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2026
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Belgium
2024

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
118
Citations
60239
World Ranking
278
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2002 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Gilbert Vassart is affiliated with the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and has conducted research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with additional work in Medicine. Their subfields of expertise include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Oncology, Reproductive Medicine, and Immunology.

The scientist's recent research encompasses topics such as the hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, interferon and immune responses, cancer cells and metastasis, digestive system and related health, gut microbiota and health, Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer, and genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities.

  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities

Among recent papers, Vassart has contributed to:

  • LGR4 deficiency results in delayed puberty through impaired Wnt/β-catenin signaling, published in 2020 in JCI Insight
  • LGR 5 controls extracellular matrix production by stem cells in the developing intestine, published in 2020 in EMBO Reports
  • STR mutations on chromosome 15q cause thyrotropin resistance by activating a primate-specific enhancer of MIR7-2/MIR1179, published in 2024 in Nature Genetics
  • The olfactory receptor Olfr78 promotes differentiation of enterochromaffin cells in the mouse colon, published in 2023 in EMBO Reports
  • Glycoprotein hormone receptors in GtoPdb v.2023.1, published in 2023 in IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE

Vassart has frequently published in venues such as EMBO Reports, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), JCI Insight, and Nature Genetics.

  • EMBO Reports
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • JCI Insight
  • Nature Genetics

Collaborations have been established with frequent co-authors including Morgane Leprovots, Sabine Costagliola, Anne Lefort, Frédérick Libert, and Marie-Isabelle Garcia.

  • Morgane Leprovots
  • Sabine Costagliola
  • Anne Lefort
  • Frédérick Libert
  • Marie-Isabelle Garcia

Gilbert Vassart is a recognized member of scientific organizations, having been named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2002 and a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Resistance to HIV-1 infection in caucasian individuals bearing mutant alleles of the CCR-5 chemokine receptor gene.

    Michel Samson;Frédérick Libert;Benjamin J. Doranz;Joseph Rucker

  • Isolation and structure of the endogenous agonist of opioid receptor-like ORL1 receptor.

    Jean-Claude Meunier;Catherine Mollereau;Lawrence Toll;Lawrence Toll;Charles Suaudeau

  • The metastasis suppressor gene KiSS-1 encodes kisspeptins, the natural ligands of the orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR54.

    Masato Kotani;Michel Detheux;Ann Vandenbogaerde;David Communi

  • Functional characterization of human receptors for short chain fatty acids and their role in polymorphonuclear cell activation.

    Emmanuel Le Poul;Cecile Loison;Sofie Struyf;Jean-Yves Springael

  • ORL1, a novel member of the opioid receptor family: Cloning, functional expression and localization

    Catherine Mollereau;Marc Parmentier;Pierre Mailleux;Jean-Luc Butour

  • Unresponsiveness to Cannabinoids and Reduced Addictive Effects of Opiates in CB1 Receptor Knockout Mice

    Catherine Ledent;Olga Valverde;Gregorio Cossu;François Petitet

  • Somatic mutations in the thyrotropin receptor gene cause hyperfunctioning thyroid adenomas

    Jasmine Parma;Laurence Duprez;Jacqueline Van Sande;Pascale Cochaux

  • Specific recruitment of antigen-presenting cells by chemerin, a novel processed ligand from human inflammatory fluids.

    Valérie Wittamer;Jean Denis Franssen;Marisa Vulcano;Jean François Mirjolet

  • Aggressiveness, hypoalgesia and high blood pressure in mice lacking the adenosine A2a receptor.

    Catherine Ledent;Jean-Marie Vaugeois;Serge N. Schiffmann;Thierry Pedrazzini

  • Molecular cloning and functional expression of a new human CC-chemokine receptor gene.

    Michel Samson;Olivier Labbe;Catherine Mollereau;Gilbert Vassart

  • Selective amplification and cloning of four new members of the G protein-coupled receptor family.

    F Libert;M Parmentier;A Lefort;C Dinsart

  • Molecular cloning of a human cannabinoid receptor which is also expressed in testis.

    Claude Gérard;Catherine Mollereau;Gilbert Vassart;Marc Parmentier

  • The thyrotropin receptor and the regulation of thyrocyte function and growth.

    Gilbert Vassart;Jacques Emile Dumont

  • A sequence in M13 phage detects hypervariable minisatellites in human and animal DNA

    Gilbert Vassart;Michel Georges;Rita Monsieur;Huguette Brocas

  • Cloning of two human thyroid cDNAs encoding new members of the NADPH oxidase family.

    Xavier De Deken;Dantong Wang;Marie-Christine Many;Sabine Costagliola

  • Molecular cloning of the thyrotropin receptor

    M Parmentier;F Libert;C Maenhaut;A Lefort

  • Expression of members of the putative olfactory receptor gene family in mammalian germ cells

    Marc Parmentier;Frédérick Libert;Stéphane Schurmans;Serge N. Schiffmann

  • Germline mutations in the thyrotropin receptor gene cause non-autoimmune autosomal dominant hyperthyroidism.

    Laurence Duprez;Jasmine Parma;Jacqueline Van Sande;Anouk Allgeier

  • A molecular dissection of the glycoprotein hormone receptors.

    Gilbert Vassart;Leonardo Pardo;Sabine Costagliola

  • The thyrotropin receptor and the regulation of thyrocyte function and growth: update 1994

    Gilbert Vassart;Jasmine Parma;Jacqueline Van Sande;Jacques Emile Dumont

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Parmentier
Marc Parmentier Université Libre de Bruxelles
Sabine Costagliola
Sabine Costagliola Université Libre de Bruxelles
Jacques Emile Dumont
Jacques Emile Dumont Université Libre de Bruxelles
Frédérick Libert
Frédérick Libert Université Libre de Bruxelles
Samuel Refetoff
Samuel Refetoff University of Chicago
Catherine Ledent
Catherine Ledent Université Libre de Bruxelles
Carine Maenhaut
Carine Maenhaut Université Libre de Bruxelles
Michel Georges
Michel Georges University of Liège
Serge N. Schiffmann
Serge N. Schiffmann Université Libre de Bruxelles
Cédric Blanpain
Cédric Blanpain Université Libre de Bruxelles

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