns the broader Genetics.

Best Publications

  • Predicting effective microRNA target sites in mammalian mRNAs

    Vikram Agarwal;George W. Bell;Jin Wu Nam;Jin Wu Nam;David P. Bartel

  • Mesenchymal stem cells within tumour stroma promote breast cancer metastasis

    Antoine E. Karnoub;Ajeeta B. Dash;Annie P. Vo;Andrew Sullivan

  • Polycomb complexes repress developmental regulators in murine embryonic stem cells

    Laurie A. Boyer;Kathrin Plath;Kathrin Plath;Julia Zeitlinger;Tobias Brambrink

  • An embryonic stem cell–like gene expression signature in poorly differentiated aggressive human tumors

    Ittai Ben-Porath;Matthew W Thomson;Vincent J Carey;Ruping Ge

  • Control of developmental regulators by Polycomb in human embryonic stem cells.

    Tong Ihn Lee;Richard G. Jenner;Laurie A. Boyer;Matthew G. Guenther

  • Parkinson’s Disease Patient-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Free of Viral Reprogramming Factors

    Frank Soldner;Dirk Hockemeyer;Caroline Beard;Qing Gao

  • Genome-wide map of nucleosome acetylation and methylation in yeast.

    Dmitry K. Pokholok;Christopher T. Harbison;Stuart Levine;Megan Cole

  • Control of Pancreas and Liver Gene Expression by HNF Transcription Factors

    Duncan T. Odom;Nora Zizlsperger;D. Benjamin Gordon;George W. Bell

  • YAP1 Increases Organ Size and Expands Undifferentiated Progenitor Cells

    Fernando D. Camargo;Sumita Gokhale;Jonathan B. Johnnidis;Dongdong Fu

  • Reduced representation bisulfite sequencing for comparative high-resolution DNA methylation analysis

    Alexander Meissner;Andreas Gnirke;George W. Bell;Bernard H Ramsahoye

  • Slug and Sox9 Cooperatively Determine the Mammary Stem Cell State

    Wenjun Guo;Zuzana Keckesova;Joana Liu Donaher;Tsukasa Shibue

  • Weak seed-pairing stability and high target-site abundance decrease the proficiency of lsy-6 and other microRNAs

    David M Garcia;Daehyun Baek;Chanseok Shin;George W Bell

  • Paracrine and autocrine signals induce and maintain mesenchymal and stem cell states in the breast.

    Christina Scheel;Elinor Ng Eaton;Sophia Hsin Jung Li;Christine L. Chaffer

  • Poised Chromatin at the ZEB1 Promoter Enables Breast Cancer Cell Plasticity and Enhances Tumorigenicity

    Christine L. Chaffer;Nemanja D. Marjanovic;Tony Lee;George Bell

  • Therapeutic silencing of miR-10b inhibits metastasis in a mouse mammary tumor model

    Li Ma;Ferenc Reinhardt;Elizabeth Pan;Jürgen Soutschek

  • High-fat diet enhances stemness and tumorigenicity of intestinal progenitors

    Semir Beyaz;Semir Beyaz;Miyeko D. Mana;Jatin Roper;Jatin Roper;Dmitriy Kedrin;Dmitriy Kedrin

  • HSF1 Drives a Transcriptional Program Distinct from Heat Shock to Support Highly Malignant Human Cancers

    Marc L. Mendillo;Sandro Santagata;Sandro Santagata;Martina Koeva;George W. Bell

  • Growth-Inhibitory and Tumor- Suppressive Functions of p53 Depend on Its Repression of CD44 Expression

    Samuel Godar;Tan A. Ince;Tan A. Ince;George W. Bell;David Feldser

  • Therapeutic silencing of miR-10b inhibits metastasis in a mouse mammary tumor model

    Ferenc Reinhardt;Elizabeth Pan;Jürgen Soutschek;Balkrishen Bhat

  • High-fat diet enhances stemness and tumorigenicity of intestinal progenitors

    Assieh Saadatpour;Sue-Jean Hong;Luca Pinello;Yarden Katz

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