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Heidi S. Phillips

Heidi S. Phillips

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
63
Citations
38676
World Ranking
1767
National Ranking
886

Overview

Heidi S. Phillips is affiliated with Genentech in the United States and has a research focus spanning medicine as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Throughout their career, they have contributed extensively to several subfields, including pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, genetics, biomedical engineering, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work covers a broad range of topics, notably veterinary oncology research, virus-based gene therapy research, cleft lip and palate research, collagen extraction and characterization, microRNA in disease regulation, elasticity and material modeling, and cellular mechanics and interactions.

Phillips has collaborated frequently with a core group of coauthors. These include Amir Ostadi Moghaddam, Barbara L. McFarlin, Amy J. Wagoner Johnson, Kimani C. Toussaint, and Zixi Lin, with multiple joint publications enhancing their interdisciplinary output.

Publication venues that often feature Phillips' research include Veterinary Surgery with five publications, American Journal of Veterinary Research with four, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association with three, SSRN Electronic Journal with three, and Scientific Reports with two.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Identification of a CpG Island Methylator Phenotype that Defines a Distinct Subgroup of Glioma, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • An optomechanogram for assessment of the structural and mechanical properties of tissues, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Development of a gene expression-based prognostic signature for IDH wild-type glioblastoma, 2020, Neuro-Oncology
  • Heterogeneous microstructural changes of the cervix influence cervical funneling, 2021, Acta Biomaterialia
  • Intraoperative Label-Free Multimodal Nonlinear Optical Imaging for Point-of-Procedure Cancer Diagnostics, 2021, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Best Publications

  • Molecular subclasses of high-grade glioma predict prognosis, delineate a pattern of disease progression, and resemble stages in neurogenesis

    Heidi S. Phillips;Samir Kharbanda;Ruihuan Chen;William F. Forrest

  • Identification of a CpG island methylator phenotype that defines a distinct subgroup of glioma.

    Houtan Noushmehr;Daniel J. Weisenberger;Kristin Diefes;Heidi S. Phillips

  • GDNF: a potent survival factor for motoneurons present in peripheral nerve and muscle

    Christopher E. Henderson;Heidi S. Phillips;Richard A. Pollock;Alun M. Davies

  • The tumour-suppressor gene patched encodes a candidate receptor for Sonic hedgehog

    Donna M. Stone;Mary Hynes;Mark Armanini;Todd A. Swanson

  • Mice lacking nerve growth factor display perinatal loss of sensory and sympathetic neurons yet develop basal forebrain cholinergic neurons.

    Craig Crowley;Susan D. Spencer;Merry C. Nishimura;Karen S. Chen

  • Characterization of a multicomponent receptor for GDNF

    James J. S. Treanor;Laurie Goodman;Frederic de Sauvage;Donna M. Stone

  • Lutropin-choriogonadotropin receptor: an unusual member of the G protein-coupled receptor family.

    K. C. McFarland;Rolf Sprengel;Heidi S. Phillips;Martin Köhler

  • Mesenchymal Differentiation Mediated by NF-κB Promotes Radiation Resistance in Glioblastoma

    Krishna P.L. Bhat;Veerakumar Balasubramaniyan;Brian Vaillant;Ravesanker Ezhilarasan

  • Widespread expression of BDNF but not NT3 by target areas of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons.

    Heidi S. Phillips;Jeanne M. Hains;Gary R. Laramee;Arnon Rosenthal

  • GFRα1 Is an Essential Receptor Component for GDNF in the Developing Nervous System and Kidney

    Grace Cacalano;Isabel Fariñas;Li-Chong Wang;Kelly Hagler

  • A hierarchy of self-renewing tumor-initiating cell types in glioblastoma

    Ruihuan Chen;Merry C. Nishimura;Stephanie M. Bumbaca;Samir Kharbanda

  • A deletion truncating the gonadotropin-releasing hormone gene is responsible for hypogonadism in the hpg mouse

    Anthony J. Mason;Joel S. Hayflick;R. T. Zoeller;W. S. Young

  • Persephin, a Novel Neurotrophic Factor Related to GDNF and Neurturin

    Jeffrey Milbrandt;Frederic J de Sauvage;Timothy J Fahrner;Robert H Baloh

  • Glioblastoma-derived stem cell-enriched cultures form distinct subgroups according to molecular and phenotypic criteria

    H S Günther;N O Schmidt;H S Phillips;D Kemming

  • Compositions and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of tumor

    Belinda Cairns;Ruihuan Chen;Gretchen Frantz;Kenneth J. Hillan

  • A GPI-linked Protein That Interacts With Ret to Form a Candidate Neurturin Receptor

    Robert D. Klein;Robert D. Klein;Daniel Sherman;Wei-Hsien Ho;Donna Stone

  • Evidence for sequenced molecular evolution of IDH1 mutant glioblastoma from a distinct cell of origin.

    Albert Lai;Samir Kharbanda;Whitney B. Pope;Anh Tran

  • Neurturin exerts potent actions on survival and function of midbrain dopaminergic neurons

    Brian A. Horger;Merry C. Nishimura;Mark P. Armanini;Li-Chong Wang

  • A multigene predictor of outcome in glioblastoma.

    Howard Colman;Li Zhang;Erik P. Sulman;J. Matthew McDonald

  • Cardiotrophin-1, a cytokine present in embryonic muscle, supports long- term survival of spinal motoneurons

    D. Pennica;V. Arce;Todd Swanson;R. Vejsada

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Polakis
Paul Polakis Genentech
Zemin Zhang
Zemin Zhang Peking University
Peter Vogel
Peter Vogel St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Albert Lai
Albert Lai University of Washington
Timothy F. Cloughesy
Timothy F. Cloughesy University of California, Los Angeles
Zora Modrusan
Zora Modrusan Genentech
C. David James
C. David James Northwestern University
Napoleone Ferrara
Napoleone Ferrara University of California, San Diego
Christopher E. Henderson
Christopher E. Henderson Biogen (United States)

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