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  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
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Overview

Horst Kessler is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work extensively covers subfields including Immunology and Allergy, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Surgery, and Immunology.

The main topics investigated by Kessler include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms, Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques, and Virus-based gene therapy research.

Kessler has contributed to a number of scientific publications, with frequent appearances in these venues:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Cancers
  • Nature Communications
  • Biomaterials
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Kessler are:

  • "RGD-Binding Integrins Revisited: How Recently Discovered Functions and Novel Synthetic Ligands (Re-)Shape an Ever-Evolving Field" (2021), published in Cancers
  • "Organoids to Study Intestinal Nutrient Transport, Drug Uptake and Metabolism - Update to the Human Model and Expansion of Applications" (2020), published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • "Synthetic extracellular matrices with tailored adhesiveness and degradability support lumen formation during angiogenic sprouting" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Integrin Subtypes and Nanoscale Ligand Presentation Influence Drug Sensitivity in Cancer Cells" (2020), published in Nano Letters
  • "Multiparametric PET and MRI of myocardial damage after myocardial infarction: correlation of integrin αvβ3 expression and myocardial blood flow" (2020), published in European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Beatrice Stefanie Ludwig
  • Luciana Marinelli
  • Susanne Kossatz
  • Florian Reichart
  • Francesco Saverio Di Leva

Kessler also has a publication in the book domain with the title NMR: Mein Kompass in der Organischen und Medizinischen Chemie published by GNT-Verlag GmbH eBooks in 2023.

Best Publications

  • RGD modified polymers: biomaterials for stimulated cell adhesion and beyond

    Ulrich Hersel;Claudia Dahmen;Horst Kessler

  • Activation of Integrin Function by Nanopatterned Adhesive Interfaces

    Marco Arnold;Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti-Adam;Roman Glass;Jacques Blümmel

  • N-Methylated cyclic RGD peptides as highly active and selective alpha(V)beta(3) integrin antagonists.

    Michael A. Dechantsreiter;Eckart Planker;Barbara Mathä;Elisabeth Lohof

  • Conformation and Biological Activity of Cyclic Peptides

    Horst Kessler

  • Cell Spreading and Focal Adhesion Dynamics Are Regulated by Spacing of Integrin Ligands

    Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti-Adam;Tova Volberg;Alexandre Micoulet;Horst Kessler

  • Assignment of carbonyl carbons and sequence analysis in peptides by heteronuclear shift correlation via small coupling constants with broadband decoupling in t1 (COLOC)

    H Kessler;C Griesinger;J Zarbock;H.R Loosli

  • Structural and Functional Aspects of RGD-Containing Cyclic Pentapeptides as Highly Potent and Selective Integrin αVβ3 Antagonists

    Roland Haubner;Rainer Gratias;Beate Diefenbach;Simon L. Goodman

  • Noninvasive Imaging of αvβ3 Integrin Expression Using 18F-labeled RGD-containing Glycopeptide and Positron Emission Tomography

    Roland Haubner;Hans-Jürgen Wester;Wolfgang A. Weber;Christian Mang

  • Arg‐Gly‐Asp constrained within cyclic pentapoptides Strong and selective inhibitors of cell adhesion to vitronectin and laminin fragment P1

    Monique Aumailley;Marion Gurrath;Gerhard Müller;Juan Calvete

  • Cilengitide: The First Anti-Angiogenic Small Molecule Drug Candidate. Design, Synthesis and Clinical Evaluation

    Carlos Mas-Moruno;Florian Rechenmacher;Horst Kessler

  • Detection of Hindered Rotation and Inversion by NMR Spectroscopy

    Horst Kessler

  • Selective recognition of cyclic RGD peptides of NMR defined conformation by alpha IIb beta 3, alpha V beta 3, and alpha 5 beta 1 integrins.

    M Pfaff;K Tangemann;B Müller;M Gurrath

  • N-Methylation of Peptides : A New Perspective in Medicinal Chemistry

    Jayanta Chatterjee;Chaim Gilon;Amnon Hoffman;Horst Kessler

  • Glycosylated RGD-Containing Peptides: Tracer for Tumor Targeting and Angiogenesis Imaging with Improved Biokinetics

    Roland Haubner;Hans-Jürgen Wester;Fred Burkhart;Reingard Senekowitsch-Schmidtke

  • Impact of order and disorder in RGD nanopatterns on cell adhesion.

    Jinghuan Huang;Stefan V. Gräter;Francesca Corbellini;Sabine Rinck

  • Stereoisomeric Peptide Libraries and Peptidomimetics for Designing Selective Inhibitors of the αvβ3 Integrin for a New Cancer Therapy

    Roland Haubner;Dipl.-Chem. Dirk Finsinger;Horst Kessler

  • Radiolabeled αvβ3 Integrin Antagonists: A New Class of Tracers for Tumor Targeting

    Roland Haubner;Hans-Jürgen Wester;Ute Reuning;Reingard Senekowitsch-Schmidtke

  • Two‐Dimensional NMR Spectroscopy: Background and Overview of the Experiments [New Analytical Methods (36)]

    Horst Kessler;Matthias Gehrke;Christian Griesinger

  • Carbohydrate-based mimetics in drug design: sugar amino acids and carbohydrate scaffolds.

    Sibylle A W Gruner;Elsa Locardi;Elisabeth Lohof;Horst Kessler

  • Nachweis gehinderter Rotationen und Inversionen durch NMR‐Spektroskopie

    Horst Kessler

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Jürgen Wester
Hans-Jürgen Wester Technical University of Munich
Joachim P. Spatz
Joachim P. Spatz Max Planck Society
Markus Schwaiger
Markus Schwaiger Technical University of Munich
Ettore Novellino
Ettore Novellino University of Naples Federico II
Manfred Schmitt
Manfred Schmitt Technical University of Munich
Viktor Magdolen
Viktor Magdolen Technical University of Munich
Johannes Buchner
Johannes Buchner Technical University of Munich
Chaim Gilon
Chaim Gilon Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Dale F. Mierke
Dale F. Mierke Dartmouth College
Jan W. Bats
Jan W. Bats Goethe University Frankfurt

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