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Jan Tavernier

Jan Tavernier

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Molecular Biology
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
93
Citations
32310
World Ranking
676
National Ranking
7

Jan Tavernier publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Tavernier sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 375 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Jan Tavernier D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Tavernier sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Jan Tavernier is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans several subfields, including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Physiology, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specific areas, including:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques

Tavernier has published papers in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Immunology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, iScience, and Nature Metabolism.

Recent significant publications include:

  • "Interleukin-1 as Innate Mediator of T Cell Immunity" (2021, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • "Leptin brain entry via a tanycytic LepR-EGFR shuttle controls lipid metabolism and pancreas function" (2021, Nature Metabolism)
  • "Bcl-xL acts as an inhibitor of IP3R channels, thereby antagonizing Ca2+-driven apoptosis" (2021, Cell Death and Differentiation)
  • "Pharmacological modulation of septins restores calcium homeostasis and is neuroprotective in models of Alzheimer's disease" (2024, Science)
  • "Tolerizing Strategies for the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases: From ex vivo to in vivo Strategies" (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Irma Lemmens
  • Anje Cauwels
  • Alexander Van Parys
  • Niko Kley
  • Bram Van Den Eeckhout

Best Publications

  • High-Quality Binary Protein Interaction Map of the Yeast Interactome Network

    Haiyuan Yu;Pascal Braun;Muhammed A Yildirim;Irma Lemmens

  • A proteome-scale map of the human interactome network

    Thomas Rolland;Murat Taşan;Benoit Charloteaux;Samuel J. Pevzner

  • An empirical framework for binary interactome mapping

    Kavitha Venkatesan;Kavitha Venkatesan;Jean François Rual;Alexei Vazquez;Alexei Vazquez;Ulrich Stelzl

  • A reference map of the human binary protein interactome

    Katja Luck;Dae Kyum Kim;Luke Lambourne;Kerstin Spirohn

  • A human high affinity interleukin-5 receptor (IL5R) is composed of an IL5-specific α chain and a β chain shared with the receptor for GM-CSF

    Jan Tavernier;René Devos;Sigrid Cornelis;Tania Tuypens

  • Getting RIDD of RNA: IRE1 in cell fate regulation

    Marion Maurel;E Chevet;Jan Tavernier;Sarah Gerlo

  • Genome dynamics of the human embryonic kidney 293 lineage in response to cell biology manipulations.

    Yao-Cheng Lin;Morgane Boone;Leander Meuris;Irma Lemmens

  • Nasal IL-5 levels determine the response to anti-IL-5 treatment in patients with nasal polyps.

    Philippe Gevaert;Doris Lang-Loidolt;Andreas Lackner;Heinz Stammberger

  • TLR-4, IL-1R and TNF-R signaling to NF-κB: variations on a common theme

    L. Verstrepen;T. Bekaert;Tieu-Lan Chau;J. Tavernier

  • An experimentally derived confidence score for binary protein-protein interactions

    Pascal Braun;Murat Tasan;Matija Dreze;Matija Dreze;Miriam Barrios-Rodiles

  • How glucocorticoid receptors modulate the activity of other transcription factors: A scope beyond tethering

    Dariusz Ratman;Wim Vanden Berghe;Lien Dejager;Claude Libert

  • Induction of the synthesis of tumor necrosis factor receptors by interferon-gamma.

    Vito Ruggiero;Jan Tavernier;Walter Fiers;Corrado Baglioni

  • Molecular cloning of human interleukin 2 cDNA and its expression in E. coli

    Rene Devos;Geert Plaetinck;Hilde Cheroutre;Guus Simons

  • Isolation and structure of a human fibroblast interferon gene.

    Rik Derynck;Erik DeClercq;Guido Volckaert

  • Tumor necrosis factor causes bronchial hyperresponsiveness in rats.

    Johan C. Kips;Jan Tavernier;Romain A. Pauwels

  • Alternatively spliced NKp30 isoforms affect the prognosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors

    Nicolas F. Delahaye;Sylvie Rusakiewicz;Sylvie Rusakiewicz;Isabelle Martins;Cédric Ménard;Cédric Ménard

  • Molecular cloning of mouse tumour necrosis factor cDNA and its eukaryotic expression

    Lucie Fransen;Rita Mūller;Anne Marmenout;Jan Tavernier

  • Empirically-controlled mapping of the Caenorhabditis elegans protein-protein interactome network

    Nicolas Simonis;Jean François Rual;Anne Ruxandra Carvunis;Murat Tasan

  • Molecular cloning and expression of human tumor necrosis factor and comparison with mouse tumor necrosis factor.

    Anne Marmenout;Lucie Fransen;Jan Tavernier;José Van Der Heyden

  • Design and application of a cytokine-receptor-based interaction trap

    Sven Eyckerman;Annick Verhee;José Van der Heyden;Irma Lemmens

Frequent Co-Authors

Joël Vandekerckhove
Joël Vandekerckhove Ghent University
Walter Fiers
Walter Fiers Ghent University
Karolien De Bosscher
Karolien De Bosscher Ghent University
Marc Vidal
Marc Vidal Harvard University
David E. Hill
David E. Hill Harvard University
Frederick P. Roth
Frederick P. Roth Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Maryvonne Rosseneu
Maryvonne Rosseneu Ghent University
Yves Jacob
Yves Jacob Institut Pasteur
Kris Gevaert
Kris Gevaert Ghent University
Rudi Beyaert
Rudi Beyaert Ghent University

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