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Immaculata De Vivo

Immaculata De Vivo

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Medicine

D-Index
89
Citations
25099
World Ranking
12820
National Ranking
6552

Overview

Immaculata De Vivo is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has a robust publication record in biomedical research with a focus on genetics, aging, and cancer. Their work spans multiple topics related to human health and disease, with a significant emphasis on molecular and physiological mechanisms.

The scientist's primary fields of study include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research portfolio covers several subfields, prominently:

  • Physiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Aging
  • Cancer Research

Immaculata De Vivo's research addresses core topics such as:

  • Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing" (2021, Nature)
  • "The genetic basis of endometriosis and comorbidity with other pain and inflammatory conditions" (2023, Nature Genetics)
  • "Assessment of polygenic architecture and risk prediction based on common variants across fourteen cancers" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Mediterranean Diet and Telomere Length: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" (2020, Advances in Nutrition)
  • "Polyphenols as Caloric Restriction Mimetics Regulating Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Mitophagy" (2020, Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Graham G. Giles
  • Peter Kraft (16 co-authored papers)
  • Veronica Wendy Setiawan (16 co-authored papers)
  • Marta Crous-Bou (15 co-authored papers)
  • Deborah J. Thompson (14 co-authored papers)

Publications are often found in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Additionally, Immaculata De Vivo has contributed to book publications, including a title published by The MIT Press: The Biology of Kindness (2024).

Best Publications

  • The NASA Twins Study: A multidimensional analysis of a year-long human spaceflight.

    Francine E. Garrett-Bakelman;Francine E. Garrett-Bakelman;Manjula Darshi;Stefan J. Green;Ruben C. Gur

  • Type I and II Endometrial Cancers: Have They Different Risk Factors?

    Veronica Wendy Setiawan;Hannah P. Yang;Malcolm C. Pike;Malcolm C. Pike;Susan E. McCann;Susan E. McCann

  • Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche

    John R.B. Perry;Felix Day;Cathy E. Elks;Patrick Sulem

  • Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

    Felix R. Day;Deborah J. Thompson;Hannes Helgason;Hannes Helgason;Daniel I. Chasman

  • A multi-stage genome-wide association study of bladder cancer identifies multiple susceptibility loci

    Nathaniel Rothman;Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Nilanjan Chatterjee;Nuria Malats

  • Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

    Felix R. Day;Katherine S. Ruth;Deborah J Thompson;Kathryn L. Lunetta

  • Telomere length, cigarette smoking, and bladder cancer risk in men and women.

    Monica McGrath;Jason Y.Y. Wong;Dominique Michaud;David J. Hunter

  • A prospective study of dietary flavonoid intake and incidence of epithelial ovarian cancer.

    Margaret A. Gates;Margaret A. Gates;Shelley S. Tworoger;Shelley S. Tworoger;Jonathan L. Hecht;Immaculata De Vivo;Immaculata De Vivo

  • Associations between diet, lifestyle factors, and telomere length in women

    Aedín Cassidy;Immaculata De Vivo;Yan Liu;Jiali Han

  • A genome-wide association study identifies a new ovarian cancer susceptibility locus on 9p22.2.

    Honglin Song;Susan J. Ramus;Jonathan Tyrer;Kelly L. Bolton;Kelly L. Bolton

  • Fried food consumption, genetic risk, and body mass index: gene-diet interaction analysis in three US cohort studies

    Qibin Qi;Audrey Y Chu;Jae H Kang;Jinyan Huang

  • Mediterranean diet and telomere length in Nurses’ Health Study: population based cohort study

    Marta Crous-Bou;Marta Crous-Bou;Teresa T Fung;Teresa T Fung;Jennifer Prescott;Bettina Julin;Bettina Julin

  • Dichloroacetate Induces Apoptosis in Endometrial Cancer Cells

    Jason Y.Y. Wong;Gordon S. Huggins;Marcella Debidda;Nikhil C. Munshi

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies TXNRD2 , ATXN2 and FOXC1 as susceptibility loci for primary open-angle glaucoma

    Jessica N.Cooke Bailey;Stephanie J. Loomis;Jae H. Kang;R. Rand Allingham

  • Meta-analysis identifies five novel loci associated with endometriosis highlighting key genes involved in hormone metabolism

    Yadav Sapkota;Yadav Sapkota;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Andrew P. Morris;Andrew P. Morris;Amelie Fassbender

  • Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing.

    Katherine S. Ruth;Felix R. Day;Jazib Hussain;Ana Martínez-Marchal

  • The association between leukocyte telomere length and cigarette smoking, dietary and physical variables, and risk of prostate cancer.

    Lisa Mirabello;Wen Yi Huang;Jason Y.Y. Wong;Nilanjan Chatterjee

  • Interaction between a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ gene polymorphism and dietary fat intake in relation to body mass

    Asli Memisoglu;Frank B. Hu;Susan E. Hankinson;JoAnn E. Manson

  • Large-Scale Genomic Analyses Link Reproductive Aging to Hypothalamic Signaling, Breast Cancer Susceptibility, and BRCA1-Mediated DNA Repair EDITORIAL COMMENT

    Felix R. Day;Katherine S. Ruth;Deborah J. Thompson;Kathryn L. Lunetta;Kathryn L. Lunetta

  • Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive ageing to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

    Felix R. Day;Katherine S. Ruth;Deborah J. Thompson;Kathryn L. Lunetta

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Susan E. Hankinson
Susan E. Hankinson University of Massachusetts Amherst
Peter Kraft
Peter Kraft Harvard University
Julie E. Buring
Julie E. Buring Brigham and Women's Hospital
Stephen J. Chanock
Stephen J. Chanock National Institutes of Health
Jiali Han
Jiali Han Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Shelley S. Tworoger
Shelley S. Tworoger Harvard University
Montserrat Garcia-Closas
Montserrat Garcia-Closas National Institutes of Health
Christopher A. Haiman
Christopher A. Haiman University of Southern California

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