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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Polish Academy of Science
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
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Overview

John A. Hansen was affiliated with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily focused on areas within medicine, particularly immunology and microbiology. Key subfields of study included immunology, hematology, surgery, oncology, and epidemiology.

The core topics covered by their work involved hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, immune cell function and interaction, and T-cell and B-cell immunology. Other topics included acute lymphoblastic leukemia research, renal transplantation outcomes and treatments, transplantation methods and outcomes, and antifungal resistance and susceptibility.

Their contributions appeared in several publication venues, with multiple papers published in Blood Advances. Other journals featuring their work included the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Frontiers in Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by John A. Hansen were:

  • Acute GVHD Diagnosis and Adjudication in a Multicenter Trial: A Report From the BMT CTN 1202 Biorepository Study, 2021, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Recipient and donor genetic variants associated with mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, 2020, Blood Advances
  • Relevance of Plasma Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 for Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, 2021, Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
  • Dickkopf-related protein 3 is a novel biomarker for chronic GVHD after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, 2020, Blood Advances
  • Genetic variants associated with cytomegalovirus infection after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, 2021, Blood

Frequent coauthors in their research included Paul J. Martin, David Levine, Barry E. Storer, Ran Reshef, and Vincent T. Ho. These collaborations contributed to several studies, highlighting a cooperative approach to advancing knowledge in hematopoietic cell transplantation and related immunological fields.

John A. Hansen's work spanned interdisciplinary fields within medicine, intersecting with both clinical and immunological research. Their expertise contributed to understanding transplant-related complications and biomarkers, genetic variants affecting transplant outcomes, and immune responses post-transplantation.

Among recognitions received, Hansen was awarded by the Polish Academy of Science in 2019 and was a member of the Association of American Physicians. Their scientific legacy resides in the collected works and collaborations formed during their career.

Best Publications

  • Analysis of 462 transplantations from unrelated donors facilitated by the national marrow donor program

    Nancy A. Kernan;Glenn Bartsch;Robert C. Ash;Patrick G. Beatty

  • Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, 2004

    Steven G.E. Marsh;E. D. Albert;W. F. Bodmer;R. E. Bontrop

  • Bone Marrow Transplants from Unrelated Donors for Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

    John A. Hansen;Theodore A. Gooley;Paul J. Martin;Frederick Appelbaum

  • Induction of alloantigen-specific hyporesponsiveness in human T lymphocytes by blocking interaction of CD28 with its natural ligand B7/BB1.

    Patrick Tan;Claudio Anasetti;John A. Hansen;Jennifer Melrose

  • A retrospective analysis of therapy for acute graft-versus-host disease: secondary treatment

    Paul J. Martin;Gary Schoch;Lloyd Fisher;Vera Byers

  • Optimizing Outcome After Unrelated Marrow Transplantation by Comprehensive Matching of HLA Class I and II Alleles in the Donor and Recipient

    Effie W. Petersdorf;Theodore A. Gooley;Claudio Anasetti;Paul J. Martin

  • A retrospective analysis of therapy for acute graft-versus-host disease

    Paul J. Martin;Gary Schoch;Lloyd Fisher;Vera Byers

  • Immunosequencing identifies signatures of cytomegalovirus exposure history and HLA-mediated effects on the T cell repertoire

    Ryan O Emerson;William S DeWitt;Marissa Vignali;Jenna Gravley

  • Recombinant Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor after Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation for Lymphoid Cancer

    John Nemunaitis;John Nemunaitis;John Nemunaitis;Susan N. Rabinowe;Jack W. Singer;Jack W. Singer;Jack W. Singer;Philip J. Bierman

  • Monoclonal antibodies identifying a novel T-Cell antigen and Ia antigens of human lymphocytes

    John A. Hansen;John A. Hansen;Paul J. Martin;Paul J. Martin;Robert C. Nowinski;Robert C. Nowinski

  • Toll-like Receptor 4 Polymorphisms and Aspergillosis in Stem-Cell Transplantation

    Pierre-Yves Bochud;Jason W. Chien;Kieren A. Marr;Kieren A. Marr;Wendy M. Leisenring;Wendy M. Leisenring

  • Marrow Transplantation for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: A Randomized Study Comparing Cyclophosphamide and Total Body Irradiation With Busulfan and Cyclophosphamide

    RA Clift;CD Buckner;ED Thomas;WI Bensinger

  • Identification of a human T lymphocyte surface protein associated with the E-rosette receptor.

    M Kamoun;P J Martin;J A Hansen;M A Brown

  • Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation May Be Associated With a High Risk of Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease

    Jan Storek;Ted Gooley;Muriel Siadak;William I. Bensinger

  • Effect of HLA incompatibility on graft-versus-host disease, relapse, and survival after marrow transplantation for patients with leukemia or lymphoma.

    Claudio Anasetti;Patrick G. Beatty;Rainer Storb;Paul J. Martin

  • Life Expectancy in Patients Surviving More Than 5 Years After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

    Paul J. Martin;George W. Counts;Frederick R. Appelbaum;Stephanie J. Lee

  • Relation of an Interleukin-10 Promoter Polymorphism to Graft-versus-Host Disease and Survival after Hematopoietic-Cell Transplantation

    Ming Tseh Lin;Barry Storer;Paul J. Martin;Paul J. Martin;Li Hui Tseng

  • Autologous transplantation with peripheral blood mononuclear cells collected after administration of recombinant granulocyte stimulating factor

    W Bensinger;J Singer;F Appelbaum;K Lilleby

  • Immunomodulatory and antimicrobial efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin in bone marrow transplantation.

    Keith M. Sullivan;Kenneth J. Kopecky;Jane Jocom;Lyly Fisher

  • Evidence for a multistep pathogenesis of chronic myelogenous leukemia.

    Philip J. Fialkow;Paul J. Martin;Vesna Najfeld;Grace K. Penfold

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Martin
Paul J. Martin Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Claudio Anasetti
Claudio Anasetti Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Rainer Storb
Rainer Storb Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Effie W. Petersdorf
Effie W. Petersdorf University of Washington
Jean E. Sanders
Jean E. Sanders Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Eric Mickelson
Eric Mickelson Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Buckner Cd
Buckner Cd National Cancer Institute
Keith M. Sullivan
Keith M. Sullivan Duke University
Barry E. Storer
Barry E. Storer Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
E. Donnall Thomas
E. Donnall Thomas University of Washington

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