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Biology and Biochemistry
Canada
2023

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
103
Citations
33765
World Ranking
481
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

John C. Roder was affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focused on the field of Medicine, with notable subfields including Hematology, Surgery, Oncology, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist contributed to several main research topics, such as:

  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms
  • Hemophilia Treatment and Research
  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments

Roder published research in multiple academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Hämostaseologie

Their recent papers include:

  • P06.10.A CAR-ENGINEERED PRIMARY NK CELLS SHOW PROMISING EFFECTS AS TARGETED THERAPY AGAINST EGFR-POSITIVE GLIOBLASTOMA (2023, Neuro-Oncology)
  • In vitro characterization of K5A and K5R variants of Factor IX (2021, Hämostaseologie)
  • P12.04.A CAR-ENGINEERED PRIMARY NK CELLS SHOW PROMISING EFFECTS AS TARGETED THERAPY AGAINST EGFR-POSITIVE GLIOBLASTOMA (2024, Neuro-Oncology)
  • P08.23.A CAR-ENGINEERED PRIMARY NK CELLS SHOW PROMISING EFFECTS AS TARGETED THERAPY AGAINST EGFR-POSITIVE GLIOBLASTOMA (2025, Neuro-Oncology)

Throughout their career, Roder collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • B Roller
  • F Straßheimer
  • P Elleringmann
  • Joachim P. Steinbach
  • Winfried S. Wels

Roder was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2010 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Derivation of completely cell culture-derived mice from early-passage embryonic stem cells

    Andras Nagy;Janet Rossant;Reka Nagy;Wanda Abramow-Newerly

  • The Collaborative Cross, a community resource for the genetic analysis of complex traits

    Gary A. Churchill;David C. Airey;Hooman Allayee;Joe M. Angel

  • A YAC mouse model for Huntington's disease with full-length mutant huntingtin, cytoplasmic toxicity, and selective striatal neurodegeneration.

    J.Graeme Hodgson;Nadia Agopyan;Claire-Anne Gutekunst;Blair R Leavitt

  • Mice Lacking Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Show Impaired Learning and Reduced CA1 Long-Term Potentiation (LTP) But Normal CA3 LTP

    You-Ming Lu;Zhengping Jia;Christopher Janus;Jeffrey T. Henderson

  • Nuk Controls Pathfinding of Commissural Axons in the Mammalian Central Nervous System

    Mark Henkemeyer;Donata Orioli;Jeffrey T Henderson;Tracy M Saxton;Tracy M Saxton

  • Behavioral phenotypes of Disc1 missense mutations in mice.

    Steven J. Clapcote;Tatiana V. Lipina;J. Kirsty Millar;Shaun Mackie

  • Enhanced LTP in Mice Deficient in the AMPA Receptor GluR2

    Zhengping Jia;Nadia Agopyan;Peter Miu;Zhigang Xiong

  • Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein Is a Myelin Signal that Modulates the Caliber of Myelinated Axons

    Xinghua Yin;Thomas O. Crawford;John W. Griffin;Pang Hsien Tu

  • Assessment of Social Interaction Behaviors

    Oksana Kaidanovich-Beilin;Tatiana Lipina;Igor Vukobradovic;John Roder

  • Myelination in the absence of myelin-associated glycoprotein

    Chumei Li;Michael B. Tropak;Robert Gerlai;Susan Clapoff

  • Chemical Induction of mGluR5- and Protein Synthesis–Dependent Long-Term Depression in Hippocampal Area CA1

    Kimberly M. Huber;John C. Roder;Mark F. Bear

  • Mutant mice and neuroscience: Recommendations concerning genetic background

    Alcino J. Silva;Elizabeth M. Simpson;Joseph S. Takahashi;Hans Peter Lipp

  • Psychosis pathways converge via D2high dopamine receptors.

    Philip Seeman;Johannes Schwarz;Jiang Fan Chen;Henry Szechtman

  • Molecular cloning and primary structure of myelin-associated glycoprotein

    Monique Arquint;John Roder;Loo-Sar Chia;Jim Down

  • The Receptor Tyrosine Kinase EphB2 Regulates NMDA-Dependent Synaptic Function

    Jeffrey T Henderson;John Georgiou;Zhenping Jia;Jennifer Robertson

  • CAKβ/Pyk2 Kinase Is a Signaling Link for Induction of Long-Term Potentiation in CA1 Hippocampus

    Yue-Qiao Huang;Wei-Yang Lu;Declan W Ali;Kenneth A Pelkey

  • Regulation of T cell activation, anxiety, and male aggression by RGS2.

    Antonio J. Oliveira-dos-Santos;Goichi Matsumoto;Bryan E. Snow;Donglin Bai

  • α5GABAA Receptors Mediate the Amnestic But Not Sedative-Hypnotic Effects of the General Anesthetic Etomidate

    Victor Y. Cheng;Loren J. Martin;Erin M. Elliott;John H. Kim

  • Myelin‐associated glycoprotein inhibits neurite/axon growth and causes growth cone collapse

    Maria Li;Annemarie Shibata;Chumei Li;Peter E. Braun

  • Recombinant myelin-associated glycoprotein confers neural adhesion and neurite outgrowth function

    Paul W. Johnson;Wanda Abramow-Newerly;Bernd Seilheimer;Remy Sadoul

Frequent Co-Authors

Josef M. Penninger
Josef M. Penninger University of British Columbia
Tak W. Mak
Tak W. Mak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Janet Rossant
Janet Rossant University of Toronto
Robert Gerlai
Robert Gerlai University of Toronto
John F. MacDonald
John F. MacDonald University of Toronto
Michael W. Salter
Michael W. Salter University of Toronto
Beverley A. Orser
Beverley A. Orser University of Toronto
James R. Woodgett
James R. Woodgett Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Katherine A. Siminovitch
Katherine A. Siminovitch Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
David J. Porteous
David J. Porteous University of Edinburgh

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